Stade Niçois
Stade Niçois is a French amateur rugby club based in Nice, founded in 2012. It currently operates in Nationale, one division below the French professional Top14 and Pro D2 leagues.
| Full name | Stade Niçois RFC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | French Rugby Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Location | Nice, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade des Arboras (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| League(s) | Nationale | ||
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History
The club was previously known as Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. However this club was liquated in 2012.[1]
The new club Stade Niçois was formed for the season 2012-13. They play under new colours: red, white and black.
The club won promotion from Fédérale 2 at the end of season 2017-18 and will play in Fédérale 1 for season 2018-19.[2]
Honours
- French championship:
- Runners-up: 1983
- Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1985
- Challenge de l'Espérance:
- Champions: 1974,1976
Finals results
French championship
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | 'Venue | Spectators |
| 20 May 1983 | AS Béziers | RRC Nice | 14-6 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 43,100 |
Challenge Yves du Manoir
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1985 | RC Nice | 21-16 | AS Montferrand |
Current standings
The current table for the 2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale is:[3]
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| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 90 | +38 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||||||
| 2 | Nice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 87 | +55 | 1 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| 3 | Suresnes | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 148 | –4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| 4 | Dax | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 5 | Albi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| 6 | Narbonne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 108 | –1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| 7 | Tarbes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 97 | 138 | –41 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| 8 | Aubenas Vals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 146 | –65 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 9 | Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 112 | –10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 10 | Dijon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 134 | –18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||
| 11 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 57 | +45 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||||
| 12 | Chambéry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 126 | –15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| 13 | Blagnac | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 123 | –25 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| 14 | Massy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 92 | +10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places. Red background relegation to Fédérale 1. Notes: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference. | |||||||||||||||||
Women
The club includes a women's section: the Nice University Racing Rugby Club, which plays in the second division (Federale 1).
Academy
The club includes a rugby school.
Performance Pathway with the Scottish Rugby Union
On 25 July 2017, the Scottish Rugby Union announced a 'Performance Pathway' partnership with Stade Niçois.[4]
As part of this partnership, former Scotland international rugby union players Peter Murchie and Tyrone Holmes joined the French club. Peter Murchie joined as a coach, while Tyrone Holmes joined as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.[4]
Two Glasgow Warriors players from the Scottish Rugby Academy; fly-half Josh Henderson and flanker Bruce Flockhart were loaned to the club for game time for the season 2017-18. In addition, former London Scottish player David Cherry also joined the club.[4] He moves back to Edinburgh.
References
- "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
- "France Bleu Azur on Twitter". Twitter.
- "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- "Scottish Rugby creates performance links with Stade Nicois - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.