Provence Rugby
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| Full name | Provence Rugby | ||
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| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Location | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Maurice David | ||
| President | Denis Philipon | ||
| Coach(es) | Gilbert Doucet and Thierry Fournier |
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| League(s) | Pro D2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Champions, Fédérale 1 | ||
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Provence Rugby (Occitan: Provença Rugbi) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Pro D2, the second tier of the country's professional system. They were most recently promoted as champions of the top amateur league, Fédérale 1, in 2014–15.
Based in Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône just north of Marseille, the club was founded in 1970. They currently play at Stade Maurice David and wear black. The club was known as Aix Rugby Club from 1970 to 2001, and Pays d'Aix Rugby Club (PARC) from 2001 to 2015.
At the end of 2004/5 they were promoted to Pro D2 but were relegated back to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. They would return to Pro D2 as runners-up to Lannemezan in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, they finished next-to-last on the league table, in a relegation spot. However, they were reprieved when Top 14 club Montauban filed for bankruptcy and were relegated directly to Fédérale 1. They would suffer the drop after the 2012-13 season, not returning until 2015–16.
By that time, they had changed their name to the current Provence Rugby, officially announcing the name change on 22 June 2015.[1]
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Honours
- Fédérale 1:
- Champions: 2004, 2015
- Runners-up: 2009
- Deuxième Division:
- Champions: 1986
Current standings
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Lyon | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 971 | 493 | +478 | 13 | 4 | 117 | ||||||
| 2 | Bayonne | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 658 | 602 | +56 | 4 | 4 | 86 | ||||||
| 3 | Aurillac | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 724 | 613 | +111 | 6 | 3 | 81 | ||||||
| 4 | Mont De Marsan | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 655 | 611 | +44 | 5 | 3 | 78 | ||||||
| 5 | Colomiers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 629 | 590 | +39 | 4 | 4 | 78 | ||||||
| 6 | Béziers | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 745 | 662 | +83 | 4 | 3 | 77 | ||||||
| 7 | Perpignan | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 676 | 615 | +61 | 5 | 6 | 73 | ||||||
| 8 | Biarritz | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 674 | 656 | +18 | 3 | 5 | 64 | ||||||
| 9 | Bourgoin | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 595 | 642 | −47 | 5 | 9 | 62 | ||||||
| 10 | Albi | 30 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 591 | 643 | −52 | 2 | 4 | 62 | ||||||
| 11 | Narbonne | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 602 | 653 | –51 | 2 | 6 | 60 | ||||||
| 12 | Montauban | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 570 | 624 | -54 | 1 | 9 | 58 | ||||||
| 13 | Tarbes | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 543 | 630 | –87 | 0 | 9 | 53 | ||||||
| 14 | Carcassonne | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 484 | 741 | −257 | 0 | 5 | 49 | ||||||
| 15 | Dax | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 538 | 713 | −175 | 1 | 5 | 48 | ||||||
| 16 | Provence Rugby | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 549 | 716 | −167 | 1 | 5 | 46 | ||||||
| Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14. Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs. Red background relegation to Fédérale 1. Note: When two teams have the same points total, position is calculated by results between teams before points difference. |
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Current squad
2015-16 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Notable former players
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- Jean-Luc Aqua
- Guillaume Delmotte
- Norman Jordaan
- Yannick Ricardo (Portuguese international)
- George Kutarashvili (Georgian international)
- Legi Matiu (French international)
- Mihai Lazăr (Romanian international)
- Ovidiu Toniţa (Romanian international)
References
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External links
- Provence Rugby - Official site (French)
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