RC Narbonne
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| Full name | Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerranée |
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| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Stadion | Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié | ||
| Places | 12,000 | ||
| president | Anthony Hill | ||
| Trainer | Justin Harrison Sébastien Buada Sébastien Logerot |
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| Homepage | www.rcnm.com | ||
| league | Pro D2 | ||
| 2013/14 | 5th place | ||
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The Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerranée ( RC Narbonne for short ) is a rugby union club from the French city of Narbonne in the Aude department . He is a two-time French champion and plays in the second highest league Pro D2 . The home games are played in the Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié .
history
The association was founded on September 26, 1907. At the beginning the club colors were black and garnet red; The latter was exchanged for orange in 1912. In the same year Narbonne became regional champion of the Languedoc . In the First World War , 24 of the club's players were killed. In 1932 Narbonne advanced to the championship finals for the first time, but lost to Lyon Olympique Universitaire . In 1933 there was another defeat in the final, again against the same club. In 1936 the RC Narbonne won its first championship title, in the final AS Montferrandaise was defeated.
In 1946 Narbonne was relegated to the second division, but managed to get promoted again in the following season. For many years, the club was not particularly convincing. It wasn't until 1964 and 1968 that Narbonne made it back to the semi-finals of the championship. Also in 1968 there was the first overall victory in the prestigious Challenge Yves du Manoir . Further overall victories in the Challenge followed in 1973, 1974, 1978 and 1979. In 1974 Narbonne was defeated in the final of the AS Béziers championship , but won the championship title for the second time in 1979 with a victory over Stade Bagnérais .
The RC Narbonne has never been a champion since then, but was able to achieve numerous important successes. In 1984, 1989, 1990 and 1991 the club won the Challenge and the French Cup in 1985. At European level, the RC Narbonne reached the final of the European Challenge Cup in 2001 , but lost to the Harlequins from London . At the end of the 2006/07 season Narbonne was relegated from the top 14 league .
successes
- Master: 1936, 1979
- Championship finalist: 1932, 1933, 1974
- Finalist European Challenge Cup : 2001
- Winner Challenge Yves du Manoir : 1968, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991
- Finalist Challenge Yves du Manoir: 1967, 1982, 1992
- Winner Coupe de France : 1985
RC Narbonne finals
championship
| date | master | 2nd finalist | Result | place | spectator |
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| May 5, 1932 | Lyon OU | RC Narbonne | 9: 3 | Parc Lescure , Bordeaux | 13,000 |
| May 7, 1933 | Lyon OU | RC Narbonne | 10: 3 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux | 15,000 |
| May 10, 1936 | RC Narbonne | AS Montferrandaise | 6: 3 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 25,000 |
| May 12, 1974 | AS Béziers | RC Narbonne | 16:14 | Parc des Princes , Paris | 40,609 |
| May 27, 1979 | RC Narbonne | Stade Bagnérais | 10-0 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 41,981 |
European Challenge Cup
| date | winner | 2nd finalist | Result | place | spectator |
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| May 27, 2001 | Harlequin FC | RC Narbonne | 42:33 | Madejski Stadium , Reading | 10,013 |
Known players
- René Benesis (France)
- Aimé Cassayet (France)
- Didier Codorniou (France)
- Patrick Estève (France)
- Gareth Llewellyn (Wales)
- Jo Maso (France)
- Olivier Merle (France)
- Lucien Mias (France)
- Claude Spanghero (France)
- Walter Spanghero (France)
- Franck Tournaire (France)