Capacity 15,000 Phone +33 5 46 43 01 09 | Surface grass Opened 26 September 1926 Renovated 2010 | |
Similar Stade Jean‑Bouin, Stade Jean Dauger, Stade Amédée‑Domenech, Stade Pierre‑Antoine, Stade du Hameau | ||
Stade Marcel-Deflandre is a sports stadium in La Rochelle, France. It is the home ground of rugby union team Stade Rochelais of the Top 14 who have played there since it was opened in 1926. It has undergone significant redevelopment since 1995 and the present capacity is 15,000 (2,500 added during summer 2014). The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, a president of the club who was executed in 1944 during the Second World War.
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