Full name Stade Rochelais 2015–16 9th Location La Rochelle, France | President Vincent Merling Founded 1898 League Top 14 | |
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Nickname(s) Les Corsaires ("The Privateers") Ground(s) Stade Marcel-Deflandre (Capacity: 15,000) Coach(es) Patrice Collazo
Xavier Garbajosa | ||
Atlantique stade rochelais bien plus qu un club
Stade Rochelais is a French rugby union club who compete in the Top 14.
Contents
- Atlantique stade rochelais bien plus qu un club
- Stadium
- Honours
- Current squad
- Notable former players
- Famous coaches
- References
They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre (capacity 12 500). They wear yellow and black. They are based in La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime département of the New Aquitaine region.
Stadium
The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, who was the president of the club born of the fusion between the rugby league and rugby union clubs during World War II in La Rochelle, after the Vichy government banned the game of Rugby League and forced all of its assets to be handed to the French Rugby Union.
Honours
Current squad
2016-17 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
Arnaud, then his son Jean-Pierre and his grandson Jean-Baptiste all played for La Rochelle as scrum-halves.
Famous coaches
