Blagnac Rugby, previously known as Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby and commonly known as Blagnac, is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Nationale, the third-tier of the countries rugby system. The club is currently attempting to make a comeback to the professional ranks after having been relegated due to both sporting and financial issues. In 2007-08, the club played in France's second professional level, Rugby Pro D2, but finished bottom of the table. This automatically led to their relegation to the first amateur level, Fédérale 1, but a postseason audit revealed financial problems serious enough that French sporting authorities forcibly relegated them further to Fédérale 2.[1] They earned promotion to Fédérale 1 after winning the 2009–10 Fédérale 2 championship.
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| Full name | Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby (1922–2015) Blagnac Rugby (2015–present) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les caouecs | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
| Location | Blagnac, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Ernest-Argelès | ||
| President | Jean-Michel Accorsi | ||
| Coach(es) | Olivier Carbonneau | ||
| League(s) | Nationale | ||
| 2022–23 | 4th (playoff semi-finalists) | ||
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It was founded in 1922 in Blagnac, in the suburbs of Toulouse. Their nickname, caouecs, is the occitan word for carrots.
2007-2008 Squad(Pro D2)
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Props
Hookers Second Row |
Back-Row
Scrum-halves Stand-offs |
Centres Wings Fullbacks |
Honours
edit- Pro D2
- Winner : 1983
- Runner-up Jean-Prat Trophy : 2007
- Semi-final Jean-Prat Trophy : 2002
- Champion de France Promotion Honneur : 1958
- Champion de France Nationale 2 / Fédérale B : 2001
- Winner Challenge de l'Essor : 1982
- Runner-up : 2001
- Fédérale 2
- Champions: 2010
Current standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Dax (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 715 | 435 | +280 | 9 | 2 | 104 | Semi-final promotion play-off |
| 2 | Valence Romans (P) | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 675 | 385 | +290 | 10 | 7 | 96 | |
| 3 | Albi | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 620 | 398 | +222 | 5 | 4 | 92 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
| 4 | Blagnac | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 572 | 504 | +68 | 2 | 3 | 86 | |
| 5 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 606 | 536 | +70 | 3 | 3 | 83 | |
| 6 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 527 | 485 | +42 | 4 | 5 | 78 | |
| 7 | Narbonne | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 590 | 565 | +25 | 3 | 5 | 75 | |
| 8 | Nice | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 538 | 475 | +63 | 4 | 9 | 74 | |
| 9 | Chambéry | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 581 | 521 | +60 | 3 | 6 | 70 | |
| 10 | Tarbes | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 575 | 577 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 66 | |
| 11 | Suresnes | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 450 | 704 | −254 | 1 | 3 | 51 | |
| 12 | Hyères | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 479 | 590 | −111 | 1 | 7 | 49 | |
| 13 | Rennes (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 322 | 620 | −298 | 1 | 6 | 32 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |
| 14 | Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 380 | 835 | −455 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
References
edit- ^ "Blagnac rétrogradé en Fédérale 2" (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
edit- Official Site (in French)
- itsrugby.fr Blagnac (in French)