CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde
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| Full name | Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde |
| Emblem | Radish |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| League | Rugby Pro D2 |
| Ground | Stade André-Moga |
| Official website | cabbg.fr |
Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde are a French multisports club, established in 1907, based in Bègles, in the southern suburbs of Bordeaux. Their rugby union section is their flagship. They play in blue and white chequered shirts, hence their nickname Les Damiers (the draught-boards).
The club now only has youth teams, although the club’s website documents the result of the new team thoroughly. The club has always played at Stade André-Moga, which holds 5,000.
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[edit] History
CABBG were the main team of the Bordeaux area for most of the 20th century. They remained in the first division from 1913 to 2003 and won two French championships (1969, 1991) along the way. Along the years, the club’s name changed. It started as Club Athlétique Bègles, then became CA Bègles-Bordeaux Gironde in 1983, then CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde in 1988.
CABBG were relegated from the First Division for the first time in 2003, after the professional league’s finance commission declared them unable to continue. A year later, the club are declared bankrupt and forced to play in the amateur third division (Fédérale 1). Finally, in 2006, their senior outfit was merged with that of Stade Bordelais, which played in the professional second division Pro D2 so as to create a side that would be able to jump back to the first division (Top 14). The new team is clumsily called Union Stade Bordelais-Club Athlétque Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde or Bordeaux Rugby Métropole.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Finals results
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Spectateurs |
| 28 May 1967 | US Montauban | CA Bègles | 11-3 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux | 32.115 |
| 18 May 1969 | CA Bègles | Stade Toulousain | 11-9 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 22.191 |
| 1 June 1991 | CA Bègles | Stade Toulousain | 19-10 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 48.000|} |
[edit] Famous players
- Olivier Brouzet
- Patrice Lagisquet
- Bernard Laporte
- Vincent Moscato
[edit] External link
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| Federation: | Fédération Française de Rugby |
| National team: | France • France Sevens |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • H Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Paris Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Ligue Nationale de Rugby (Top 14 • Pro D2) • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3 |
| Top 14 teams: | Agen • Albi • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Montauban • Montpellier • Narbonne • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse |
| Pro D2 teams: | Auch • Béziers • Bordeaux-Bègles • Colomiers • Dax • Gaillac • Grenoble • La Rochelle • Limoges • Lyon • Mont-de-Marsan • Oyonnax • Pau • Racing Paris • Tarbes • Toulon |
| See also: | List of clubs |
