Montpellier Hérault RC
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| Full name | Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montpellier, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stade Sabathé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Thierry Pérez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Didier Nourault and Alain Hyardet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Top 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club is currently competing in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14.
They were founded in 1986 from the merger of Stade Montpelliérain and MUC Rugby. They play at Stade Sabathé (capacity 5,000). They wear white and blue. They currently play out of the Stade Sabathé.
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[edit] History
The club was established in 1986, through the merger of two other rugby union clubs, the Stade Montpelliérain and MUC Rugby. Montpellier have thus far not made it to a championship final, but have won a number of other titles. In 1993 the club won the Challenge de l'Espérance.
In the early 2000s there was a lot of success for the team as well; they were promoted to the top division of the French league system (the Top 14), after becoming champions of the Rugby Pro D2 (second division) in the 2003 season. The following season the club played for the European Shield, and contested the final. Played in May of 2004, Montpellier defeated Italian club Viadana 25 points to 19 to win the Shield.
[edit] Honours
- Rugby Pro D2
- Champions: 2003
- European Shield:
- Champions: 2004
- Challenge de l'Espérance:
- Champions: 1993
[edit] Finals results
[edit] European Shield
| Date | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Spectators |
| 21 May 2004 | Montpellier Hérault RC | Viadana | 25-19 | Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | 2,553 |
[edit] External link
- (French) Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club - Official Site
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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 |
