Blagnac Rugby

Rugby team
Blagnac Rugby
Full nameBlagnac Sporting Club Rugby (1922–2015)
Blagnac Rugby (2015–present)
Nickname(s)Les caouecs
Founded1922
LocationBlagnac, France
Ground(s)Stade Ernest-Argelès
PresidentJean-Michel Accorsi
Coach(es)Olivier Carbonneau
League(s)Nationale
2022–234th (playoff semi-finalists)
Team kit
2nd kit

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.

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)

Props

  • FranceLaurent Cettolo
  • FranceYannick Lacrouts
  • South AfricaPhilipp Lemmer
  • FranceLaurent Martine
  • CameroonBernard Nnomo
  • FranceChristophe Saint-Lary
  • FranceGrégory Saliba
  • CameroonRobin Aziza

Hookers

  • SpainMathieu Cidre
  • FranceGrégory Moulis
  • KenyaCarthy Mwangangi
  • FrancePaco Rodriguez

Second Row

  • MoroccoAbdelatif Boutaty
  • FranceGuy Jeannard
  • PortugalDavid Penalva
  • IrelandLugha Verling
  

Back-Row

  • AlgeriaBoumedienne Allam
  • FranceFabrice Bassaber
  • FranceMathieu Mandement
  • FranceChristophe Marth
  • FranceRenaud Pérez
  • FranceVincent Sohet
  • RomaniaRăzvan Ilișescu

Scrum-halves

  • FranceNicolas Duffard
  • FranceJérémie Moles

Stand-offs

  • FranceJérôme Accorsi
  • FranceRomain Fuertès
  • FranceJérémy Pailhès
  • PortugalDuarte Cardoso Pinto
  

Centres

  • VanuatuRoger Joe
  • FranceThomas Lode
  • FranceLilian Majesté
  • TongaJohn Payne

Wings

Fullbacks

  • FranceDamien Duffau
  • New ZealandMatt Gillon
  • FranceJérôme Suderie

Honours

  • 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

2022–23 Nationale season Table
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: [2]
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

  • Official Site (in French)
  • itsrugby.fr Blagnac (in French)