AC Bobigny 93 Rugby
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AC Bobigny 93 Rugby
Club founded in : 1965
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Colours : red and black
Stadium Henri-Wallon
(1,200 seats)
Address 23 Avenue Salvador Allende
93000 Bobigny
Bobigny
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AC Bobigny 93 Rugby is a rugby union
Rugby union
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 team from Île-de-France
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 which plays in Fédérale 1 (D3). The club is based in Bobigny
Bobigny
Bobigny is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Bobigny is the préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny...

, Seine-Saint-Denis
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The rugby union
Rugby union
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 section was created in 1965 as part of the sports club. The independent association, AC Bobigny 93 Rugby, was created in 2005. It is based in Île-de-France
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The club also has a women's section.

History

  • 1965 : Creation of the club. Plays in the FSGT championship (Fédération Sportive et Gymnique du Travail).
  • 1969 : Joins the Fédération française de rugby (FFR).
  • 1970-1978 : The first years in FFR with two promotions.
  • 1978 : Final of the French second division championship, beat Tuchan
    Tuchan
    Tuchan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...

     (Aude
    Aude
    Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...

    ) to be promoted to the first division
  • 1979 : Promotion with honour
  • 1986-1987 Promoted to 3rd division
  • 1989-1990 Promoted to 2nd division
  • 1990-2002 : Twelve years in 2nd division leads to Fédérale 2
  • 2001-2002 : Champions of France in Fédérale 2 and promotion to Fédérale 1
    Fédérale 1
    Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...

  • 2006-2007 : Finalist in Fédérale 1
    Fédérale 1
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     (play-down) (defeat against RC Châteaurenard 24-25)

Famous players

  • Jean-Pierre Bordessoules
  • Jacky Courrent
  • Valentin Courrent
    Valentin Courrent
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  • Jacky Dany
  • Alain Chamois
  • Yves Donguy
    Yves Donguy
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  • Jean-Claude Kaninda

List of coaches

  • Jean-Pierre Bordessoules
  • Francis Auburgan 1979
  • Frédéric Barthe
  • Benoît Larousse

External links

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