Section Paloise
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Section Paloise is a French
rugby union
club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
currently competing in Rugby Pro D2
, the second level of the French league system
.
and Top 14 as recently as 1998 and 2000, respectively. Section Paloise also added to their trophy case in 2000, winning the European Challenge Cup
. At the end of the 2004/5 season, "La Section" survived a play-off game with Aurillac to remain in the Top 14. However, they were relegated the following season, and are now playing in Pro D2. The club colors are green and white and their home ground is the Stade du Hameau
(capacity 13,819). They are currently sponsored by French petroleum company Total
.
Current France
internationals Imanol Harinordoquy
, Damien Traille
, and Lionel Beauxis
all began their professional club careers with Section Paloise.
David Aucagne
Lionel Beauxis
Philippe Bernat-Salles
Pascal Bomati
Sébastien Bruno
Nicolas Brusque
Laurent Cabannes
Jean Capdouze
Philippe Carbonneau
Thierry Cléda David Dantiacq Thierry Ducès Philippe Ebel Imanol Harinordoquy
Richard Mapuhi Thierry Mentières François Moncla Robert Paparemborde
Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet
Jean Preux Jean Piqué Frédéric Torossian Damien Traille
Pierre Triep-Capdeville Iulian Dumitraş
Sorin Socol
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
currently competing in Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...
, the second level of the French league system
Ligue Nationale de Rugby
The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played in France. The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism of LNR. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the...
.
History
They were founded in 1902 as Section Paloise de la Ligue Girondine before adopting their current name in 1905. Section Paloise first joined the French first division in 1911, and were crowned champions for the first time in 1928. "La Section" have won the French Championship on three occasions, the last being in 1964. They have, however, reached the semi-finals of the Heineken CupHeineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
and Top 14 as recently as 1998 and 2000, respectively. Section Paloise also added to their trophy case in 2000, winning the European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
. At the end of the 2004/5 season, "La Section" survived a play-off game with Aurillac to remain in the Top 14. However, they were relegated the following season, and are now playing in Pro D2. The club colors are green and white and their home ground is the Stade du Hameau
Stade du Hameau
Stade du Hameau is a multi-use stadium in Pau, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Section Paloise and Pau FC. The stadium is able to hold 13,966 people....
(capacity 13,819). They are currently sponsored by French petroleum company Total
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
.
Current France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
internationals Imanol Harinordoquy
Imanol Harinordoquy
Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
, Damien Traille
Damien Traille
Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
, and Lionel Beauxis
Lionel Beauxis
Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
all began their professional club careers with Section Paloise.
Club honours
- French premiership
- Champions: 1928, 1946, 1964
- Challenge Yves du ManoirChallenge Yves du ManoirThe Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir.-History:...
- Champions: 1939, 1952, 1997
- European Challenge CupEuropean Challenge CupThe European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
- Champions: 2000
French championship
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Attendance |
| 6 May 1928 | Section Paloise | US Quillan US Quillan Union Sportive Quillan Haute-Vallée or US Quillan is a French rugby union club. The team are currently playing in the Fédérale divisions of French rugby, though they have in the past, made it to the final of the French championship, and won it in 1929... |
6-4 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux Stade des Ponts Jumeaux The Stade des Ponts Jumeaux was a rugby union stadium, inaugurated on 24 November 1907, in the Ponts Jumeaux district of Toulouse, south-western France. The land was purchased by the embryonic Stade Toulousain rugby team – with financial assistance from city notables – then headed by a law... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
20.000 |
| 24 March 1946 | Section Paloise | FC Lourdes | 11-0 | Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed... , Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
30.000 |
| 24 May 1964 | Section Paloise | AS Béziers | 14-0 | Stade Municipal Stade Municipal Stade Municipal is a generic name for municipally-owned, -constructed, or -operated sport stadia in French-speaking countries.In Benin:* Stade Municipale , in Porto-Novo.In Burkina Faso:... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
27.797 |
Challenge Cup
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Attendance |
| 27 May 2000 | Section Paloise | Castres Olympique Castres Olympique Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906... |
34-21 | Stade des Sept Deniers Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently the home of rugby union team Stade Toulousain. The stadium was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated. It has a capacity of 19,500. The stadium however is not always suitable for big games... , Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea... |
6.000 |
| 21 May 2005 | Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... |
Section Paloise | 27-3 | The Kassam Stadium | 7.230 |
Current squad
Famous players
Al CharronAl Charron
Al Charron is a former Canadian rugby union footballer. He played at back-row forward and was capped 80 times for the Canadian national team, the Canucks. He played club rugby for Ottawa, Bristol and Pau and Dax and also Moseley in England.Charron was a favourite with the supporters of many of the...
David Aucagne
David Aucagne
David Aucagne is a retired French rugby union player. Aucagne, who played at fly-half, has been the coach of the French under-20 team since retiring in 2008...
Lionel Beauxis
Lionel Beauxis
Lionel Beauxis is a French rugby union player. He is tall and weighs . He plays at fly half for Stade Français....
Philippe Bernat-Salles
Philippe Bernat-Salles
Philippe Bernat-Salles is a retired French Rugby Union player, usually playing as a wing. His main skill was a blinding speed, while he was also visually striking due to his unruly mop of gray hair....
Pascal Bomati
Pascal Bomati
Pascal Bomati , is a French rugby league and rugby union player. He has played for France national rugby league team....
Sébastien Bruno
Sébastien Bruno
Sébastien Bruno is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulon and formerly for France. Born in Nîmes, Bruno joined Sale Sharks from French club Béziers, making his debut against Leicester Tigers in 2004. He made his international debut in 2002 against Wales, and was selected...
Nicolas Brusque
Nicolas Brusque
Nicolas Brusque is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented France, and has played for the national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad...
Laurent Cabannes
Laurent Cabannes
Laurent Jean-Marie Cabannes is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker.Cabannes is usually considered one of the best French flankers of his generation. He played at Section Paloise, Racing Club de France, Western Province, in South Africa, and Harlequin F.C., in England...
Jean Capdouze
Jean Capdouze
Jean Capdouze was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 70s. He first played rugby union, representing his country in several test matches before switching to rugby league, playing for the Union Treiziste Catalane club and for France's national team in the 1968 and 1970...
Philippe Carbonneau
Philippe Carbonneau
Philippe Carbonneau is a retired French rugby player.He was a utility back.His usual positions were Scrum-half and fly-half, although he started his career as a centre ....
Thierry Cléda David Dantiacq Thierry Ducès Philippe Ebel Imanol Harinordoquy
Imanol Harinordoquy
Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
Richard Mapuhi Thierry Mentières François Moncla Robert Paparemborde
Robert Paparemborde
Robert Paparemborde, born 5 July 1948 in Pau, France, died 19 April 2001 aged 52, was a rugby union player who was capped 55 times, 5 as captain, for the French national side....
Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet
Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet
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Jean Preux Jean Piqué Frédéric Torossian Damien Traille
Damien Traille
Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
Pierre Triep-Capdeville Iulian Dumitraş
Iulian Dumitraş
Iulian Dumitraş is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback.Dumitraş played in France for Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Section Paloise and plays for SC Albi since 2008/09....
Sorin Socol
Sorin Socol
Sorin Socol in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.He has won 55 caps for Romania and is the current captain. After being voted player of the tournament in the 1996 Under 21 Rugby World Championships where he captained Romania, Socol has played club rugby...