Stade Bagnérais is a French

France

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 rugby union

Rugby union

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 club currently competing at the fourth level of the French league system (Fédérale 2

Fédérale 2

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). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre

Bagnères-de-Bigorre

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, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées

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 département, at the foot of the Pyrénées

Pyrenees

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.

Formed in 1901 they have reached the final of the French championship twice in 1979 and 1981. Several of their players played for France :

• Center Roland Bertranne
  Roland Bertranne
  Roland Bertranne is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.Bertranne played for Stade Bagnérais and Toulon. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the England in Twickenham. He held the French record for most caps for a long time.He also played For...
  
   who held the French record for most caps (69) for a long time and captained the club to its two championship finals
• Fullback Jean-Michel Aguirre
  Jean-Michel Aguirre
  Jean-Michel Aguirre is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Scrum-half and Fullback.Aguirre played for Stade Bagnérais. He started his career as a Scrum-half but his usual positions became Fullback...
  
   (39), who won France’s second Grand Slam
  Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
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   ever in 1977 along with…
• …Wing Jean-François Gourdon (22)
• Wing Jean Gachassin
  Jean Gachassin
  Jean Gachassin is a former French rugby union footballer from Bagnères-de-Bigorre , Hautes-Pyrénées. Now Gachassin is President of the Fédération Française de Tennis....
  
   (21), nicknamed 'Peter Pan' finished his career with them in the 1960s in the town where he was born.

Honours

• French championship : runner-up 1979 (lost to RC Narbonne
  RC Narbonne
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   0-10), 1981 (lost to AS Béziers
  AS Béziers Hérault
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  13-22)
• Fédérale 3 champions : 2005