Rugby Club Châteaurenard
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| Full name | Rugby club Châteaurenard | |
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| Founded | 1945 | |
| Location | 3 Place du Planet 13160 Châteaurenard | |
| Ground(s) | Stade Pierre of Coubertin | |
| President | Pascal Pradel - Thierry Bertrand | |
| Coach(es) |  Arnaud Vercruysse and Sébastien Jolet | |
| League(s) | Fédérale 1, | |
| 2012-13 | 8th (Fédérale 1 2011-12) | |
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| Official website | ||
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The Rugby club Châteaurenard is a French rugby union based in Châteaurenard. It's playing in the Fédérale 1, the third level of French rugby union.
History
[edit]The RC Châteaurenard, is one of the most ancient rugby club in his region, andborbn after the merging of Stade Châteaurenardais and Gallia' in 1945. After a raising in their results, the clan arrived in the second division championship in the 5o's (never relegated) reaching the first division (Groupe A) in 1993-94.
Palmarès
[edit]- French Champion "Groupe B" 1991-1992
- French Champion "Groupe B" and promoted to "Groupe A" in 1994-1995
- French Champion of "Nationale B", winner of "Coupe of l'Espérance" (groupe B) 1996-1997
- French Champion of Fédérale 1 (play-down) : 2007
- Vice-French Champion of "Nationale B", ("Groupe B") 1997-1998
Heritage
[edit]Famous Players
[edit]- Michel Fabre
: French Champion with Béziers - Michel Konieck : former player and captain of the Perpignan
- Éric Piazza : former French Champion with Béziers
- José Rakoto
: fly-half of Madagascar national team - Gheorghe Solomie
40 caps with Romania - Levan Tsabadze
: former captain of Georgia, and former player of Narbonne, Castres and 'Clermont - Bernard Viviès : assistant coach of France national rugby union team
Coaches
[edit]- Roland Crancée : 2 caps France in 1960-1961, French Champion with Lourdes in 1960.
- Gérald Boileau and Jean-Marc Pigeaud
- Arnaud Vercruysse and Sébastien Jolet