Stade Niçois

Stade Niçois is a French amateur rugby club based in Nice, founded in 2012. It currently operates in Nationale, one division below the French professional Top14 and Pro D2 leagues.

Stade Niçois
Full nameStade Niçois RFC
UnionFrench Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Les Aigles (The Eagles)
Founded2012 (2012)
LocationNice, France
Ground(s)Stade des Arboras (Capacity: 3,000)
League(s)Nationale
2020–211st (playoff semi-finalists)
1st kit
2nd kit

History

The club was previously known as Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. However this club was liquated in 2012.[1]

The new club Stade Niçois was formed for the season 2012–13. They play under new colours: red, white and black.

The club won promotion from Fédérale 2 at the end of season 2017-18 and will play in Fédérale 1 for season 2018–19.[2]

Honours

Finals results

French championship
Date Winner Runner-up Score 'Venue Spectators
20 May 1983 AS Béziers RRC Nice 14-6 Parc des Princes, Paris 43,100

Challenge Yves du Manoir
Year Winner Score Runner-up
1985 RC Nice 21-16 AS Montferrand

Current standings

The current table for the 2021–22 Championnat Fédéral Nationale is:[3]

2021–22 Nationale season Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Massy151302363183+1805263
2Soyaux Angoulême141004367223+1445251
3Albi151005320260+604149
4Chambéry14806365244+1215445
5Valence Romans13805306214+923342
6Suresnes15807327393–661239
7Nice14806251264–130238
8Blagnac15807236268–320238
9Dax14608285241+442535
10Aubenas Vals15519252347–951330
11Tarbes14608254339–852030
12Bourgoin-Jallieu154011219342–1230624
13Dijon143110285352–670523
14Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély153012286446–1600723
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Women

The club includes a women's section: the Nice University Racing Rugby Club, which plays in the second division (Federale 1).

Academy

The club includes a rugby school.

Performance Pathway with the Scottish Rugby Union

On 25 July 2017, the Scottish Rugby Union announced a 'Performance Pathway' partnership with Stade Niçois.[4]

As part of this partnership, former Scotland international rugby union players Peter Murchie and Tyrone Holmes joined the French club. Peter Murchie joined as a coach, while Tyrone Holmes joined as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.[4]

Two Glasgow Warriors players from the Scottish Rugby Academy; fly-half Josh Henderson and flanker Bruce Flockhart were loaned to the club for game time for the season 2017–18. In addition, former London Scottish player David Cherry also joined the club.[4] although he later moved back to Edinburgh.

Notable former players

Internationalists

Luciano Orquera

References
  1. "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
  2. "France Bleu Azur on Twitter". Twitter.
  3. "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. "Scottish Rugby creates performance links with Stade Nicois - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
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