Stade Bagnérais

Stade Bagnérais is a French rugby union club currently competing at the fourth level of the French league system (Fédérale 2). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, at the foot of the Pyrénées.

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 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 (39), who won France’s second Grand Slam ever in 1977 along with…
…Wing Jean-François Gourdon (22)
Wing Jean Gachassin (21), nicknamed 'Peter Pan' finished his career with them in the 1960s in the town where he was born.

[edit] Honours

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

v • d • e Rugby union in France
Federation:	Fédération Française de Rugby
National team:	France • France Sevens
International Competitions:	Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Paris Sevens
Domestic Competitions:	Ligue Nationale de Rugby (Top 14 • Pro D2) • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3
Top 14 teams:	Agen • Albi • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Montauban • Montpellier • Narbonne • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse
Pro D2 teams:	Auch • Béziers • Bordeaux-Bègles • Colomiers • Dax • Gaillac • Grenoble • La Rochelle • Limoges • Lyon • Mont-de-Marsan • Oyonnax • Pau • Racing Paris • Tarbes • Toulon
See also:	List of clubs