Section Paloise
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| Full name | Section Paloise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Stade du Hameau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 13,819 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Pierre Bouisset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jean-Bernard Duplantier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Pro D2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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[edit] History
They were founded in 1902 as Section Paloise de Ligue Girondine and were renamed Section Paloise in 1905. They play at Stade du Hameau (capacity 15,000). They wear green and white and are currently sponsored by Total.
At the end of 2004/5 Pau survived a play-off game with Aurillac and will stay in Top 14. However they were relegated the following season, and are now playing in Pro D2.
[edit] Club honours
- French premiership
- Champions: 1928, 1946, 1964
- Challenge Yves du Manoir
- Champions: 1939, 1952, 1997
- European Challenge Cup
- Champions: 2000
[edit] Finals results
[edit] French championship
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Attendance |
| 6 May 1928 | Section Paloise | US Quillan | 6-4 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 20.000 |
| 24 March 1946 | Section Paloise | FC Lourdes | 11-0 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 30.000 |
| 24 May 1964 | Section Paloise | AS Béziers | 14-0 | Stade Municipal, Toulouse | 27.797 |
[edit] Challenge Cup
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Attendance |
| 27 May 2000 | Section Paloise | Castres Olympique | 34-21 | Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse | 6.000 |
| 21 May 2005 | Sale Sharks | Section Paloise | 27-3 | The Kassam Stadium | 7.230 |
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Famous players
- David Aucagne
- 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 Preux
- Jean Piqué
- Al Charron
- Frédéric Torossian
- Damien Traille
- Pierre Triep-Capdeville
[edit] External links
- (French) Section Paloise - Official site
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