Pays d'Aix RC
Pays d'Aix Rugby Club (PARC) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Pro D2, the second tier of the country's professional system. They arrived in Pro D2 for the 2009–10 season after earning promotion from the top amateur league, Fédérale 1.
They were founded in 1970. They play at Stade Maurice David. They wear black.
They are based in Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône just north of Marseille.
At the end of 2004/5 they were promoted to Pro D2 but were relegated back to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. They would return to Pro D2 as runners-up to Lannemezan in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, they finished next-to-last on the league table, in a relegation spot. However, they were reprieved when Top 14 club Montauban filed for bankruptcy and were relegated directly to Fédérale 1.
Honours
- Fédérale 1:
- Champions: 2004
- Runners-up: 2009
- Deuxième Division:
Current squad
2012–13 season
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Famous players
- Jean-Luc Aqua
- Guillaume Delmotte
- Norman Jordaan
- Yannick Ricardo (Portuguese international)
- George Kutarashvili (Georgian international)
- Legi Matiu (French international)
- Mihai Lazăr (Romanian international)
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