Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain

Full name	Stade Toulousain
Founded	1907 (1907)
Location	Toulouse, France
Ground(s)	Stade Ernest-Wallon (Capacity: 19,500)
President	Jean-René Bouscatel
Coach(es)	Guy Novès
Captain(s)	Thierry Dusautoir
League(s)	Top 14
2013–14	4th (playoff quarter-finalists)
1st kit 2nd kit 3rd kit
Official website
www.stadetoulousain.fr

Stade Toulousain (French pronunciation: ​[stad tuluzɛ̃]) (In Occitan: Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is arguably one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup a record four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps and Munster, respectively. Stade Toulousain have also won a record 19 French Championship titles. It is traditionally one of the main providers for the French national team. Their home ground is the Stade Ernest-Wallon. However, big Top 14 matches along with Heineken Cup games are often played at the Stadium Municipal de Toulouse. The club colours are red, black and white.

History

The Birth

Before 1907 rugby in Toulouse was only played in schools or universities. In 1893, students of secondary school "Lycée de Toulouse" got together in "les Sans Soucis". Once attending university the same students founded "l'Olympique Toulousain", which became "Stade Olympien des Etudiants de Toulouse" (SOET) a few years later in 1896. In the same period, 'non-students' grouped in "le Sport Atléthique Toulousain" (SAT) while students of the veterinary school created "l'Union Sportive de l'Ecole Vétérinaire" (USEV). Both entities merged in 1905 and called themselves "Véto-Sport". Finally in 1907, Stade Toulousain was founded resulting from a union between the SOET and Véto-Sport.

Early years

Stade Toulousain played its first final of the national title French Championship in 1909 and lost it to Stade Bordelais Université Club (17–0) in Toulouse. In 1912 Stade Toulousain won its first national title. It had to wait until 1922 before it won its second. However the 1920s were a golden era for the club. Their first final action in the 1920s was in 1921, when they were defeated by USA Perpignan. Despite losing in 1921, the side went on to win the 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1927 championships.

1930s to 1950s

The following decades were relatively quiet after such a dominant era during the 1920s. Stade Toulousain would not make it to any grand finals during the 1930s, and it would not be until the late 1940s when they would return. However they did contest the Challenge Yves du Manoir with RC Toulon in 1934, though it ended in a nil-all tie and both teams were winners. The club made it to the final of the 1947 championship, and claimed the premiership, beating SU Agen, 10 to 3. However, no such championships followed, the club was again relatively quiet on the championship. It was 22 years in the waiting; Toulouse made it to the final, but were defeated by the CA Bègles club.

1970s to 1980s

In 1971 Toulouse contested the Challenge Yves du Manoir against US Dax, losing 18 to 8. Eleven years after the CA Bègles defeat, the club was again disappointed in the final, being defeated by AS Béziers in the championship game of 1980. The latter end of the decade was however, reminiscent of the 1920s sides. Toulouse were again contesting the Challenge Yves du Manoir for the 1984 season, though they lost to RC Narbonne 17 to 3. They did however claim their first championship since 1947, defeating RC Toulon in the 1985 final. The following season saw them successfully defend their championship, defeating SU Agen in the final. After a number of defeats in the Challenge Yves du Manoir finals, Toulouse defeated US Dax to win the 1988 competition. Both Toulon and Agen won the following premierships (1987 and 1988) but Toulouse won another championship in 1989.

1990s to present

The dominance continued in the 1990s, starting with a grand final loss in 1991, and a Challenge Yves du Manoir championship in 1993, defeating Castres 13 to 8 in the final. The mid-1990s saw Stade Toulousain become a major force yet again, as the club claimed four premierships in a row, winning the championship in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, as well as the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1995. The club emmulated its success in the European Rugby Cup, becoming the first ever champions in the 1995–96 season.

The late 1990s and the 2000s saw the club again reach great heights. The club won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1998, defeating Stade Français Paris, and the 1999 championship as well as the 2001 championship and were runners-up in the 2003 season, losing to Stade Français in the final. As the club had done in the mid-1990s, Stade Toulousain replicated this success in the European Rugby Cup, winning the 2002–03 championship and the 2004–05 championship. The club made it to the final of the 2005–06 Top 14, and despite only trailing Biarritz 9–6 at half time, Toulouse could not prevent a second-half whitewash, eventually going down 40–13. They ended their seven-year title drought with a 26–20 win over ASM Clermont Auvergne on 28 June 2008. In 2008 they narrowly lost a Heineken Cup Final to Munster by 3 points. In 2010 Toulouse defeated Leinster to reach the final where they faced Biarritz Olympique at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday 22 May 2010. Toulouse won the game by 21–19 to claim their fourth Heineken Cup title,^[1][2] making them the only club to ever win the title four times. Stade Toulousain is also the only French club to have taken part in all the editions of Heineken Cup since its creation (17, with the 2011–12 season). They won the French championship in 2011 against Montpellier (15-10) and 2012 against Toulon (18-12). Stade Toulousain reached the semi-finals of the French championship 20 consecutive years (from 1994 to 2013).

Stadium

Toulouse play their home games at the Stade Ernest-Wallon, which was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated. Stade Toulousain is one of the three teams (all sports included) that own its stadium. It has a capacity of 19,500. The stadium however cannot always accommodate all the fans of the Toulouse club. For the larger fixtures, such as championship or Heineken Cup games or play-offs, the fixture may be moved to Stadium Municipal, which has double capacity, 38,000. The stadium has been used for numerous matches at the 2007 Rugby World Cup

Honours

Rugby Union

• Heineken Cup:
  • Champions: 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010
  • Runners-up: 2004, 2008
• French Champions:
  • Champions: 1912, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1947, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2012
  • Runners-up: 1903, 1909, 1921, 1969, 1980, 1991, 2003, 2006
• Coupe de l'Espérance:
  • Champions: 1916
  • Runners-up: 1917
• Challenge Yves du Manoir:
  • Champions: 1934, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998
  • Runners-up: 1971 1984
• French Cup:
  • Champions: 1946, 1947, 1984
  • Runners-up: 1949, 1985
• World Club Championship:
  • Champions: 1986

Football

• Champions of Midi:
  • Champions: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

European record

Toulouse qualified for the Heineken Cup in every season of that competition's existence (1995–96 to 2013–14), and will play in the inaugural season of the replacement competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club had the best competition record in the Heineken Cup, having won the competition four times.

Season	Competition	Games				Points			Notes
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
2014–15	European Rugby Champions Cup								TBD
2013–14	Heineken Cup	7	5	0	2	166	110	56	Quarter-finalists (lost to Munster)
2012–13	Heineken Cup	6	4	0	2	132	84	48	Second place in Pool 2; parachuted into European Challenge Cup
	European Challenge Cup	1	0	0	1	19	30	−11	Quarter-finalists (lost to Perpignan)
2011–12	Heineken Cup	7	4	0	3	164	124	40	Quarter-finalists (lost to Edinburgh)
2010–11	Heineken Cup	8	6	0	2	205	137	68	Semi-finalists (lost to Leinster)
2009–10	Heineken Cup	9	8	0	1	232	143	89	Champions (defeated Biarritz Olympique)
2008–09	Heineken Cup	7	4	1	2	127	97	30	Quarter-finalists (lost to Cardiff Blues)
2007–08	Heineken Cup	9	6	0	3	210	119	91	Runners-up (lost to Munster)
2006–07	Heineken Cup	6	3	0	3	147	145	2	Failed to exit group stages from Pool 5.
2005–06	Heineken Cup	7	5	1	1	223	165	58	Quarter-finalists (lost to Leinster)
2004–05	Heineken Cup	9	8	0	1	263	144	119	Champions (defeated Stade Français)
2003–04	Heineken Cup	9	7	0	2	232	113	119	Runners-up (lost to Wasps)
2002–03	Heineken Cup	9	8	0	1	308	163	145	Champions (defeated Perpignan)
2001–02	Heineken Cup	6	3	0	3	151	146	5	Failed to exit group stages from Pool 6.
2000–01	Heineken Cup	6	2	1	3	171	182	−11	Failed to exit group stages from Pool 3.
1999–00	Heineken Cup	8	6	0	2	256	122	134	Semi-finalists (lost to Munster)
1998–99	Heineken Cup	7	4	0	3	247	118	129	Quarter-finalists (lost to Ulster)
1997–98	Heineken Cup	8	6	1	1	273	153	120	Semi-finalists (lost to Brive)
1996–97	Heineken Cup	6	4	0	2	194	197	−3	Semi-finalists (lost to Leicester Tigers)
1995–96	Heineken Cup	4	4	0	0	123	40	83	Champions (defeated Cardiff)

Current standings

2014–15 Top 14 Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Toulon	23	14	0	9	638	465	+173	69	46	6	4	66
2	Clermont	23	13	1	9	542	411	+131	50	35	4	4	62
3	Toulouse	23	14	0	9	472	431	+41	41	31	2	3	61
4	Stade Français	23	13	1	9	528	509	+19	54	47	5	2	61
5	Racing Métro	23	12	2	9	461	441	+20	43	34	2	4	58
6	Oyonnax	23	13	0	10	446	425	+21	31	34	2	3	57
7	Montpellier	23	10	2	11	466	436	+30	37	38	2	5	51
8	Bordeaux	23	10	0	13	615	512	+103	56	40	3	8	51
9	La Rochelle	23	10	3	10	474	580	–106	40	57	2	2	50
10	Brive	23	11	0	12	444	520	−76	35	53	2	2	48
11	Grenoble	23	10	0	13	553	658	–105	48	62	3	5	48
12	Castres	23	10	0	13	446	525	−69	41	52	3	4	47
13	Bayonne	23	9	1	13	441	465	−24	34	36	4	5	47
14	Lyon	23	7	0	16	414	562	−148	38	52	0	7	35
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Competition points earned in head-to-head matches Points difference in head-to-head matches Try differential in head-to-head matches Points difference in all matches Try differential in all matches Points scored in all matches Tries scored in all matches Fewer matches forfeited' Classification in the previous Top 14 season
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup. Yellow background (row 7) indicates the team that advances to a play-off against the winner of the Pro12 vs Aviva Premiership play-off, or 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winner if they have not already qualified for the Champions Cup.[3] Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Red background (row 13 and 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Updated 26 April 2015

Current squad

2014-15 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Christopher Tolofua Hooker France Chiliboy Ralepelle Hooker South Africa Corey Flynn Hooker New Zealand Schalk Ferreira Prop South Africa Census Johnston Prop Samoa Neemia Tialata Prop New Zealand Vasil Kakovin Prop Georgia Yohan Montès Prop France Gurthrö Steenkamp Prop South Africa Patricio Albacete Lock Argentina Joe Tekori Lock Samoa Yoann Maestri Lock France Romain Millo-Chluski Lock France Yacouba Camara Flanker France Thierry Dusautoir (c) Flanker France Grégory Lamboley Flanker France Yannick Nyanga Flanker France Imanol Harinordoquy Number 8 France Louis Picamoles Number 8 France Gillian Galan Number 8 France Edwin Maka Number 8 Tonga

Player Position Union BezySébastien Bézy Scrum-half France Jean-Marc Doussain Scrum-half France Jano Vermaak Scrum-half South Africa Toby Flood Fly-half England Luke McAlister Fly-half New Zealand Yann David Centre France Gaël Fickou Centre France Florian Fritz Centre France Vincent Clerc Wing France Yoann Huget Wing France Timoci Matanavou Wing Fiji Alexis Palisson Wing France Maxime Médard Fullback France Clément Poitrenaud Fullback France

Notable former players

Eusebio Guiñazú Omar Hasan Nicolás Vergallo Alberto Vernet Basualdo Luke Burgess Tom Richards Rob Andrew Vilimoni Delasau Rupeni Caucaunibuca Maleli Kunavore David Aucagne Benoît Baby Jean Bayard Mathieu Bélie Franck Belot Yves Bergougnan David Berty Nicolas Bézy Éric Bonneval François Borde Jean Bouilhou Russlan Boukerou Guillaume Boussès Yannick Bru Jean-Marie Cadieu Christian Califano Philippe Carbonneau Thomas Castaignède Richard Castel Jérôme Cazalbou Denis Charvet

André Chilo Albert Cigagna Didier Codorniou Patrice Collazo Valentin Courrent Yann Delaigue Cédric Desbrosse Christophe Deylaud Sylvain Dupuy Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean Fabre Jérôme Fillol Henri Galau Xavier Garbajosa David Gérard Dominique Harize Cédric Heymans Yoann Huget Adolphe Jauréguy Nicolas Jeanjean Yannick Jauzion Christian Labit Virgile Lacombe Serge Laïrle Pierre-Gilles Lakafia Julien Le Devedec Jean Lassègue Benoît Lecouls Marcel-Frédéric Lubin-Lebrère Michel Marfaing Gérald Martinez

Alfred Mayssonnie Lionel Mazars Frédéric Michalak Hugues Miorin Maxime Mermoz Sylvain Nicolas Ugo Mola Guy Novès Émile Ntamack Stéphane Ougier Fabien Pelous Alain Penaud Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Pierre Rives Philippe Rouge-Thomas William Servat David Skrela Jean-Claude Skrela Cédric Soulette Nicolas Spanghero Walter Spanghero Philippe Struxiano Franck Tournaire Pierre Villepreux Akvsenti Giorgadze Trevor Brennan Aidan McCullen Andrea Lo Cicero Salvatore Perugini Hosea Gear Carl Hoeft

Isitolo Maka Byron Kelleher Lee Stensness Gary Botha Gaffie du Toit Daan Human Shaun Sowerby Marcus Di Rollo Manu Ahotaeiloa Finau Maka Gareth Thomas

see also Category:Stade Toulousain rugby union players

Selected former coaches

• Tom Richards
• François Borde
• Robert Barran
• Paul Blanc
• Claude Labatut
• Robert Bru
• Pierre Villepreux & Jean-Claude Skrela
• Guy Novès

see also Category:Stade Toulousain rugby union coaches

Presidents

• Henri Cazaux : 1954–57
• André Brouat : 1964–66
• Henri Fourès : 1966–73
• Henri Cazaux : 1974–80
• Jean Fabre : 1980–89
• Jean-René Bouscatel : 1992–

Fans

• Le Huit (fan club of Stade toulousain)
• Le Huit Section Aveyron
• Le Rouge et le Noir (formerly Les ultras), the oldest fan club.
• Le 16e homme
• Le 16e homme Toulousains 2 Paris (Stade Toulousain's supporters Club at Paris)
• L'amicale des Supporters
• Le Virage Toulousain
• Tolosa XV
• Les Rouge et Noir de Picardie

Famous fans

Stade Toulouse is also supported by some famous personalities.

Here is a partial list: Christine Albanel, Benoist Apparu, Cécile Argiolas, Sylvain Augier, Sophie Balmary, Coralie Balmy, Brigitte Barèges, Laetitia Barlerin, Séverine Beltrame, Ellyn Bermejo, Cédric Berrest, Bombes 2 bal, Philippe Bonnecarrère, Vincent Bouchot, Benjamin Boukpeti, Amandine Bourgeois, Yves Camdeborde, Patrice Carmouze, Alexianne Castel, Clémence Castel, Magyd Cherfi, les Chevaliers du Fiel, Christelle Chollet, Pierre Cohen, Julien Courbey, André Daguin, Bernard Debré, Jean-Louis Debré, Mike Di Meglio, Stéphane Diagana, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Sophie Duarte, Émile et Images, Tony Estanguet, Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne, Fabulous Trobadors, Catherine Falgayrac, Sophie Ferracci, Solenne Figuès, Pierre Galibert, Benoît Hamon, Jade, Laurent Jalabert, KDD, Christophe Kempé, Catherine Lemorton, Cyril Lignac, Jean-Pierre Mader, Frédérique Massat, Émilie Mazoyer, Art Mengo, Romain Mesnil, Malia Metella, Laure Milan, David Moncoutié, Moos, Chloé Mortaud, Jean-Luc Moudenc, Claude Onesta, Jean-Christophe Péraud, Olivier Pla, Jean-Luc Reichmann, Sam Rouanet, Jean-Luc Roy, Maryline Salvetat, Claude Sicre, Anne-Lise Touya, Fanny Veyrac, Christine de Veyrac, Anne-Laure Viard, Doriane Vidal, Mélody Vilbert, Sophie Vouzelaud, Laurent Wolf and Zebda.

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France
• Rugby union in France

References

External links

• (French) Stade Toulousain Official website
• Data, Results etc on ITS Rugby

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