Parc des Sports (Avignon)

Coordinates: 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.92833°N 4.84500°E / 43.92833; 4.84500
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Parc des Sports
SO Avignon

Parc des Sports is a

football matches and hosts the home matches of AC Avignonnais. The capacity of the stadium is 17,518 spectators.[1]

Rugby league

Since its opening in 1975, Parc des Sports has hosted fourteen

1982 Kangaroo tour. In front of 8,000 fans, Australia won the game 15–4 against a very committed French team (the 1982 Kangaroos were the first touring side to go through Great Britain and France undefeated earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles").[2] Its last international match was on Friday 1 November 2013, when the stadium hosted France's 2013 Rugby League World Cup game against New Zealand in front of a capacity crowd of 17,518.[3]

France vs New Zealand at Parc des Sports, Avignon. New Zealand won 48–0.

Rugby league internationals

The France national team has played 15 test matches at the Parc des Sports (for a record of 3 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw) with the first held against

Australia on 5 December 1982. The stadium also hosted a 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match between Morocco and Lebanon
in 1999.

Test# Date Result Attendance Notes
1 5 December 1982  Australia def.  France 15–4 8,000 1982 Australia vs France series
2 29 January 1984  Great Britain def.  France 12–0 4,000
3 16 February 1986  France drew with  Great Britain 14–14 4,000
4 24 January 1988  Great Britain def.  France 28–14 6,000
5 5 February 1989  Great Britain def.  France 30–8 6,500
6 2 December 1990  Australia def.  France 60–4 2,200 1990 Australia vs France series
7 17 November 1999  Italy def.  France 14–10 1,000 1999 Mediterranean Cup
8  Lebanon def.  Morocco 104–0 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
9 9 November 2003  Scotland def.  France 8–6 2,200
Rugby League European Cup
10 30 October 2004  England def.  France 42–4 4,000
Rugby League European Cup
11 7 November 2007  France def.  Papua New Guinea 38–26 7,248
12 9 October 2010  France def.  Ireland 58–24 14,522
Rugby League European Cup
13 21 October 2011  England def.  France 32–18 16,866
14 1 November 2013  New Zealand def.  France 48–0 17,518 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B
15 7 November 2015  France def.  Scotland 32–18 5,737
Rugby League European Cup
16 22 October 2016  England def.  France 40–6 14,276 2016 Rugby League Four Nations

References

  1. ^ Parc des Sports Archived 2012-12-10(Timestamp length) at archive.today
  2. ^ "Parc des Sports d'Avignon". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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