RC Narbonne
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Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié (Capacity: 12,000) | |||
President | Bernard Archilla | ||
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Coach(es) | Christian Labit, Steve Kefu and Sébastien Buada | ||
League(s) | Nationale | ||
2022–23 | 7th | ||
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Official website | |||
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Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French
They are based in
History
RC Narbonne were established in 1907. The club's first appearance in the domestic championship final came in May 1932, where they faced
In 1967 Narbonne contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, playing FC Lourdes (the 1966 Challenge Yves du Manoir champions). FC Lourdes held onto their title, defeating Narbonne 9 points to three. However the following season, Narbonne were again finalists, and won their first Challenge Yves du Manoir title, defeating Dax 14 points to six.
The 1970s were another successful era for RC Narbonne. In 1973 Narbonne captured their first Challenge Yves du Manoir title since the 1968 season, defeating
Narbonne would also win a number of honours during the 1980s. The club were runners-up in the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1982, losing to US Dax 19 points to 22 in the final. Narbonne won it again in 1984, defeating
The Club has been owned by an Australian Consortium since 2012. The consortium includes Bob Dwyer, Rocky Elsom, Pete O'Connell and Chris Bayman. RCNM made the finals of ProD2 in 2013/14 season losing narrowly to SG Agen. This was achieved with the smallest player budget in the League[1] and the innovation in recruitment, preparation and training enabled the club to perform well above expectation.
Honours
- French championship:
- Champions: 1936, 1979
- Runners-up: 1932, 1933, 1974
- European Challenge Cup:
- Runners-up: 2001
- Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1968, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991
- Runners-up: 1967, 1982, 1992
- Coupe de France:
- Champions: 1985
Finals results
French championship
Date | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Spectators |
5 May 1932 | Lyon OU
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RC Narbonne | 9-3 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
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13,000 |
7 May 1933 | Lyon OU
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RC Narbonne | 10-3 | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
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15,000 |
10 May 1936 | RC Narbonne | AS Montferrand
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6-3 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 25,000 |
12 May 1974 | AS Béziers
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RC Narbonne | 16-14 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 40,609 |
27 May 1979 | RC Narbonne | Stade Bagnérais | 10-0 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 41,981 |
Challenge Yves du Manoir
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
1967 | FC Lourdes | 9-3 | RC Narbonne |
1968 | RC Narbonne | 14-6 | US Dax |
1973 | RC Narbonne | 13-6 | AS Béziers
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1974 | RC Narbonne | 19-10 | CA Brive |
1978 | RC Narbonne | 19-19 (more tries scored) |
AS Béziers
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1979 | RC Narbonne | 9-7 | AS Montferrand |
1982 | US Dax | 22-19 | RC Narbonne |
1984 | RC Narbonne | 17-13 | Stade Toulousain |
1989 | RC Narbonne | 18-12 | Biarritz Olympique |
1990 | RC Narbonne | 24-19 | FC Grenoble
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1991 | RC Narbonne | 24-19 | CA Bègles |
1992 | SU Agen | 23-18 | RC Narbonne |
Coupe de France
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
1985 | RC Narbonne | 28-27 (a.e.t.) | AS Béziers
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European Challenge Cup
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
2001 | Harlequins | 42-33 | RC Narbonne |
Current standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dax (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 715 | 435 | +280 | 9 | 2 | 104 | Semi-final promotion play-off |
2 | Valence Romans (P) | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 675 | 385 | +290 | 10 | 7 | 96 | |
3 | Albi | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 620 | 398 | +222 | 5 | 4 | 92 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
4 | Blagnac
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26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 572 | 504 | +68 | 2 | 3 | 86 | |
5 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 606 | 536 | +70 | 3 | 3 | 83 | |
6 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 527 | 485 | +42 | 4 | 5 | 78 | |
7 | Narbonne | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 590 | 565 | +25 | 3 | 5 | 75 | |
8 | Nice | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 538 | 475 | +63 | 4 | 9 | 74 | |
9 | Chambéry | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 581 | 521 | +60 | 3 | 6 | 70 | |
10 | Tarbes | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 575 | 577 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 66 | |
11 | Suresnes | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 450 | 704 | −254 | 1 | 3 | 51 | |
12 | Hyères | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 479 | 590 | −111 | 1 | 7 | 49 | |
13 | Rennes (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 322 | 620 | −298 | 1 | 6 | 32 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |
14 | Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 380 | 835 | −455 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Current squad
The Narbonne squad for 2022–23 season is:[3]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Espoirs squad
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Notable former players
This list of "famous" or "notable" people has no clear exclusion criteria. Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria. (June 2012) ) |
- Ignacio Corleto
- Mario Ledesma
- Gonzalo Longo
- Gonzalo Quesada
- Martín Scelzo
- Huia Edmonds
- Rocky Elsom
- Justin Harrison
- Julian Huxley
- Brett Sheehan
- Jone Tawake
- Josh Valentine
- Stan Wright
- René Araou
- Jean-Michel Benacloï
- Laurent Bénézech
- Gérard Bertrand
- Étienne Bonnes
- Julien Candelon
- Aimé Cassayet-Armagnac
- Didier Codorniou
- Patrick Estève
- Jean-Pierre Hortoland
- Christian Labit
- Jean-Marc Lescure
- Arnaud Martinez
- Jo Maso
- Olivier Merle
- Lucien Mias
- Lucien Pariès
- Jean-Baptiste Poux
- Vincent Rattez
- Marc Raynaud
- François Sangalli
- Henri Sanz
- Laurent Seigne
- Claude Spanghero
- Jean-Marie Spanghero
- Walter Spanghero
- Gérard Sutra
- Franck Tournaire
- Raynor Parkinson
- Federico Pucciariello
- Alessandro Stoica
- Massimo Giovanelli
- Marco Bortolami
- Tiberiu Brînză
- Gabriel Vlad
- Jerry Collins
- David Smith
- Karl Tu'inukuafe
- Willem de Waal
- Louis Koen
- Bryan Redpath
- Stuart Reid
- Luke Hume
- Gareth Llewellyn
See also
References
- ^ "Rapport DNACG" (PDF). LNR. LNR. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "L'équipe". Racing Club Narbonne Méditerranée (in French). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
External links
- (in French) Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée Official website