Niort Rugby Club (French pronunciation: [njɔʁ ʁyɡbi klœb], formerly known as Stade Niortais Rugby) is a rugby team based in the city of Niort (population approx. 70,000) in the Deux-Sèvres département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. They play their home games at "Stade Espinassou" which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Stade Niortais currently play in the Fédérale D1 division in France.
| Founded | 1906 | |
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| Location | 57 rue Sarrazine 79000 Niort | |
| Ground(s) | Stade Espinassou (Capacity: 1,500) | |
| President |  Gilbert Nasarre | |
| Coach(es) | Laurent Dossat - Sébastien Morel | |
| League(s) | Fédérale 1 | |
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| Official website | ||
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Facilities
editStade Niortais has excellent facilities considering the size of the club. Their home ground comprises 3 pitches (2 training, 1 main pitch), over 12 dressing rooms all equipped with showers, a club house and bar used for functions and ceremonies alongside a running track, 2 tennis courts and handball court.
Emblematic Players
edit- Yassine Ben Lahoucine
- Raphaël Lavaud
- Laurent Martine
- Denis Avril
- Robert Mohr
External links
edit- [1] (French)
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