Montpellier Hérault RC

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Montpellier
Full name Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club
Founded 1986
Location Montpellier, France
Ground(s) Stade Yves Du Manoir
Capacity 12,734
President Thierry Pérez
Coach Didier Nourault and Alain Hyardet
League Top 14
2006-07 12th
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Official website
www.montpellier-rugby.com
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Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club is currently competing in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14.

They were founded in 1986 from the merger of Stade Montpelliérain and MUC Rugby. They play at Stade Sabathé (capacity 5,000). They wear white and blue. They currently play out of the Stade Sabathé.

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[edit] History

The club was established in 1986, through the merger of two other rugby union clubs, the Stade Montpelliérain and MUC Rugby. Montpellier have thus far not made it to a championship final, but have won a number of other titles. In 1993 the club won the Challenge de l'Espérance.

In the early 2000s there was a lot of success for the team as well; they were promoted to the top division of the French league system (the Top 14), after becoming champions of the Rugby Pro D2 (second division) in the 2003 season. The following season the club played for the European Shield, and contested the final. Played in May of 2004, Montpellier defeated Italian club Viadana 25 points to 19 to win the Shield.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Finals results

[edit] European Shield

Date Winners Runners-up Score Venue Spectators
21 May 2004 Montpellier Hérault RC Viadana 25-19 Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma 2,553

[edit] Current Squad

Hookers

  • Joan Caudullo
  • Olivier Diomandé
  • Romain Frou
  • Fabien Rofes

Props

  • Clément Baïocco
  • Jocelyn Forget
  • Sébastien Petit
  • Danie Thiart
  • Philemon Toleafoa
  • Eugene Van Staden
  • David Vaudaine

Locks

  • Mickaël Bert
  • Pierrick Esclauze
  • Cédric Guironnet
  • Drikus Hancke
  • Michel Macurdy
  • Gonçalo Uva
  • Mamuka Gorgodze

Flankers

Scrum-halves

  • Sébastien Buada
  • Julien Tomas

Fly-halves

Centers

  • Rickus Lubbe
  • Grant Rees
  • Alessandro Stoica
  • Murphy Taele
  • Frikkie Welsh

Wings

  • Jean-Matthieu Alcade
  • Jacques Boussuge
  • Sébastien Kuzbik
  • Olivier Sarramea

Fullbacks

[edit] Current internationals

[edit] Notable Former players

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[edit] External links