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
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.montpellier-rugby.com

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Finals results 3.1 European Shield 3.2 Current Squad 4 Current internationals 5 Notable Former players 6 External links

[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

• Rugby Pro D2
  • Champions: 2003
• European Shield:
  • Champions: 2004
• Challenge de l'Espérance:
  • Champions: 1993

[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 Warren Britz Didier Chouchan Sébastien Galtier Fulgence Ouedraogo Louis Picamoles Jérôme Vallée Johan Wasserman Vasco Uva Scrum-halves Sébastien Buada Julien Tomas Fly-halves Régis Lespinas Federico Todeschini François Trinh-Duc

Centers Rickus Lubbe Grant Rees Alessandro Stoica Murphy Taele Frikkie Welsh Wings Jean-Matthieu Alcade Jacques Boussuge Sébastien Kuzbik Olivier Sarramea Fullbacks David Bortolussi Mark McHugh

[edit] Current internationals

• Gonçalo Uva
• Vasco Uva
• Fulgence Ouedraogo
• David Bortolussi
• Federico Todeschini
• François Trinh-Duc
• Louis Picamoles

[edit] Notable Former players

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[edit] External links

• (French) Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club - Official Site

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