Stade Niçois

Stade Niçois is a French amateur rugby club based in Nice, founded in 2012. It currently operates in Fédérale 1, one division below the French professional Top14 and Pro D2 leagues.

Stade Niçois
Full nameStade Niçois RFC
UnionFrench Rugby Federation
Founded2012 (2012)
LocationNice, France

History

The club was previously known as Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur Université-Racing. However this club was liquated in 2012.[1]

The new club Stade Niçois was formed for the season 2012-13. They play under new colours: red, white and black.

The club won promotion from Fédérale 2 at the end of season 2017-18 and will play in Fédérale 1 for season 2018-19.[2]

Women

The club includes a women's section: the Nice University Racing Rugby Club, which plays in the second division (Federale 1).

Academy

The club includes a rugby school.

Performance Pathway with the Scottish Rugby Union

On 25 July 2017, the Scottish Rugby Union announced a 'Performance Pathway' partnership with Stade Niçois.[3]

As part of this partnership, former Scotland international rugby union players Peter Murchie and Tyrone Holmes joined the French club. Peter Murchie joined as a coach, while Tyrone Holmes joined as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.[3]

Two Glasgow Warriors players from the Scottish Rugby Academy; fly-half Josh Henderson and flanker Bruce Flockhart were loaned to the club for game time for the season 2017-18. In addition, former London Scottish player David Cherry also joined the club.[3] He moves back to Edinburgh.

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References
  1. "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com.
  2. "France Bleu Azur on Twitter". Twitter.
  3. "Scottish Rugby creates performance links with Stade Nicois - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
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