Stade Jules Ribet Explained

Stade Jules Ribet
Fullname:Stade Jules Ribet
Location:69 Avenue de l'Isle, 31800 Saint-Gaudens, France
Built:1898
Opened:1898
Owner:Mairie Saint-Gaudens (Saint-Gaudens town council)
Surface:Grass
Capacity:5,000 (2,000 seated)
Tenants:Saint-Gaudens Bears (1958-)

The Stade Jules Ribet is a rugby stadium in Saint-Gaudens in France. It is the current home ground of Elite One Championship side Saint-Gaudens Bears. The current capacity is 5,000 with 2,000 seated.

History

Rugby has been played on the site since 1898. When in 1958 a new rugby league club was formed this was the obvious venue for the club. The ground currently has one main stand which seats 2,000 spectators. The ground has also hosted the touring Australia national rugby league team during the 1960s, and more recently in 2011. In 2002 the rugby league Challenge Cup came to town when Saint-Gaudens Bears hosted English side Halifax losing the game 26–48 in front of a crowd of 3,200[1]

Representative Rugby League Matches

Date Teams Score Attendance Game
19 December 1963 Pyrenees XIII v 10-14 2,059 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
4 January 1968 South West France XIII v 0-15 1,205 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
23 November 2011 France u19 v Australia u19 12-40 2,000 International

On February 27, 2015, it hosted a Six Nations Under 20s Championship match between France and Wales with France winning 27 - 5.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stade Jules Ribet - Current Name: Stade Jules Ribet - Rugby League Project.