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RC Narbonne

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Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée
Full nameRacing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)
LocationNarbonne, France
Ground(s)Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié (Capacity: 12,000)
PresidentBernard Archilla
Coach(es)Christian Labit,
Steve Kefu and
Sébastien Buada
League(s)Nationale
2023–242nd
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.rcnm.com

Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale.

They are based in Narbonne in Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié (capacity 12,000). They wear orange and black.

History

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RC Narbonne were established in 1907. The club's first appearance in the domestic championship final came in May 1932, where they faced Lyon in Bordeaux. However, Narbonne were not able to capture their first title, as Lyon would go on to win the final 9 points to three. The following season Narbonne again made it to the final of the league, and once again, Lyon were their opponents. Again played in Bordeaux, Lyon were victorious once again, defeating Narbonne 10 points to three. However, by 1936 Narbonne were once again finalists of the French championship, and on May 10 in Toulouse they defeated Montferrand 6 points to three, claiming their first ever championship.

In 1967 Narbonne contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, playing FC Lourdes (the 1966 Challenge Yves du Manoir champions). FC Lourdes held onto their title, defeating Narbonne 9 points to three. However the following season, Narbonne were again finalists, and won their first Challenge Yves du Manoir title, defeating Dax 14 points to six.

The 1970s were another successful era for RC Narbonne. In 1973 Narbonne captured their first Challenge Yves du Manoir title since the 1968 season, defeating Béziers 13 points to six. 1974 was a great season for Narbonne; they successfully defended their Challenge Yves du Manoir title by defeating CA Brive in the final, they were also runners-up in the main French championship, being defeated by their 1973 Challenge Yves du Manoir opponents AS Béziers (16 points to 14). In 1978 Narbonne again won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, being awarded the title after drawing 19-all with AS Béziers due to them scoring more tries. 1979 was a very successful year for Narbonne; they were able to hold on to their Challenge Yves du Manoir title, defeating AS Montferrand 9 points to seven, as well as the Challenge Yves du Manoir, Narbonne won the French championship (for the first time since 1936), defeating Stade Bagnérais 10 to nil at Parc des Princes in the final.

Narbonne would also win a number of honours during the 1980s. The club were runners-up in the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1982, losing to US Dax 19 points to 22 in the final. Narbonne won it again in 1984, defeating Toulouse 17 points to 13 in the final. In 1985 Narbonne won the Coupe de France, defeating AS Béziers 28 to 27 after extra time. In 1989 Narbonne won the Challenge Yves du Manoir again, defeating Biarritz 18 points to 12. The club won it again in 1990, defeating Grenoble 24 to 19 in the final. Narbonne made it three in a row after winning the 1991 Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating CA Bègles 24 to 19 in the final game. Narbonne came close to winning the Challenge Yves du Manoir four times in a row, but lost to SU Agen 23-18 in the final. In 2001 Narbonne were runners-up in the European Challenge Cup, losing to the Harlequins 42 to 33 in the final.

The Club has been owned by an Australian Consortium since 2012. The consortium includes Bob Dwyer, Rocky Elsom, Pete O'Connell and Chris Bayman. RCNM made the finals of ProD2 in 2013/14 season losing narrowly to SG Agen. This was achieved with the smallest player budget in the League[1] and the innovation in recruitment, preparation and training enabled the club to perform well above expectation.

Honours

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Finals results

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French championship

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Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Spectators
5 May 1932 Lyon OU 9-3 RC Narbonne Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 13,000
7 May 1933 Lyon OU 10-3 RC Narbonne Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 15,000
10 May 1936 RC Narbonne 6-3 AS Montferrand Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 25,000
12 May 1974 AS Béziers 16-14 RC Narbonne Parc des Princes, Paris 40,609
27 May 1979 RC Narbonne 10-0 Stade Bagnérais Parc des Princes, Paris 41,981

European Rugby Challenge Cup

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Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Spectators
20 May 2001 England Harlequins 42-33 France RC Narbonne Madejski Stadium 11,211

Challenge Yves du Manoir

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Date Winners Score Runners-up
1967 FC Lourdes 9-3 RC Narbonne
1968 RC Narbonne 14-6 US Dax
1973 RC Narbonne 13-6 AS Béziers
1974 RC Narbonne 19-10 CA Brive
1978 RC Narbonne 19-19
(more tries scored)
AS Béziers
1979 RC Narbonne 9-7 AS Montferrand
1982 US Dax 22-19 RC Narbonne
1984 RC Narbonne 17-13 Stade Toulousain
1989 RC Narbonne 18-12 Biarritz Olympique
1990 RC Narbonne 24-19 FC Grenoble
1991 RC Narbonne 24-19 CA Bègles
1992 SU Agen 23-18 RC Narbonne

French Cup

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Date Winners Score Runners-up
1985 RC Narbonne 28-27 (a.e.t.) AS Béziers

Current standings

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2024–25 Nationale season Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chambéry (Q) 10 7 1 2 232 140 +92 4 2 38 Semi-final promotion play-off
2 Rouen (Q) 9 7 1 1 268 131 +137 4 0 36
3 Carcassonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 203 118 +85 4 2 36 Quarter-final promotion play-off
4 Narbonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 226 167 +59 4 1 35
5 Périgueux (Q) 9 7 0 2 217 113 +104 3 1 34
6 Albi (Q) 9 6 1 2 205 150 +55 2 0 30
7 Langon 10 6 0 4 234 209 +25 2 1 29
8 Suresnes 9 4 1 4 208 162 +46 3 4 27
9 Bourgoin-Jallieu 10 5 0 5 212 198 +14 2 2 26
10 Massy 9 4 0 5 181 139 +42 3 3 24
11 Tarbes 10 4 0 6 211 221 −10 2 3 23
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 9 4 0 5 164 156 +8 2 2 22
13 Marcq-en-Barœul (Q) 10 4 0 6 239 246 −7 2 2 22 Relegation play-off
14 Hyères (R) 26 0 0 26 0 650 −650 0 0 0 Relegation to Nationale 2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(Q) Qualified for the playoffs; (R) Relegated

Current squad

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The Narbonne squad for 2022–23 season is:[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Aurélien Blanc Hooker France France
Christophe David Hooker France France
Jordan Rochier Hooker France France
Sylvain Abadie Prop France France
Mohamed Boughanmi Prop France France
Theo Castinel Prop France France
Pascal Cotet Prop France France
Vakhtang Jintcharadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Matthieu Loudet Prop France France
Jules Martinez Prop France France
Geoffrey Moise Prop Portugal Portugal
Pierre Causse Lock France France
Daniel Faleafa Lock Tonga Tonga
Aston Fortuin Lock South Africa South Africa
Mohamed Kbaier Lock France France
Manuel Plaza Lock Argentina Argentina
Valentin Sese Lock France France
Dennis Visser Lock South Africa South Africa
Baptiste Abescat Back row France France
Carl Axtens Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Paul Belzons Back row France France
Aleksandre Burduli Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Bill Caffo Back row France France
Louis-Benoit Madaule Back row France France
Flavien Nouhaillaguet Back row France France
Player Position Union
Luke Campbell Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Jeremy Chaput Scrum-half France France
Christopher Kaiser Scrum-half France France
Pierrick Nova Scrum-half France France
Lucas Meret Fly-half France France
Joris Pialot Fly-half France France
Jason Robertson Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Saia Fekitoa Centre Tonga Tonga
Lucas Lebraud Centre France France
Apimeleki Nawaqatabu Centre Fiji Fiji
Pierre Nueno Centre Spain Spain
Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Centre Samoa Samoa
Etienne Ducom Wing France France
Pierre-Hugo Ducom Wing France France
Guillaume Namy Wing France France
Kimami Sitauti Wing Australia Australia
Save Totovosau Wing Fiji Fiji
Boris Goutard Fullback France France
Pierre Justes Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Martin Vaca Hooker Argentina Argentina
Benoit Fontanelle Prop France France
Avto Gogiashvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Leon Gourmand Prop France France
Dylan Hoyeau Prop France France
Odran Peron Prop France France
Paul Tarby Lock France France
Kamil Bouregba Back row France France
Dorian Peron Back row France France
Player Position Union
Pablo Barbaste Scrum-half France France
Leo Ducasse Scrum-half France France
Cyprien Saillard Scrum-half France France
Theo Gomez Fly-half France France
Louis Balfet Centre France France
Luc Brocas Centre France France
Theo Mias Centre France France
Baptiste Tsague Wing France France
Jason Pupunat Fullback France France
Luca Serrano Fullback France France

Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rapport DNACG" (PDF). LNR. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French).
  3. ^ "L'équipe". Racing Club Narbonne Méditerranée (in French). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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