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9 unusual facts about Stade Français


Cecil Blackbeard

In May 1920 he reached the final of the doubles event at the World Hard Court Championships, played at the Stade Français in Paris.

Francis Fainifo

Francis Fainifo (born 25 November 1983) is a rugby union player for Stade Français in the Top 14.

François Rousseau

He has photographed the 2004, 2011 and 2012 annual issues of Dieux du Stade, a popular series of nude and semi-nude calendars based on members of Stade Français, a Paris-based French rugby team.

Mario Ledesma

His younger brother Pedro Ledesma recently signed with the French club Stade Français.

Paul Steinmetz

He scored his final first-class try in a Heineken Cup match against Stade Français on 24 January and retired as a player at the conclusion of the season.

Paulo do Rio Branco

Rio Branco was one of best players for the legendary French team of Stade Français, winning six titles of National Champion, in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898 and 1901.

Philippe Gimbert

He later would play for Biarritz Olympique (1988/89-1989/90), CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde (1990/91-1995/96), US Dax (1996/97), Stade Français (1997/98-1998/99) and Union Bordeaux-Bègles (1999/2000-2000/01), where he finished his player career.

Teqüe Rugby Club

Teqüe also disputed international games facing Bordeaux Etudiants, Vascos de Baigorri and Stade Français (France), Birkenhead Park FC, Dauntsey's School (England), Garda (Ireland), University of Edinburg (Scotland), Walcha (Australia), Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Chile national team.

World Hard Court Championships

The venue, was the clay courts of the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud, Paris, with one exception, namely 1922, when they were held at the Royal Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium.


1990–91 French Rugby Union Championship

First title for the front row Simon-Moscato-Gimbert, The rapetous, that will win another in the 1997-98 with Stade Français.

Juan Carlos Bado

Bado moved to France where he represented Union Bordeaux Bègles, in 2002/03, Stade Français, from 2003/04 to 2004/05, winning the Pro D2 in 2004/05, US Montauban, from 2005/06 to 2006/07, and where he plays for Oyonnax Rugby since 2007/08.

Mark Gasnier

Gasnier joined French rugby union club Stade Français from October 2008 on a two year deal worth approximately 300,000 a season.

Maurice Bunyan

Bunyan played as a striker in Belgium for Racing Club de Bruxelles and in France for Stade Français.

Steve Meehan

From July 2002 he worked as Assistant Coach (Backs and Skills) at Stade Français, first under Head Coach Nick Mallett and from 2004/05 with Fabien Galthié.


see also

1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa

Tony Diprose (Saracens), Steve Ojomoh (Bath), Richard Pool-Jones (Stade Francais Paris), Ben Sturnham (Saracens), Ben Clarke (Richmond), Pat Sanderson (Sale Sharks), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers).

Bedford Blues

The early successes, however, paled before the achievements of 1893-94, when the club's reputation persuaded opponents of the stature of Stade Francais, from Paris, and the Barbarians to make the journey over.

Henri Pavillard

After playing for Stade Français, Pavillard spent his declining years playing in French Algeria with AS Saint-Eugène.

Les Dieux du Stade

Dieux du Stade, a calendar series featuring the Stade Français Paris rugby team

Mark Gasnier

For his début with Stade Français on 26 September 2008, Gasnier played right wing and ran in for a try, finishing off a fine display of passing rugby by the Stade backs, against Bourgoin-Jallieu at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble before getting injured.

World Hard Court Championships

In 1925 the tournament was disbanded when the French Championships opened itself to international competitors with the event held on a clay surface alternately between the Stade Français (1925, 1927), which was the site of the WHCC and the Racing Club de France (1926), which was the site of the previous French Championship.