Marseille Provence XV
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Full name | Marseille Provence XV |
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Founded | 2000 |
Location | Marseille, France |
Ground(s) | Stade Roger Couderc |
League(s) | Fédérale 1 |
Marseille Provence XV is a defunct French rugby union club, founded in 2000. The team played at the Stade Roger Couderc in Marseille, France.
The club debuted in Fédérale 3 (third amateur division) in the 2000–01 season. They were promoted after the 2001–02 season to Fédérale 2, and went up again in 2003 to Fédérale 1, though they went back down to Fédérale 2 for two seasons, they were promoted back up to Fédérale 1 for the 2006–07 season.
After that season, the club merged with another local club, Vitrolles de Rugby à XV. The new club, Marseille Vitrolles Rugby, began its life in Fédérale 2 in 2007–08, and earned promotion to Fédérale 1 for 2008–09. Marseille Vitrolles play at Marseille Provence's former home ground.
Honors
- Fédérale 3:
- Champions: 2001-02
Famous players
Trivia
- Stade Vélodrome, is a Marseille stadium that the national team use.
- The city of Marseille will host numerous games during the 2007 Rugby World Cup
See also
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Pages using infobox rugby team with unknown parameters
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Rugby union clubs in France
- Sport in Marseille
- 2000 establishments in France
- Rugby clubs established in 2000
- 2007 disestablishments in France
- Rugby clubs disestablished in 2007