Stade Albert Domec
The entrance to Stade Albert Domec | |
Full name | Stade Albert Domec |
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Former names | Stade de la Pépinière (1899-1948) |
Location | Carcassonne, France |
Coordinates | 43°13′4″N 2°21′52″E / 43.21778°N 2.36444°ECoordinates: 43°13′4″N 2°21′52″E / 43.21778°N 2.36444°E |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Record attendance | 23,500 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1899 |
Opened | 1899 |
Renovated | 2002, 2012 |
Tenants | |
AS Carcassonne US Carcassonne |
Stade Albert Domec is a multi-use stadium in Carcassonne, France. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators,[1] It is the home ground of Elite One Championship club AS Carcassonne and has been used in Rugby League World Cups. The ground has hosted many French championship and cup finals as well as French internationals, the first being in 1967 when Great Britain national rugby league team won 16-13 in front of 10,650 spectators
History
Formerly called 'le stade de la Pepiniere' the ground was built and opened in 1899 and sits within the medieval castle walls of the city. In 1919 the rugby club paid 95,000 francs for the site then sold it to the local council a year later. The council built the two main stands that run along the length of the pitch each able to hold 3,000 spectators, floodlights and a cycle track were also installed. The stadium has been renovated twice since in 2002 and in 2012.[2] The ground is named after the former AS Carcassonne and French international player Albert Domec who played as a centre during the 1920s and 30s. The stadium has a bronze statue of Carcassonne's most famous player, former captain of the French national rugby league team, Puig Aubert at its entrance.The record attendance at the ground is 23,500 for the French rugby league championship final in 1949 between AS Carcassonne and Marseille XIII
International Rugby League Matches
Date | Teams | Score | Attendance | Competition |
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22 January 1967 | France v Great Britain | 13-16 | 10,650 | Test Match |
24 December 1967 | France v Australia | 10-3 | 4,193 | 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
21 November 1971 | France v New Zealand | 2-24 | 7,200 | 1971 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
20 March 1977 | France v England | 28-15 | 12,000 | 1977 European Rugby League Championship |
26 November 1978 | France v Australia | 13-10 | 7,000 | 1978-79 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
28 October 1979 | France v Papua New Guinea | 15-2 | 3,500 | Test Match |
20 February 1983 | France v Great Britain | 5-20 | 3,826 | Test Match |
13 December 1986 | France v Australia | 0-52 | 5,000 | 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup |
8 February 1987 | France v Great Britain | 10-20 | 2,000 | Test Match |
15 November 1987 | France v Papua New Guinea | 21-4 | 5,000 | 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup |
19 November 1989 | France v New Zealand | 14-16 | 3,500 | 1989 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
3 December 1989 | France v New Zealand | 0-34 | 4,208 | 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup |
24 November 1991 | France v Papua New Guinea | 28-14 | 1,440 | 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup |
7 March 1993 | France v Great Britain | 6-48 | 5,500 | Test Match |
21 November 1993 | France v New Zealand | 11-36 | 3,500 | 1993 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France |
20 March 1994 | France v Great Britain | 4-12 | 7,000 | Test Match |
5 March 1995 | France v Wales | 10-22 | 6,000 | 1995 European Rugby League Championship |
5 June 1996 | France v Wales | 14-34 | 4,300 | 1996 European Rugby League Championship |
13 October 1999 | France v England | 20-28 | 3,000 | Friendly |
1 November 2000 | France v Tonga | 28-8 | 10,288 | 2000 Rugby League World Cup |
25 October 2003 | France v Australia | 10-34 | 7,813 | 2003 Kangaroo tour of France |
11 November 2004 | France v New Zealand | 20-24 | 8,000 | Friendly |
5 November 2005 | France v Wales | 38-16 | 3,000 | 2005 European Nations Cup |
Representative Rugby League Matches
Date | Teams | Score | Attendance | Competition |
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2 January 1949 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 8-13 | 7,990 | 1948-49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
4 January 1953 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 5-18 | 4,881 | 1952-53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
26 December 1956 | AS Carcassonne v Australia | 12-26 | 3,493 | 1956-57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
31 December 1959 | Carcassonne/Lezignan XIII v Australia | 32-9 | 6,364 | 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
1 November 1962 | France v Eastern Division | 16-23 | 4,920 | Tour Match |
29 December 1963 | Languedoc v Australia | 12-16 | 6,143 | 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
5 December 1990 | Languedoc-Rousillon v Australia | 9-38 | 600 | 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
May 2015 | France u18 v England u18 | 30-28 | Friendly | |
French Rugby League Championship Finals (Elite 1)
Season | Winners | Score | Runner-Up | Attendance |
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1948-49 | Marseille XIII | 12-5 | AS Carcassonne | 23,500 |
2008-09 | Lezignan Sangliers | 40-32 | Limoux Grizzlies | 11,263 |
Lord Derby Cup Finals
See also
References
- ↑ "Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne". Stadium-attendances.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Delaney, Trevor (1995). The International Grounds of Rugby League. Trevor R Delaney. pp. 154, 155. ISBN 0950998249.
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org