| KNOWN AS |
Biarritz
Olympique Pays Basque, BOPS |
| FOUNDED |
1913 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Parcs des Sports Aguiléra |
15,000 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
5th.
Full results |
|
BUDGET FOR 2009/10 |
€14.0m
(up
€0.5m
from 2008/9) |
| COLOURS |
Red and
white (home), Red, white and blue (away) |
| HONOURS |
Championship
winners |
1935, 1939, 2002, 2005, 2006 |
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Championship runners-up |
1934, 1938, 1992 |
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Heineken Cup, winners |
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Heineken Cup, runners-up |
2006 |
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Challenge Yves Manoir,
winners |
1937, 2000 |
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Coup de L’Esperance, winners |
1989 |
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Coupe de France, winners |
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Coupe de France, runners-up |
2002 |
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Coupe Andre Moga, winners |
|
| PRESIDENT |
Marcel Martin |
|
| COACH |
Jack Isaac, Jean-Michel
Gonzalez, Laurent Rodriguez |
| TRIVIA |
Biarritz Olympique was formed in
1913 through a merger of the Biarritz Stade and
Biarritz Sporting Club rugby teams. |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Arnaud Mignardi (France centre) |
| |
Ian Taele-Pavihi (Samoa
lock) |
| |
Iain Balshaw (England
winger/full-back) |
| |
Ayoola Erinle (England
sevens winger) |
| |
Karmichael Hunt (Australian
rugby league international) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player
Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Takudzwa Ngwenya (American speedster who out-paced
Bryan Habana at the 2007 World Cup) |
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Damien Traille (French centre) |
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Dimitri Yachvili (French scrum-half) |
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Imanol Harinordoquy (veteran French No 8) |
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Magnus Lund (English flanker) |
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Fabien Barcella (French prop) |
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Andrea Masi (Italian centre) |
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Marcelo Bosch (Argentine
full-back/winger) |
| |
Fabien Barcella (French
prop) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.bo-pb.com |
