| KNOWN AS |
Montpellier
Hérault Rugby Club |
| FOUNDED |
1986 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Stade Yves du Manoir |
15,000 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
10th.
Full results |
|
BUDGET FOR 2009/10 |
€12.8m
(up
€1.3m
from 2008/9) |
| COLOURS |
Blue and white |
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HONOURS |
Championship winners |
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Championship runners-up |
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Challenge Yves Manoir,
winners |
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Coup de L’Esperance, winners |
1993 |
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Coupe Andre Moga, winners |
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Rugby Pro D2, winners |
2003 |
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European Shield, winners |
2004 |
| PRESIDENT |
Philippe Deffins |
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| COACH |
Didier Bes, Warren
Britz, Jean-Philippe Lacoste |
| TRIVIA |
Founded in 1986
from the merger between Stade Montpelliérain and MUC
Rugby. |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Benjamin Thiéry (France
full-back) |
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Juan Figallo (Argentine
prop) |
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Saklusa Matadigio (Fiji
flanker) |
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Georgi Chkhaldze
(Georgian flanker) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player
Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Ollie Smith (England centre) |
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Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgian lock) |
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Fulgence Ouedraogo (French back row) |
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Francois Trinh-Duc (French fly-half) |
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Frédérico Todeschini (Argentine fly-half) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.montpellier-rugby.com |
