| KNOWN AS |
Rugby Club Toulonnaise |
| FOUNDED |
1908 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Stade
Félix Mayol
|
17,000 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
9th.
Full results |
|
BUDGET FOR 2009/10 |
€16.5m
(up
€2.5m
from 2008/9) |
| COLOURS |
Red and black |
| HONOURS |
Championship winners |
1931, 1987, 1992 |
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Championship runners-up |
1946, 1968, 1971, 1985 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir,
winners |
1934, 1970 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir,
runners-up |
1939, 1954, 1983 |
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Coup de L’Esperance, winners |
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Coupe Andre Moga, winners |
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Division 2 champions |
2005, 2008 |
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Div2 runners-up |
2000 |
| PRESIDENT |
Mourad Boudjellal |
|
| COACH |
Philippe Saint-André, Tana Umaga, Aubin Hueber |
| TRIVIA |
The Stade
Félix Mayol
is named after the locally born concert singer Félix
Mayol. President Mourad Boudjellal made his
fortune in comic strips. |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Jonny
Wilkinson (England fly-half) |
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Sébastien Bruno (France hooker) |
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Pierre
Mignoni (France scrum-half) |
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Felipe
Contepomi (Argentina fly-half) |
| |
Jamie
Robinson (Wales centre) |
| |
Rory
Lamont (Scottish full-back) |
| |
Juan
Martin Lobbe (Argentina flanker/No 8) |
| |
Timmy
Ryan (Irish prop) |
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Christian Loamanu (Tonga-born Japan winger) |
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Tonga
Lea'aetoa (Tonga prop) |
| |
Tom May
(England centre) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player
Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Sonny Bill Williams (controversial
NZ-born rugby league convert) |
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Luke Rooney (Australian rugby league
convert, playing centre or wing) |
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Santiago Dellape (Italy second row) |
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Esteban Lozada (Argentine lock) |
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Joe van Niekerk (Springbok back row,
club captain) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.rctoulon.com |
