KNOWN AS |
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque, BOPS |
FOUNDED |
1913 |
STADIUM (capacity) |
Parcs des Sports Aguiléra |
15,000 |
POSITION LAST YEAR |
7th. Full results |
BUDGET FOR 2010/11 |
(was €14.0m in 2009/10, up €0.5m from 2008/9) |
COLOURS |
Red and white (home), Red, white and blue (away)
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HONOURS |
Championship winners
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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, 2010 |
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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 |
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PRESIDENT |
Marcel Martin |
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COACH |
Jack Isaac, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Laurent Rodriguez
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CAPTAIN |
Jérome Thion
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TRIVIA |
Biarritz Olympique was formed in 1913 through a merger of the Biarritz Stade and Biarritz Sporting Club rugby teams. |
MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Sylvain Marconnet (French prop)
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CURRENT PLAYERS |
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MAJOR PLAYERS |
Takudzwa Ngwenya (American winger) |
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Damien Traille (French centre) |
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Dimitri Yachvili (French scrum-half) |
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Imanol Harinordoquy (French No 8) |
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Magnus Lund (English flanker) |
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Fabien Barcella (French prop) |
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Marcelo Bosch (Argentine full-back/winger) |
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Iain Balshaw (England full-back/winger) |
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Ayoola Erinle (England centre) |
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Wenceslas Lauret (French flanker) |
OFFICIAL SITE |
www.bo-pb.com |
FIXTURES 2010/11
2008/09 Results
2009/10 Results
DATE |
OPPOSITION |
Competition |
Score |
06.08.10 |
La Rochelle (h) |
Friendly |
21 - 7 |
14.08.10 |
Montpellier (h) |
Top 14 |
30 - 22 |
20.08.10 |
Toulon (h) |
Top 14 |
3 - 13 |
27.08.10 |
SU Agen (a) |
Top 14 |
23 - 28 |
01.09.10 |
Perpignan (a) |
Top 14 |
12 - 17 |
05.09.10 |
Stade Francais (h) |
Top 14 |
19 - 11 |
11.09.10 |
Stade Toulousain (h) |
Top 14 |
25 - 20 |
18.09.10 |
La Rochelle (a) |
Top 14 |
29 - 23 |
25.09.10 |
Racing-Métro 92 (a) |
Top 14 |
12 - 17 |
02.10.10 |
Bayonne (a) |
Top 14 |
22 - 19 |
10.10.10 |
Bath (a) |
Heineken Cup |
12 - 11 |
17.10.10 |
Ulster (h) |
Heineken Cup |
35 - 15 |
23.10.10 |
Clermont Auvergne (h) |
Top 14 |
16 - 13 |
30.10.10 |
Brive (a) |
Top 14 |
27 - 21 |
04.11.10 |
Castres (h) |
Top 14 |
17 - 17 |
04.12.10 |
Bourgoin (h) ** |
Top 14 |
37 - 20 |
11.12.10 |
Aironi (a) |
Heineken Cup |
27 - 28 |
17.12.10 |
Aironi (h) |
Heineken Cup |
34 - 3 |
29.12.10 |
Montpellier (a) |
Top 14 |
16 - 22 |
02.01.11 |
Toulon (a) |
Top 14 |
26 - 38 |
08.01.11 |
SU Agen (h) |
Top 14 |
65 - 22 |
15.01.11 |
Ulster (a) |
Heineken Cup |
6 - 9 |
22.01.11 |
Bath (h) |
Heineken Cup |
26 - 19 |
26.01.11 |
Perpignan (h) |
Top 14 |
23 - 21 |
12.02.11 |
Stade Francais (a) |
Top 14 |
18 - 31 |
19.02.11 |
Stade Toulousain (a) |
Top 14 |
19 - 23 |
05.03.11 |
La Rochelle (h) |
Top 14 |
32 - 30 |
12.03.11 |
Racing-Métro 92 (h) |
Top 14 |
36 - 32 |
26.03.11 |
Bayonne (h) |
Top 14 |
40 - 10 |
02.04.11 |
Clermont Auvergne (a) |
Top 14 |
13 - 41 |
10.04.11 |
Stade Toulousain (h) * |
Heineken Cup |
20 - 27aet |
16.04.11 |
Brive (h) |
Top 14 |
52 - 26 |
23.04.11 |
Castres (a) |
Top 14 |
13 - 16 |
07.05.11 |
Bourgoin (a) |
Top 14 |
22 - 18 |
13.05.11 |
Clermont Auvergne (a) |
Top 14, qf |
17 - 27 |
** Originally scheduled for Bourgoin on 04.12.2010, but switched due to snow
* Played at Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
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