| KNOWN AS |
Racing-Métro 92 Paris
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| FOUNDED |
2001 (after merging Racing Club de France and US Métro) |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Stade Olympique Yves-de-Manoir |
14,000 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
6th, lost in play-off quarter-finals. Full results |
| COLOURS |
Light blue and white horizontal stripes |
| BUDGET FOR 2010/11 |
?17m (up ?1m from 2009/10)
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| HONOURS |
Championship winners |
1892, 1900, 1902, 1959, 1990 |
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Championship r/up |
1893, 1912, 1920, 1950, 1957, 1987 |
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Challenge Yves Manoir, winners |
- |
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Challenge Yves Manoir, r/up |
1952 |
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Coupe de L?Espérance, winners |
1918 |
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Coupe de l?Espérance, r/up |
1916 |
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Div One/ProD2, winners |
1998, 2009 |
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Challenge Rutherford, r/up |
1952 |
| PRESIDENT |
Jacky Lorenzetti |
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| COACH |
Pierre Berbizier, Philippe Benetton
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| CAPTAIN |
Lionel Nallet
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| TRIVIA |
Racing Club de France was one of the inaugural teams in the French Championship, but merged with US Métro in 2001 after falling on hard times at the outset of the professional era. The number '92' refers to the department within Paris where the club is located (Hauts-de-Seine) |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Mirco Bergamasco (Italian winger) |
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Benjamin Fall (French winger) |
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Nicolas Durand (French scrum-half) |
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Juan Martin Hernández (Argentine fly-half) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Sireli Bobo (Fijian winger) |
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Lionel Nallet (French lock) |
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Sébastien Chabal (French lock/number eight) |
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Francois Steyn (South African fly-half/centre) |
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Andrea Masi (Italian centre) |
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Jacques Cronje (South African back row) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.racing-metro92.com |
