ROC La Voulte-Valence (
French: ''Rhône ovalie club La Voulte-Valence'') is a French
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club based in
Valence,
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. and playing home matches in Valence and
La Voulte-sur-Rhône
La Voulte-sur-Rhône (, literally ''La Voulte on Rhône''; oc, La Vòuta) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
Lagerstätte
La Voulte-sur-Rhône is a marine Lagerstätte (sedimentary deposit) located in F ...
in the adjacent department of
Ardèche. The team currently competes in
Fédérale 1
Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the fifth highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2 ...
, the third division of French rugby.
The club was established in 2010 by a merger of
Valence Sportif
Valence Sportif was a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme. The team last competed in Fédérale 2, the fourth division of French rugby. Valence were established in 1905, and played in white and red. In 2010, the club merged with nearb ...
, founded in 1905, and La Voulte Sportif, founded in 1907. Its main stadium is Valence's former ground of
Stade Georges-Pompidou, with La Voulte's former home of Stade Battandier-Lukowiak as a secondary home. They play in black and white.
Honours
* Première Division (now
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...
):
** Champions: 1970 (La Voulte)
* Deuxième Division (now
Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was in ...
):
** Runners-up: 1935 (Valence), 1951 (La Voulte), 1962 (Valence)
* Challenge de l'Espérance:
** Champion: 1962 (La Voulte), 1963 (La Voulte), 1987 (Valence)
** Champion: 1964 (La Voulte), 1977 (Valence), 1984 (Valence)
* Challenge Jules Cadenat:
** Champion: 1976 (Valence)
''2016-17''
Famous players
*
Élie Cester (Valence)
*
Sébastien Chabal
Sébastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977) is a French former rugby union player. He played number eight and lock for Bourgoin (1998–2004), Sale Sharks (2004–2009), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2009 – February 2012), and for the French national ...
(Valence)
*
Gerard Rousset (Valence)
See also
*
List of rugby union clubs in France
Contents : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z By League
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The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in F ...
External links
Official site
{{Rugby union in France
La Voulte Valence
Sport in Drôme
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Rugby clubs established in 2010
2010 establishments in France
Sport in Ardèche