Stade Olympique Voironnais (SOV) is a

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club from the city of

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Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

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Fédérale 3 Fédérale 3 is the seventh division of rugby union in France. The competition involves 226 clubs in 21 pools of 8, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is Fédérale 2 and above that, ...

French championship (5th division).

History

*February 20, 1900 : **Birth rugby Voiron in the colors of "Union Athlétique Voironnaise" *1908 : **Creating a second club "Union cycliste Voironnaise" *1918 : **Merger of two clubs under the name "Voiron Olympique Club" *1947 : **Creation of the "Stade Olympique Voironnais" *1956 : **Accession SOV in 3rd Division *1961 : **Accession SOV 2nd Division *1976 : **First accession SOV 1st Division *August 27, 2006 : **the SOV between the old elite Clubs

Awards

*1930 : **V.O.C is the Champion of the Alps Honor *1986 : **Championship finalist France 1st Division Group B **Accession 1st Division Group A *1990 : **Second season in the first division Group A *2000 : **Quarter finalist France Federal Championship 3 *2001 : **Winner of Challenge France Telecom Paris (-15 years) *2008 : **Half Championship finalist France Federal 3 *2014 : ** Winner of championship France Federal 3 B (reserve team)

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