Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the

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, France's top division of rugby, and the

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. Toulouse is the most successful club in Europe, having won the

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/European Rugby Champions Cup a record five times – in

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and

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. They were also runners-up in

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and

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against

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and

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, respectively. Stade Toulousain have also won a record 21 Boucliers de Brennus, the French domestic league trophy. It is traditionally one of the main providers for the French national team and its youth academy is one of the best in the world. Their home ground is the

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. However, big Top 14 matches along with European games are often played at the Stadium Municipal de Toulouse. The club colours are

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and

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History

Roots and foundation

Before 1907, rugby union in

was only played in schools or universities. In 1893, students of secondary school "Lycée de Toulouse" got together in a new team "Les Sans Soucis". Once attending university, the same students founded "l'Olympique Toulousain", which became "Stade Olympien des Etudiants de Toulouse" (SOET) a few years later in 1896. In the same period, 'non-students' grouped in "le Sport Athlétique Toulousain" (SAT) while students of the

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created "l'Union Sportive de l'Ecole Vétérinaire" (USEV). Both entities merged in 1905 and called themselves "Véto-Sport". Finally in 1907, Stade Toulousain was founded resulting from a union between the SOET and Véto-Sport. Since its creation in 1907, Stade Toulousain drew on the past of the city. The design of Stade Toulousain's crest refers to the initials of

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( in French ; S and T, same as the club's name) whose bones have been lying in the

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, in Toulouse. The interlaced letters came from a famous tiled floor of the

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, where the relics were temporarily moved for almost two centuries after the

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. The historical colours, red and black, are rooted in the ceremonial costume of the capitouls of Toulouse. A municipal body created in 1147, the capitouls were until the French Revolution the consuls of the city. Their traditional costume was red and black (with white bands), as shown in the oldest portraits dating from the 14th century.

Early years

1927 (mai), le Stade toulousain Champion de France pour la cinquième fois en six ans

Stade Toulousain played its first final of the national title

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in 1909 and lost it to Stade Bordelais Université Club (17–0) in

. In 1912 Stade Toulousain won its first national title. It had to wait until 1922 before it won its second. However the 1920s were a golden era for the club. Their first final action in the 1920s was in 1921, when they were defeated by

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. Despite losing in 1921, the side went on to win the 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1927 championships.

1930s to 1950s

The following decades were relatively quiet after such a dominant era during the 1920s. Stade Toulousain would not make it to any grand finals during the 1930s, and it would not be until the late 1940s when they would return. However they did contest the

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with RC Toulon in 1934, though it ended in a nil-all tie and both teams were winners. The club made it to the final of the 1947 championship, and claimed the premiership, beating

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, 10 to 3. However, no such championships followed, the club was again relatively quiet on the championship. It was 22 years in the waiting; Toulouse made it to the final, but were defeated by the

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club.

1970s to 1980s

In 1971 Toulouse contested the

against

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, losing 18 to 8. Eleven years after the CA Bègles defeat, the club was again disappointed in the final, being defeated by

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in the championship game of 1980. The latter end of the decade was however, reminiscent of the 1920s sides. Toulouse were again contesting the Challenge Yves du Manoir for the 1984 season, though they lost to

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17 to 3. They did however claim their first championship since 1947, defeating

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in the 1985 final. The following season saw them successfully defend their championship, defeating

in the final. After a number of defeats in the Challenge Yves du Manoir finals, Toulouse defeated US Dax to win the 1988 competition. Both Toulon and Agen won the following premierships (1987 and 1988) but Toulouse won another championship in

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1990s to present

The dominance continued in the 1990s, starting with a grand final loss in 1991, and a

championship in 1993, defeating Castres 13 to 8 in the final. The mid-1990s saw Stade Toulousain become a major force yet again, as the club claimed four premierships in a row, winning the championship in

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and

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, as well as the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1995. The club emulated its success in the

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, becoming the first ever champions in the 1995–96 season. Rugby ST

The late 1990s and the 2000s saw the club again reach great heights. The club won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1998, defeating Stade Français Paris, the 1999 championship as well as the 2001 championship. They also were runners-up in the

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, losing to Stade Français in the final. As the club had done in the mid-1990s, Stade Toulousain replicated this success in the European Rugby Cup, winning the 2002–03 and the 2004–05 cups. The club made it to the final of the 2005-06 Top 14, and despite only trailing Biarritz 9–6 at half time, Toulouse could not prevent a second-half whitewash, eventually going down 40–13. They ended their seven-year title drought with a 26–20 win over

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on 28 June 2008. In 2008 they narrowly lost a Heineken Cup Final to Munster by 3 points. In 2010 Toulouse defeated

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to reach the

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where they faced Biarritz Olympique at

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in Paris on Saturday 22 May 2010. Toulouse won the game by 21–19 to claim their fourth

title, making them the first club to win the title four times. Stade Toulousain is also the only French club to have taken part in all the editions of

since its creation (17, with the 2011–12 season). They won the French championship in 2011 against Montpellier (15–10) and 2012 against

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(18–12). Stade Toulousain reached the semi-finals of the French championship 20 consecutive years (from 1994 to 2013). In

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, Toulouse came back to victory, earning a 20th

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title before making an historic double, winning the

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and the 2021 Top 14.

Stadium

Toulouse play their home games at the

, which was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated. It has a capacity of 19,500. Stade Toulousain is one of the rare teams, in France and especially in rugby union, that own its stadium. Since February 2020, it has also been home to

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team

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, which currently competes in the

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, following negotiations and an agreement between both executive boards. The stadium however cannot always accommodate all the fans of the Toulouse club. For the larger fixtures, such as championship or

games or play-offs, the fixture may be moved to

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, which has more capacity, 33,150. The stadium was used for numerous matches at the

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and will host the

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Honours

** Champions (5):

** Runners-up:

* French Champions: ** Champions (21): 1912, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1947, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994,

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, 2011,

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** Runners-up: 1903, 1909, 1921, 1969, 1980, 1991,

, 2006 *

: ** Champions (4): 1934, 1988, 1993, 1995 ** Runners-up: 1971 1984 *

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: ** Champions (4): 1946, 1947, 1984, 1998 ** Runners-up: 1949, 1985 * Toulouse Masters: ** Champions (2): 1986, 1990

European record

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*Toulouse qualified for the

in every season of that competition's existence (1995–96 to 2013–14), and played in the inaugural season of the replacement competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup. *The club have the best competition record in the Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup, having won the competition five times and having played seven finals, and was the first team to win over 100 games in the history of the competition. Along with

, Toulouse is the most victorious team in the history of the competition, with a total of 124 wins. It's the second best club in European rugby in terms of total games played in the highest European competition possible with 179 games alongside

and behind Munster. *Stade toulousain completed "the Double" (Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup-National Championship) 2 times (1995-1996 and 2020-2021), a record shared with

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(2000-2001 and 2001-2002) and

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(2015-2016 and 2018-2019). *

Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc (born 7 May 1981) is a former French rugby union player who played on the wing. Birth and early career Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble ( Isère), Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them ...

is the second all-time top try scorer in Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup history, having scored 36 units.

Current standings

Selected presidents

* Ernest Wallon: 1907–12 * Charles Audry: 1912–30 *

Louis Puech Louis Puech (1 May 1851, in Gavernac, Bozouls, Aveyron – 15 July 1947, in Aubignac, Aveyron) was a député of the French Third Republic and Minister of Public Works in the second government of Aristide Briand from 3 November 1910 to 24 Feb ...

: 1944–51 * Jean Fabre: 1980–90 * René Bouscatel: 1992–2017 * Didier Lacroix: 2017- Bouscatel is the most successful president in the history of the club.

Selected former coaches

* Tom "Rusty" Richards: 1913 (as player/manager) *

François Borde François Borde (8 December 1899 – 15 December 1987) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lourdes and died in Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bay ...

: 1928-30, 1934-38 * Roger Piteu: 1945-49 * Claude Labatut: 1971-76, 1976-80 *

Robert Bru Robert Bru (30 January 1931 – 9 May 2020) was a French rugby union coach. Biography Bru coached Stade Toulousain from 1980 to 1983 alongside Christian Gajan and Pierre Villepreux. He worked on screening and training young players within the clu ...

: 1980-83 *

Pierre Villepreux Pierre Villepreux (born 5 July 1943) is a former French rugby union player and coach. He played at full back and fly half for Toulouse, and won 34 caps for France between 1967 and 1972. Villepreux was born in Pompadour. While Villepreux had a ...

: 1982-89 (coached along with Skrela between 1983 and 1989) *

Jean-Claude Skrela Jean-Claude Skrela (born 1 October 1949 in Colomiers, Haute-Garonne) is a former coach of the French national rugby union team. His son, David Skrela, is a French rugby union player and his daughter, Gaëlle Skrela, is a professional basketball p ...

: 1983-92 (coached along with Villepreux between 1983 and 1989) *

Guy Novès Guy Novès (born 5 February 1954) is a former French rugby union player and most recently coach of the French national team. Born in Toulouse, Novès, who played on the wing, was capped seven times for his country, and played with Stade Toulousai ...

: 1988-90 (as assistant coach), 1993-2015 *

Ugo Mola Ugo Mola (born 14 May 1973) is a French rugby union player and coach. He is currently the head coach of Top 14 club Stade Toulousain. Rugby career Playing He made twelve appearances for France national rugby union team, France during his career, ...

: 2015-

Current squad

The Toulouse squad for the 2022–23 season is:

Out on loan

Notable former players

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The following are players who have represented their country, players who have won a title with the club, players who have played a sufficient number of games to go down in the club history or players who came from the academy and have made a significant career in another team: *

Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete (born 9 December 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union player. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, i ...

Omar Hasan Omar Hasan Jalil (born April 21, 1971 in Tucumán) is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He last played for Stade Toulousain in the domestic French club competition, the Top 14. He has also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. He ha ...

Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo (born 20 August 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine and Italian rugby union footballer, currently playing in France for Lyon. He plays at scrum-half. Career Club He played for Jockey Club de Rosario in Argentina between 2004 and 2 ...

Alberto Vernet Basualdo Alberto Vernet Basualdo (born June 8, 1982) is an Argentine rugby union player. His position is hooker. He started playing in Buenos Aires for Asociación Alumni and for Toulouse in France four years; he also played for the Argentine national rugby ...

Rory Arnold Rory Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He played for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition, and has represented in test matches. His regular position is lock. Family and early life Rory Arno ...

* Luke Burgess * Tala Gray *

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Toby Flood Tobias Gerald Albert Cecil Lieven Flood (born 8 August 1985) is an English rugby union coach and former player. He is currently kicking and skills coach at Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. During his playing career his position was fly ...

Rupeni Caucaunibuca Rupeni Caucaunibuca (; born 5 June 1980) is a retired Fijian rugby union footballer who last played professionally for Northland in the ITM Cup. His nickname was the "Bua Bullet" as he hailed from the province of Bua. Early years Caucaunibuca ...

Vilimoni Delasau Vilimoni Waqatabu Delasau (born 12 July 1977 in Sorokaba, Ba) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. His nickname is Delz. Early career He grew up in the Town of Ba and he played for Lautoka in the National Provin ...

Semi Kunatani Semi Kunabuli Kunatani (born 27 October 1990) is a Fiji rugby union player. He plays for the Fiji sevens team and also Top 14 side Castres . He previously played for Top 14 side, Stade Toulousain and Premiership Rugby side Harlequins. Kunatani ...

Maleli Kunavore Maleli Kunavore (13 November 1983 – 15 November 2012) was a Fijian rugby union footballer. Career He played as a centre, wing or fullback. He played for Toulouse in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. He was found by Fiji coach Wayne Pivac when he s ...

Timoci Matanavou Timoci Matanavou (born 8 July 1984 in Lautoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a wing. He plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition. International Matanavou attracted the attention of Fiji Rugby Sevens team selecto ...

Akapusi Qera Akapusi Qera (born 24 April 1984) is a Fijian professional rugby union player. A Flanker or No.8. He is married to wife Phillipha Talei and together they have four children. Qera is also from a Christian sporting family; his father was an inter ...

David Aucagne David Aucagne (born 14 February 1973) is a retired French rugby union player. Aucagne, who played at fly-half, has been the coach of the French under-20 team since retiring in 2008. He made his debut for France against Wales on 15 February 199 ...

Benoît Baby Benoît Baby (born 7 September 1983) is a former French rugby union footballer. He usually played at centre, but also at fullback and fly-half and represented France. Baby made his ''début'' for the national team during the 2005 Six Nations, ag ...

Jean Bayard Jean Bayard (23 October 1897 in Toulouse – 11 March 1995) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII O ...

Lionel Beauxis Lionel Beauxis () (born 24 October 1985) is a former French rugby union player. Lionel Beauxis made his international debut for France against Italy during the 2007 Six Nations Championship. He had earlier made the step up to professional rugby ...

Franck Belot Franck Belot (born 18 March 1972, in Athis-Mons) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock. He played for Stade Toulousain. He won to win six titles of French Champion, for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001 and the first Eur ...

Nicolas Bézy Nicolas Bézy (born 26 September 1989) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played at scrum-half and fly-half. Nicolas Bézy was a member of the Stade Toulousain team that won the 2010-11 Top 14. He is the older brother of fellow half ...

Sébastien Bézy Sébastien Bézy (born 22 November 1991) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Clermont in the Top 14. He is the younger brother of fellow half-back Nicolas Bézy, who currently plays for Provence ...

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Yannick Bru Yannick Bru (born 22 May 1973) is a French rugby union coach, currently serving as the breakdown coach on South African team Sharks. He will become the head coach at Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14 at the start of the 2023/24 season. Bru was ...

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Thomas Castaignède Thomas Castaignède (born 21 January 1975) is a rugby union footballer from Mont-de-Marsan. Born in Mont-de-Marsan, Aquitaine, Castaignède played as a junior and senior for Stade Montois in various positions, initially as fly-half or centre, an ...

Richard Castel Richard Castel (born 31 December 1972, in Vendres) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Flanker. Castel played for Stade Toulousain from 1982/83 to 1992/93, where he won 2 titles of the French Championship, in 1994/95 and 1995/96 ...

Jérôme Cazalbou Jérôme Cazalbou (born April 30, 1969 in Toulouse) is a retired rugby union player in the Top 14. Jérôme Cazalbou's position of choice was Scrum-half (rugby union), scrum-half. He played four caps for Stade Toulousain, of which he won seven Top ...

Denis Charvet Denis Charvet (born 12 May 1962 in Cahors) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a centre. Denis Charvet played for Stade Toulousain and Racing Club de France. He earned his first national cap on March 1, 1986 against Wales at Car ...

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Patrice Collazo Patrice Collazo (born 27 April 1974) is a French rugby union footballer and is currently the Head coach of Top 14 side CA Brive. He played as a prop. Collazo has Galician ancestry. Whilst at Gloucester he started in the 2002 Zurich Championshi ...

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Yann Delaigue Yann Delaigue (born April 5, 1973 in Vienne, Isère) is a retired French international rugby union player. A highly talented player, nicknamed « Little Mozart », he played the first two matches of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. In 2001 he was part ...

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Yves Donguy Yves Donguy (born 1 January 1982 in Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire) is a rugby union player for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He plays on the wing. He played in the Heineken Cup Final 2008. He arrived in France at 6 years old. He started rugby i ...

Jean-Marc Doussain Jean-Marc Doussain (born 12 February 1991) is a French rugby union fly half. He plays club rugby for Stade Toulousain and has appeared for the French national U20 side. He made his debut for France with 5 minutes left of the 2011 Rugby World C ...

Sylvain Dupuy Sylvain Dupuy (born 22 June 1982) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half (rugby union), scrum-half and he currently plays for SU Agen in the Top 14. He began his career with Stade Toulousain, winning the Heineken Cup as a repla ...

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David Gérard David Gérard (born 26 November 1977 in Toulon), is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock. He started his career with RC Toulonnais. He also played with Stade Toulousain with which he won several titles, including the 2003 and ...

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Nicolas Jeanjean Nicolas Jeanjean (born 13 March 1981 in Montpellier, France) was a French rugby union footballer, who played for CA Brive in the Top 14. His usual position was at a Fullback. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for Stade Toulousain and Stade Fr ...

Christian Labit Christian Labit (born 11 February 1971) is a French rugby player. He played for both RC Narbonne and Stade Toulousain and then moved to English club Northampton Saints. He was a member of France's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. Whilst at Toulouse he ...

Virgile Lacombe Virgile Lacombe (born 7 July 1984 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, France) was a French rugby union footballer who usually played in the hooker position. He became a coach with Stade Toulousain after retiring. Career He started his career at Nîmes, but ...

Serge Lairle Serge Lairle (born Toulouse, 3 December 1956) is a French rugby union former footballer and a current coach. He played as a prop, lock and hooker. He played for Stade Toulousain, from 1975/76 to 1989/90, when he finished his career. He played also ...

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Benoît Lecouls Benoît Lecouls (born 22 March 1978, in Agen) is a French rugby union footballer. He played for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition during the 2007/08 season, but has transferred back to Stade Toulousain during the close season. He usually ...

Julien Le Devedec Julien Le Devedec (born 6 June 1986 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Provence Rugby in the Pro D2. His usual position is at Lock or Number 8. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for Stade T ...

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Fans

Bath Rugby v Stade toulousain Supporters of Stade toulousain Heineken Cup

Being one of the most popular teams in France, Toulouse has many fan clubs all over the country: Ovalion Stade Toulousain

* ''Le Huit'' (fan club of Stade toulousain based in

) * ''Le Huit Section Aveyron'' (branch based in Aveyron) * ''Le Rouge et le Noir'' (formerly ''Les Ultras'', the oldest fan club based in

). * ''Le 16e homme'' (fan club of Stade toulousain based in Haute-Garonne) * ''Le 16e homme Toulousains 2 Paris'' (branch based in Paris) * ''L'amicale des Supporters'' (fan club of Stade toulousain based in

) * ''Tolosa XV'' (fan club of Stade toulousain based in Haute-Garonne) * ''Les Salopettes Rouges'' (fan club based in Tarn (department), Tarn) Toulouse supporters are known for being very active on social media. Stade Toulousain is the most followed rugby club on social media in the world, ahead Crusaders (rugby union), Crusaders, Sharks (rugby union), Sharks, Rugby club toulonnais, Toulon and Stormers.

atmosphere is well known in France and Europe to be one of the best of club rugby. Toulouse can rely on a passionate city, having one of the best attendances in the league. The club's mascot, Ovalion, is a lion, animal which is the symbol of Peugeot, main sponsor of the club.

References

External links

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Stade Toulousain
Official website

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