RC Nîmes
French rugby union club, based in Nîmes
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Rugby Club Nîmes Gard (also known simply as RC Nîmes) is a French rugby union club that currently competes in the Nationale 2 competition, the fourth division of French rugby. It is based in the city of Nîmes, in the south of France, in the Gard department. The club has previously played in higher divisions and reached the quarter-finals of the top French championship in 1991.
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| Full name | Rugby Club Nîmes Gard |
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| Founded | 1963 |
| Location | Nîmes, France |
| Ground | Stade Nicolas Kaufmann (Capacity: 4,000) |
| President | Claude Pontaud |
| Coach(es) | Serge Sassolat, Jean-Michel Meunier |
| League | Nationale 2 |
| 2024–25 | 5th (Pool 1) |
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Founded in 1963, RC Nîmes plays in red and green. The driving force behind the club has long been former Béziers captain Louis Gagnière, who, as president, led the team to the top division in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Honors
- French championship:
- Quarter-finalists: 1991
Notable former players
- Marc Andrieu
- Didier Camberabero
- Hervé Chabowski
- Hervé Giraud
- Bernard Viviès
- Jean-Claude Langlade
- Sébastien Bruno
- Thierry Devergie
- Pierre-Édouard Detrez
All of these players have represented France at full international level in the recent past, although Camberabero (Béziers) and Bruno (Sale) and Viviès (Agen) were at other clubs when they became internationals.
- Christophe Barrière
- Jérôme Bianchi
- Éric Tissot
Have represented France 'A'.
Have represented Portugal