Stade Toulousain Women
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Laure Bourdon Sansus
Céline Ferer
| Founded | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Stade Ernest-Wallon | |
| President | Gérard Labbe | |
| Coach(es) | Olivier Marin Laure Bourdon Sansus Céline Ferer | |
| League | Élite 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 3rd | |
| ||
| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Stade Toulousain Women are a French women's rugby union club, based in Toulouse. They compete in the Élite 1 competition, which is the top division of women's rugby in France.
The Stade Toulousain women's rugby team was formed through the merger of Avenir Fonsorbais women's rugby union club, based in Fonsorbes and which had absorbed Toulouse Fémina Sports, and the region's leading men's club, Stade Toulousain.[1] David Gérard, a former Stade Toulousain player and coach of Avenir Fonsorbais women's rugby from 2011, played a significant role in bringing the two clubs together. From 2013 onwards, the women's team was able to use the facilities of their Toulouse neighbors.
The Stade Toulousain women's team was created in 2014 as part of a project called "Stade Toulousain Women's Rugby 2020." The goal of this project was to develop a top-level women's team within six years. This project was based on the existing Avenir Fonsorbais club, sponsored by Stade Toulousain and coached by the project's founder, David Gérard. The club comprised three women's teams at the Elite, Federal, and Under-18 Cadet levels, which were subsequently integrated into Stade Toulousain.
In their first season, Toulouse won the Elite 2 Armelle Auclair Championship, and qualified for the first division of the French Women's Rugby XV Championship, by winning the match against La Valette with a score of 27–15.[2]
In 2015, David Gérard ended his coaching position of the women's team in order to focus on his role as coach of the Stade Toulousain U18 team, however, he still served as the club's co-president.
Stade Toulousain competed in the Top 8 for the first time in its history, during the 2015–2016 season. The team managed to qualify for the final stages of the championship in its first season.
In 2017, they were definitively integrated into the Stade Toulousain association, having previously been an independent section of the association, sharing only the name and colours;[3] the merger was effective with the FRF on 8 July 2017.[4] A fourth team was then created, the Under-15 Minimes.
Current squad
The 2025–26 Élite 1 season squad:[5]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
Honours
- French First Division Championship:
- Winner (1): 2022
- Finalist (2): 2018, 2019
- French Elite 2 Championship Armelle Auclair:
- Winner: 2015
- French Women's Championship, 1st Federal Division:
- Finalist: 2019 (reserve team)
- French Elite Rugby Sevens Championship:
- Winner (1): 2019
- French Rugby Union Cup:
- Winner (2): 2022, 2024
- French Under-18 Championship:
- Winner: 2025
Finals
| Competition | Date | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite 2 Armelle Auclair | 3 May 2015 | Stade Toulousain | 16–13 | AS Bayonne | Bouque Stadium, Mazères-sur-Salat |
| Top 8 | 13 May 2018 | Montpellier HR | 15–12 | Stade Toulousain | Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne |
| Federal 1 | 18 May 2019 | Montpellier HR (reserve) | 12–6 | Stade Toulousain (reserve team) | Stade Jean-Larrouy, Laloubère |
| Élite 1 | 18 May 2019 | Montpellier HR | 22–13 | Stade Toulousain | Maurice-Trélut Stadium, Tarbes |
| French Cup | 24 April 2022 | Stade Toulousain | 13–5 | AC Bobigny 93 | Stade des Pérouses, Romagnat |
| Élite 1 | 4 June 2022 | Stade Toulousain | 16–10 | Blagnac RF | Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble |