Union Bordeaux Bègles
French rugby union club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union Bordeaux Bègles (French: [ynjɔ̃ bɔʁdo bɛɡl]; Occitan: Union Bordèu Begla) is a French professional rugby union team playing in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed the 2010–11 season in the second-level Pro D2. Upon promotion to the Top 14 in 2011, they were assured a place in the European Challenge Cup. In 2015, they earned their European Champions Cup place, after winning the European playoffs against Gloucester Rugby in Worcester.
Full name | Union Bordeaux Bègles | ||
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Nickname(s) | L'UBB L'Union Les Girondins | ||
Founded | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | ||
Location | Bordeaux, France | ||
Ground(s) | Stade Chaban-Delmas (Capacity: 33,290) | ||
President | Laurent Marti | ||
Coach(es) | Yannick Bru | ||
Captain(s) | Jefferson Poirot | ||
League(s) | Top 14 | ||
2023–24 | 3rd | ||
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They were founded in 2006 as a result of a merger between two Bordeaux clubs, Stade Bordelais and Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde. They wear claret (in French: bordeaux) and white. They are based in Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), and play at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. The two teams which amalgamated cumulated nine championship titles of France: seven for the Stade Bordelais and two for the Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde. Since 2006 and the amalgamation, the club competed in Pro D2 until winning the 2011 promotion playoffs. UBB drew an average home attendance of 23,689 in the 2014/2015 Top 14 season.[1]