Parc des Sports (Avignon)

Parc des Sports
Location Avignon, France
Coordinates 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.92833°N 4.84500°E / 43.92833; 4.84500Coordinates: 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.92833°N 4.84500°E / 43.92833; 4.84500
Capacity 17,518
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1975
Renovated 2009
Tenants
AC Arles-Avignon

Parc des Sports is a multi-purpose stadium in Avignon, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Ligue 2 club, AC Arles-Avignon. The capacity of the stadium is 17,518 spectators.[1]

Rugby league

Since its opening in 1975, Parc des Sports has hosted fourteen France international rugby league matches with the first on 5 December 1982, when France hosted Australia as part of the 1982 Kangaroo tour. In front of 8,000 fans, Australia won the game 15-4 against a very committed French team (the 1982 Kangaroos were the first touring side to go through Great Britain and France undefeated earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles").[2] Its last international match was on Friday 1 November 2013, when the stadium hosted France's 2013 Rugby League World Cup game against New Zealand in front of a capacity crowd of 17,518.[3]

France vs New Zealand at Parc des Sports, Avignon. New Zealand won 48–0.

Rugby league internationals

The French national team has played 15 test matches at the Parc des Sports (for a record of 3 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw) with the first held against Australia on 5 December 1982. The stadium also hosted a 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match between Morocco and Lebanon in 1999.

Test#DateResultAttendanceNotes
15 December 1982 Australia def.  France 15–48,0001982 Australia vs France series
229 January 1984 Great Britain def.  France 12–04,000
316 February 1986 France drew with  Great Britain 14–144,0001985-88 Rugby League World Cup
424 January 1988 Great Britain def.  France 28–146,000
55 February 1989 Great Britain def.  France 30–86,500
62 December 1990 Australia def.  France 60–42,2001990 Australia vs France series
717 November 1999 Italy def.  France 14–101,0001999 Mediterranean Cup
8 Morocco def.  Lebanon 104–02000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
99 November 2003 Scotland def.  France 8–62,2002003 Rugby League European Cup
1030 October 2004 England def.  France 42–44,0002004 Rugby League European Cup
117 November 2007 France def.  Papua New Guinea 38–267,248
129 October 2010 France def.  Ireland 58–2414,5222010 Rugby League European Cup
1321 October 2011 England def.  France 32–1816,866
141 November 2013 New Zealand def.  France 48–017,5182013 Rugby League World Cup Group B
157 November 2015 France def.  Scotland 32–185,7372015 Rugby League European Cup
1622 October 2016 England def.  France 40–614,2762016 Rugby League Four Nations

References

  1. ↑ Parc des Sports Archived 2012-12-10[Timestamp length] at Archive.is
  2. ↑ "Parc des Sports d'Avignon". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand vs. France". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation.


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