Stade des Minimes

Stade des Minimes is a rugby league stadium in Toulouse, France. It is the home ground of Toulouse Olympique Broncos.

Stade des Minimes
Former namesStade Arnauné
Location107 Avenue Frédéric Estèbe, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Coordinates43°37′30.77″N 1°26′7.64″E
OwnerMairie de Toulouse (Toulouse town council)
Capacity4,066
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1937
Opened1937
Tenants
Toulouse Olympique (1937-2015), Toulouse Olympique Broncos (2014-)

History

Stade des Minimes or as it is also known Stade Arnauné has been the home of Toulouse Olympique since their founding in 1937. The town council agreed to purchase the ground for the sole use of the new sport, rugby league. When the river Garonne burst its banks in 1965 a test match between France and New Zealand scheduled for the Stade Municipal in Toulouse was cancelled because of flooding, the game was moved across town to the Stade des Minimes the first international game played at the ground. The same thing happened in 1999 when a round of matches in the Mediterranean Cup was moved when Lézignan's Stade du Moulin was also waterlogged.[1] In 2015 when Toulouse Olympique moved to the British rugby league system to play in League 1 Toulouse Olympique moved to the Stade Ernest-Argeles. Toulouse Olympique Broncos who play in the Elite One Championship in France remained at the ground. Currently it has a capacity of 4066, including (2,000 seats). It is due to be expanded to reach a 10,000 capacity over the next two years. The renovation plans include the extending of the two main stands, the creation of a shop, a gym, and an administrative office for the club. The cost of the project is estimated to be 8 million euros.[2]

Rugby League Internationals
DateTeamsScoreAttendanceTournament
3 March 1957 France v  Great Britain19–1916,000Test Match
1 March 1959 France v  Wales25–825,000Test Match
17 February 1963 France v  Wales23–36,150Test Match
22 December 1963 France v  Australia9–216,9361963–64 France vs Australia series
12 December 1965 France v  New Zealand28–57,0001965–66 France vs New Zealand series
7 January 1968 France v  Australia16–135,0001967–68 France vs Australia series
15 March 1970 France v  England14–96,5871969–70 European Rugby League Championship
7 February 1971 France v  Great Britain16–814,960Test Match
16 December 1973 France v  Australia3–147,0601973 France vs Australia series
20 February 1977 France v  Wales13–25,8271977 European Rugby League Championship
5 March 1978 France v  England11–136,0001978 European Rugby League Championship
10 December 1978 France v  Australia11–106,5001978 France vs Australia series
14 November 1999 France v  Lebanon38–241,000Mediterranean Cup
14 November 1999 Italy v  Morocco38–01,0002000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

References
  1. Delaney, Trevor (1995). The International Grounds Of Rugby League. Trevor Delaney. p. 150. ISBN 0950998249.
  2. La Dépêche : 'L'indispensable aménagement Retrieved 2010-01-06


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