Parc des Sports (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]
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| Location | Avignon, France |
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| Coordinates | 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E |
| Capacity | 17,518 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Tenants | |
| AC Arles-Avignon | |
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]
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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# | Date | Result | Attendance | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 December 1982 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia def.  France 15–4 | 8,000 | 1982 Australia vs France series |
| 2 | 29 January 1984 |  Great Britain def. France 12–0 | 4,000 | |
| 3 | 16 February 1986 | France drew with Great Britain 14–14 | 4,000 | 1985-88 Rugby League World Cup |
| 4 | 24 January 1988 | Great Britain def. France 28–14 | 6,000 | |
| 5 | 5 February 1989 | Great Britain def. France 30–8 | 6,500 | |
| 6 | 2 December 1990 | Australia def. France 60–4 | 2,200 | 1990 Australia vs France series |
| 7 | 17 November 1999 |  Italy def. France 14–10 | 1,000 | 1999 Mediterranean Cup |
| 8 |  Morocco def.  Lebanon 104–0 | 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying | ||
| 9 | 9 November 2003 |  Scotland def. France 8–6 | 2,200 | 2003 Rugby League European Cup |
| 10 | 30 October 2004 |  England def. France 42–4 | 4,000 | 2004 Rugby League European Cup |
| 11 | 7 November 2007 | France def.  Papua New Guinea 38–26 | 7,248 | |
| 12 | 9 October 2010 | France def.  Ireland 58–24 | 14,522 | 2010 Rugby League European Cup |
| 13 | 21 October 2011 | England def. France 32–18 | 16,866 | |
| 14 | 1 November 2013 |  New Zealand def. France 48–0 | 17,518 | 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B |
| 15 | 7 November 2015 | France def. Scotland 32–18 | 5,737 | 2015 Rugby League European Cup |
| 16 | 22 October 2016 | England def. France 40–6 | 14,276 | 2016 Rugby League Four Nations |
References
- Parc des Sports Archived 2012-12-10[Timestamp length] at Archive.today
- "Parc des Sports d'Avignon". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "New Zealand vs. France". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation.
