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 AC Avignonnais. 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 Avignonnais |
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]
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 | ![]() ![]() | 8,000 | 1982 Australia vs France series |
2 | 29 January 1984 | ![]() ![]() | 4,000 | |
3 | 16 February 1986 | ![]() ![]() | 4,000 | 1985-88 Rugby League World Cup |
4 | 24 January 1988 | ![]() ![]() | 6,000 | |
5 | 5 February 1989 | ![]() ![]() | 6,500 | |
6 | 2 December 1990 | ![]() ![]() | 2,200 | 1990 Australia vs France series |
7 | 17 November 1999 | ![]() ![]() | 1,000 | 1999 Mediterranean Cup |
8 | ![]() ![]() | 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying | ||
9 | 9 November 2003 | ![]() ![]() | 2,200 | 2003 Rugby League European Cup |
10 | 30 October 2004 | ![]() ![]() | 4,000 | 2004 Rugby League European Cup |
11 | 7 November 2007 | ![]() ![]() | 7,248 | |
12 | 9 October 2010 | ![]() ![]() | 14,522 | 2010 Rugby League European Cup |
13 | 21 October 2011 | ![]() ![]() | 16,866 | |
14 | 1 November 2013 | ![]() ![]() | 17,518 | 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B |
15 | 7 November 2015 | ![]() ![]() | 5,737 | 2015 Rugby League European Cup |
16 | 22 October 2016 | ![]() ![]() | 14,276 | 2016 Rugby League Four Nations |
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