Blagnac Rugby

Blagnac Rugby, previously known as Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby and commonly known as Blagnac, is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Nationale, the third-tier of the countries rugby system. The club is currently attempting to make a comeback to the professional ranks after having been relegated due to both sporting and financial issues. In 2007-08, the club played in France's second professional level, Rugby Pro D2, but finished bottom of the table. This automatically led to their relegation to the first amateur level, Fédérale 1, but a postseason audit revealed financial problems serious enough that French sporting authorities forcibly relegated them further to Fédérale 2. They earned promotion to Fédérale 1 after winning the 2009–10 Fédérale 2 championship.

Blagnac Rugby
Full nameBlagnac Sporting Club Rugby (1922–2015)
Blagnac Rugby (2015–present)
Nickname(s)Les caouecs
Founded1922
LocationBlagnac, France
Ground(s)Stade Ernest-Argelès
PresidentJean-Michel Accorsi
Coach(es)Olivier Carbonneau
League(s)Nationale
2022–234th (playoff semi-finalists)
Team kit
2nd kit

It was founded in 1922 in Blagnac, in the suburbs of Toulouse. Their nickname, caouecs, is the occitan word for carrots.

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