FC Lourdais is a French rugby union club from Lourdes currently competing in Fédérale 1, the fifth division of French rugby. Formed in 1911, they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditionally wear blue and red jerseys. Their most notable former player is Jean Prat. They are based in Lourdes in Hautes-Pyrénées.
Honors French championship Top 14 Champions (8): 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1968 Runners-up (3): 1945, 1946, 1955 Challenge Yves du Manoir Champions (6): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1981 Runners-up (1): 1977 French Cup Champions (2): 1950, 1951 Runners-up (2): 1948, 1984
Finals results
French championship Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Spectators7 April 1945SU Agen7-3FC LourdesParc des Princes, Paris30,00024 March 1946Section Paloise11-0FC LourdesParc des Princes, Paris30,00018 April 1948FC Lourdes11-3RC ToulonStade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse29,7534 May 1952FC Lourdes20-11USA PerpignanStadium Municipal, Toulouse32,50017 May 1953FC Lourdes21-16Stade MontoisStadium Municipal, Toulouse32,50022 May 1955USA Perpignan11-6FC LourdesParc Lescure, Bordeaux39,7643 June 1956FC Lourdes20-0US DaxStadium Municipal, Toulouse38,42626 May 1957FC Lourdes16-13Racing Club de FranceStade de Gerland, Lyon30,00018 May 1958FC Lourdes25-8SC MazametStadium Municipal, Toulouse37,16422 May 1960FC Lourdes14-11AS BéziersStadium Municipal, Toulouse37,20016 June 1968FC Lourdes9-9 AP RC ToulonStadium Municipal, Toulouse28,526
Challenge Yves du Manoir Date Winners Score Runners-up1953FC Lourdes8-0Section Paloise1954FC Lourdes28-12 RC Toulon1956FC Lourdes3-0USA Perpignan1966FC Lourdes16-6Stade Montois1967FC Lourdes9-3RC Narbonne1977AS Béziers 19-18FC Lourdes1981FC Lourdes25-13AS Béziers
French Cup Date Winners Score Runners-up Spectators1948Castres Olympique 6-0FC Lourdes20,0001950FC Lourdes16-3AS Béziers20,0001951FC Lourdes6-3Stadoceste Tarbais1984 Stade Toulousain 6-0FC Lourdes9,000
Notable former players
Jonetani Ralulu André Abadie Louis Armary Michel Arnaudet Jean Barthe Pierre Berbizier Jean Bernon Eugène Buzy André Campaes Manuel Carpentier Alain Caussade Michel Crauste Michel Crémaschi Henri Domec Mathieu Dourthe Clément Dupont Jean Estrade Bertrand Fourcade Romain Froment Jean Gachassin Jean-Pierre Garuet Louis Guinle Aubin Hueber Antoine Labazuy François Labazuy Claude Lacaze Pierre Lacaze Julien Laharrague Thomas Mantérola Jean-François Marchal Roger Martine Arnaud Marquesuzaa Jean-Henri Mir Jean-Pierre Mir Jean Prat Maurice Prat Henri Rancoule Ganó Rivero Robert Soro Iulian Dumitraș Sorin Socol Sébastien Rouet
See also List of rugby union clubs in France
External links Official Web Site