Stade Municipal (Saint-Estève)

Stade Municipal or Stade Saint-Estève as it is sometimes known, is a rugby stadium in Saint-Estève a suburb of Perpignan. It is the current home of Saint-Estève XIII Catalan who play in the Elite One Championship in France. The stadium has a 6,000 capacity with 2,000 of these seated.

Stade Municipal
Full nameStade Municipal Saint-Estève
LocationRue Joliot-Curie, 66240 Saint-Estève, France
Coordinates42.7094°N 2.8431°E / 42.7094; 2.8431
Capacity6,000 (2,000 seated)
Field size102m x 73m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated1985
Tenants
AS Saint-Estève (1965-2000), Union Treiziste Catalane (2000-2006), Saint-Estève XIII Catalan (2006-)

History

Built in 1965 for the use of new rugby league club AS Saint-Estève the stadium then as now has two stands along the side of the pitch with open ends behind the sticks with a perimeter fence and floodlights. In 1985 the ground received a refurbishment which included the building of a fitness room along with new changing rooms.[1] When AS Saint-Estève merged with XIII Catalan the new club Union Treiziste Catalane or as they were also known UTC played some matches at the ground over the next six years. In 2005 in the British rugby league Challenge Cup UTC beat Hull Kingston Rovers 32-18 in front of a crowd of 3,000. From 2014 the stadium became the regular home ground for Saint-Estève XIII Catalan. In 2015 it hosted its first international game when France beat Serbia 68-8.[2]

Rugby League Internationals
DateTeamsScoreAttendanceTournament
22 May 2015 France v  Serbia68-8Friendly

References
  1. "Home". cartes-2-france.com.
  2. "Home". rugbyleagueproject.com.
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