The Stade Jules Ribet is a rugby stadium in Saint-Gaudens in France. It is the current home ground of Elite One Championship side Saint-Gaudens Bears. The current capacity is 5,000 with 2,000 seated.
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| Full name | Stade Jules Ribet |
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| Location | 69 Avenue de l'Isle, 31800 Saint-Gaudens, France |
| Coordinates | 43°07′02″N 0°43′37″E / 43.11722°N 0.72694°E |
| Owner | Mairie Saint-Gaudens (Saint-Gaudens town council) |
| Capacity | 5,000 (2,000 seated) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1898 |
| Opened | 1898 |
| Tenants | |
| Saint-Gaudens Bears (1958-) | |
History edit
Rugby has been played on the site since 1898. When in 1958 a new rugby league club was formed this was the obvious venue for the club. The ground currently has one main stand which seats 2,000 spectators. The ground has also hosted the touring Australia national rugby league team during the 1960s, and more recently in 2011. In 2002 the rugby league Challenge Cup came to town when Saint-Gaudens Bears hosted English side Halifax losing the game 26–48 in front of a crowd of 3,200[1]
Representative Rugby League Matches edit
| Date | Teams | Score | Attendance | Game |
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| 19 December 1963 | Pyrenees XIII v  Australia |
10-14 | 2,059 | 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 4 January 1968 | South West France XIII v Australia |
0-15 | 1,205 | 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France |
| 23 November 2011 | France u19 v Australia u19 | 12-40 | 2,000 | International |
On February 27, 2015, it hosted a Six Nations Under 20s Championship match between France and Wales with France winning 27 - 5.
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