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Parc des Sports
Map
Location Avignon, France
Coordinates 43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.92833°N 4.84500°E / 43.92833; 4.84500
Capacity 17,518
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1975
Renovated 2009
Tenants
AC AvignonnaisSO Avignon

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]

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]

France vs New Zealand at Parc des Sports, Avignon. New Zealand won 48–0.

Rugby league internationals

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The France 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
1 5 December 1982 Australia def. France 15–4 8,000 1982 Australia vs France series – 1st Test
2 29 January 1984 Great Britain def. France 12–0 4,000
3 16 February 1986 France drew with Great Britain 14–14 4,000 1985-88 Rugby League World Cup
4 24 January 1988 Great Britain def. France 28–14 6,000
5 5 February 1989 Great Britain def. France 30–8 6,500
6 2 December 1990 Australia def. France 60–4 2,200 1990 Australia vs France series – 1st Test
7 17 November 1999 Italy def. France 14–10 1,000 1999 Mediterranean Cup
8 Lebanon def. Morocco 104–0 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
9 9 November 2003 Scotland def. France 8–6 2,200 2003 Rugby League European Cup
10 30 October 2004 England def. France 42–4 4,000 2004 Rugby League European Cup
11 7 November 2007 France def. Papua New Guinea 38–26 7,248
12 9 October 2010 France def. Ireland 58–24 14,522 2010 Rugby League European Cup
13 21 October 2011 England def. France 32–18 16,866
14 1 November 2013 New Zealand def. France 48–0 17,518 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B
15 7 November 2015 France def. Scotland 32–18 5,737 2015 Rugby League European Cup
16 22 October 2016 England def. France 40–6 14,276 2016 Rugby League Four Nations
  1. ^ Parc des Sports Archived 2012-12-10 at archive.today
  2. ^ "Parc des Sports d'Avignon". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ "New Zealand vs. France". rlwc2013.com. Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)