Stade des Minimes or as it is also known Stade Arnauné has been the home of Toulouse Olympique since their founding in 1937. The town council agreed to purchase the ground for the sole use of the new sport, rugby league. When the river Garonne burst its banks in 1965 a test match between France and New Zealand scheduled for the Stade Municipal in Toulouse was cancelled because of flooding, the game was moved across town to the Stade des Minimes the first international game played at the ground. The same thing happened in 1999 when a round of matches in the Mediterranean Cup was moved when Lézignan's Stade du Moulin was also waterlogged.[1] In 2015 when Toulouse Olympique moved to the British rugby league system to play in League 1Toulouse Olympique moved to the Stade Ernest-Argeles. Toulouse Olympique Broncos who play in the Elite One Championship in France remained at the ground. Currently it has a capacity of 4066, including (2,000 seats). It is due to be expanded to reach a 10,000 capacity over the next two years. The renovation plans include the extending of the two main stands, the creation of a shop, a gym, and an administrative office for the club. The cost of the project is estimated to be 8 million euros.[2]
stade, minimes, rugby, league, stadium, toulouse, france, home, ground, toulouse, olympique, broncos, former, namesstade, arnaunélocation107, avenue, frédéric, estèbe, toulouse, haute, garonne, francecoordinates43, 6252139, 4354556, 6252139, 4354556ownermairie. Stade des Minimes is a rugby league stadium in Toulouse France It is the home ground of Toulouse Olympique Broncos Stade des MinimesFormer namesStade ArnauneLocation107 Avenue Frederic Estebe Toulouse Haute Garonne FranceCoordinates43 37 30 77 N 1 26 7 64 E 43 6252139 N 1 4354556 E 43 6252139 1 4354556OwnerMairie de Toulouse Toulouse town council Capacity4 066SurfaceGrassConstructionBuilt1937Opened1937TenantsToulouse Olympique 1937 2015 Toulouse Olympique Broncos 2014 Contents 1 History 2 Rugby League Internationals 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditStade des Minimes or as it is also known Stade Arnaune has been the home of Toulouse Olympique since their founding in 1937 The town council agreed to purchase the ground for the sole use of the new sport rugby league When the river Garonne burst its banks in 1965 a test match between France and New Zealand scheduled for the Stade Municipal in Toulouse was cancelled because of flooding the game was moved across town to the Stade des Minimes the first international game played at the ground The same thing happened in 1999 when a round of matches in the Mediterranean Cup was moved when Lezignan s Stade du Moulin was also waterlogged 1 In 2015 when Toulouse Olympique moved to the British rugby league system to play in League 1 Toulouse Olympique moved to the Stade Ernest Argeles Toulouse Olympique Broncos who play in the Elite One Championship in France remained at the ground Currently it has a capacity of 4066 including 2 000 seats It is due to be expanded to reach a 10 000 capacity over the next two years The renovation plans include the extending of the two main stands the creation of a shop a gym and an administrative office for the club The cost of the project is estimated to be 8 million euros 2 Rugby League Internationals EditDate Teams Score Attendance Tournament3 March 1957 nbsp France v nbsp Great Britain 19 19 16 000 Test Match1 March 1959 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 25 8 25 000 Test Match17 February 1963 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 23 3 6 150 Test Match22 December 1963 nbsp France v nbsp Australia 9 21 6 936 1963 64 France vs Australia series12 December 1965 nbsp France v nbsp New Zealand 28 5 7 000 1965 66 France vs New Zealand series7 January 1968 nbsp France v nbsp Australia 16 13 5 000 1967 68 France vs Australia series15 March 1970 nbsp France v nbsp England 14 9 6 587 1969 70 European Rugby League Championship7 February 1971 nbsp France v nbsp Great Britain 16 8 14 960 Test Match16 December 1973 nbsp France v nbsp Australia 3 14 7 060 1973 France vs Australia series20 February 1977 nbsp France v nbsp Wales 13 2 5 827 1977 European Rugby League Championship5 March 1978 nbsp France v nbsp England 11 13 6 000 1978 European Rugby League Championship10 December 1978 nbsp France v nbsp Australia 11 10 6 500 1978 France vs Australia series14 November 1999 nbsp France v nbsp Lebanon 38 24 1 000 Mediterranean Cup14 November 1999 nbsp Italy v nbsp Morocco 38 0 1 000 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifyingExternal links EditMap of the stadium location How to get thereReferences Edit Delaney Trevor 1995 The International Grounds Of Rugby League Trevor Delaney p 150 ISBN 0950998249 La Depeche L indispensable amenagement Retrieved 2010 01 06 nbsp nbsp This article about a French sports venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stade des Minimes amp oldid 1113107914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
