Stade Jean Dauger

Stade Jean Dauger
Former names Parc des Sports de Saint Léon
Location Bayonne, France
Coordinates 43°29′8″N 1°28′45″W / 43.48556°N 1.47917°W / 43.48556; -1.47917Coordinates: 43°29′8″N 1°28′45″W / 43.48556°N 1.47917°W / 43.48556; -1.47917
Owner City of Bayonne
Operator City of Bayonne
Capacity 16,934
Surface grass
Construction
Opened 1937
Renovated 2006 to 2009
Tenants
Aviron Bayonnais

Stade Jean Dauger is a multi-purpose stadium in Bayonne, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Aviron Bayonnais. After a renovation project completed in 2009, the stadium can hold 16,934, with 10,733 seated.

It hosted the match between Canada and Fiji during the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Canada won the match 13–3.

In July 2011 the stadium hosted all four matches of the Kopa Baiona.[1] It was a friendly football tournament involving Olympique de Marseille, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Udinese Calcio and Real Betis. It was won by Udinese Calcio.[2]

References

  1. "La KOPA BAIONA, l’évènement sportif de cet été au Pays Basque !" (in French). foot64.fr. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. "Marseille s'incline face à Udinese qui remporte la Kopa Baiona" (in French). Sud-Ouest. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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