Stade des Minimes
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| Former names | Stade Arnauné |
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| Location | 107 Avenue Frédéric Estèbe, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France |
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| Owner | Mairie de Toulouse (Toulouse town council) |
| Capacity | 4,066 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1937 |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Tenants | |
| Toulouse Olympique (1937-2015), Toulouse Olympique Broncos (2014-) | |
Stade des Minimes, also known Stade Arnauné, is a rugby league stadium in Toulouse, France. It is the home ground of Toulouse Olympique Broncos.
History
[edit | edit source]Stade des Minimes 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 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
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- ^ La Dépêche : 'L'indispensable aménagement Retrieved 2010-01-06
