| Lion | |
| Club information | |
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| Full name | Stade Bordelais UC |
| Colours | Yellow and black |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Website | stade-bordelais.com |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| Competition | Rugby Pro D2 |
Stade Bordelais are a French rugby union club, based in Bordeaux. The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of domestic competition, the Pro D2, but was merged with the senior team of CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde into Union Stade Bordelais-CA Bègles Bordeaux Gironde changed in 2008 to Union Bordeaux Bègles. The club only keeps youth teams and a women's team that won the First Division championship in 2023.
The club currently plays at Stade Sainte Germaine, which holds 5,000.
Honors
- French championship Top 14
- French Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1943, 1944
Finals results
French championship
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 30 April 1899 | Stade Bordelais UC | 5-3 | Stade Français | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 3.000 |
| 22 April 1900 | Racing Club de France | 37-3 | Stade Bordelais UC | Levallois-Perret | 1.500 |
| 31 March 1901 | Stade Français | 0-3 | Stade Bordelais UC | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | ... |
| 23 March 1902 | Racing Club de France | 6-0 | Stade Bordelais UC | Parc des Princes, Paris | 1.000 |
| 27 March 1904 | Stade Bordelais UC | 3-0 | Stade Français | La Faisanderie, Saint-Cloud | 2.000 |
| 16 April 1905 | Stade Bordelais UC | 12-3 | Stade Français | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 6.000 |
| 8 April 1906 | Stade Bordelais UC | 9-0 | Stade Français | Parc des Princes, Paris | 4.000 |
| 24 March 1907 | Stade Bordelais UC | 14-3 | Stade Français | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 12.000 |
| 5 April 1908 | Stade Français | 16-3 | Stade Bordelais UC | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 10.000 |
| 4 April 1909 | Stade Bordelais UC | 17-0 | Stade Toulousain | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 15.000 |
| 17 April 1910 | FC Lyon | 13-8 | Stade Bordelais UC | Parc des Princes, Paris | 8.000 |
| 8 April 1911 | Stade Bordelais UC | 14-0 | SCUF | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 12.000 |
French Cup
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Spectators |
| 1943 | SU Agen | 11-4 | Stade Bordelais | |
| 1944 | Toulouse Olympique | 19-3 | Stade Bordelais | 18,000 |
Famous players
- Jean-Jacques Conilh de Beyssac
- Eugène Billac
- Maurice Boyau
- Maurice Bruneau
- Julien Dufau
- Albert Dupouy
- Marc Giacardy
- René Graciet
- Marcel Laffitte
- Pascal Laporte
- Jean Laudouar
- Maurice Leuvielle
- Alphonse Massé
- Vincent Moscato
- William Téchoueyres
References
- Histoire du sport en France: du Stade Bordelais au S.B.U.C.: 1889 - 1939 de Jean-Paul Callède, éd. Maison des sciences de l'homme d'Aquitaine, 1993