Stade Marcel-Verchère
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| Location | Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France |
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| Coordinates | 46°12′36″N 5°14′14″E / 46.21000°N 5.23722°E |
| Owner | Town of Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Capacity | 11,400 |
| Surface | AirFibr (hybrid grass) |
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| Union Sportive Bressane Bourg Peronnas | |
Stade Marcel-Verchère is rugby union stadium located in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain. It is the home ground of Union Sportive Bressane, promoted to Rugby Pro D2 (the second level of French club rugby) for the 2013–14 season. It has a capacity of 11,400.[1] Moreover, the team of Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 playing in this stadium and evolve in Championnat National.[2]
The stadium is named in memory of Marcel Verchère, a Bressane player who died following a violent tackle during a match against Oyonnax on 24 September 1937.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Capacite Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). US Bressane. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). fbbp01.
- ^ "Le Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). US Bressane. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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