Stade_Marcel-Verchère

Stade Marcel-Verchère

Stade Marcel-Verchère

Stadium in Bourg-en-Bresse, France

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Capacite Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). US Bressane. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). fbbp01.
  3. [3]
    "Le Stade Marcel Verchère" (in French). US Bressane. Retrieved 18 June 2013.


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