SC Albi

The Sporting Club Albi ( Albi short SC ) is a rugby union club based in the French city of Albi in the Tarn department. He plays in the second highest league French Pro D2. The home games are played in the Stadium Municipal.

History

The SC Albi was founded in December 1906 as a general sports club where tennis and athletics were exercised. But soon Rugby had far more importance than the other sports. With the Pyrenees Cup 1926 won the team its first title in the Final Stade Toulousain was beaten.

1940 forced the Vichy regime, all sports clubs in cities with less than 50,000 residents to join together. Vichy was also consistent action against the professionally applied sport rugby league, which is why the SC and RC Albi Albi Albi were zwangsfusioniert XIII for Olympique. From 1945 both clubs went their own ways. 1949, the SC Albi rose to the highest French league.

The 1955 team reached the knockout stages of the championship, after the prestigious Racing Club de France defeated, but then defeated U.S. novel. Until the 1980s, a constant exchange between the highest and second highest league followed ( Division 1 1961-1970, 1973-75 and 1977-79; Division 2 1957-59, 1970-73, 1975-77, 1979-85 ). The only notable success was reaching the fourth round of the championship, which was lost against CA Brive in 1974. From 1985, the SC Albi lingered in the third division (now the Fédérale 1)

2000, 2001 and 2002 did the SC Albi prior to the final of the third division, but lost each time ( against FC Oloron -Sainte- Marie, U.S. Oyonnax and U.S. Tours). However, in 2002 there were two courses for professional advancement Pro D2 Albi available and was back in the second division. 2006 managed the team promotion to the Top 14 after two seasons of the SC Albi However zwangsrelegiert for financial reasons in the Pro D2. 2008 succeeded the immediate resurgence, after just one season but was again followed the descent.

Achievements

  • Eighth championship finalist in 1955, 1974
  • Master Championnat des Pyrénées 1926

Well-known former players

  • Pierre Danos
  • Charles -Antoine Gonnet
  • Bernard Momméjat
  • Morgan Williams ( Canada )

Others

The most prominent club member was the French President Georges Pompidou. On May 12, 1969 one month before his inauguration, he accepted the offer of the Association to officiate as honorary president. He paid the annual membership fee until his death in 1974.

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