The Top 14 is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the France National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism of LNR. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2. The fourteen best rugby teams in France participate in the competition, hence the name Top 14. The competition was previously known as the Top 16.
Asnières-sur-Seine is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometres from the centre of Paris in the north-western suburbs of the French capital. The inhabitants are called the Asniérois and the Asniéroises in French.
Stade Français Paris is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The original Stade Français was founded in 1883. In its current form, the club was founded in 1995 with the merger of the rugby sections of the Stade Français and Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux (CASG).
LNV Ligue A Masculine (LAM), known for sponsorship reasons as Marmara SpikeLigue is the top men's volleyball league in France, established in 1938. It is governed by the Ligue Nationale de Volley (LNV), an independent body that runs French professional volleyball under delegation from the French Volleyball Federation (FFVB).
Prior to adopting its current name in 2009, the league used to be known as Pro A, a name it shared with its basketball equivalent.
David Auradou is a French former rugby union footballer. He last played for Paris club Stade Français, where he was the captain, in the élite Top 14. His usual position was at lock.
The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded annually to the French rugby union club that wins the domestic league.
Racing 92 is a French professional rugby union club based in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Paris' western inner suburbs that competes in Top 14. The club plays its home matches at the 30,681-capacity domed stadium Paris La Défense Arena, located near the La Défense business district.
The 1895 USFSA Football Championship was the 2nd staging of the USFSA Football Championship.
The 1894 USFSA Football Championship was the 1st staging of the USFSA Football Championship. This was the very first recognized football championship to be played in France. The tournament was held on the road between 15 April and 6 May 1894.
The 1894–95 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Stade Français that defeated the Olympique in the final.
The 1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Olympique that defeated Stade Français in the final.
The 1898–99 French Rugby Union Championship was won by SBUC that defeated Stade Français in the final.
The 1900–01 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Stade Français by defeating SBUC in the final.
The 1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship was won by the Stade Français, winning the final against the Stade Olympiens des étudiants Toulousains (SOET) with a score of 16–8.
The 1922–23 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse, beating Bayonne in the final.
The 1924–25 French Rugby Union Championship was won by the US Perpignan that defeated the Carcassonne in the final.
The 1930–31 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by le Toulon, which defeated Lyon OU in the final.
Paris Saint-Germain Handball (PSG) is a French professional handball club founded in 1941, and based in the city of Paris in France. The club is the handball department of Paris Saint-Germain.
The château d’Asnières is a stately home at 89 rue du Château in the town of Asnières-sur-Seine in Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Centre sportif d'Asnières-sur-Seine, commonly known as Centre sportif des Courtilles, is a multisports facility located in the Paris suburb of Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
It is part of the Cité des Courtilles, a social housing residential area located in the northern part of Asnières, which also includes a shopping district, Centre commercial des Courtilles, and used to include an eponymous school.
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