Stade Rochelais


Stade Rochelais, commonly called La Rochelle, is a French rugby union club who compete in the Top 14.
They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre. They wear yellow and black. They are based in La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime département of the New Aquitaine region.

Stadium

The stadium is named after Marcel Deflandre, who was the president of the club born of the fusion between the rugby league and rugby union clubs during World War II in La Rochelle, after the Vichy government banned the game of Rugby League and forced all of its assets to be handed to the French Rugby Union.

Honours






Current standings

Current squad

The La Rochelle squad for the 2019–20 season is:

Notable former players

Arnaud, then his son Jean-Pierre and his grandson Jean-Baptiste all played for La Rochelle as scrum-halves.