Stade Niortais

{{Short description|French rugby union club, based in Niort}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Stade Niortais Rugby | image = | imagesize = | fullname = | location = 57 rue Sarrazine <br /> 79000 Niort | countryflag = France | founded = {{start date and age|1906}} | ground = Stade Espinassou | capacity = 1,500 | president = {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilbert Nasarre | coach = {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Dossat - {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Morel | captain = | league = Nationale | season = 2024–25 | position = Nationale 2, 2nd (promoted) | url = http://www.stadeniortais.com/ |pattern_la1= | pattern_b1= | pattern_ra1= |ecusson_b1= |pattern_sh1= |pattern_so1= |leftarm1=FFFFFF | body1=FFFFFF | rightarm1=FFFFFF | shorts1=FF0000 | socks1=FF0000 |pattern_la2= | pattern_b2= | pattern_ra2= |ecusson_b2= |pattern_sh2= |pattern_so2= |leftarm2= | body2= | rightarm2= | shorts2= | socks2= |pattern_la3= | pattern_b3= | pattern_ra3= |ecusson_b3= |pattern_sh3= |pattern_so3= |leftarm3= | body3= | rightarm3= | shorts3= | socks3= }}

'''Niort Rugby Club''' ({{IPA|fr|njɔʁ ʁyɡbi klœb}}, formerly known as '''Stade Niortais Rugby''') is a rugby team based in the city of Niort (population approx. 70,000) in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. They play their home games at "Stade Espinassou" which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Stade Niortais currently play in the Fédérale D1 division in France.

== Facilities == Stade Niortais has excellent facilities considering the size of the club. Their home ground comprises 3 pitches (2 training, 1 main pitch), over 12 dressing rooms all equipped with showers, a club house and bar used for functions and ceremonies alongside a running track, 2 tennis courts and handball court.

== Emblematic Players == * Yassine Ben Lahoucine * Raphaël Lavaud * Laurent Martine * Denis Avril * Robert Mohr

== External links == * [http://cadetsniorts.sportblog.fr] (French)

Category:Niort Category:Sport in Deux-Sèvres Category:Rugby clubs established in 1906 Category:1906 establishments in France Category:Rugby union teams in France