Parc des Sports (Avignon)

Parc des Sports
Location	Avignon, France
Coordinates	43°55′42″N 4°50′42″E / 43.92833°N 4.84500°E
Capacity	17,518
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1975
Renovated	2009
Tenants
	AC Avignonnais; SO Avignon

Parc des Sports is a multi-purpose stadium in Avignon, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of AC Avignonnais. The capacity of the stadium is 17,518 spectators.^[1]

Rugby league

Since its opening in 1975, Parc des Sports has hosted fourteen France international rugby league matches with the first on 5 December 1982, when France hosted Australia as part of the 1982 Kangaroo tour. In front of 8,000 fans, Australia won the game 15–4 against a very committed French team (the 1982 Kangaroos were the first touring side to go through Great Britain and France undefeated earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles").^[2] Its last international match was on Friday 1 November 2013, when the stadium hosted France's 2013 Rugby League World Cup game against New Zealand in front of a capacity crowd of 17,518.^[3]

Rugby league internationals

The France national team has played 15 test matches at the Parc des Sports (for a record of 3 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw) with the first held against Australia on 5 December 1982. The stadium also hosted a 2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying match between Morocco and Lebanon in 1999.

Test#	Date	Result	Attendance	Notes
1	5 December 1982	Australia def. France 15–4	8,000	1982 Australia vs France series – 1st Test
2	29 January 1984	Great Britain def. France 12–0	4,000
3	16 February 1986	France drew with Great Britain 14–14	4,000	1985-88 Rugby League World Cup
4	24 January 1988	Great Britain def. France 28–14	6,000
5	5 February 1989	Great Britain def. France 30–8	6,500
6	2 December 1990	Australia def. France 60–4	2,200	1990 Australia vs France series – 1st Test
7	17 November 1999	Italy def. France 14–10	1,000	1999 Mediterranean Cup
8	17 November 1999	Lebanon def. Morocco 104–0	1,000	2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying
9	9 November 2003	Scotland def. France 8–6	2,200	2003 Rugby League European Cup
10	30 October 2004	England def. France 42–4	4,000	2004 Rugby League European Cup
11	7 November 2007	France def. Papua New Guinea 38–26	7,248
12	9 October 2010	France def. Ireland 58–24	14,522	2010 Rugby League European Cup
13	21 October 2011	England def. France 32–18	16,866
14	1 November 2013	New Zealand def. France 48–0	17,518	2013 Rugby League World Cup Group B
15	7 November 2015	France def. Scotland 32–18	5,737	2015 Rugby League European Cup
16	22 October 2016	England def. France 40–6	14,276	2016 Rugby League Four Nations