Stade Toulousain

The stadium

The stadium

Stade Toulousain’s image is bound to the stadium Ernest Wallon. It is a place an emblematic place of town.

We find it in the big Sept Deniers complex sportif. It carries the name of founding father of the «Olympian Stadium of the students of Toulouse ", which is the origin of the famous Stadium Of Toulouse. It is composed of a ground of honor, three grounds and one ground for rugby school. The capacity of reception of the stadium is about 19 000 seats. When you go to the stadium we can drink a beer or eat in the different brasserie. For the very important person there are a receptions Halls.

The inhabitant of Toulouse with lucky can perceive the rugbymem when they drive through the windows of the room of body-building.

Strengths of the Stade Toulousain Team

First of all, the Stade Toulousain Team has the biggest budget of the French Rugby Championship. That makes it easy to buy famous players, but we have to remember that the club has got an important fame regarding to its prize list.

In effect, it is the most important in France, with:

• 17 "Brennus" shields
• 3 European cups

Thanks to this, the Stade Toulousain has the skills to promote great players in its team, often international players such as Byron Kelleher, Frederic Michalak, Jauzion, Medard, Albacede and so on. Thanks to this great players and a highly efficient staff, the Stade Toulousain Team is well placed to play as a favourite in any competition it takes part, like the Top 14 and the H-Cup for example.

For the amateurs of Rugby, the Stade Toulousain Team is seen like a club that promote the training of the youngs, in order to develop players with high qualities and a remarkable technique.

The slogan of the Club is: "Jeu de main, jeu de Toulousain" (Hand game, Toulousan Game). It means that the club wants its players to be able to play a very good game with their hands, which require a perfect technical control.

In a word, regarding to its strengths, the Stade Toulousain has the assets at one's disposal to see its name among the best champions. To finish, regarding to its aimed recruitement this season (2009/2010), the Stade Toulousain would like to be able to win the Top 14 and the H-Cup.

Weaknesses of the Stade Toulousain Team

• A lot of international players, maybe too much? This statement means that during the international matches, played with the national teams, the Stade Toulousain is underprivilleged when it plays the Top 14, its championship, because a lot of players temporarily leave the team play in their national teams, leaving the club without its best international players.

• Too much matches in the season:

1. National Teams
2. Top 14
3. H-Cup
4. World Cup

• It supposes that the players don't have enough time to rest and relax between the matches, so the put themselves into injuries.

• Its status of favourite team brings the Stade Toulousain to be criticized in all kind of competitions, because the training staff and the top management of the club just seem to be more and more interested by the business ans money the club could earn rather than the sport itself and the game. That new type of management disappoint a lot of fans.