This article is about the rugby union club. For the association football club, see Racing Club de France football Colombes 92.
Rugby team
Racing 92
Full name
Racing 92
Nickname(s)
Le Racing Les Racingmen Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)
Founded
1890; 134 years ago (1890) (Racing Club de France) 2001; 23 years ago (2001) (Métro Racing 92)
Location
Nanterre, France
Ground(s)
Paris La Défense Arena (Capacity: 30,681)
Chairman
Jacky Lorenzetti
President
Laurent Travers
Coach(es)
Stuart Lancaster
Captain(s)
Henry Chavancy
Most appearances
Henry Chavancy (353)
Top scorer
Maxime Machenaud (1,307)
Most tries
Juan Imhoff (111)
League(s)
Top 14
2022–23
5th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.racing92.fr
Racing 92 (French pronunciation:[ʁasiŋka.tʁə.vɛ̃.duz]) 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.
Founded in 1890 as the rugby union section of the Paris sports club Racing Club de France, Racing 92 is one the oldest rugby clubs in France and has traditionally worn a sky blue and white hooped home kit since its inception. The club in its current form is the result of a merger with US Métro in 2001, having been rebranded Métro Racing 92 and then Racing Métro 92 from 2005 to 2015 when the club took its current name. 92 refers to the number of the Hauts-de-Seine department that henceforth supports the team. After a stint in the second division, Racing Métro 92 returned to the first division in 2009 and very quickly emerged as a flagship club thanks to ambitious recruitment and significant financial resources. Since the promotion, Racing 92 has always taken part in the Top 14 playoffs and won the Bouclier de Brennus on one occasion in 2016. The following year, the club left its forever home Stade Yves-du-Manoir for its new stadium, the Paris La Défense Arena.[1]
Throughout its history, Racing 92 has won a total of six league titles including the inaugural edition of the French championship in 1892, one Pro D2 title and one Coupe de l'Espérance. The club also reached the European Rugby Champions Cup final three times in 2016, 2018 and 2020 but has never managed to win the trophy yet. Racing 92 has a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Stade Français.
^Raulin, Maxime (30 May 2019). "Top 14 : le stade Yves-du-Manoir ressuscité pour le barrage Racing 92-La Rochelle". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
Racing92 (French pronunciation: [ʁasiŋ ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.duz]) is a French professional rugby union club based in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Paris' western...
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University. Paris La Défense Arena (Nanterre, France), a domed venue built for Racing92 (rugby union). Some of the above venues have hosted some of the largest...
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played for the Stormers and Sharks in South Africa, he currently plays for Racing92 in the French Top 14. He generally plays as a flanker and a loose forward...
December 1992) is a Welsh rugby union player who currently plays for Racing92 in the Top 14. A tighthead prop, John has previously played for Cardiff...
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the Blues and Auckland. He later played for French clubs Bayonne and Racing92. He won 68 caps for New Zealand between 2003 and 2010, and scored 46 tries...
professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Top 14 club Racing92 and the England national team. Arundell was born on Cyprus in 2002, at...
than one final and failed to win any of them – Clermont three times, Racing92, Stade Français and Biarritz twice. No teams from Scotland and Italy have...
spotted and recruited by France-based Fijian winger Sireli Bobo, joining Racing Métro 92 in 2010. He was mentored by another former flying Fijian in Simon Raiwalui...
year, scoring three of Munster's five tries in the home match against Racing92 on 20 January 2013, again being awarded the Man-of-the-Match. He made...
Finals. On 5 July 2022, Grace signed a contract to join Rugby Union side Racing92 in 2023. On 2 August 2022, it was announced that Grace had ruptured his...
championships. In Europe, they won the 2017-18 Heineken Cup, defeating Racing92 by a score of 15–12 in the final in Bilbao. They were runners-up in the...
Racing92 in the Top 14 and for the France national rugby union team. Coming from Morbihan, he began his career with Vannes before moving to Racing 92...
French Top 14 side Racing92 for the 2014–15 Top 14 season. In the final of the 2015–16 Top 14 season Goosen scored three penalties as Racing defeated Toulon...
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