Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain, usually known as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from the country's rugby capital, Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. The club has won Europe's top club competition, the Heineken Cup, three times (1996, 2003 and 2005) and were losing finalists in 2004.

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French - Rugby union - Toulouse - Midi-Pyrénées - Heineken Cup - 1996 - 2003 - 2005 - 2004

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The club was founded in 1890 out of the rugby section of a sports club. Its original name was Stade Olympien des Étudiants Toulousains, but it was renamed Stade Toulousain in 1907.

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1890 - 1907

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They play at the Stade Ernest-Wallon (capacity 12 000) or at the Stadium (capacity 37 000). They wear red and black.

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