Racing 92 sport rugby union
Racing 92 (French pronunciation: ​[ʁasiŋ ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.duz]) is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name to Racing 92. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, a département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council gives financial backing to the club. They currently play in the Top 14, having been promoted as 2008–09 champions of Rugby Pro D2. After starting the 2017–18 season at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir stadium at Colombes, where the France national team played for several decades, Racing played their first match at the new U Arena, since renamed Paris La Défense Arena, in Nanterre on 22 December 2017.History
Racing Club was established in 1882 (it became Racing Club de France in 1885) as an athletics club, one of the first in France. New sections were regularly added thereafter (17 as of 2006, accounting for some 20,000 members). A rugby section was founded in 1890, which became an immediate protagonist of the early French championship to which, until 1898, only Parisian teams were invited. On 20 March 1892 the USFSA organised the first ever French rugby championship, a one off game between Racing and Stade Français. The game was refereed by Pierre de Coubertin and saw Racing win 4–3. Racing were awarded the Bouclier de Brennus, which is still awarded to the winners of the French championship today.
Both clubs would contest the championship game the following season as well, though in 1893 it would be Stade Français who would win the event, defeating the Racing Club 7–3. Stade went on to dominate the following years and the Racing Club would make their next final appearance in the 1898 season, where they met Stade yet again. However the title was awarded after a round-robin with six clubs. Stade Français won with 10 points, Racing came in second with 6.Honours
French Top 14
Champions (6): 1892, 1900, 1902, 1959, 1990, 2016
Runners-up (7): 1893, 1898, 1912, 1920, 1950, 1957, 1987
European Rugby Champions Cup
Runners-up (3): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019-20
Challenge Yves du Manoir
Runners-up (1): 1952
Champion under 15 (1): 2005
Coupe de l'Espérance
Champions (1): 1918
Division One Group A2/Rugby Pro D2
Champions (2): 1998, 2009
Challenge Rutherford
Runners-up (1): 1952Finals results
European Rugby Champions Cup
French championship
Challenge Yves du Manoir
Coupe de l'Espérance
Pro D2 promotion playoffs
Current standings
Current squad
The Racing 92 squad for the 2022–23 season is:Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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