Parc de Suzon
Bordeaux (Talence), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Parc de Suzon, Bordeaux (Talence), France — opened Not confirmed precisely, but in use by 1934, when Bordeaux XIII adopted it as their home ground, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Bordeaux XIII (rugby league), which used the ground as its home from 1934 to 1940 before moving to the Stade Velodrome Municipal de Lescure.
Sourcing caveat: Rugby League Project (4 December 1985) and Wikipedia's 1985 New Zealand rugby league tour article (12 December 1985) disagree on the exact date of the recorded match, though both agree on the attendance figure (1,930); disclosed rather than resolved.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed precisely, but in use by 1934, when Bordeaux XIII adopted it as their home ground |
| Home club | Bordeaux XIII (rugby league), which used the ground as its home from 1934 to 1940 before moving to the Stade Velodrome Municipal de Lescure |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,930 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed; a 1935 match reportedly drew around 15,000 fans, described as too many for the ground to comfortably hold |
| Floodlights installed | Not confirmed in sources checked |
| Surface | Grass (presumed, consistent with rugby grounds of this era and region, though not explicitly confirmed) |
| Years used | 1985 |
| Location | Bordeaux (Talence), Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Name history
- Parc de Suzon (also rendered Stade de Suzon/Stade Suzon) — in continuous use as a municipal sports ground in Talence from at least 1934 to the present
Rugby league history
Parc de Suzon, in Talence -- a genuine, adjacent suburb of Bordeaux, confirmed directly against Rugby League Project's own location data -- was Bordeaux XIII's home ground from 1934 to 1940 and hosted the high-profile 1935 Match of Champions (Swinton RLFC vs SA Villeneuvois). Rugby League Project's one recorded international fixture here came during the New Zealand Kiwis' 1985 tour: a regional Aquitaine/Cote d'Argent representative side lost 10-22 to the touring Kiwis in front of 1,930 fans. Wikipedia's own tour article gives the date as 12 December 1985, while Rugby League Project records 4 December 1985 -- a minor, unresolved date discrepancy, though the attendance figure (1,930) matches exactly across both sources, confirming it is the same fixture.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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