Stade d'Albert Domec

Ground facts

Name history

• Stade de la Pepiniere — 1899-1948
• Stade Albert Domec — since 1948, honouring French rugby union international Albert Domec, who died 20 September 1948 and represented France in 1939

Rugby league history

One of the most historically significant rugby league grounds in France — the home of AS Carcassonne, a founding pillar of French 'jeu a XIII' since the code's early-20th-century arrival in France, in a city that is one of French rugby league's traditional heartlands. Record attendance: 23,500 for the 1948-49 French rugby league championship final, AS Carcassonne vs Marseille XIII — right around the time of the ground's renaming for Albert Domec. A bronze statue at the entrance honours Puig Aubert, the legendary AS Carcassonne and France captain, especially known for France's 1951 tour of Australia. Major renovations occurred in 2002 and 2012.

Also home to US Carcassonne (rugby union, Pro D2) and used for major football matches; includes an athletics track and cycle track.

Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted

• France Test matches hosted since 1967
• 13 Dec 1986 — France v Australia (1985-88 Rugby League World Cup)
• 15 Nov 1987 — France v Papua New Guinea (1985-88 Rugby League World Cup)
• 3 Dec 1989 — France v New Zealand (1989-92 Rugby League World Cup)
• 24 Nov 1991 — France v Papua New Guinea (1989-92 Rugby League World Cup)
• 1 Nov 2000 — France v Tonga (2000 Rugby League World Cup)

Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.

Notable games played here

Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).

Sources

• Stade Albert Domec — Wikipedia (direct WebFetch verification)
• AS Carcassonne — Wikipedia
• Le stade Albert Domec — US Carcassonne