Stade Fernand Fournier
Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Stade Fernand Fournier, Arles, France — opened unknown, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of no rugby league tenant; a municipal multi-sport ground used by AC Arlesien (football) and Stade Olympique Arlesien (rugby union).
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No source found gives a construction or opening year. Capacity is disputed between sources (see below).) |
| Home club | no rugby league tenant; a municipal multi-sport ground used by AC Arlesien (football) and Stade Olympique Arlesien (rugby union) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,000 |
| Capacity | disputed: 2,500 per English Wikipedia, or 1,741 seated (1,391 + 350 across two stands) per the City of Arles' own site |
| Floodlights installed | yes |
| Surface | grass, with a 400m synthetic athletics track around the pitch |
| Years used | 1997–2005 |
| Location | Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Name history
Rugby league history
Stade Fernand Fournier is a municipal multi-sport complex in Arles used primarily for football and rugby union, plus athletics, with no rugby league tenant club. Its two rugby league appearances on file are both France national-team internationals: a 1997 France v South Africa Test and a 2005 France v Russia European Nations Championship fixture, in keeping with French rugby league's practice of using regional multi-sport stadiums for one-off internationals rather than a fixed home venue.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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