Stade Michel-Bénichou
Colomiers, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Stade Michel-Bénichou, Colomiers, France — opened circa 1965, 3 rugby league games hosted, home of Colomiers Rugby (rugby union) — its primary tenant; rugby league use has been occasional and visiting.
Sourcing caveat: This is primarily a rugby union ground — home of Colomiers Rugby (Pro D2) — with no rugby union sources found mentioning rugby league use at all. Rugby League Project's own data (via Toulouse Olympique's venue list) confirms 2 rugby league matches here, both involving Toulouse Olympique (1 win, 1 loss), consistent with data/venues.py's record of 3 games spanning 2006-2026 — an occasional away/neutral fixture venue for Toulouse Olympique in French league competition, not a regular rugby league ground. Note on naming: the stadium's own club and most French-language sources spell it 'Stade Michel-Bendichou' (honouring former club president Michel Bendichou, who died in 2004); Rugby League Project itself spells it 'Stade Michel-Bénichou', matching this site's existing venue-directory entry, so that spelling is kept here for consistency.
Ground facts
| Opened | circa 1965 (Opened around 1965 as Stade du Sélery per a specialist French rugby site; not corroborated elsewhere, so treat as an estimate.) |
| Home club | Colomiers Rugby (rugby union) — its primary tenant; rugby league use has been occasional and visiting |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 3 |
| Top recorded crowd | 4,634 |
| Capacity | sources disagree: roughly 11,430 (Wikipedia infobox), 11,000 (French Wikipedia) or 10,500 with 4,800 seated (a specialist French rugby site) — no single figure is clearly authoritative |
| Years used | 2006–2026 |
| Location | Colomiers, Midi-Pyrénées |
Name history
- Stade du Sélery — c.1965-2004
- Stade Michel-Bénichou — since 2004
Rugby league history
The Colomiers rugby union club's home ground near Toulouse, renamed in 2004 for former club president Michel Bendichou. Its rugby league appearances are a handful of away fixtures for Toulouse Olympique in French domestic competition rather than any ongoing rugby league identity.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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