Tarbes Maurice-Trelut sports complex
Tarbes, Occitanie, France
Tarbes Maurice-Trelut sports complex, Tarbes, France — opened unknown for the ground that hosted the 1956 match, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of no rugby league tenant; Bigorre was a regional representative side, not a club.
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown for the ground that hosted the 1956 match (Directly re-verified against Rugby League Project's own venue page, which confirmed the match details (Bigorre 11-11 New Zealand, 5 January 1956, crowd 4,003). However, the venue name itself is very likely applied retrospectively: the stadium now called Maurice-Trelut was not inaugurated under that name until 1969, and the ground on this site in 1956 was known as Stade de Sarrouilles, per a local history source -- it is not confirmed whether this is the same physical site later rebuilt and renamed, or a different ground. Modern capacity figures for the post-1969 stadium (15,000-16,400, sources disagree on the exact number) postdate the 1956 match and should not be read as describing the venue at that time.) |
| Home club | no rugby league tenant; Bigorre was a regional representative side, not a club |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 4,003 |
| Years used | 1956 |
| Location | Tarbes, Occitanie |
Name history
- Stade de Sarrouilles — the ground's likely name at the time of the 1956 match, before the site was rebuilt and renamed in 1969
Rugby league history
This venue's sole recorded rugby league match, on 5 January 1956, saw the touring New Zealand Kiwis draw 11-11 with Bigorre, a Hautes-Pyrenees regional representative side, before a crowd of 4,003. The stadium referenced by this site's name was not built until 1969, some years after the match; the ground in 1956 was most likely a predecessor site known as Stade de Sarrouilles.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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