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ROC La Voulte-Valence (French: Rhône ovalie club La Voulte-Valence) is a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme and playing home matches in Valence and La Voulte-sur-Rhône in the adjacent department of Ardèche. The team currently competes in Fédérale 1, the third division of French rugby.

The club was established in 2010 by a merger of Valence Sportif, founded in 1905, and La Voulte Sportif, founded in 1907. Its main stadium is Valence's former ground of Stade Georges-Pompidou, with La Voulte's former home of Stade Battandier-Lukowiak as a secondary home. They play in black and white.

Honours

• Première Division (now Top 14):
  • Champions: 1970 (La Voulte)
• Deuxième Division (now Pro D2):
  • Runners-up: 1935 (Valence), 1951 (La Voulte), 1962 (Valence)
• Challenge de l'Espérance:
  • Champion: 1962 (La Voulte), 1963 (La Voulte), 1987 (Valence)
  • Champion: 1964 (La Voulte), 1977 (Valence), 1984 (Valence)
• Challenge Jules Cadenat:
  • Champion: 1976 (Valence)

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2016-17 Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Nicolas Onutu Centre Romania Julien Onutu Wing Romania

Famous players

• Élie Cester (Valence)
• Sébastien Chabal (Valence)
• Gerard Rousset (Valence)

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France

External links

• Official site

• Rugby union clubs in France
• Sport in Drôme
• Valence, Drôme
• Rugby clubs established in 2010
• 2010 establishments in France
• Sport in Ardèche