Stade Vuillermet
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Stade Vuillermet is a sports stadium in Lyon
, Rhône-Alpes
in France
. The stadium was mostly used for rugby union
by Lyon OU
, until the club moved to Matmut Stadium
in November 2011.
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The stadium was mostly used for rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
by Lyon OU
Lyon OU
Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team that competes in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their spot in the Top 14 by winning the 2010–11 title of the second-tier Pro D2....
, until the club moved to Matmut Stadium
Matmut Stadium
Matmut Stadium is a rugby union stadium located in Vénissieux, Lyon, France with a capacity of 8,000. It is the home stadium of Lyon OU and replaced Stade Vuillermet. It opened on the 19th November 2011, with a European Challenge Cup game against RC Toulon. It was built in just three months after...
in November 2011.
External links
- ( Stadiums page Vuillermet pop-up on Lyon.fr