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| Full name | Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht rugby section | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Purple and white" (Dutch: "Paars en wit"; French: Les "mauve et blanc"), The "sporting" | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Constant Deleau | ||
| President | Alexandre Van Pestel | ||
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The R.S.C. Anderlecht rugby section is a Belgian rugby union club from the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht.[1]
History[edit]
The club was founded on 21 September 1931 by players of the Rugby Club Français shortly before the creation of the Belgian Rugby Federation.[2] In 1935 it became the rugby section of the R.S.C. Anderlecht football team. It is the oldest rugby club in Belgium and the most successful.[3]
Seniors[edit]
The men play competitively in matches every Sunday afternoon between September and May in the Belgian National Second Division. The ladies play every Saturday in the Belgian National Second Division.
Honours[edit]
- Belgian League Champions (20): 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1974[4]
- Belgian Cup Winners (0): finalist in 1976 & 1988
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby - RSC Anderlecht Rugby". the-sports.org. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Historique des comités". rscarugby.free.fr (in French). 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Het geheugen van het rugby" (PDF). rugby.vlaanderen (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Rugby - Belgische Eerste Division - Erelijst". sportuitslagen.org/ (in Dutch). 6 January 2023.