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Racing 92
French rugby union club, based in Paris / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Racing 92 (French pronunciation: [ʁasiŋ ka.tʁə.vɛ̃.duz]) is a French professional rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name to Racing 92. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, a département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council gives financial backing to the club. They currently play in the Top 14, having been promoted as 2008–09 champions of Rugby Pro D2. After starting the 2017–18 season at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir stadium at Colombes, where the France national team played for several decades, Racing played their first match at the new U Arena, since renamed Paris La Défense Arena,[1] in Nanterre on 22 December 2017.[2]
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| Full name | Racing 92 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Ciel et Blanc ("The sky-blues and whites") Les Racingmen | ||
| Founded | 1890; 133 years ago (1890) (Racing Club) 2001; 22 years ago (2001) (merged clubs) | ||
| Location | Nanterre, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Paris La Défense Arena (Capacity: 30,681) | ||
| President | Jacky Lorenzetti | ||
| Coach(es) | Laurent Travers | ||
| Captain(s) | Henry Chavancy | ||
| League(s) | Top 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | 5th | ||
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