Monnaie in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Stade Français
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
1. Stade Français Marker
It was in this restaurant, Le Procope, that the Stade Français team was founded by five students on December 13, 1883.
Erected 1975 by Diner Mathiue.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1883.
Location. 48° 51.183′ N, 2° 20.324′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Monnaie. Marker is on Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie just north of Boulevard Saint-Germain, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Café Procope (here, next to this marker); Restaurant Dagneau (within shouting distance of this marker); Cour de Rohan (within shouting distance of this marker); M. Roland MORENO (within shouting distance of this marker);
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Naissance au Procope (Stade Français, in French). The team's origin story, explaining how and why the rugby club came to be.
Excerpt (in translation): "Although the six companions initially agreed on the desire to create an all-sports club mainly focused on running, the emerging craze for a sport from the United Kingdom, "rugby football", then practiced by British students living in Paris - would change the course of history. Fashionable among young English bourgeois and aristocrats, “rugby football” was nothing like the popular sport it had become over time....as the new club was made up of the elite of Parisian youth, the very young club thus naturally oriented itself towards the practice of rugby, then considered the intellectual sport par excellence, a sport for gentlemen."(Submitted on June 10, 2022.)
2. Stade Français (Wikipedia)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
2. Stade Français Marker - wide view
The marker can be seen here in the shadows, just above the red circular sign to the right of the restaurant entrance. It's easy to miss.
Exceerpt: "Stade Français Paris Rugby is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The original Stade Français was founded in 1883. In its current form, the club was founded in 1995 with the merger of the rugby sections of the Stade Français and Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux (CASG).(Submitted on June 10, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
