Stade Francis-Rongiéras, Rugby stadium in Périgueux, France.
Stade Francis-Rongiéras is a rugby stadium in Périgueux whose grass pitch is ringed by a red running track, with a long, low stand of pale grey seats on thin pillars along the far side and a single tall white goalpost at the right edge. Its usual capacity is 10,220, of which 6,520 are seated.
The stadium opened in 1976 and was named after Francis Rongiéras, a rugby captain of the local club who passed away in 1991. The name honors an important figure in the club's history.
The ground's name honours Francis Rongiéras, a CA Périgueux player who died in 1991 aged 33; the municipal stadium took his name in 2008 on the proposal of mayor Michel Moyrand, and its access road had been rue Francis-Rongiéras since 2001. The club shop stands at the stadium entrance.
The stadium lies northwest of Périgueux on the road toward Angoulême, with the club shop at the entrance. Renovation work from September 2023 added a lift for people with reduced mobility and an extra entrance on voie des Stades. The athletics track stayed in use until June 2024 before being removed.
The athletics track seen around the pitch was removed after June 2024, when it was replaced by a new 400 m track at the Stade Marie-José Pérec in Font-Pinquet, inaugurated in August 2025 in the presence of the triple Olympic champion. The stadium reopened on 26 April 2025 with a CAP–Rouen match won 28-25 before 6,728 spectators, four days after the Isle flooded part of the ground.
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