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{{short description|French rugby stadium}}
{{Infobox stadium  
| name               = Stade des Minimes
| image              =<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[Image:MINIMES.jpg]] -->
| caption            = Stade des Minimes
| fullname           = 
| former_names       = Stade Arnauné
| location           = 107 Avenue Frédéric Estèbe, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France 
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|37|30.77|N|1|26|7.64|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}
| built              = 1937
| opened             = 1937
| renovated          =
| expanded           =
| closed             =
| demolished         = 
| owner              = Mairie de Toulouse (Toulouse town council)
| surface            = Grass
| capacity           = 4,066
| record_attendance  =
| dimensions         = 
| tenants            = '''Toulouse Olympique''' (1937-2015), '''Toulouse Olympique Broncos''' (2014-)
}}

'''Stade des Minimes''', also known '''Stade Arnauné''', is a [[rugby league]] stadium in [[Toulouse]], [[France]]. It is the home ground of [[Toulouse Olympique Broncos]].

== History ==

'''Stade des Minimes''' has been the home of [[Toulouse Olympique]] since their founding in 1937. The town council agreed to purchase the ground for the sole use of the new sport, rugby league. When the river Garonne burst its banks in 1965 a test match between [[France national rugby league team|France]] and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] scheduled for the [[Stadium Municipal|Stade Municipal]] in Toulouse was cancelled because of flooding, the game was moved across town to the Stade des Minimes the first international game played at the ground. The same thing happened in 1999 when a round of matches in the [[Mediterranean Cup]] was moved when Lézignan's [[Stade du Moulin]] was also waterlogged.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Delaney|first1=Trevor|title=The International Grounds Of Rugby League|date=1995|publisher=Trevor Delaney|isbn=0950998249|pages=150}}</ref> In 2015 when Toulouse Olympique moved to the British rugby league system to play in [[League 1 (rugby league)|League 1]] Toulouse Olympique moved to the [[Stade Ernest-Argeles]]. [[Toulouse Olympique Broncos]] who play in the [[Elite One Championship]] in France remained at the ground. Currently it has a capacity of 4066, including (2,000 seats). It is due to be expanded to reach a 10,000 capacity over the next two years. The renovation plans include the extending of the two main stands, the creation of a shop, a gym, and an administrative office for the club. The cost of the project is estimated to be 8 million euros.<ref>[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/12/11/735059-Simon-Worrall-le-cadeau-de-Leeds-au-Toulouse-Olympique.html ''La Dépêche : 'L'indispensable aménagement''] Retrieved 2010-01-06</ref>

== Rugby League Internationals ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Teams !! Score !! Attendance !! Tournament
|-
| 3 March 1957 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|GBR}} || 19–19 || 16,000 || Test Match
|-
| 1 March 1959 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|WAL}} || 25–8 || 25,000 || Test Match
|-
| 17 February 1963 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|WAL}} || 23–3 || 6,150 || Test Match
|-
| 22 December 1963 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|AUS}} || 9–21 || 6,936 ||  [[1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1963–64 Kangaroo tour]]
|-
| 12 December 1965 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|NZL}} || 28–5 || 7,000 || 1965–66 France vs New Zealand series
|-
| 7 January 1968 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|AUS}} || 16–13 || 5,000 || [[1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1967–68 Kangaroo tour]]
|-
| 15 March 1970 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|ENG}} || 14–9 || 6,587 || [[1969–70 European Rugby League Championship]]
|-
| 7 February 1971 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|GBR}} || 16–8 || 14,960 || Test Match
|-
| 16 December 1973 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|AUS}} || 3–14 || 7,060 || [[1973 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1973 Kangaroo tour]]
|-
| 20 February 1977 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|WAL}} || 13–2 || 5,827 || [[1977 European Rugby League Championship]]
|-
| 5 March 1978 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|ENG}} || 11–13 || 6,000 || [[1978 European Rugby League Championship]]
|-
| 10 December 1978 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|AUS}} || 11–10 || 6,500 || [[1978 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France|1978 Kangaroo tour]]
|-
| 14 November 1999 || {{rl|FRA}} v {{rl|Lebanon}} || 38–24 || 1,000 || [[Mediterranean Cup]]
|-
| 14 November 1999 || {{rl|ITA}} v {{rl|Morocco}} || 38–0 || 1,000 || [[2000 Rugby League World Cup qualifying]]
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.info-stades.net/acces/stade-des-minimes.php/ Map of the stadium location]
*[http://www.to13.com/english/ How to get there]

==References==
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{{Elite One Championship Stadiums}}
{{Toulouse Olympique}} 

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[[Category:Rugby league stadiums in France]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Toulouse]]
[[Category:Toulouse Olympique]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1937]]


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