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Bordeaux: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Capacity: 35,200

RWC Fixtures

September 9: Ireland v Namibia

September 15: Ireland v Georgia

September 25: Canada v Japan

September 29: Australia v Canada


Stade Chaban-Delmas, or Stade Lescure as it was known until 2001, is home to F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux.


Built in 1938 and modelled on grounds in Florence and Rome, the stadium has remained essentially the same since.


It received a modest upgrading for the Football World Cup in 1998 and hosted the Heineken Cup final that year. It also hosted two matches of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.


Stade Chaban-Delmas is often a venue for Top 14 playoff games. Its current name is a tribute to Bordeaux's former mayor from 1947 to 1995, Jacques Chaban-Delmas.


There is a tram stop outside the stadium which connects with the city centre.

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