Albi Rugby
Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club that will return to Top 14, the highest level of the French league system, for 2009–10 after winning the 2008–09 promotion playoffs in the second-level Rugby Pro D2. They returned to the Top 14 at the first opportunity after having been relegated from Top 14 at the end of the 2007–08 season due to financial issues. Founded in 1907, the club plays at the Stadium municipal d'Albi (capacity 12,000). They wear black and yellow. They are based in Albi in Midi-Pyrénées.

Sporting Club Albigeois was founded in December 1906 as a sportsclub where, in addition to rugby, tennis and running were practiced. Their first title came in 1926 when they beat Stade Toulousain in the final of the highly competitive Pyrénées league.

The new millennium has been very favourable for Albi. The club reached three consecutive third division finals, all lost, in 2000, 2001 et 2002, to FC Oloron Sainte-Marie, Oyonnax and Tours. However, the professional Pro D2 offered two promotion spots in 2002 and Albi was back in the second division. Years later, they defeated Oyonnax 14–12 in the playoff final on 31 May 2009 in Montpellier to secure their place in next season's Top 14.
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