Hard blow for French rugby and for Dijon supporters. Relegated to Nationale 2 in 2022, following a complicated sporting season, Stade Dijonnais is now forced to file for bankruptcy, with a huge financial hole.
According to information from Public Good, it would be the president of the SASP, Alain Collardot, who would have announced the news to the players this Tuesday morning. The bankruptcy filing would be effective next Tuesday.
The Midi Olympic indicates a liability estimated at 1.5 million euros, which left little chance for the Dijon management to reverse the trend. This season, in pool 2 of Nationale 2, Dijon was in seventh place, out of twelve teams.
On top of that, the association is also in debt, which further complicates the situation. However, cadets, juniors, hopefuls and the rugby school could continue to play normally, with the help of local authorities.
Jean-François Contant, the Burgundy-Franche-Comté rugby league : “The goal is to try to recover, to save the association, to preserve the young people, the rugby school, the cadets, the juniors and the Espoirs, but we don’t really know what will happen. “
“But the association, which also has debts, which has settlement plans here and there, if it does not obtain this plan, will also have to file for bankruptcy. And there, we will have to start again with a new association . With new statuses. And we continue to play cadets, juniors and school rugby. And a first team with a much lower level.”(France Blue)
Like Blagnac and Hyères-Carqueiranne-La Crau, will Dijon lose its points and no longer be able to play for the season? Everything still remains to be clarified, because each club has its own situation. Blagnac had saw all his National results obtained on the field transformed into a green carpet while Hyères had, from the start of the season, “given”, two bonus victories for all the teams of the championship.
For the president of Stade Dijonnais, here are the scenarios possible in the future: “If the association also files for bankruptcy, they must return to the League. The League which votes or not to take over this club. And then they go back to Regional. By trying to put them directly at the highest regional level, so that they do not last too long. Just time to get the cherry back on track. And try to find the Federal 3 quickly enough.”
“It’s too late for Dijon, but in the future, we should think about this Nationale 2. For me, it must be removed, purely and simply. And expand the National into two geographical groups, which will save our clubs money.” (France Bleu)
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