title: ROC La Voulte-Valence
text: # ROC La Voulte-Valence
  
  ROC La Voulte-Valence (French: Rhône ovalie club La Voulte-Valence) is a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme and playing home matches in Valence and La Voulte-sur-Rhône in the adjacent department of Ardèche. The team currently competes in Fédérale 1, the third division of French rugby.
  
  The club was established in 2010 by a merger of Valence Sportif, founded in 1905, and La Voulte Sportif, founded in 1907. Its main stadium is Valence's former ground of Stade Georges-Pompidou, with La Voulte's former home of Stade Battandier-Lukowiak as a secondary home. They play in black and white.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * Première Division (now Top 14):
     * Champions: 1970 (La Voulte)
  * Deuxième Division (now Pro D2):
     * Runners-up: 1935 (Valence), 1951 (La Voulte), 1962 (Valence)
  * Challenge de l'Espérance:
     * Champion: 1962 (La Voulte), 1963 (La Voulte), 1987 (Valence)
     * Champion: 1964 (La Voulte), 1977 (Valence), 1984 (Valence)
  * Challenge Jules Cadenat:
     * Champion: 1976 (Valence)
  
  2016-17 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
  
  | Player | Position | Union |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nicolas Onutu | Centre | Romania |
  | Julien Onutu | Wing | Romania |
  
  ## Famous players
  
  * Élie Cester (Valence)
  * Sébastien Chabal (Valence)
  * Gerard Rousset (Valence)
  