TPR

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Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (TPR) is a French third-tier rugby union club in Tarbes operating a senior team, certified youth academy, and women's program, generating revenue through ticketing, sponsorships, and matchday sales at Stade Maurice-Trélut.

Company typePrivate
Founded1999
HeadquartersTarbes, France
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What TPR does

Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (TPR) is a French rugby union club headquartered in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, competing in Nationale, the third tier of French rugby. The club fields a senior men's first team playing home matches at Stade Maurice-Trélut, alongside a vertically integrated rugby program spanning École de Rugby (youth entry), Cadets (Alamercery and Gaudermen), Crabos, Espoirs, and a women's team (Las Orsas) operating under a co-development entente with Ibos. The club also operates a certified Centre de Formation Labellisé that has produced players progressing to higher divisions and France age-grade selections.

The club is structured as a French SA (Société Anonyme) under the name SA Stado Tarbes Pyrénées rugby, with a registered share capital of €1,219,872.78, and historically separated professional sporting activities into a SASP vehicle (SASP LT65). The underlying technology is a conventional content-and-commerce stack — a WordPress website built on Elementor with Wistia video hosting, YouTube integration, and Google Analytics — supplemented by an online ticketing platform at shop.tpr65.com and physical box-office and matchday F&B channels at the stadium. No proprietary technology, AI capability, or external APIs are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: matchday ticketing and attendance, annual season subscriptions, corporate and institutional sponsorships (O'Neills, E.Leclerc, Région Occitanie, Communauté d'Agglomération Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées, Lafforgue, Big Mat Toujas, Crédit Agricole Pyrénées Gascogne, and others), and matchday commercial sales (food, beverage, merchandise, sponsor hospitality). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via stadium box office and online ticketing, supported by organic social media, email newsletters, and earned local press. Customer segments span local supporters, youth players and families, and regional B2B sponsors. In February 2026, the professional entity SASP LT65 filed for bankruptcy (dépôt de bilan), indicating acute financial distress at the professional level despite continued amateur and youth activity.

TPR firmographics

Firmographics

Name: TPR
Legal name: SA Stado Tarbes Pyrénées rugby
Website: https://tpr65.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1999
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (TPR) is a French third-tier rugby union club in Tarbes operating a senior team, certified youth academy, and women's program, generating revenue through ticketing, sponsorships, and matchday sales at Stade Maurice-Trélut.
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TPR industry classification

Industry

Product category: Professional Rugby Club & Sports Entertainment
NAICS: Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)
SIC: Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)
akta.pro primary industry: Rugby (Union & League) Leagues (MPAKAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industry: Event & Tournament Sponsorship (Title/Presenting Sponsors, Official Suppliers) (MPAKALAB)

Keywords

Professional rugby club
Rugby union team
Youth rugby development
Rugby training center
Match day operations

Where TPR is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Tarbes
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

TPR business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

Match Attendance & Ticketing: Revenue from ticket sales for home matches at Stade Maurice-Trélut, including individual match tickets and special event pricing.
Season Subscriptions: Annual and seasonal subscription packages offering supporter benefits, priority access, and exclusive perks.
Sponsorships & Partnerships: Corporate sponsorship agreements with local and regional businesses including O'Neills, E.Leclerc, La Région Occitanie, and other regional companies.
Match-day Commercial: Food and beverage sales at matches through bodugas, merchandise stands, sponsor chapiteau (tent), and fan engagement activities.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Season subscription packages with exclusive benefits

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

TPR product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (TPR) is a French rugby union club that fields a senior men's first team competing in Nationale (the third tier of French rugby) and operates a full club ecosystem including youth teams (École de Rugby, Cadets, Crabos, Espoirs), a women's team (Las Orsas), and a certified training center (Centre de Formation Labellisé). The club sells match tickets, season subscriptions, and match-day food and beverage/merchandise at Stade Maurice-Trélut in Tarbes, and generates commercial revenue through regional corporate sponsorships and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

Stado Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby is a professional rugby union club based in Tarbes, France, operating as a unified organization offering both elite competition and comprehensive youth development. The club's portfolio consists of the Équipe Première competing in Nationale (third tier), supported by a structured youth academy comprising Espoirs (U23), Crabos (U18 elite), Cadets (U16), and École de Rugby (foundational training). The women's team (Las Orsas) competes under a Stado TPR/Ibos entente. Home matches are played at Stade Maurice-Trélut. The club maintains a certified Centre de Formation Labellisé for talent development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Équipe Première (Senior Men's First Team) The club's professional men's rugby team competing in France's Nationale division (third tier of French rugby union), hosting home matches at Stade Maurice-Trélut in Tarbes.
Centre de Formation Labellisé (Certified Training Center)

Quantifiable outcome

Over 4,000 supporters at peak match attendance during historic victory against Rouen

Companies that use TPR

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

TPR technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

TPR partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

O'NeillsminorOthersSports apparel partner supplying team kits and training equipment for Stado TPR teams.
E.LeclercminorOthersMajor French retail chain providing sponsorship support to the club.
Communauté d'Agglomération Tarbes Lourdes PyrénéescoreOthersLocal government community providing regional institutional support and funding for the club.
La Région OccitaniecoreOthersRegional government authority providing institutional sponsorship and development funding.
LafforgueminorOthersRegional construction/building company providing local business sponsorship.
Big Mat Toujas & Coll.minorOthersBuilding materials supplier providing sponsorship support to the club.
Oxygene InterimminorOthersTemporary staffing agency providing sponsorship and employment connections.
LacaveminorOthersLocal company providing sponsorship support.
Bayol RéseauxminorOthersNetwork/IT services company providing sponsorship support.
Rassemblement Stado TPR / Ibos (Féminines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's rugby partnership/entente between Stado TPR and Ibos clubs, operating as 'Las Orsas' team in Fédérale 1 competition.
Stade MontoisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlayer loan relationship with Stade Montois, including Joris Pialot joining as medical joker.
Section PaloiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTraining and development partnership; Fabien Brau-Boirie transitioned from Stado TPR youth to Section Paloise center of formation.
Energy MenuiseriesminorOthersMatch sponsor for final match of 2023-2024 season.
Crédit Agricole Pyrénées GascogneminorOthersMatch sponsor for final match of 2023-2024 season.
Nissan TarbesminorOthersMatch sponsor for final match of 2023-2024 season.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

TPR competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Section Paloise (Pau): Top 14/Pro D2 club that has historically absorbed TPR-developed talent (e.g., Brau-Boirie) and operates as the upstream 'buyer' in the same talent ecosystem — illustrating both the upside destination and the competitive gravitational pull.
US Dax Landes: Long-established southwestern French rugby club with broader heritage and higher historical profile than TPR — useful as a benchmark for what a TPR-style regional club can scale into over time.

Direct peers

RC Massy Essonne: Massy-based club appearing in TPR fixtures; competes in the same Nationale tier with similar Île-de-France/regional semi-professional profile.
Sporting Club Albigeois (SCA Albi): Albi rugby club frequently referred to alongside TPR in match coverage; competes in similar French semi-professional tier with comparable regional sponsor base and small-city economics.
Colomiers Rugby: Colomiers-based club competing in Pro D2 with frequent promotion/relegation interplay with Nationale clubs such as TPR; similar community-led model in a mid-sized southern French city.
Soyaux-Angoulême XV Charente: Pro D2/Nationale-level club with similar town-scale economics and reliance on regional sponsors; comparable operating footprint and competitive trajectory.
Racing Club Narbonne Méditerranée: Narbonne rugby club; appears directly in TPR match reporting and plays in the same Nationale tier with comparable southern-French market profile.
Provence Rugby (Aix-Marseille): Pro D2 club anchored in the Aix/Marseille region — same promotion/relegation orbit as TPR and similar community-anchored business model.
Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne: Aurillac-based rugby club that competes in Pro D2 but historically alternated with Nationale — same tier family, similar small-city catchment, comparable revenue scale and youth-academy model.
Union Sportive Bressane (Bourg-en-Bresse): Bourg-en-Bresse club explicitly referenced in TPR's match coverage; similar Nationale/Pro D2 boundary profile and mid-sized French city economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

TPR financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

TPR leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

TPR funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

TPR M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about TPR

What does TPR do?

Is TPR a public or private company?

TPR is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was TPR founded?

TPR was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is TPR based?

TPR is headquartered in Tarbes, France, in the Europe region.

How does TPR make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Match Attendance & Ticketing is the primary driver. The others are season Subscriptions, sponsorships & Partnerships and match-day Commercial.

Who are TPR's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Section Paloise (Pau) and US Dax Landes. Direct peers are RC Massy Essonne, Sporting Club Albigeois (SCA Albi), Colomiers Rugby, Soyaux-Angoulême XV Charente, Racing Club Narbonne Méditerranée, Provence Rugby (Aix-Marseille), Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne and Union Sportive Bressane (Bourg-en-Bresse).

Does TPR have an API?

No public API is recorded for TPR.

What industry is TPR in?

TPR's product category is Professional Rugby Club & Sports Entertainment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAKAAAG, Rugby (Union & League) Leagues, with a secondary code of MPAKALAB, Event & Tournament Sponsorship (Title/Presenting Sponsors, Official Suppliers). Its NAICS code is 711211 and its SIC code is 7997.