AORC - Anglet Olympique Rugby Club

What AORC - Anglet Olympique Rugby Club does

Anglet Olympique Rugby Club (AORC) is a French amateur rugby association founded in 1995 and based in Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The club operates a complete age-graded player development pathway spanning the École de Rugby (M6 through M14 youth categories), Cadets (U16), Juniors (U18 National), Senior Masculin à XV (competing at Fédérale level plus Espoirs F1), and a veterans segment (Les Vieux Crampons Angloys). It is affiliated with the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) and operates under the Ligue Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional federation, using FFR-hosted infrastructure for its website, ticketing (billetterie.ffr.fr), competitions, and coach training portals.

AORC operates a Centre d'Entrainement Labellisé (CEL), an FFR-certified training center that provides structured coaching and player development. The club sells official merchandise through BOUTIC'AORC, its online storefront, and offers matchday ticket access through the FFR billetterie platform. The core technology is conventional sports training and competition infrastructure; there is no proprietary software, API, or digital platform beyond standard web and e-commerce tooling.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring membership fees across all age categories, matchday ticket sales, merchandise sales via BOUTIC'AORC, and sponsorship. The club maintains a small paid headcount of 9 employees and is primarily volunteer-driven. Sponsorship is the most concentrated revenue source, anchored by the Ville d'Anglet municipal partnership and corporate sponsors Eiffage Construction and Eiffage Immobilier. The customer base consists of local residents and families across the Basque coast region, recruited through community networks, school partnerships, and the FFR digital ecosystem.

Name

AORC - Anglet Olympique Rugby Club

Legal name

Anglet Olympique Rugby Club

Website

https://angletolympiquerugbyclub.ffr.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AORC is a community amateur rugby club in Anglet, France, affiliated with the French Rugby Federation, offering a full player pathway from youth (M6) through senior Fédérale teams and veterans, funded by membership fees, matchday revenue, merchandise, and municipal and corporate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Rugby Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB), Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Community rugby club
• Amateur rugby teams
• Youth rugby development
• Rugby training programs
• Club merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Anglet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The club generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by players across all categories (youth, cadets, juniors, seniors, and veterans), with different fee structures likely for different age groups and team levels.
2. Matchday revenue: Ticket sales for home matches, facilitated through the FFR ticketing platform (billetterie.ffr.fr), generating revenue from spectators attending senior and junior matches.
3. Merchandise sales: The club operates BOUTIC'AORC, an online merchandise store selling club-branded apparel and accessories.
4. Sponsorship: Partnership agreements with local and regional businesses including Ville d'Anglet (city council) and Eiffage (Construction and Immobilier divisions) providing financial support in exchange for branding visibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AORC is a community-based amateur rugby club affiliated with the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) that organizes competitive and developmental rugby across age groups. It delivers coached training and match participation through teams ranging from the École de Rugby youth program (M6-M14), Cadets U16, Juniors U18 National, Senior Masculin à XV Fédérale, and a veterans team, supported by an FFR-certified training center (Centre d'Entrainement Labellisé). It also sells club-branded apparel and accessories via its BOUTIC'AORC online store.

Product overview

AORC - Anglet Olympique Rugby Club operates as a community rugby club within the French Rugby Federation (FFR) ecosystem. The club offers a unified multi-level rugby program consisting of age-differentiated competitive teams ranging from École de Rugby (M6-M14 youth levels) through Cadets U16, Juniors U18, and Senior Masculin à XV Fédérale. Supporting services include a FFR-labelled training center (Centre d'Entrainement Labellisé) for player development and BOUTIC'AORC for merchandise. The club is hosted on the FFR club platform and does not offer standalone software products or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• École de Rugby Structured youth rugby training program for children from age 6 to 14, providing age-appropriate introduction to contact rugby, motor skill development, and team play under qualified coaches.
• Cadets Régional U16 Competitive rugby team for under-16 players competing in regional Nouvelle-Aquitaine youth competitions, focusing on advanced skill development and physical preparation.
• Juniors National U18 Competitive rugby team for under-18 players competing at the national level, serving as the bridge between cadet and senior competitive rugby.
• Senior Masculin à XV Fédérale The club's primary senior men's rugby team competing in the Fédérale division, representing AORC in regional and national senior competitions.
• Les Vieux Crampons Angloys Veterans/amateur rugby team for older former players, offering continued rugby participation in a social, less competitive format.
• BOUTIC'AORC Merchandise Store Online club merchandise store offering official AORC-branded apparel, accessories, and rugby gear for supporters, members, and the broader public.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ville d'AngletflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerThe City of Anglet serves as the primary institutional partner and sponsor of the rugby club. As a municipal partner, the city provides financial support, access to public facilities, and promotional backing, while receiving visibility through club branding and community engagement.
• Eiffage ConstructioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEiffage Construction, a major French construction and infrastructure company, partners with AORC as a corporate sponsor, providing financial support in exchange for branding visibility at club facilities and events.
• Eiffage ImmobiliercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEiffage Immobilier, the real estate development division of the Eiffage group, sponsors the rugby club alongside Eiffage Construction, contributing to the club's funding through corporate partnership arrangements.
• Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAORC is affiliated with and operates under the governance of the Fédération Française de Rugby. The FFR provides the competition framework, official match structures, ticketing infrastructure, training certifications (such as coach training portals), and administrative systems including the club website hosting platform.
• Ligue Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rugby League is the regional governing body overseeing rugby competitions in the southwestern France region where Anglet is located. AORC participates in regional league structures administered by this body.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Aviron Bayonnais: Professional Top 14 rugby club based in Bayonne, immediately adjacent to Anglet on the Basque coast. Operates the same regional rugby catchment, recruits from overlapping youth pools, and represents the elite-tier benchmark AORC's academy aspires to feed. Comparable as a Nouvelle-Aquitaine rugby organization with multi-tier youth-to-professional structure.
• Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque: Historic professional rugby club based in nearby Biarritz, within the same Pays Basque / Pyrénées-Atlantiques catchment as AORC. Competes in the Pro D2 tier and represents a competing draw on local youth rugby talent, sponsorship euros, and supporter attention. Directly comparable geographic and demographic peer.
• Stade Montois Rugby: Professional rugby club in Mont-de-Marsan (Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), competing in Pro D2. Operates a full age-category academy structure under FFR governance in the same regional league as AORC, making it a directly comparable Fédérale-to-Pro D2 pathway benchmark.
• Union Sportive Dacquoise (US Dax): Rugby club in Dax (Landes), historically professional and currently competing in Pro D2 / Nationale. Shares AORC's southwestern Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional affiliation, FFR governance, and multi-tier academy model — a comparable mid-tier French rugby institution.
• Section Paloise Rugby Pro: Professional rugby club in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), competing in Top 14. Operates in the same departmental region as AORC and represents a direct competitor for youth talent, sponsorship, and local rugby identity in the Béarn / Pays Basque corridor.

Direct peers

• Peyrehorade Sports: Small amateur rugby club in Peyrehorade, Pyrénées-Atlantiques — within ~30km of Anglet. Operates under FFR with similar municipal sponsorship model and amateur multi-age structure; directly comparable as a local Nouvelle-Aquitaine community rugby club at the same competitive tier.
• Hasparren Athletic Club (Rugby): Amateur rugby club in Hasparren, northern Pays Basque — within 30km of Anglet. Competes in Fédérale divisions and operates a similar full-age community rugby model under FFR governance, making it a near-identical peer in scale, geography, and structure.
• FC Oloron rugby: Amateur rugby club in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Competes in regional Fédérale tiers under FFR governance with a comparable multi-age community structure. A relevant small-club peer in the same departmental geography.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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