On May 2 and 3, 2026, the Provins Rugby Club in Provins (Seine-et-Marne) is hosting the 20th edition of its historic international tournament, Les Méd’ovales. Who will succeed the Franco-Belgian league in the U14 category and the Belgian club Boisfort in U16?
After parading around the stadium at 10am, 16 clubs will participate in the competition held at the Raymond-Vitte sports complex.
The English teams hold the record for victories at the Provins Les Méd’ovales. In the U14 category, teams from Scotland’s Lenzie RFC, Ireland’s Connemara RFC, the Czech Republic’s Tatra Smichov, Belgium’s Brussel Celtic, and England’s Norwich RFC and Old Alleynians RFC will compete against French teams from Provins, Rugby Sud 77, Sens, and Pont-a-Mousson.
For the U16 category, French teams from Provins, Meaux, Coulommiers, Rugby Sud 77, and Rugby Club Saint-Pol will face off against teams from the Netherlands’ Haagsche Rugby Club, Belgium’s Brussel Celtic, Germany’s Rhein Main Barbarians, and England’s Newark RFC.
In the nineteen editions of the tournament, with the first one taking place in 2004, England has been the most successful country with six victories each in the U14 and U16 categories.
The tournament will take place at the Raymond-Vitte sports complex in Provins, and admission is free with on-site dining available.
