About RRC Tournai

RRC Tournaisien (Royal Racing Club Tournaisien) was a Belgian football club based in Tournai, in the Hainaut province. It was founded in 1908 and became one of the traditional clubs of the city, playing its home matches at the Stade Drève de Maire. The club was known by the nickname “les Rats” and carried the matricule number 36 in Belgian football.

Throughout its history, the club fluctuated between divisions, reaching the Belgian First Division for the 1958–59 season after earlier spells in the lower leagues. It had several periods in the second and third tiers of Belgian football, with its strongest era coming in the mid-20th century before gradually declining in later decades.

In 2002, RRC Tournaisien merged with RUS Tournaisienne to form RFC Tournai, which inherited its place in Belgian football. This merger marked the end of the club as an independent entity after nearly a century of existence, but its legacy continues through the modern club in Tournai.