Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne

Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional rugby union club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the Rugby Pro D2, the second division of French rugby. Aurillac`s home matches are mostly played at the Stade Jean Alric, which has a capacity of around 9,000.

Aurillac
Full nameStade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
LocationAurillac, France
Ground(s)Stade Jean Alric (Capacity: 9,000)
PresidentChristian Millette
Coach(es)Romeo Gontineac
League(s)Pro D2
2022–2310th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.stade-aurillacois.fr

Honours edit

Current standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts
1 Oyonnax (C, P) 30 23 1 6 904 457 +447 17 111 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Grenoble 30 19 3 8 672 588 +84 8 87[a]
3 Mont-de-Marsan 30 19 0 11 764 649 +115 10 86 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Nevers 30 17 3 10 718 551 +167 11 85
5 Vannes 30 17 1 12 718 633 +85 11 81
6 Agen 30 15 1 14 653 583 +70 15 77
7 Colomiers 30 15 0 15 674 678 −4 10 70
8 Provence 30 13 4 13 652 638 +14 9 69
9 Béziers 30 13 1 16 700 716 −16 11 65
10 Aurillac 30 15 0 15 586 706 −120 5 65
11 Biarritz 30 12 2 16 690 699 −9 8 60
12 Rouen 30 12 2 16 594 767 −173 6 58
13 Montauban 30 12 1 17 678 784 −106 6 54[a]
14 Soyaux Angoulême 30 11 0 19 569 697 −128 8 52
15 Carcassonne (R) 30 10 1 19 553 677 −124 10 52 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy (R) 30 7 0 23 499 801 −302 5 33
Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[1][2]

Current squad edit

The Aurillac squad for the 2023–24 season is:[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Ronan Loughnane Hooker   Ireland
Luka Nioradze Hooker   Georgia
Thomas Crețu Prop   Romania
Tim Daniel Prop   France
Gymaël Jean-Jacques Prop   France
Giorgi Kartvelishvili Prop   Georgia
Irakli Mchedlidze Prop   Georgia
Lasha Mchedlidze Prop   Georgia
Alexandre Plantier Prop   France
Robbie Rodgers Prop   South Africa
Heath Backhouse Lock   South Africa
Aleksandre Burduli Lock   Georgia
Cam Dodson Lock   England
Mosa'ati Moala Lock   Tonga
Martial Rolland Lock   France
Mehdi Slamani Lock   France
Théo Cambon Back row   France
Yohann Gbizié Back row   France
Hugo Huurman Back row   Netherlands
Latuka Maituku Back row   France
Eoghan Masterson Back row   Ireland
Steve Moukete Back row   Cameroon
Beka Shvangiradze Back row   Georgia
Didier Tison Back row   France
Player Position Union
Mikheil Alania Scrum-half   Georgia
David Delarue Scrum-half   France
Boris Hadinegoro Scrum-half   Netherlands
Antoine Aucagne Fly-half   France
Marc Palmier Fly-half   France
Hugo Bastard Centre   France
Ofa Manuofetoa Centre   Tonga
Elijah Niko Centre   New Zealand
Juun Pieters Centre   Netherlands
Christa Powell Centre   Fiji
AJ Coertzen Wing   South Africa
Jordon Janse van Rensburg Wing   South Africa
Dachi Papunashvili Wing   Georgia
Simeli Yabaki Wing   Fiji
Axel Bévia Fullback   France
Jules Margarit Fullback   France
Anderson Neisen Fullback   France

Espoirs squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Lilian Djomboué Hooker   France
Bosa Khonelidze Hooker   Georgia
Ivan Beskov Prop   Russia
Alex Dos Santos Prop   France
Nepote Moala Prop   Tonga
Stanley Muranganwa Prop   Zimbabwe
Tiaan du Preez Prop   South Africa
Lilian Rohrhurst Prop   France
Nodar Shengelia Prop   Georgia
Skip Jongejan Lock   Netherlands
Dirco Lourens Lock   South Africa
Tim de Jong Back row   Netherlands
Riaan Grove Back row   South Africa
Kakha Shekiladze Back row   Georgia
Player Position Union
Leo Salvan Scrum-half   France
Théo Cannet Fly-half   France
Noa Dellac Fly-half   France
Petre Khutsishvili Fly-half   Georgia
Tadiwa Chikutiro Centre   Zimbabwe
John Ford Centre   South Africa
Julien Lacombe Centre   France
Kevin Lafay Fullback   France

Notable former players edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».
  2. ^ "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Aurillac squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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