SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

SU Agen

Full name	Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne
Founded	1908 (1908)
Location	Agen, France
Ground(s)	Stade Armandie (Capacity: 14,000)
President	Alain Tingaud
Coach(es)	Mauricio Reggiardo Stéphane Prosper
Captain(s)	Antoine Erbani
League(s)	Top 14
2017–18	11th
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.agen-rugby.com

Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne, commonly referred to as Agen [aʒɛ̃], is a French rugby union club based in Agen in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. They currently play in the top flight of French professional rugby, the Top 14.

They were founded in 1908. Their home stadium is called Stade Armandie (capacity 14,000). They wear blue and white in domestic competitions. For the season 2017–18 they also wore red for European cup matches.

History

The club was established in 1900. They made their first championship final in the 1930 season, where they met US Quillan, and defeated them 4 points to nil in Bordeaux, and thus capturing their first championship title. The club experienced some success in the coming years in the Challenge Yves du Manoir competition as well; winning it in the 1932 season and then becoming runners-up to Lyon OU in the 1933 season.

Agen would have another successful run in the 1940s, beginning with the 1943 season when they defeated Stade Bordelais 11 to 4 to win the Coupe de France. That season they also made it to the championship final; though they were defeated by Aviron Bayonnais 3 points to nil at Parc des Princes in Paris.

In 1945 they again won the title of the French championship, defeating FC Lourdes 7 points to 3 in the final in Paris. The championship was one of two titles that season, as Agen also won the Coupe de France, defeating Montferrand 14 to 13. Agen featured in one more championship that decade, losing to Toulouse 10 points to 3.

Agen were relatively quiet during the 1950s, though they again rose to prominence during the 1960s. In 1962 they again became of the champions of France after defeating Béziers 14 points to 11 in the season final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating Brive 11 points to nil in the final. Agen became the French champions on two more occasions during the 1960s, defeating Brive in 1965 and then Dax in 1966.

The club had another successful run during the 1970s, starting with an unsuccessful Challenge Yves du Manoir final, losing to Toulon 25 points to 22. They were unsuccessful again in 1975 in the Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Béziers 16 points to 12 in the final. However they would then meet Béziers in the championship final of the 1976 season, and defeat them 13 to 10 to win their first championship since 1966.

Agen went through period of success in the 1980s after winning the championship in 1982, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 18 points to 9 in the final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir as well after defeating Toulon 29 points to 7. In 1984 they again contested the championship final, though they eventually lost it to Béziers. They unsuccessfully contested it again in 1986, losing to Toulouse 16 to 6. They were also runners-up in the 1987 Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Grenoble. However, in 1988 they again won the championship, defeating Stadoceste Tarbais 9 to 3 in the final.

They contested the final again in the 1990 season, losing to Racing Club de France 22 points to 12. In 1992 they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating RC Narbonne 23 to 18.

Honours

• French championship:
  • Champions: 1930, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1988
  • Runners-up: 1943, 1947, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2002
• Challenge Yves du Manoir:
  • Champions: 1932, 1963, 1983, 1992
  • Runners-up: 1933, 1970, 1975, 1987
• Coupe de France:
  • Champions: 1943, 1945
• European Challenge Cup:
  • Runners-up: 1998
• Challenge Armand Vaquerin:
  • Champions: 1999
• Pro D2:
  • Champions: 2010
  • Promotion playoff winners: 2015, 2017

Finals results

Current standings

Current squad

The Agen squad for the 2018–19 season is:^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Marc Barthomeuf Hooker France Facundo Bosch Hooker Argentina Paula Ngauamo Hooker Tonga Jordan Peyri Hooker France Quentin Béthune Prop France Corentin Chabeaudie Prop France Xerom Civil Prop France Fernandez Correa Prop France Yohan Montès Prop France Maxime Mouchès Prop France Morgan Phélipponneau Prop France Dave Ryan Prop Ireland Giorgi Tetrashvili Prop Georgia Mickaël de Marco Lock France Gauthier Maravat Lock France Denis Marchois Lock France Adrian Motoc Lock Romania Tom Murday Lock Australia Christie van der Merwe Lock South Africa Andrés Zafra Lock Colombia Adrien Boisserie Back row France Romain Briatte Back row France Vincent Farré Back row France Opeti Fonua Back row Tonga Loïc Hocquet Back row France Jesse Jegerlehner Back row France Antoine Miquel Back row France Yoan Tanga Back row France

Player Position Union Paul Abadie Scrum-half France Ricky Januarie Scrum-half South Africa Lucas Rubio Scrum-half France Hugo Verdu Scrum-half France Léo Berdeu Fly-half France Christian Lacombe Fly-half France Jake McIntyre Fly-half Australia Thomas Vincent Fly-half France Alban Conduché Centre France Julien Hériteau Centre France Tamaz Mchedlidze Centre Georgia Johann Sadie Centre South Africa Sam Vaka Centre New Zealand Rémi Brosset Wing France Benito Masilevu Wing Fiji Nicolas Metge Wing France Timilai Rokoduru Wing Fiji Fouad Yaha Wing France Mathieu Lamoulie Fullback France Clément Laporte Fullback France Valentin Saurs Fullback France Loris Tolot Fullback France

Notable former players

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France
• Rugby union in France

References

External links

• (in French) SU Agen Lot et Garonne Official website
• (in French) SU-Agen Unofficial website