SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

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.

• 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

The Agen squad for the 2019–20 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 Clément Martinez Hooker France Paul Ngauamo Hooker Tonga Loris Zarantonello Hooker France Alex Burin Prop France Corentin Chabeaudie Prop France Fernandez Corréa Prop Senegal Walter Desmaison Prop France Morgan Phélipponneau Prop France Dave Ryan Prop Ireland Joël Sclavi Prop Argentina Giorgi Tetrashvili Prop Georgia Kamaliele Tufele Prop France Malino Vanaï Prop France Mickaël de Marco Lock Spain Gauthier Maravat Lock France Adrian Motoc Lock Romania Tom Murday Lock Australia Pierce Phillips Lock England Sasha Yahi Lock France Andrès Zafra Lock Colombia Romain Briatte Back row France Vincent Farré Back row France Dylan Hayes Back row New Zealand Loïc Hocquet Back row France Jesse Jegerlehner Back row France Laurence Pearce Back row England Aurélien Ricart Back row France

Player Position Union Paul Abadie Scrum-half France Xavier Chauveau Scrum-half France Hugo Verdu Scrum-half France Léo Berdeu Fly-half France Raphaël Lagarde Fly-half France Thomas Vincent Fly-half France Alban Conduché Centre France Nathan Decron Centre France Aurélien Labau Centre France Jordan Puletua Centre Samoa Johann Sadie Centre South Africa Sam Vaka Centre New Zealand Julien Jané Wing France Benito Masilevu Wing Fiji Timilaï Rokoduru Wing Fiji Valentin Saurs Wing France Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Wing Samoa Rémi Brosset Fullback France Mathieu Lamoulie Fullback France Loris Tolot Fullback France

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