US Carcassonne

Union Sportive Carcassonnaise are a French rugby union club based in Carcassonne. US Carcassonne currently compete in the Pro D2 of French rugby. The club were established in 1899. They play in black and yellow colours and at the Stade Albert Domec. Carcassonne have contested one French championship final in their history; losing to USA Perpignan in 1925.

US Carcassonne
Full nameUnion Sportive Carcassonnaise
Founded1899 (1899)
LocationCarcassonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Albert Domec (Capacity: 10,000)
League(s)Pro D2
2018–1911th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.uscarcassonne.com

Honours

  • French championship:
    • Runners-up: 1925
  • Fédérale 1 championship;
    • Champions: 2010
  • Fédérale 2 championship:
    • Champions: 2008
  • Deuxième Division:
    • Champions: 1975
  • Troisième Division:
    • Champions: 1966
  • Honneur (4e div):
    • Champions: 1951

Finals results

French championship

Date Champions Runners-up Score Venue Spectators
3 May 1925 Perpignan US Carcassonne 5-0  Maraussan, Narbonne 20,000

Current standings

The current table for the 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 is:[1]

2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Colomiers231706573381+1925477
2Perpignan231607671426+2458476
3Grenoble231418572399+1737267
4Oyonnax231409589414+1755667
5Nevers221408520475+454060
6Biarritz2312110513451+624559
7Soyaux Angoulême221129430449-193455
8Vannes2312011460485-253354
9Béziers2312011450453-33354
10Mont-de-Marsan2311012499521-222551
11Carcassonne2211110469544-751249
12Provence2210012408482-743245
13Montauban228113446528-821641
14Aurillac237016429545-1162838
15Rouen236017345558-2130731
16Valence Romans223019381641-2600820
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Current squad

The Carcassone squad for the 2017–18 season is:[2]

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
Luc Bissuel Hooker France
Gauthier Bruté de Rémur Hooker France
Maxime Castant Hooker France
Thomas Sauveterre Hooker France
Franjo Bordewie Prop France
Mirian Burduli Prop Georgia
Xérom Civil Prop Spain
Adrien Devisme Prop France
Antoine Fournier Prop France
Giorgi Natsarashvili Prop Georgia
Andrei Ursache Prop Romania
Alin Coste Lock Romania
Alex Galletly Lock England
Thomas Lainault Lock France
Demian Panizzo Lock Argentina
Jean-Baptiste Roidot Lock France
Mzwanele Zito Lock South Africa
Josefa Domolailai Flanker Fiji
Clément Doumenc Flanker France
Kévin Gimeno Flanker France
Joël Koffi Flanker France
Rory Walton Flanker Australia
Didier Tison Number 8 France
Sanele Vavae Tuilagi Number 8 Samoa
Player Position Union
Damien Añon Scrum-half France
Carol Raynaud Scrum-half France
Julien Seron Scrum-half France
Gilles Bosch Fly-half France
François Bouvier Fly-half France
Antoine Lescalmel Fly-half France
Pedro Bettencourt Centre Portugal
Fabien Grammatico Centre Spain
Louis Marrou Centre France
Steven McMahon Centre Ireland
Eamonn Sheridan Centre Ireland
Manuel Boutet Wing France
Benoît Lazzarotto Wing France
Maxime Oltmann Wing Germany
Leka Tagotago Wing Fiji
Christophe Laporte Fullback France
Antoine Renaud Fullback France

Notable former players

  • Shalva Mamukashvili
  • Antoine Blain
  • Jules Cadenat
  • Albert Domec
  • Firmin Raynaud
  • Jean Sébédio
  • Guy Vassal
  • Romuald Laouvéa

See also

References

  1. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Les Joueurs". US Carcassonne XV (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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