Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the
Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was in ...
, 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.
Honours
* Première Division Groupe B
** Runners-up: 1996
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Fédérale 1
Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the fifth highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2 ...
** Winner: 2007
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Coupe de France
The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...
** Runners-up: 1986
Current standings
Current squad
The Aurillac squad for the
2022–23 season is:
Espoirs squad
Notable former players
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Victor Boffelli
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Danie De Beer
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Thomas Domingo
Thomas Domingo (born 20 August 1985) is a French rugby union player. Domingo, who is a loosehead prop, plays his club rugby for ASM Clermont Auvergne. He made his debut for France against Wales on 27 February 2009.
Domingo's brother, Fabien Do ...
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Romeo Gontineac
Romeo Ștefan Gontineac (born 18 December 1973 in Hlipiceni, Botoşani) is a Romanian rugby union coach and former player who played as a centre. He currently coaches Aurillac.
Gontineac played for Universitatea Cluj (1993–96) in Romania, Sou ...
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Wade Grintell
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Olivier Magne
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Sébastien Viars
Sébastien Viars (born 24 June 1971) is a former French rugby union footballer. He was nicknamed "The Compass". He played as a centre and as a wing.
Viars was born at Aurillac. He played at Stade Aurillacois (1989/90-1991/92), CA Brive (1992/93-1 ...
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Jean-François Viars
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Keith Andrews
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John O'Connor
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Phillipe Kilroe
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Mark Andrews
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Forrest Gainer
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Joel Bates
* Pierre Trémouille
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Didier Casadeï
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Graydon Staniforth
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Harold Karele
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Jacques Burger
* Jason Marshall
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Ludovic Mercier
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Daniel Kotze
See also
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List of rugby union clubs in France
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Rugby union in France
Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional dome ...
References
External links
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Stade AurillacoisOfficial website
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1904 establishments in France
Rugby clubs established in 1904
Sport in Cantal
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