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club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the

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, France's elite division of rugby. The club is a result of a merger between US Perpignan and Arlequins Perpignanais in 1933. US Perpignan was also born from a union of merging clubs AS Perpignan (founded in 1902) and Stade Olympien Perpignanais, which took place in 1919. Its home ground is the 14,593-capacity Stade Aimé Giral but important fixtures may occasionally be taken to

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, in

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. The club's colours are

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, scarlet and

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, which derived from the Catalan

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and gives Perpignan its nickname ''Les Sang et Or'' ( French for "The Blood and Golds").

History

Early years

One of the two merging clubs was established in 1902 as AS Perpignan. It would be in 1914 that the club would go on to make its first ever final appearance. On 3 May, Perpignan defeated Stadoceste Tarbais 8–7 at Stade des Ponts Jumeaux in

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in front of 15,000 people. 19-year-old fly-half Aimé Giral converted a late try and went on to become captain. 14 months after their victory, Aimé Giral died alongside seven other members of the team at the outbreak of WW1 and, to honour their sacrifice, it was decided to colour USAP jersey like a

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uniform and to name the stadium after Giral. Four years after the championship in 1914, the club was renamed as US Perpignan after a merging with Stade Olympien Perpignanais. Under the new club name, US Perpignan made it to the final of the French championship three seasons after the change. On 17 April 1921, Perpignan defeated Stade Toulousain 5–0 at Parc des Sports de Sauclières in Béziers and thus claiming their second championship. Three seasons later, the finalists of 1921 would meet again in the final of 1924, though this time Toulouse won the game 3–0 in

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. The success continued throughout the 1920s, and following the final defeat of the 1924 season, US Perpignan were able to make it to the final of the 1925 season. They faced

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, and defeated them 5–0 to win the 1925 Championship. For the third season in a row, US Perpignan made it to the final. The opponents were Stade Toulousain once again, the two sides had each defeated each other once in a final in recent years. Toulouse won 11–0 in Bordeaux. After their prominence in the mid-1920s, Perpignan's final appearance in 1926 was their last for nearly a decade. Perpignan rugby catalan flags

Perpignan's next final appearance came in 1935 against Biarritz at Stade des Ponts Jumeaux in Toulouse on 12 May, with Biarritz winning 3–0. That season they also won the

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. Three seasons later Perpignan were again involved in the Championship final against Biarritz. The final was played on 8 May, and this time, Perpignan defeated Biarritz, winning 11–6 to claim their first Championship since 1921. They were also runners-up of the Challenge Yves-du-Manoir that same season as well. The success continued throughout the late 1930s, with Perpignan again being runners-up of the

in 1936. It was also the 1936 season that Biarritz and Perpignan would face off in the Championship. Both of Perpignan's last two final appearances were against Biarritz, and both Perpignan and Biarritz had won one each against each other. The final took place on 30 April, and Biarritz turned out to be victorious, defeating Perpignan 6–0. Two years later, Perpignan were in the final of the

, but became runners-up. Their next final appearance would not be until the season of 1944. Perpignan played

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on 26 March to decide who would be the champions of France. Perpignan won, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 20–5, claiming their first Championship since 1938. Perpignan would have to wait another eight years until they would make it to the final again. In the 1952 season, Perpignan met

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in the final at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, where they went down to FC Lourdes 20–11. However, both sides would meet in another final three years later to decide the 1955 Championship. This time Perpignan emerged victorious, defeating FC Lourdes 11–6 in Bordeaux. Perpignan also won the

during the 1955 season, and were runners-us the following year as well. Perpignan Rugby

Perpignan won the

in 1965, but made their first final appearance 20 years after 1955, to decide the 1977 season Championship. They met

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in the final, who defeated Perpignan 12–4 at

. Perpignan won the

in 1994,

Professional era

They would next appear in the final in 1998, where they went down to Stade Français 34–7 in Paris in front of 78,000 people. In 2002, the club entered into a partnership with the University of Barcelona Rugby Union Club, hence renaming them USAP

, which compete in the División de Honor, the national Championship in

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. Perpignan made it to the 2004 final, where they met Stade Français, who defeated them in the 1998 final. Stade Français won again, 38–20 at

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in front of 79,722 people. In European competition, Perpignan reached the final stage in 2003 (losing 21–17 to Toulouse in Dublin

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) after losing a 1999 semi-final in Toulouse Stadium against Colomiers. They were beaten in the quarter-finals in Lansdowne Road again in 2006 by eventual winners

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. They signed

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, widely regarded as one of the world's best players, on a six-month deal starting from December 2008. Carter's stint at Perpignan, however, ended prematurely when he tore an

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. Their season ended by progressing into the Top 14 semi-final with a 25–21 win over Stade Français and eventually winning it with a fantastic 22–13 win over ASM Clermont Auvergne in the final. In 2010, they advanced to the final again against Clermont, but they saw ''Les Jaunards'' end decades of frustration by winning their first championship final in 11 tries. In 2011 they signed a twinning agreement with FC Barcelona of Spain, which proposes USAP to be promoted through FC Barcelona.

Club honours

**Champions (4): '' 1913–14'' (as AS Perpignan), '' 1920–21'' (as US Perpignan), '' 1924–25'' (as US Perpignan), 1937–38, 1943–44, 1954–55, 2008–09 **''Runners-up: 1923–24 (as US Perpignan), 1925–26 (as US Perpignan), 1934–35, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2009–10'' *

**Champions (3): 1935, 1955, 1994 **''Runners-up: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1956, 1965'' *

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**''Runners-up: 2002–03'' *

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**Champions (2): 2017–18,

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;Notes

Finals results

French championship

Heineken Cup

Current standings

Current squad

The squad for the 2022–23 season is:

Notable former players

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Notes

References

External links

*
USA Perpignan
Official website *
Official fans site of Perpignan in Paris

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