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 was 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
2021–225th (playoff quarter-finalists)
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
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax 18 14 1 3 10 559 226 +333 68 Top 14 promotion play-offs
2 Mont-de-Marsan 18 12 0 6 6 449 382 +67 54
3 Agen 18 10 0 8 9 367 314 +53 49
4 Colomiers 18 11 0 7 4 391 380 +11 48
5 Biarritz 18 9 2 7 6 433 368 +65 46
6 Grenoble 17 9 3 5 3 334 339 −5 42[lower-alpha 1]
7 Vannes 18 8 1 9 7 379 372 +7 41
8 Béziers 18 8 0 10 8 405 393 +12 40
9 Nevers 18 8 1 9 5 365 356 +9 39
10 Aurillac 17 9 0 8 2 322 387 −65 38
11 Provence 18 7 2 9 5 369 380 −11 37
12 Rouen 18 8 0 10 4 358 436 −78 36
13 Carcassonne 18 7 1 10 2 290 382 −92 32
14 Montauban 18 7 1 10 3 388 442 −54 31[lower-alpha 1]
15 Soyaux Angoulême 18 5 0 13 5 343 453 −110 25 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy 18 5 0 13 3 306 448 −142 23
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2023. Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
Notes:
  1. Grenoble and Montauban will be penalised 5 competition points as the season progresses, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[1][2]

Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2022–23 season, see List of 2022–23 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Carcassonne.

The Carcassonne squad for the 2022–23 season is:[3]

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
Raphael Carbou Hooker France
Luka Petriasvili Hooker Georgia
Connor Sa Hooker New Zealand
Vakhtangi Akhobadze Prop Georgia
Youssef Amrouni Prop France
Soso Bekoshvili Prop Georgia
Jeremy Boyadjis Prop France
Jules Martinez Prop France
Sami Mavinga Prop France
Aaron Carroll Lock New Zealand
Come Joussain Lock France
Rynhardt Landman Lock South Africa
Romain Manchia Lock France
George Merrick Lock England
Gregory Annetta Back row France
Rob Harley Back row Scotland
Etienne Herjean Back row France
Simon Meka Back row France
Stephane Onambele Back row France
Pierre Reynaud Back row France
Guilhem Vettore Back row France
Player Position Union
Damien Anon Scrum-half France
Pierre Pages Scrum-half France
Samuel Marques Scrum-half Portugal
Christopher Hilsenbeck Fly-half Germany
Dorian Jones Fly-half Wales
Baptiste Mouchous Fly-half France
Pierre Aguillon Centre France
Nick Grigg Centre Scotland
Jordan Puletua Centre Samoa
Brieuc Plessis-Couillard Centre France
Simon Desert Wing France
Martin Dulon Wing France
Benoit Jasmin Wing France
Maxime Marty Wing France
Clement Clavieres Fullback France
Leo Darrelatour Fullback France
Maxime Gianet Fullback France

Espoirs squad

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
Anton Basset Prop France
Mehmet Kilickaya Prop France
Nikoloz Narmania Prop Russia
Yassine Combo Lock France
Emerick Delcamp Back row France
Player Position Union
Kenjy Bayer Scrum-half France
Rudy Casubolo Fly-half France
Adel Bahri Centre France
Fares Boulkenafet Centre France
Jindrich Kulhavy Wing Chile
Luc Alozy Fullback France

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. "Les Joueurs". US Carcassonne XV (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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