Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne

Aurillac
Full name	Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Founded	1904; 120 years ago
Location	Aurillac, France
Ground(s)	Stade Jean Alric (Capacity: 9,000)
President	Christian Millette
Coach(es)	Romeo Gontineac
League(s)	Pro D2
2022–23	10th
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.stade-aurillacois.fr

Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional rugby union club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the Rugby Pro D2, 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[edit]

Première Division Groupe B
- Runners-up: 1996
Fédérale 1
- Winner: 2007
Coupe de France
- Runners-up: 1986

Current standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts
1	Oyonnax (C, P)	30	23	1	6	904	457	+447	17	111	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Grenoble	30	19	3	8	672	588	+84	8	87^[a]	Semi-final promotion playoff place
3	Mont-de-Marsan	30	19	0	11	764	649	+115	10	86	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Nevers	30	17	3	10	718	551	+167	11	85
5	Vannes	30	17	1	12	718	633	+85	11	81
6	Agen	30	15	1	14	653	583	+70	15	77
7	Colomiers	30	15	0	15	674	678	−4	10	70
8	Provence	30	13	4	13	652	638	+14	9	69
9	Béziers	30	13	1	16	700	716	−16	11	65
10	Aurillac	30	15	0	15	586	706	−120	5	65
11	Biarritz	30	12	2	16	690	699	−9	8	60
12	Rouen	30	12	2	16	594	767	−173	6	58
13	Montauban	30	12	1	17	678	784	−106	6	54^[a]
14	Soyaux Angoulême	30	11	0	19	569	697	−128	8	52
15	Carcassonne (R)	30	10	1	19	553	677	−124	10	52	Relegation to Nationale
16	Massy (R)	30	7	0	23	499	801	−302	5	33	Relegation to Nationale

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.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".^[1]^[2]

Current squad[edit]

The Aurillac squad for the 2023–24 season is:^[3]^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Ronan Loughnane	Hooker	Ireland
Luka Nioradze	Hooker	Georgia
Thomas Crețu	Prop	Romania
Tim Daniel	Prop	France
Gymaël Jean-Jacques	Prop	France
Giorgi Kartvelishvili	Prop	Georgia
Irakli Mchedlidze	Prop	Georgia
Lasha Mchedlidze	Prop	Georgia
Alexandre Plantier	Prop	France
Robbie Rodgers	Prop	South Africa
Heath Backhouse	Lock	South Africa
Aleksandre Burduli	Lock	Georgia
Cam Dodson	Lock	England
Mosa'ati Moala	Lock	Tonga
Martial Rolland	Lock	France
Mehdi Slamani	Lock	France
Théo Cambon	Back row	France
Yohann Gbizié	Back row	France
Hugo Huurman	Back row	Netherlands
Latuka Maituku	Back row	France
Eoghan Masterson	Back row	Ireland
Steve Moukete	Back row	Cameroon
Beka Shvangiradze	Back row	Georgia
Didier Tison	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Mikheil Alania	Scrum-half	Georgia
David Delarue	Scrum-half	France
Boris Hadinegoro	Scrum-half	Netherlands
Antoine Aucagne	Fly-half	France
Marc Palmier	Fly-half	France
Hugo Bastard	Centre	France
Ofa Manuofetoa	Centre	Tonga
Elijah Niko	Centre	New Zealand
Juun Pieters	Centre	Netherlands
Christa Powell	Centre	Fiji
AJ Coertzen	Wing	South Africa
Jordon Janse van Rensburg	Wing	South Africa
Dachi Papunashvili	Wing	Georgia
Simeli Yabaki	Wing	Fiji
Axel Bévia	Fullback	France
Jules Margarit	Fullback	France
Anderson Neisen	Fullback	France

Espoirs squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Lilian Djomboué	Hooker	France
Bosa Khonelidze	Hooker	Georgia
Ivan Beskov	Prop	Russia
Alex Dos Santos	Prop	France
Nepote Moala	Prop	Tonga
Stanley Muranganwa	Prop	Zimbabwe
Tiaan du Preez	Prop	South Africa
Lilian Rohrhurst	Prop	France
Nodar Shengelia	Prop	Georgia
Skip Jongejan	Lock	Netherlands
Dirco Lourens	Lock	South Africa
Tim de Jong	Back row	Netherlands
Riaan Grove	Back row	South Africa
Kakha Shekiladze	Back row	Georgia

Player	Position	Union
Leo Salvan	Scrum-half	France
Théo Cannet	Fly-half	France
Noa Dellac	Fly-half	France
Petre Khutsishvili	Fly-half	Georgia
Tadiwa Chikutiro	Centre	Zimbabwe
John Ford	Centre	South Africa
Julien Lacombe	Centre	France
Kevin Lafay	Fullback	France

Notable former players[edit]

References[edit]

^ "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 ».
^ "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.
^ "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Aurillac squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links[edit]

(in French) Stade Aurillacois Official website

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[table_hth_MON0.73932986275262-3] Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".^[1]^[2]

[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 ».

[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.

[Effectif_Pro-4] "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[5] "Aurillac squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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v t e Pro D2
2023–24 Teams	Agen Aurillac Béziers Biarritz Brive Colomiers Dax Grenoble Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Nevers Provence Rouen Soyaux Angoulême Valence Romans Vannes
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Transfers	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby

v t e Aurillac – current squad
Forwards	Theo Cambon Tim Daniel-Meissen Paul Farret Gheorghe Gajion Onehunga Havili Georgi Javakhia Gymaël Jean-Jacques Giorgi Kartvelishvili Isimeli Kuruibua Theo Lachaud Jarod Leveque Ronan Loughnane Latuka Maituku Adrian Moțoc Steve Moukete Luka Nioradze Alexandre Plantier Gabriel Polit Maxime Profit Martial Rolland Pierre Roussel Julien Royer Rémy Sellan Lucas Seyrolle Jean-Baptiste Singer Adrian Smith Didier Tison Yann Tivoli Giorgi Tsutskiridze
Backs	Mikheil Alania Antoine Aucagne Hugo Bouyssou AJ Coertzen David Delarue Thomas Dubourdeau Giorgi Gogoladze Pierre Le Huby Gautier Minguillon Anderson Neisen Peter Nelson Elijah Niko Lewis Ormond Marc Palmier Christa Powell Bernard Reggiardo Nathan Sabbia Rhema Sagote Lucas Vaccaro Albert Valentin Simeli Yabaki Jimmy Yobo
Coach	Romeo Gontineac