Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby orRugby Colomiers is a Frenchrugby union club currently competing inPro D2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had beenrelegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the2006–07 season, but earned promotion fromFédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a relegation scare in2008–09, finishing 14th, in the last safe position. The club was relegated from Pro D2 in the2010–11 season. The club, based inColomiers in theHaute-Garonnedépartement ofOccitania, was founded in 1915 and plays at the Stade Michel Bendichou (capacity 11,000). The players wear blue and white. Colomiers have been runners-up in theFrench championship andHeineken Cup, as well as winners of theEuropean Challenge Cup.
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| Full name | Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby | ||
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| Founded | 1915; 110 years ago (1915) | ||
| Location | Colomiers,France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Michel Bendichou (Capacity: 11,430) | ||
| President | Alain Carre | ||
| Coach(es) | Olivier Baragnon | ||
| League(s) | Pro D2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 10th | ||
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US Colomiers were established in 1915. Colomiers had various European success in the late 1990s. In 1998 they won the European Challenge Cup, the competition below the Heineken Cup, defeating fellow French clubSU Agen in the final. The following season they competed in the Heineken Cup. They made it all the way to the final, which took place atLansdowne Road,Dublin. The capacity crowd saw Irish sideUlster win 21 points to 6.
Colomiers also competed in the1999–00 and2000–01 Heineken Cups, but did not make the finals stages of the tournament. The club made its first domestic championship final when they metStade Français in 2000. The Paris club won the game 28 points to 23 atStade de France. In 2005 they were crowned Fédérale 1 champions and were promoted back up to Pro D2, but went back down to Fédérale 1 after two seasons in the second flight. They again claimed the Fédérale 1 title in 2008 to return to Pro D2.
Honours
edit- Heineken Cup /European Rugby Champions Cup
- Runners-up (1):1999
- European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Champions (1):1998
- French championship Top 14
- Runners-up (1):2000
- Fédérale 1
- Champions: 2005, 2008
Finals results
editFrench championship
edit| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 15 July 2000 | Stade Français | 28-23 | US Colomiers | Stade de France,Saint-Denis | 78,000 |
Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup
edit| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 30 January 1999 |  Ulster | 21-6 |  US Colomiers | Lansdowne Road,Dublin | 49,000 |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
edit| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 1 February 1998 | US Colomiers | 43-5 | SU Agen | Stade des Sept Deniers,Toulouse | 12,500 |
Current standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Grenoble | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 828 | 531 | +297 | 10 | 2 | 84 | Semi-final promotion playoff place |
| 2 | Brive | 25 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 620 | 492 | +128 | 8 | 4 | 76 | |
| 3 | Provence | 25 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 681 | 604 | +77 | 6 | 4 | 72 | Quarter-final promotion playoff place |
| 4 | Soyaux Angoulême | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 631 | 600 | +31 | 5 | 1 | 70 | |
| 5 | Colomiers | 25 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 717 | 660 | +57 | 5 | 5 | 68 | |
| 6 | Béziers | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 621 | 553 | +68 | 6 | 6 | 68 | |
| 7 | Montauban | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 658 | 637 | +21 | 3 | 5 | 64 | |
| 8 | Biarritz | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 580 | 590 | −10 | 3 | 4 | 54 | |
| 9 | Agen | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 610 | 603 | +7 | 2 | 7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Nevers | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 558 | 678 | −120 | 3 | 2 | 53 | |
| 11 | Dax | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 536 | 612 | −76 | 3 | 4 | 53 | |
| 12 | Valence Romans | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 669 | 622 | +47 | 3 | 8 | 51 | |
| 13 | Oyonnax | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 600 | 583 | +17 | 5 | 4 | 51 | |
| 14 | Mont-de-Marsan | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 642 | 707 | −65 | 2 | 5 | 47 | |
| 15 | Aurillac | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 562 | 732 | −170 | 1 | 2 | 47 | Relegation play-off |
| 16 | Nice | 25 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 467 | 776 | −309 | 0 | 6 | 22 | Relegation toNationale |
Current squad
editThe squad for the2024–25 season is:[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Espoirs squad
editNote: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Notable former players
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- Jean-Luc Sadourny / 1984-2003
- Fabien Galthié / 1985-2001
- Yannick Bru / 1997-1998
- David Skrela / 1997-2003 and 2013-2016
- Patrick Tabacco / 1997-2000
- Marc Dal Maso / 1998-2000
- Yannick Jauzion / 1999-2002
- Francis Ntamack / 1999-2004 and 2006-2007
- Julien Arias / 2001-2004
- Hugues Miorin / 2002-2003
- Yannick Forestier / 2003-2004
- Thierry Dusautoir / 2003-2004
- Jean-Philippe Grandclaude / 2003-2004
- Patricio Albacete / 2003-2004
- Benjamin Thiéry / 2003-2004
- Jonathan Wisniewski / 2007
- François Tardieu / 2017-2018
Coaches
edit- Jean-Luc Sadourny
- Bernard de Giusti
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Effectif". US Colomiers. 26 April 2021. Retrieved26 April 2021.
- ^"Colomiers squad for season 2024/2025". All Rugby. 16 May 2024. Retrieved16 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in French)Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby Official website
- The Fourth Heineken Cup Final