US Carcassonne

US Carcassonne
Full nameUnion Sportive Carcassonnaise
Founded1899; 126 years ago (1899)
LocationCarcassonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Albert Domec (Capacity: 10,000)
League(s)Nationale
2022–23Pro D2, 15th (relegated)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.uscarcassonne.com

Union Sportive Carcassonnaise are a French rugby union club based in Carcassonne. US Carcassonne currently compete in the Nationale, the third tier 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.

Honours

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

2024–25 Nationale season Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chambéry (Q) 10 7 1 2 232 140 +92 4 2 38 Semi-final promotion play-off
2 Rouen (Q) 9 7 1 1 268 131 +137 4 0 36
3 Carcassonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 203 118 +85 4 2 36 Quarter-final promotion play-off
4 Narbonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 226 167 +59 4 1 35
5 Périgueux (Q) 9 7 0 2 217 113 +104 3 1 34
6 Albi (Q) 9 6 1 2 205 150 +55 2 0 30
7 Langon 10 6 0 4 234 209 +25 2 1 29
8 Suresnes 9 4 1 4 208 162 +46 3 4 27
9 Bourgoin-Jallieu 10 5 0 5 212 198 +14 2 2 26
10 Massy 9 4 0 5 181 139 +42 3 3 24
11 Tarbes 10 4 0 6 211 221 −10 2 3 23
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 9 4 0 5 164 156 +8 2 2 22
13 Marcq-en-Barœul (Q) 10 4 0 6 239 246 −7 2 2 22 Relegation play-off
14 Hyères (R) 26 0 0 26 0 650 −650 0 0 0 Relegation to Nationale 2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(Q) Qualified for the playoffs; (R) Relegated

Current squad

The Carcassonne squad for the 2022–23 season is:

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby 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 under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby 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. ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French).
  2. ^ "Les Joueurs". US Carcassonne XV (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2017.