Colomiers Rugby

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Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby or Rugby Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Pro D2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006–07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a relegation scare in 2008–09, finishing 14th, in the last safe position. The club was relegated from Pro D2 in the 2010–11 season. The club, based in Colomiers in the Haute-Garonne département of Occitania, 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 the French championship and Heineken Cup, as well as winners of the European Challenge Cup.

Colomiers
Full nameUnion Sportive Colomiers Rugby
Founded1915; 109 years ago (1915)
LocationColomiers, France
Ground(s)Stade Michel Bendichou (Capacity: 11,430)
PresidentAlain Carre
Coach(es)Olivier Baragnon
League(s)Pro D2
2023–2410th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.colomiers-rugby.com

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 club SU 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 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The capacity crowd saw Irish side Ulster win 21 points to 6.

Colomiers also competed in the 1999–00 and 2000–01 Heineken Cups, but did not make the finals stages of the tournament. The club made its first domestic championship final when they met Stade Français in 2000. The Paris club won the game 28 points to 23 at Stade 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

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Finals results

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French championship

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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

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Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Spectators
30 January 1999   Ulster 21-6   US Colomiers Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000

European Rugby Challenge Cup

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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

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2024–25 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Montauban 8 6 0 2 211 188 +23 1 1 26 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Brive 8 5 0 3 197 160 +37 2 2 24
3 Biarritz 8 5 0 3 191 187 +4 1 1 22 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Soyaux Angoulême 8 4 2 2 182 157 +25 1 1 22
5 Grenoble 8 5 0 3 188 196 −8 1 1 22
6 Provence 8 4 1 3 161 142 +19 1 2 21
7 Agen 8 4 0 4 191 165 +26 0 4 20
8 Colomiers 8 4 1 3 164 157 +7 0 2 20
9 Béziers 8 3 0 5 173 161 +12 1 5 18
10 Dax 8 4 0 4 153 150 +3 0 1 17
11 Oyonnax 8 4 0 4 155 155 0 1 0 17
12 Mont-de-Marsan 8 3 0 5 199 187 +12 1 3 16
13 Nevers 8 3 0 5 153 183 −30 0 2 14
14 Nice 8 3 0 5 144 211 −67 0 2 14
15 Aurillac 8 3 0 5 187 218 −31 0 1 13 Relegation play-off
16 Valence Romans 8 2 0 6 196 228 −32 0 3 11 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2024. Source: [1]

Current squad

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The squad for the 2023–24 season is:[1][2]

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

Player Position Union
Pablo Dimcheff Hooker   Argentina
Toma Kolokilagi Hooker   France
Thomas Larrieu Hooker   France
Andrew Ready Hooker   Australia
Hugo Djehi Prop   France
Thomas Dubois Prop   France
Marco Fepulea'i Prop   Samoa
Hugo Pirlet Prop   France
Michaël Simutoga Prop   France
Guillaume Tartas Prop   France
Maxime Granouillet Lock   France
Alexandre Manukula Lock   France
Janse Roux Lock   South Africa
Jean Thomas Lock   France
Jack Whetton Lock   New Zealand
Romain Bèzian Back row   France
Anthony Coletta Back row   France
Jorick Dastague Back row   France
Aldric Lescure Back row   France
Waĕl Ponpon Back row   France
Joseva Tamani Back row   Fiji
Player Position Union
Mathis Galthié Scrum-half   France
Edoardo Gori Scrum-half   Italy
Ugo Séguéla Scrum-half   France
Brett Herron Fly-half   England
Maxime Javaux Fly-half   France
Dorian Laborde Centre   France
Fabien Perrin Centre   France
Paul Pimienta Centre   France
Ray Nu'u Centre   New Zealand
Enzo Salles Centre   France
Farrell Delourmel Wing   France
Martin Dulon Wing   France
Rodrigo Marta Wing   Portugal
Vincent Pinto Wing   France
Valentin Saurs Wing   France
Max Auriac Fullback   France
Thomas Girard Fullback   France

Espoirs squad

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

Player Position Union
Robin Bellemand Prop   France
Romain Fierret Prop   France
Pierre-Emmanuel Pacheco Prop   France
Louis Descoux Lock   France
Théo Pédémons Lock   France
Jeremy Bechu Back row   France
Alexis Caumel Back row   France
Elliot Maurel Back row   France
Paolo Parpagiola Back row   France
Player Position Union
Arthur Diaz Scrum-half   France
Baptiste Serraro Centre   France
Lucas Paulien-Camy Wing   France
Antoine Lere Fullback   France
Ugo Pacome Fullback   France

Notable former players

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Coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Effectif". US Colomiers. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Colomiers squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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