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)Nationale
2022–23Pro D2, 15th (relegated)
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 PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax (C, P) 30 23 1 6 904 457 +447 17 111 Top 14 promotion play-offs
2 Grenoble 30 19 3 8 672 588 +84 8 87[lower-alpha 1]
3 Mont-de-Marsan 30 19 0 11 764 649 +115 10 86
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
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:
  1. 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
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 under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Raphael Carbou Hooker France France
Luka Petriasvili Hooker Georgia (country) Georgia
Connor Sa Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
Vakhtangi Akhobadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Youssef Amrouni Prop France France
Soso Bekoshvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Jeremy Boyadjis Prop France France
Jules Martinez Prop France France
Sami Mavinga Prop France France
Aaron Carroll Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Come Joussain Lock France France
Rynhardt Landman Lock South Africa South Africa
Romain Manchia Lock France France
George Merrick Lock England England
Gregory Annetta Back row France France
Rob Harley Back row Scotland Scotland
Etienne Herjean Back row France France
Simon Meka Back row France France
Stephane Onambele Back row France France
Pierre Reynaud Back row France France
Guilhem Vettore Back row France France
Player Position Union
Damien Anon Scrum-half France France
Pierre Pages Scrum-half France France
Samuel Marques Scrum-half Portugal Portugal
Christopher Hilsenbeck Fly-half Germany Germany
Dorian Jones Fly-half Wales Wales
Baptiste Mouchous Fly-half France France
Pierre Aguillon Centre France France
Nick Grigg Centre Scotland Scotland
Jordan Puletua Centre Samoa Samoa
Brieuc Plessis-Couillard Centre France France
Simon Desert Wing France France
Martin Dulon Wing France France
Benoit Jasmin Wing France France
Maxime Marty Wing France France
Clement Clavieres Fullback France France
Leo Darrelatour Fullback France France
Maxime Gianet Fullback France 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 France
Mehmet Kilickaya Prop France France
Nikoloz Narmania Prop Russia Russia
Yassine Combo Lock France France
Emerick Delcamp Back row France France
Player Position Union
Kenjy Bayer Scrum-half France France
Rudy Casubolo Fly-half France France
Adel Bahri Centre France France
Fares Boulkenafet Centre France France
Jindrich Kulhavy Wing Chile Chile
Luc Alozy Fullback France 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 ».
  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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