Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne

French rugby union club, based in Aurillac

Rugby team

Aurillac

Full name| Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Founded| 1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Location| Aurillac, France
Ground(s)| Stade Jean Alric (Capacity: 9,000)
President| Christian Millette
Coach(es)| Romeo Gontineac
League(s)| Pro D2
2023–24| 9th

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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 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

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* French Cup
* Runners-up (1): 1986
* Première Division Groupe B
* Runners-up: 1996
* Fédérale 1
* Winner: 2007

## Current standings

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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 to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2025. Source: [1]

## Current squad

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For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Aurillac.

The Aurillac squad for the 2024–25 season is:[1][2]

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

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Basa Khonelidze | Hooker |  Georgia
Ronan Loughnane | Hooker |  Ireland
Luka Nioradze | Hooker |  Georgia
Gymaël Jean-Jacques | Prop |  France
Giorgi Kartvelishvili | Prop |  Georgia
Irakli Mtchedlidze | Prop |  Georgia
Dominic Robertson-McCoy | Prop |  New Zealand
Robert Rodgers | Prop |  South Africa
Valentin Welsch | Prop |  France
Heath Backhouse | Lock |  South Africa
Koen Bloemen | Lock |  Netherlands
Mosa'ati Moala | Lock |  Tonga
Martial Rolland | Lock |  France
Medhi Slamani | Lock |  Algeria
Aleksandre Burduli | Back row |  Georgia
Theo Cambon | Back row |  France
Hugo Heenan | Back row |  Netherlands
Tim de Jong | Back row |  Netherlands
Eoghan Masterson | Back row |  Ireland
Abongile Nonkontwana | Back row |  South Africa
Lucas Oudard | Back row |  France
Didier Tison | Back row |  France
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Mikheil Alania | Scrum-half |  Georgia
David Delarue | Scrum-half |  France
Leopold Dupas | Scrum-half |  France
Boris Hadinegoro | Scrum-half |  Netherlands
Tedo Abzhandadze | Fly-half |  Georgia
Jean-Luc Cilliers | Fly-half |  South Africa
Ugo Seunes | Fly-half |  France
Hugo Bastard | Centre |  France
Karl Martin | Centre |  Ireland
Elijah Niko | Centre |  New Zealand
Ofa Manuofetoa | Centre |  Tonga
Juun Pieters | Centre |  Netherlands
Karsen Talalua | Centre |  France
Axel Bevia | Wing |  France
AJ Coertzen | Wing |  South Africa
Jordon Janse van Rensburg | Wing |  South Africa
Simeli Yabaki | Wing |  Fiji
Dachi Papunashvili | Fullback |  Georgia
Jake Strachan | Fullback |  Australia

### 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.

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Alexis Besnier | Hooker |  France
Bastien Besnier | Hooker |  France
Hugo Bonnett | Hooker |  France
Angelo Brugeron | Prop |  France
Jean Chalier | Prop |  France
Onise Ioseliani | Prop |  Georgia
Nikoloz Kumaritovi | Prop |  Georgia
Guillaume Lespinat | Prop |  France
Stanley Muranganwa | Prop |  Zimbabwe
Tiaan du Preez | Prop |  South Africa
Martim Souto | Prop |  Portugal
Fabien Bocquet | Lock |  France
Jazz Drolsbach | Lock |  Netherlands
Skip Jongejan | Lock |  Netherlands
Maël Perrin | Lock |  France
Lucas-Antonin Agonsti | Back row |  France
Tobias De Prieele | Back row |  Netherlands
Lucas Delort | Back row |  France
Kakha Shekiladze | Back row |  Georgia
Harry Staniforth | Back row |  Australia
Luka Sulashvili | Back row |  Georgia
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Baptiste Jaime | Scrum-half |  France
Leo Salvan | Scrum-half |  France
Theo Cannet | Fly-half |  France
Noa Dellac | Fly-half |  France
Tadiwa Chikutiro | Centre |  Zimbabwe
Matiss Fovet | Centre |  France
Antonio Mitrea | Centre |  Romania
Leo Promeneur | Centre |  France
Jules Swier | Wing |  France
Hippolyte Vigouroux | Wing |  Netherlands
Joris Condamine | Fullback |  France
Angus Staniforth | Fullback |  Australia

## Notable former players

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* Victor Boffelli
* Danie De Beer
* Thomas Domingo
* Romeo Gontineac
* Wade Grintell
* Olivier Magne
* Sébastien Viars
* Jean-François Viars
* Keith Andrews
* John O'Connor
* Phillipe Kilroe
* Mark Andrews
* Forrest Gainer
* Joel Bates
* Pierre Trémouille
* Didier Casadeï
* Graydon Staniforth
* Harold Karele
* Jacques Burger
* Manuel Cascarra
* Jason Marshall
* Ludovic Mercier
* Daniel Kotze

## See also

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* List of rugby union clubs in France
* Rugby union in France

## References

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1. ^ "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. ^ "Aurillac squad for season 2024/2025". All Rugby. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

## External links

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* (in French) Stade Aurillacois Official website

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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

‹ The template below (Boland Cavaliers squad) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. ›

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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

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