Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

Colomiers Rugby

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

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.

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

Finals results

French championship

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

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

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Spectators
1 February 1998 France US Colomiers 43-5 France SU Agen Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse 12,500

Current standings

2024–25 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Provence 10 6 1 3 245 192 +53 3 2 31 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Grenoble 10 7 0 3 263 229 +34 2 1 31
3 Montauban 10 7 0 3 274 251 +23 1 2 31 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Brive 10 6 0 4 265 217 +48 3 2 29
5 Biarritz 10 6 0 4 249 234 +15 2 1 27
6 Béziers 10 5 0 5 252 191 +61 2 5 27
7 Soyaux Angoulême 10 5 2 3 225 215 +10 1 1 26
8 Colomiers 10 5 1 4 212 235 −23 0 2 24
9 Agen 10 4 0 6 230 232 −2 0 5 21
10 Mont-de-Marsan 10 4 0 6 264 247 +17 2 3 21
11 Dax 10 5 0 5 192 219 −27 0 1 21
12 Nevers 10 4 0 6 194 243 −49 1 2 19
13 Oyonnax 10 4 0 6 201 217 −16 1 1 18
14 Aurillac 10 4 0 6 231 282 −51 0 1 17
15 Nice 10 3 0 7 193 267 −74 0 4 16 Relegation play-off
16 Valence Romans 10 3 0 7 255 274 −19 0 3 15 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: [1]

Current squad

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 Argentina
Toma Kolokilagi Hooker France France
Thomas Larrieu Hooker France France
Andrew Ready Hooker Australia Australia
Hugo Djehi Prop France France
Thomas Dubois Prop France France
Marco Fepulea'i Prop Samoa Samoa
Hugo Pirlet Prop Spain Spain
Michaël Simutoga Prop France France
Guillaume Tartas Prop France France
Maxime Granouillet Lock France France
Alexandre Manukula Lock France France
Janse Roux Lock South Africa South Africa
Jean Thomas Lock France France
Jack Whetton Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Romain Bèzian Back row France France
Anthony Coletta Back row France France
Jorick Dastague Back row France France
Aldric Lescure Back row France France
Waĕl Ponpon Back row France France
Joseva Tamani Back row Fiji Fiji
Player Position Union
Mathis Galthié Scrum-half France France
Edoardo Gori Scrum-half Italy Italy
Ugo Séguéla Scrum-half France France
Brett Herron Fly-half England England
Maxime Javaux Fly-half France France
Dorian Laborde Centre France France
Fabien Perrin Centre France France
Paul Pimienta Centre France France
Ray Nu'u Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Enzo Salles Centre France France
Farrell Delourmel Wing France France
Martin Dulon Wing France France
Rodrigo Marta Wing Portugal Portugal
Vincent Pinto Wing France France
Valentin Saurs Wing France France
Max Auriac Fullback France France
Thomas Girard 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
Robin Bellemand Prop France France
Romain Fierret Prop France France
Pierre-Emmanuel Pacheco Prop France France
Louis Descoux Lock France France
Théo Pédémons Lock France France
Jeremy Bechu Back row France France
Alexis Caumel Back row France France
Elliot Maurel Back row France France
Paolo Parpagiola Back row France France
Player Position Union
Arthur Diaz Scrum-half France France
Baptiste Serraro Centre France France
Lucas Paulien-Camy Wing France France
Antoine Lere Fullback France France
Ugo Pacome Fullback France France

Notable former players

Coaches

See also

References

  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.