SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

SU Agen
Full name	Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne
Founded	1908; 116 years ago
Location	Agen, France
Ground(s)	Stade Armandie (Capacity: 14,400)
President	Alain Tingaud
Coach(es)	Christophe Laussucq; Rémi Vaquin
Captain(s)	Antoine Erbani
League(s)	Pro D2
2023–24	13th
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.agen-rugby.com

Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (French pronunciation: [spɔʁtɪŋ ynjɔ̃ aʒɛ̃ lɔt e ɡaʁɔn]), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen (French pronunciation: [aʒɛ̃]) or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby.

Founded in 1908, Agen is one of the historic clubs in French rugby, having won the French Championship eight times. Its home ground is the Stade Armandie and traditional club colours are navy blue and white.

The club is renowned for its youth system and its academy structure.

History

The club was established in 1900. They made their first championship final in the 1930 season, where they met US Quillan, and defeated them 4 points to nil in Bordeaux, and thus capturing their first championship title. The club experienced some success in the coming years in the Challenge Yves du Manoir competition as well; winning it in the 1932 season and then becoming runners-up to Lyon OU in the 1933 season.

Agen would have another successful run in the 1940s, beginning with the 1943 season when they defeated Stade Bordelais 11 to 4 to win the Coupe de France. That season they also made it to the championship final; though they were defeated by Aviron Bayonnais 3 points to nil at Parc des Princes in Paris.

In 1945 they again won the title of the French championship, defeating FC Lourdes 7 points to 3 in the final in Paris. The championship was one of two titles that season, as Agen also won the Coupe de France, defeating Montferrand 14 to 13. Agen featured in one more championship that decade, losing to Toulouse 10 points to 3.

Agen were relatively quiet during the 1950s, though they again rose to prominence during the 1960s. In 1962 they again became of the champions of France after defeating Béziers 14 points to 11 in the season final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating Brive 11 points to nil in the final. Agen became the French champions on two more occasions during the 1960s, defeating Brive in 1965 and then Dax in 1966.

The club had another successful run during the 1970s, starting with an unsuccessful Challenge Yves du Manoir final, losing to Toulon 25 points to 22. They were unsuccessful again in 1975 in the Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Béziers 16 points to 12 in the final. However they would then meet Béziers in the championship final of the 1976 season, and defeat them 13 to 10 to win their first championship since 1966.

Agen went through period of success in the 1980s after winning the championship in 1982, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 18 points to 9 in the final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir as well after defeating Toulon 29 points to 7. In 1984 they again contested the championship final, though they eventually lost it to Béziers. They unsuccessfully contested it again in 1986, losing to Toulouse 16 to 6. They were also runners-up in the 1987 Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Grenoble. However, in 1988 they again won the championship, defeating Stadoceste Tarbais 9 to 3 in the final.

They contested the final again in the 1990 season, losing to Racing Club de France 22 points to 12. In 1992 they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating RC Narbonne 23 to 18.

Professional era

In 1998 they played in their first European cup final, the European Challenge Cup, losing to fellow French team US Colomiers 43 to 5 in the final. On June 8, 2002 they lost to Biarritz Olympique in the championship final.

In recent years, one of their biggest stars has been Fijian winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca. He led the team in tries in 2005 and 2006, and led Pro D2 in that category during Agen's most recent promotion season in 2010. However, he would be dismissed from the team in September 2010 after failing to report to the team for preseason workouts (several weeks later, he would reemerge at Toulouse).

Honours

French championship Top 14
- Champions (8): 1930, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1988
- Runners-up (6): 1943, 1947, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2002
European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1998
Challenge Yves du Manoir
- Champions (4): 1932, 1963, 1983, 1992
- Runners-up (4): 1933, 1970, 1975, 1987
French Cup
- Champions (2): 1943, 1945
Pro D2
- Champions: 2010
- Promotion playoff winners: 2015, 2017

Finals results

French championship

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Spectators
18 May 1930	SU Agen	4-0 (aet)	US Quillan	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	28.000
21 March 1943	Aviron Bayonnais	3-0	SU Agen	Parc des Princes, Paris	28.000
7 April 1945	SU Agen	7-3	FC Lourdes	Parc des Princes, Paris	30.000
13 April 1947	Stade Toulousain	10-3	SU Agen	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse	25.000
27 May 1962	SU Agen	14-11	AS Béziers	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	37.705
23 May 1965	SU Agen	15-8	CA Brive	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	28.758
22 May 1966	SU Agen	9-8	US Dax	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	28.803
23 May 1976	SU Agen	13-10 (aet)	AS Béziers	Parc des Princes, Paris	40.300
29 May 1982	SU Agen	18-9	Aviron Bayonnais	Parc des Princes, Paris	41.165
26 May 1984	AS Béziers	21-21 (aet)	SU Agen	Parc des Princes, Paris	44.076
24 May 1986	Stade Toulousain	16-6	SU Agen	Parc des Princes, Paris	45.145
28 May 1988	SU Agen	9-3	Stadoceste Tarbais	Parc des Princes, Paris	48.000
26 May 1990	Racing Club de France	22-12 (aet)	SU Agen	Parc des Princes, Paris	45.069
8 June 2002	Biarritz Olympique	25-22 (aet)	SU Agen	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	78.457

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Spectators
2 February 1998	US Colomiers	43-5	SU Agen	Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse	12.500

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1932	SU Agen	round robin	Lyon OU
1933	Lyon OU	round robin	SU Agen
1963	SU Agen	11-0	CA Brive
1970	RC Toulon	25-22	SU Agen
1975	AS Béziers	16-12	SU Agen
1983	SU Agen	29-7	RC Toulon
1987	FC Grenoble	26-7	SU Agen
1992	SU Agen	23-18	RC Narbonne

French Cup

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1943	SU Agen	11-4	Stade Bordelais
1945	SU Agen	14-13	AS Montferrand

Pro D2 promotion playoffs

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Attendance
2014	La Rochelle	SU Agen	31–22	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux	33,262
2015	SU Agen	Stade Montois	16–15	Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
2017	SU Agen	US Montauban	41-20	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

Current standings

2024–25 Pro D2 Table
Pos	Team v t e	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	Semi-final promotion playoff place
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

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

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

Player	Position	Union
Clement Martinez	Hooker	France
Mike Sosene-Feagai	Hooker	United States
Richard Barrington	Prop	England
Alex Burin	Prop	France
Beau Farrance	Prop	England
Florent Guion	Prop	France
Malik Hamadache	Prop	France
Hans Lombard-Buret	Prop	France
Thèo Sauzaret	Prop	France
William Demotte	Lock	France
Zak Farrance	Lock	England
Joe Maksymiw	Lock	England
Evan Olmstead	Lock	Canada
Corentin Vernet	Lock	France
Matthieu Bonnet	Back row	France
Martin Devergie	Back row	France
Arnaud Duputs	Back row	France
Antoine Erbani	Back row	France
Vincent Farre	Back row	France
Julien Lebian	Back row	France
Fotu Lokotui	Back row	Tonga

Player	Position	Union
Dorian Bellot	Scrum-half	France
Theo Idjellidaine	Scrum-half	France
Sonatane Takulua	Scrum-half	Tonga
Thomas Vincent	Fly-half	France
Ben Volavola	Fly-half	Fiji
Théo Belan	Centre	France
Peyo Muscarditz	Centre	France
Kolinio Ramoka	Centre	Fiji
Harry Sloan	Centre	England
Iban Etcheverry	Wing	France
Inoke Nalaga	Wing	Fiji
Henry Purdy	Wing	England
Tevita Railevu	Wing	Fiji
Timilai Rokoduru	Wing	Fiji
Jean-Marcelin Buttin	Fullback	France
Matthieu Lamoulie	Fullback	France
Loris Tolot	Fullback	France

Espoirs squad