US Carcassonne

US Carcassonne
Full name	Union Sportive Carcassonnaise
Founded	1899; 125 years ago
Location	Carcassonne, France
Ground(s)	Stade Albert Domec (Capacity: 10,000)
League(s)	Nationale
2022–23	Pro D2, 15th (relegated)
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.uscarcassonne.com

Union Sportive Carcassonnaise are a French rugby union club based in Carcassonne. US Carcassonne currently compete in the Nationale, the third tier 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.

Honours[edit]

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[edit]

French championship[edit]

Date	Champions	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
3 May 1925	Perpignan	US Carcassonne	5-0	Maraussan, Narbonne	20,000

Current standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts
1	Oyonnax (C, P)	30	23	1	6	904	457	+447	17	111	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Grenoble	30	19	3	8	672	588	+84	8	87^[a]	Semi-final promotion playoff place
3	Mont-de-Marsan	30	19	0	11	764	649	+115	10	86	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
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^[a]
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	Relegation to Nationale

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:

^ ^a ^b 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[edit]

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
Luka Petriasvili	Hooker	Georgia
Connor Sa	Hooker	New Zealand
Vakhtangi Akhobadze	Prop	Georgia
Youssef Amrouni	Prop	France
Soso Bekoshvili	Prop	Georgia
Jeremy Boyadjis	Prop	France
Jules Martinez	Prop	France
Sami Mavinga	Prop	France
Aaron Carroll	Lock	New Zealand
Come Joussain	Lock	France
Rynhardt Landman	Lock	South Africa
Romain Manchia	Lock	France
George Merrick	Lock	England
Gregory Annetta	Back row	France
Rob Harley	Back row	Scotland
Etienne Herjean	Back row	France
Simon Meka	Back row	France
Stephane Onambele	Back row	France
Pierre Reynaud	Back row	France
Guilhem Vettore	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Damien Anon	Scrum-half	France
Pierre Pages	Scrum-half	France
Samuel Marques	Scrum-half	Portugal
Christopher Hilsenbeck	Fly-half	Germany
Dorian Jones	Fly-half	Wales
Baptiste Mouchous	Fly-half	France
Pierre Aguillon	Centre	France
Nick Grigg	Centre	Scotland
Jordan Puletua	Centre	Samoa
Brieuc Plessis-Couillard	Centre	France
Simon Desert	Wing	France
Martin Dulon	Wing	France
Benoit Jasmin	Wing	France
Maxime Marty	Wing	France
Clement Clavieres	Fullback	France
Leo Darrelatour	Fullback	France
Maxime Gianet	Fullback	France

Espoirs squad[edit]