Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne is a French rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club, which play in Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...

, the second division of French rugby. The club currently play at the Stade Jean Alric

Stade Jean Alric

Stade Jean Alric is a rugby union stadium, in Aurillac, France.It is the home stadium of Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne. The stadium can hold 9,000 people ....

, which has a capacity of around 10,000. The club was founded in 1904. They participated in the 2005-06 Pro D2 competition, but were relegated to the amateur Fédérale 1

Fédérale 1

Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...

 league for the 2006-07 season, from which they regained their place in the Pro D2 for the 2007-08 Pro D2 competition.

2008-09 squad

Famous players

• Victor Boffelli
• Danie De Beer
• Thomas Domingo
  Thomas Domingo
  Thomas Domingo is a French rugby union player. Domingo, who is a loosehead prop, plays his club rugby for ASM Clermont Auvergne. He made his debut for France against Wales on 27 February 2009...
  
  
• Romeo Gontineac
  Romeo Gontineac
  Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....
  
  
• Wade Grintell
• Olivier Magne
  Olivier Magne
  Olivier Claude C. Magne is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach.Magne was a rugby god and back row forward, known especially for his speed and handling in open field play. He represented 89 times, scoring 14 tries.He joined his hometown team, Stade Aurillacois, as a boy in...
  
  
• Sébastien Viars
  Sébastien Viars
  Sébastien Viars is a former French rugby union footballer. He was nicknamed "The Compass". He played as a centre and as a wing.Viars was born at Aurillac...
  
  
• Keith Andrews
• John o'Connor
  John O'Connor
  John O'Connor may refer to:*John Joseph O'Connor , Cardinal and eleventh bishop of the Archdiocese of New York*John Joseph O'Connor , Fourth bishop of the Diocese of Newark...
  
  
• Phillipe Kilroe
• Mark Andrews
  Mark Andrews (rugby player)
  Mark Andrews is a former rugby player.He achieved his Junior Springbok colours in waterpolo while still at school. He switched to rugby as his main sport and achieved honours while at school and university...
  
  

External links

• Stade Aurillacois - Official site