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.
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| Full name | Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby | ||
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| Founded | 1915 | ||
| Location | Colomiers, France | ||
| Ground | Stade Michel Bendichou (Capacity: 11,430) | ||
| President | Alain Carre | ||
| Coach | Olivier Baragnon | ||
| League | Pro D2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3rd | ||
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| Official website | |||
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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
edit- European Rugby Champions Cup (formerly known as Heineken Cup)
- Runners-up (1): 1999
- European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Champions (1): 1998
- French championship Top 14
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- Fédérale 1
- Champions: 2005, 2008, 2009
Finals results
editFrench championship
edit| 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
edit| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 1999 |  Ulster |
21-6 |  US Colomiers |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 49,000 |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
edit| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 1998 | US Colomiers |
43-5 | SU Agen |
Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse | 12,500 |
Current standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vannes | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1092 | 543 | +549 | 15 | 3 | 116 | Semi-final promotion playoff place |
| 2 | Colomiers | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 847 | 522 | +325 | 8 | 3 | 95 | |
| 3 | Provence | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 905 | 726 | +179 | 9 | 7 | 92 | Quarter-final promotion playoff place |
| 4 | Oyonnax | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 953 | 659 | +294 | 9 | 9 | 86 | |
| 5 | Valence Romans | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 803 | 760 | +43 | 4 | 4 | 84 | |
| 6 | Brive | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 906 | 642 | +264 | 11 | 2 | 83 | |
| 7 | Agen | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 796 | 750 | +46 | 9 | 3 | 72 | |
| 8 | Grenoble | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 739 | 829 | −90 | 2 | 4 | 62 | |
| 9 | Soyaux Angoulême | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 576 | 770 | −194 | 2 | 5 | 59 | |
| 10 | Biarritz | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 762 | 879 | −117 | 8 | 1 | 54 | |
| 11 | Dax | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 706 | 742 | −36 | 6 | 7 | 55 | |
| 12 | Béziers | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 657 | 804 | −147 | 4 | 4 | 56 | |
| 13 | Nevers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 760 | 1024 | −264 | 4 | 3 | 53 | |
| 14 | Aurillac | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 718 | 908 | −190 | 2 | 7 | 53 | |
| 15 | Mont-de-Marsan | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 701 | 950 | −249 | 3 | 2 | 51 | Relegation play-off |
| 16 | Carcassonne | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 572 | 985 | −413 | 0 | 5 | 35 | Relegation to Nationale |
Current squad
editThe squad for the 2025–26 season is:[1][2]
| Colomiers 2025–26 Pro D2 squad | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Back row
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes the team captain. (vc) denotes vice-captain. Bold denotes internationally capped players. ST denotes a short-term signing. |
| Colomiers 2025–26 Espoirs squad | ||
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Props Hookers Locks |
Back row Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wings Fullbacks |
| (c) denotes the team captain. (vc) denotes vice-captain. Bold denotes internationally capped players. ST denotes a short-term signing. |
Notable former players
editThis list of "famous" or "notable" people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria. Please help improve this article by defining clear inclusion criteria to contain only subjects that fit those criteria. (June 2012) |
- Jean-Luc Sadourny / 1984-2003
- Fabien Galthié / 1985-2001
- Yannick Bru / 1997-1998
- David Skrela / 1997-2003 and 2013-2016
- Patrick Tabacco / 1997-2000
- Marc Dal Maso / 1998-2000
- Yannick Jauzion / 1999-2002
- Francis Ntamack / 1999-2004 and 2006-2007
- Julien Arias / 2001-2004
- Hugues Miorin / 2002-2003
- Yannick Forestier / 2003-2004
- Thierry Dusautoir / 2003-2004
- Jean-Philippe Grandclaude / 2003-2004
- Patricio Albacete / 2003-2004
- Benjamin Thiéry / 2003-2004
- Jonathan Wisniewski / 2007
- François Tardieu / 2017-2018
Coaches
edit- Jean-Luc Sadourny
- Bernard de Giusti
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Effectif". US Colomiers. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Colomiers squad for season 2025/2026". All Rugby. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in French) Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby Official website
- The Fourth Heineken Cup Final