SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

{{short description|French rugby union club}}

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| fullname = Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne

| location = Agen, France

| countryflag = France

| founded = {{Start date and age|1908}}

| ground = Stade Armandie

| capacity = 14,400

| president = Alain Tingaud

| coach = Christophe Laussucq
Rémi Vaquin

| captain = Antoine Erbani

| league = {{French rugby union updater|Agen}}

| season = {{French rugby union updater|Agen2}}

| position = {{French rugby union updater|Agen3}}

| url = www.agen-rugby.com

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Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne ({{IPA|fr|spɔʁtɪŋ ynjɔ̃ aʒɛ̃ lɔt e ɡaʁɔn}}), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen ({{IPA|fr|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

Finals results

=French championship=

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| align=center|Date

| align=center|Winners

| align=center|Score

| align=center|Runners-up

| align=center|Venue

| align=center|Spectators

align=center|18 May 1930

|SU Agen

|align=center|4-0 (aet)

|US Quillan

|align=center|Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|align=center|28.000

align=center|21 March 1943

|Aviron Bayonnais

|align=center|3-0

|SU Agen

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|28.000

align=center|7 April 1945

|SU Agen

|align=center|7-3

|FC Lourdes

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|30.000

align=center|13 April 1947

|Stade Toulousain

|align=center|10-3

|SU Agen

|align=center|Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse

|align=center|25.000

align=center|27 May 1962

|SU Agen

|align=center|14-11

|AS Béziers

|align=center|Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

|align=center|37.705

align=center|23 May 1965

|SU Agen

|align=center|15-8

|CA Brive

|align=center|Stade de Gerland, Lyon

|align=center|28.758

align=center|22 May 1966

|SU Agen

|align=center|9-8

|US Dax

|align=center|Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

|align=center|28.803

align=center|23 May 1976

|SU Agen

|align=center|13-10 (aet)

|AS Béziers

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|40.300

align=center|29 May 1982

|SU Agen

|align=center|18-9

|Aviron Bayonnais

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|41.165

align=center|26 May 1984

|AS Béziers

|align=center|21-21 (aet)

|SU Agen

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|44.076

align=center|24 May 1986

|Stade Toulousain

|align=center|16-6

|SU Agen

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|45.145

align=center|28 May 1988

|SU Agen

|align=center|9-3

|Stadoceste Tarbais

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|48.000

align=center|26 May 1990

|Racing Club de France

|align=center|22-12 (aet)

|SU Agen

|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris

|align=center|45.069

align=center|8 June 2002

|Biarritz Olympique

|align=center|25-22 (aet)

|SU Agen

|align=center|Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|align=center|78.457

=European Rugby Challenge Cup=

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| align=center|Date

| align=center|Winners

| align=center|Score

| align=center|Runners-up

| align=center|Venue

| align=center|Spectators

align=center|2 February 1998

|{{flagicon|FRA}} US Colomiers

|align=center|43-5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} SU Agen

|align=center|Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse

|align=center|12.500

=Challenge Yves du Manoir=

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| align=center|Date

| align=center|Winners

| align=center|Score

| align=center|Runners-up

align=center| 1932

|SU Agen

|align=center |round robin

|Lyon OU

align=center|1933

|Lyon OU

|align=center |round robin

|SU Agen

align=center|1963

|SU Agen

|align=center |11-0

|CA Brive

align=center|1970

|RC Toulon

|align=center |25-22

|SU Agen

align=center|1975

|AS Béziers

|align=center |16-12

|SU Agen

align=center|1983

|SU Agen

|align=center |29-7

|RC Toulon

align=center|1987

|FC Grenoble

|align=center |26-7

|SU Agen

align=center|1992

|SU Agen

|align=center |23-18

|RC Narbonne

=French Cup=

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| align=center|Date

| align=center|Winners

| align=center|Score

| align=center|Runners-up

align=center| 1943

|SU Agen

|align=center |11-4

|Stade Bordelais

align=center|1945

|SU Agen

|align=center |14-13

|AS Montferrand

=Pro D2 promotion playoffs=

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| Date

| align=center|Winner

| align=center| Runner-up

| align=center|Score

| align=center|Venue

| align=center|Attendance

align=center|2014

| La Rochelle

| SU Agen

|align=center|31–22

|align=center|Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

|align=center|33,262

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|align=center|2015

| SU Agen

| Stade Montois

|align=center|16–15

|align=center|Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse

|align=center|

align=center|2017

| SU Agen

| US Montauban

|align=center|41-20

|align=center|Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

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Current standings

{{#lst:2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season|table}}

Current squad

{{for|player movements before or during the 2024–25 season|List of 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 transfers#Agen}}

The Agen squad for the 2024–25 season is:{{cite web|url=https://agen-rugby.com/fr/effectif|title=EFFECTIF VERSION 19/20|work=Sporting Union Agenais|access-date=7 September 2019|language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Agen squad for season 2024/2025 |url=https://all.rugby/club/agen/squad |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Dany Lamataki}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Justin Pistore}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Colin Vidal}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=Tom Chazarin}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=Paolo Lazarin}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=Andrea Lucchini}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=Mathias Jean}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=Gautier Lavie}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=Damien Marchal}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=Mathis Oge}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=Silvio Bonavita}}

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=Allydael Camara}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=Dylan Cazemajou}}

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Notable former players

{{Famous|date=June 2012}}

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See also

References

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