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.

US Carcassonne
Full nameUnion Sportive Carcassonnaise
Founded1899; 125 years ago (1899)
LocationCarcassonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Albert Domec (Capacity: 10,000)
League(s)Nationale
2022–23Pro D2, 15th (relegated)
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Official website
www.uscarcassonne.com

Honours

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Finals results

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French championship

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

Current standings

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2024–25 Nationale season Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chambéry (Q) 10 7 1 2 232 140 +92 4 2 38 Semi-final promotion play-off
2 Rouen (Q) 9 7 1 1 268 131 +137 4 0 36
3 Carcassonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 203 118 +85 4 2 36 Quarter-final promotion play-off
4 Narbonne (Q) 9 7 0 2 226 167 +59 4 1 35
5 Périgueux (Q) 9 7 0 2 217 113 +104 3 1 34
6 Albi (Q) 9 6 1 2 205 150 +55 2 0 30
7 Langon 10 6 0 4 234 209 +25 2 1 29
8 Suresnes 9 4 1 4 208 162 +46 3 4 27
9 Bourgoin-Jallieu 10 5 0 5 212 198 +14 2 2 26
10 Massy 9 4 0 5 181 139 +42 3 3 24
11 Tarbes 10 4 0 6 211 221 −10 2 3 23
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 9 4 0 5 164 156 +8 2 2 22
13 Marcq-en-Barœul (Q) 10 4 0 6 239 246 −7 2 2 22 Relegation play-off
14 Hyères (R) 26 0 0 26 0 650 −650 0 0 0 Relegation to Nationale 2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(Q) Qualified for the playoffs; (R) Relegated

Current squad

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The Carcassonne squad for the 2022–23 season is:[2]

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

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

Player Position Union
Anton Basset Prop   France
Mehmet Kilickaya Prop   France
Nikoloz Narmania Prop   Russia
Yassine Combo Lock   France
Emerick Delcamp Back row   France
Player Position Union
Kenjy Bayer Scrum-half   France
Rudy Casubolo Fly-half   France
Adel Bahri Centre   France
Fares Boulkenafet Centre   France
Jindrich Kulhavy Wing   Chile
Luc Alozy Fullback   France

Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Classement NATIONALE". Fédération Française de Rugby (in French).
  2. ^ "Les Joueurs". US Carcassonne XV (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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