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US Montauban are a French rugby union club, currently competing in the Top 14 competition, which they gained promotion to from Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season. They are based in Montauban in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyrénées.
[edit] History
The club was established in 1905. The club made their first championship appearance in the 1967 season, where they captured their first championship title; defeating CA Bègles 11 points to 3 in Bordeaux. They gained promotion to from Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season
In their first match of the 2006-07 season, they defeated Narbonne 41-20, gaining five points (including a bonus point) to go to second in the table after round one. They have continued in surprisingly strong form for a newly promoted team, notably handing early runaway league leaders Stade Français their first defeat of the season, 15-9, in Round 10 on 6 October.
[edit] Honors
- Challenge de l'Espérance:
- Challenge Antoine Béguère:
- Challenge Armand Vaquerin:
- Champions: 2005
- Runners-up: 2004
[edit] Finals results
[edit] French championship
[edit] Famous players
- Louis Blanc
- Pierre Bondouy
- Jean-Michel Cabanier
- Michel Lasserre
- Arnaud Marquesuzaa
- René Namur
- Stéphane Ougier
- André Piazza
- Henri Romero
- Michel Sorondo
[edit] References
- USM Rugby - 100 photos pour un centenaire, 2003
[edit] External link
