FC Auch Gers

Auch

Full name	Football Club Auch Gers
Founded	1891
Location	Auch, France
Ground(s)	Stade du Moulias (Capacity: 7,000)
President	Bernard Laffitte
Coach(es)	Grégory Patat
League(s)	Rugby Pro D2
2010–11	6th
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Football Club Auch Gers is a French rugby union club based in Auch in Midi-Pyrénées currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of the country's professional league system. In recent years, they have bounced between the first-level Top 14 and Pro D2. In a five-year stretch between 2003–04 and 2007–08, they were either promoted or relegated four times—promoted to the then-Top 16 as champions of Pro D2 in 2004, relegated in 2005, promoted as Pro D2 champions again in 2007, and relegated as bottom finisher in 2008. Founded in 1891, the club plays at Stade Patrice Brocas (capacity 7,000); its players wear red and white.

Auch was founded in 1891. They were runners-up in the 2001 Challenge Yves du Manoir competition, losing to Montferrand (now Clermont) in the final. In the 2000s they were playing in the second division on French rugby, and in the 2002-03 season they made the semi-finals toward promotion but were defeated by Montpellier. However the following season they were promoted to the top league, defeating Bayonne in the Pro D2 final.

However they were relegated back down to Pro D2 for the 2005-06 season. Nonetheless, they were also winners of the European Shield, reprechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup that season. They defeated English club Worcester in the final.

Contents 1 Honours 2 Finals results 2.1 Challenge Yves du Manoir 2.2 European Shield 2.3 Pro D2 Winners 3 2009-10 squad 4 Notable Former players 5 Current Internationals 6 Further reading 7 External links

Honours

• Challenge Yves du Manoir:
  • Runners-up: 2001
• Rugby Pro D2:
  • Champions: 2004, 2007
• European Shield:
  • Champions: 2005

Finals results

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue
2001	Montferrand	FC Auch	34-24	France

European Shield

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue
21 May 2005	FC Auch	Worcester Warriors	23-10	Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Pro D2 Winners

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue
2004	FC Auch	Bayonne	26-9	France

• 2006-07 (Automatic promotion)

2009-10 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union Sébastien Bruère Hooker France Vincent Campo Hooker France Romain Casals Hooker France Yannick Delom Prop France Arnaud Etchegarray Prop France Grégory Menkarska Prop France Juan Murré Prop Portugal Roman Suster Prop Czech Republic Faatauoloa Tapasu Lock New Zealand David Penalva Lock Portugal Thomas Politte Lock France Sergio Valdés Lock Chile Eric Espagno Flanker France Mickaël Eymard Flanker France Frédéric Medves Flanker France

Player Position Union Hugo Rongieras Flanker France Stéphen St Lary Flanker France Alexandre Ricaud Number 8 France Christophe Clarac Scrum-half France Anthony Salle-Canne Scrum-half France Vincent Cortes Fly-half France Damien Duffau Fly-half France Mathieu Acebes Centre France Renaud Dulin Centre France Tom Paterson Centre England Thomas Bastelica Wing France Patrick Bosque Wing France Nathan Thierry Wing France Erwan Bérot Fullback France Mathieu Peluchon Fullback Spain

Notable Former players

• David Spicer
• Sakiusa Matadigo
• Fabien Barcella
• Jacques Fouroux
• Franck Montanella
• Mamuka Magrakvelidze
• Ruben Spachuck
• Raphaël Bastide
• Kaiongo Tupou

Current Internationals

• Francisco De La Fuente
• Juan Murré
• David Penalva
• Sergio Valdes
• Mathieu Peluchon

Further reading

• Mes saisons 1903-2003 : F.C. Auch : Auch en Gascogne et le rugby, cent ans d'amour-passion, de Roland Porterie, éd. Football club auscitain, 2003

External links

• (French) Official site

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