FC Auch Gers
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.
Honours
Finals results
Challenge Yves du Manoir
| Date |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Venue |
| 2001 |
Montferrand |
FC Auch |
34-24 |
France |
European Shield
Pro D2 Winners
| Date |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Venue |
| 2004 |
FC Auch |
Bayonne |
26-9 |
France |
Current standings
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Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Try Bonus |
Losing Bonus |
Points |
| 1 | Lyon (C) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 877 | 480 | 397 | 14 | 3 | 117 |
| 2 | Agen (RU) | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 774 | 534 | 240 | 7 | 7 | 98[n 1] |
| 3 | La Rochelle (P) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 723 | 476 | 247 | 8 | 4 | 98 |
| 4 | Pau (SF) | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 635 | 503 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 93 |
| 5 | Narbonne (SF) | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 801 | 603 | 198 | 8 | 6 | 88 |
| 6 | Tarbes | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 658 | 577 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
| 7 | Mont-de-Marsan | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 597 | 575 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 68 |
| 8 | Bourgoin | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 597 | 598 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 67 |
| 9 | Colomiers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 568 | 532 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 66 |
| 10 | Béziers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 521 | 688 | -167 | 3 | 11 | 60 |
| 11 | Aurillac | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 602 | 709 | -107 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
| 12 | Albi | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 603 | 728 | -125 | 1 | 5 | 54 |
| 13 | Dax | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 457 | 705 | -248 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
| 14 | Carcassonne | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 580 | 795 | -215 | 1 | 9 | 50 |
| 15 | Auch (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 485 | 759 | -274 | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| 16 | Bourg-en-Bresse (R) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 537 | 753 | -216 | 0 | 11 | 41 |
Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14. Yellow background denotes winner of the promotion play-offs.
Blue background denotes other teams that qualified for the promotion play-offs. Red background (row 15 and 16) will be relegated to Fédérale 1.
Source:Midol Updated: 25 May 2014 |
- ↑ Agen won the head-to-head matches with La Rochelle 9 – 0 on match points so rank above them.
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Current squad
2012–13 season
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Current Internationals
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
See also
References
External links
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