Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne

Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional rugby union club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the Pro D2, the second division of French rugby. Aurillac`s home matches are mostly played at the Stade Jean Alric, which has a capacity of around 9,000.

Aurillac

Full name	Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Founded	1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Location	Aurillac, France
Ground(s)	Stade Jean Alric (Capacity: 9,000)
President	Christian Millette
Coach(es)	Romeo Gontineac
League(s)	Pro D2
2024–25	15th
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.stade-aurillacois.fr

Honours

• French Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1986
• Première Division Groupe B
  • Runners-up: 1996
• Fédérale 1
  • Winner: 2007

Current standings

2024–25 Pro D2 Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Grenoble	30	21	0	9	987	677	+310	11	3	98	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Brive	30	20	0	10	764	615	+149	10	4	94
3	Colomiers	30	18	1	11	926	778	+148	7	5	86	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Provence	30	17	1	12	818	722	+96	7	5	82
5	Soyaux Angoulême	30	17	2	11	761	727	+34	6	2	80
6	Montauban	30	17	0	13	781	762	+19	4	5	77
7	Béziers	30	16	0	14	769	695	+74	7	6	77
8	Valence Romans	30	13	0	17	840	782	+58	4	8	64
9	Biarritz	30	14	0	16	718	757	−39	4	5	64
10	Nevers	30	14	0	16	706	857	−151	3	3	62
11	Dax	30	13	1	16	634	745	−111	3	4	61
12	Oyonnax	30	12	1	17	749	716	+33	6	5	61
13	Mont-de-Marsan	30	13	0	17	768	838	−70	3	5	60
14	Agen	30	12	0	18	699	727	−28	3	8	59
15	Aurillac	30	13	0	17	700	873	−173	2	3	57	Relegation play-off
16	Nice	30	7	0	23	592	941	−349	1	6	35	Relegation to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2025. Source:

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Aurillac.

The Aurillac squad for the 2024–25 season is:^[1][2]

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

Player Position Union Basa Khonelidze Hooker Georgia Ronan Loughnane Hooker Ireland Luka Nioradze Hooker Georgia Gymaël Jean-Jacques Prop France Giorgi Kartvelishvili Prop Georgia Irakli Mtchedlidze Prop Georgia Dominic Robertson-McCoy Prop New Zealand Robert Rodgers Prop South Africa Valentin Welsch Prop France Heath Backhouse Lock South Africa Koen Bloemen Lock Netherlands Mosa'ati Moala Lock Tonga Martial Rolland Lock France Medhi Slamani Lock Algeria Aleksandre Burduli Back row Georgia Theo Cambon Back row France Hugo Heenan Back row Netherlands Tim de Jong Back row Netherlands Eoghan Masterson Back row Ireland Abongile Nonkontwana Back row South Africa Lucas Oudard Back row France Didier Tison Back row France

Player Position Union Mikheil Alania Scrum-half Georgia David Delarue Scrum-half France Leopold Dupas Scrum-half France Boris Hadinegoro Scrum-half Netherlands Tedo Abzhandadze Fly-half Georgia Jean-Luc Cilliers Fly-half South Africa Ugo Seunes Fly-half France Hugo Bastard Centre France Karl Martin Centre Ireland Elijah Niko Centre New Zealand Ofa Manuofetoa Centre Tonga Juun Pieters Centre Netherlands Karsen Talalua Centre France Axel Bevia Wing France AJ Coertzen Wing South Africa Jordon Janse van Rensburg Wing South Africa Simeli Yabaki Wing Fiji Dachi Papunashvili Fullback Georgia Jake Strachan Fullback Australia

Espoirs squad

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

Player Position Union Alexis Besnier Hooker France Bastien Besnier Hooker France Hugo Bonnett Hooker France Angelo Brugeron Prop France Jean Chalier Prop France Onise Ioseliani Prop Georgia Nikoloz Kumaritovi Prop Georgia Guillaume Lespinat Prop France Stanley Muranganwa Prop Zimbabwe Tiaan du Preez Prop South Africa Martim Souto Prop Portugal Fabien Bocquet Lock France Jazz Drolsbach Lock Netherlands Skip Jongejan Lock Netherlands Maël Perrin Lock France Lucas-Antonin Agonsti Back row France Tobias De Prieele Back row Netherlands Lucas Delort Back row France Kakha Shekiladze Back row Georgia Harry Staniforth Back row Australia Luka Sulashvili Back row Georgia

Player Position Union Baptiste Jaime Scrum-half France Leo Salvan Scrum-half France Theo Cannet Fly-half France Noa Dellac Fly-half France Tadiwa Chikutiro Centre Zimbabwe Matiss Fovet Centre France Antonio Mitrea Centre Romania Leo Promeneur Centre France Jules Swier Wing France Hippolyte Vigouroux Wing Netherlands Joris Condamine Fullback France Angus Staniforth Fullback Australia

Notable former players

• Victor Boffelli
• Danie De Beer
• Thomas Domingo
• Romeo Gontineac
• Wade Grintell
• Olivier Magne
• Sébastien Viars
• Jean-François Viars
• Keith Andrews
• John O'Connor
• Phillipe Kilroe
• Mark Andrews
• Forrest Gainer
• Joel Bates
• Pierre Trémouille
• Didier Casadeï
• Graydon Staniforth
• Harold Karele
• Jacques Burger
• Manuel Cascarra
• Jason Marshall
• Ludovic Mercier
• Daniel Kotze

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France
• Rugby union in France