Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (commonly known as Aurillac) is a French professional

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club that was founded in 1904 and currently play in the

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, 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.

Honours

* Première Division Groupe B ** Runners-up: 1996 *

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** Winner: 2007 *

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** Runners-up: 1986

Current standings

Current squad

The Aurillac squad for the 2022–23 season is:

Espoirs squad

Notable former players

Victor Boffelli Victor Boffelli (born 20 March 1947) is a French former rugby union coach and international player. Boffelli, born in Arques, Aude, was a flanker and played his rugby for Aurillac. Capped 18 times, Boffelli played for France between 1971 and 19 ...

* Danie De Beer * Thomas Domingo * Romeo Gontineac * Wade Grintell *

Olivier Magne Olivier Claude C. Magne (born 11 April 1973 in Aurillac, Cantal) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. Magne was a rugby back row forward, known especially for his speed and handling in open field play. He represented 89 ...

Sébastien Viars Sébastien Viars (born 24 June 1971) is a former French rugby union footballer. He was nicknamed "The Compass". He played as a centre and as a wing. Viars was born at Aurillac. He played at Stade Aurillacois (1989/90-1991/92), CA Brive (1992/93-1 ...

* Jean-François Viars * Keith Andrews * John O'Connor * Phillipe Kilroe * Mark Andrews * Forrest Gainer * Joel Bates * Pierre Trémouille * Didier Casadeï *

Graydon Staniforth Graydon Staniforth (born 23 November 1973 in West Wyalong, Australia) is a former Australian Sevens international rugby union player and now coach who played fullback and on the wing for Glasgow Warriors. Staniforth started playing with Austra ...

* Harold Karele * Jacques Burger * Jason Marshall * Ludovic Mercier * Daniel Kotze

References

External links

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Stade Aurillacois
Official website * 1904 establishments in France Rugby clubs established in 1904 Sport in Cantal {{france-rugbyunion-team-stub