Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional

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club founded in 1933 and based in

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, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the

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, France's elite division of rugby. The club is a result of a merger between US Perpignan and Arlequins Perpignanais in 1933. US Perpignan was also born from a union of merging clubs AS Perpignan (founded in 1902) and Stade Olympien Perpignanais, which took place in 1919. Its home ground is the 14,593-capacity

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but important fixtures may occasionally be taken to

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, in

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. The club's colours are

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and

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, which derived from the Catalan

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and gives Perpignan its nickname ''Les Sang et Or'' (

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for "The Blood and Golds").

History

Early years

One of the two merging clubs was established in 1902 as AS Perpignan. It would be in 1914 that the club would go on to make its first ever final appearance. On 3 May, Perpignan defeated Stadoceste Tarbais 8–7 at Stade des Ponts Jumeaux in

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in front of 15,000 people. 19-year-old fly-half Aimé Giral converted a late try and went on to become captain. 14 months after their victory, Aimé Giral died alongside seven other members of the team at the outbreak of WW1 and, to honour their sacrifice, it was decided to colour USAP jersey like a

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uniform and to name the stadium after Giral. Four years after the championship in 1914, the club was renamed as US Perpignan after a merging with Stade Olympien Perpignanais. Under the new club name, US Perpignan made it to the final of the French championship three seasons after the change. On 17 April 1921, Perpignan defeated

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5–0 at Parc des Sports de Sauclières in

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and thus claiming their second championship. Three seasons later, the finalists of 1921 would meet again in the final of 1924, though this time Toulouse won the game 3–0 in

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. The success continued throughout the 1920s, and following the final defeat of the 1924 season, US Perpignan were able to make it to the final of the 1925 season. They faced

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, and defeated them 5–0 to win the 1925 Championship. For the third season in a row, US Perpignan made it to the final. The opponents were Stade Toulousain once again, the two sides had each defeated each other once in a final in recent years. Toulouse won 11–0 in Bordeaux. After their prominence in the mid-1920s, Perpignan's final appearance in 1926 was their last for nearly a decade. Perpignan rugby catalan flags

Perpignan's next final appearance came in 1935 against

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at Stade des Ponts Jumeaux in Toulouse on 12 May, with Biarritz winning 3–0. That season they also won the

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. Three seasons later Perpignan were again involved in the Championship final against Biarritz. The final was played on 8 May, and this time, Perpignan defeated Biarritz, winning 11–6 to claim their first Championship since 1921. They were also runners-up of the Challenge Yves-du-Manoir that same season as well. The success continued throughout the late 1930s, with Perpignan again being runners-up of the

in 1936. It was also the 1936 season that Biarritz and Perpignan would face off in the Championship. Both of Perpignan's last two final appearances were against Biarritz, and both Perpignan and Biarritz had won one each against each other. The final took place on 30 April, and Biarritz turned out to be victorious, defeating Perpignan 6–0. Two years later, Perpignan were in the final of the

, but became runners-up. Their next final appearance would not be until the season of 1944. Perpignan played

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at Parc des Princes in

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on 26 March to decide who would be the champions of France. Perpignan won, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 20–5, claiming their first Championship since 1938. Perpignan would have to wait another eight years until they would make it to the final again. In the 1952 season, Perpignan met

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in the final at Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, where they went down to FC Lourdes 20–11. However, both sides would meet in another final three years later to decide the 1955 Championship. This time Perpignan emerged victorious, defeating FC Lourdes 11–6 in Bordeaux. Perpignan also won the

during the 1955 season, and were runners-us the following year as well. Perpignan Rugby

Perpignan won the

in 1965, but made their first final appearance 20 years after 1955, to decide the 1977 season Championship. They met

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in the final, who defeated Perpignan 12–4 at Parc des Princes. Perpignan won the

in 1994,

Professional era

They would next appear in the final in 1998, where they went down to

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34–7 in Paris in front of 78,000 people. In 2002, the club entered into a partnership with the University of Barcelona Rugby Union Club, hence renaming them USAP

, which compete in the División de Honor, the national Championship in

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. Perpignan made it to the 2004 final, where they met Stade Français, who defeated them in the 1998 final. Stade Français won again, 38–20 at

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in front of 79,722 people. In European competition, Perpignan reached the final stage in 2003 (losing 21–17 to Toulouse in Dublin

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) after losing a 1999 semi-final in Toulouse Stadium against Colomiers. They were beaten in the quarter-finals in Lansdowne Road again in 2006 by eventual winners

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. They signed

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, widely regarded as one of the world's best players, on a six-month deal starting from December 2008. Carter's stint at Perpignan, however, ended prematurely when he tore an

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. Their season ended by progressing into the Top 14 semi-final with a 25–21 win over

and eventually winning it with a fantastic 22–13 win over

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in the final. In 2010, they advanced to the final again against Clermont, but they saw ''Les Jaunards'' end decades of frustration by winning their first championship final in 11 tries. In 2011 they signed a twinning agreement with FC Barcelona of Spain, which proposes USAP to be promoted through FC Barcelona.

Club honours

**Champions (4): '' 1913–14'' (as AS Perpignan), '' 1920–21'' (as US Perpignan), '' 1924–25'' (as US Perpignan), 1937–38, 1943–44, 1954–55, 2008–09 **''Runners-up: 1923–24 (as US Perpignan), 1925–26 (as US Perpignan), 1934–35, 1938–39, 1951–52, 1976–77, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2009–10'' *

**Champions (3): 1935, 1955, 1994 **''Runners-up: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1956, 1965'' *

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**''Runners-up: 2002–03'' *

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**Champions (2): 2017–18,

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;Notes

Finals results

French championship

Heineken Cup

Current standings

Current squad

The squad for the 2022–23 season is:

Notable former players

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* Jean-Francois Imbernon *

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David Janin David Janin (born 9 May 1977 in Tremblay-en-France, France) is a French rugby union footballer. He was selected for France in their 2008 Tour to Australia. His Test Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational ...

Jacques Jorda Jacques Jorda, (born in Elne, on 1 April 1948) is a French former rugby league player and coach. Starting in rugby union for Stade Toulousain, he made his debut with the club in First Division in 1966 before joining Carcassonne in 1967 and then, ...

Thierry Lacroix Thierry Lacroix (born 2 March 1967 in Nogaro, France) is a former French rugby union footballer. He won 43 caps playing at fly-half for the French rugby union side. He made his international test debut in Strasbourg at the age of 22 on 4 Novemb ...

Mickaël Ladhuie Mickaël Ladhuie (born 4 February 1982) is a French rugby union player. His position is Hooker and he currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14. He began his career with US Colomiers making just one appearance before moving to SC Albi, helping ...

Julien Laharrague Julien Laharrague (born 29 July 1978 in Tarbes, France) is a French rugby union footballer, usually playing on the wing or at fullback. He currently plays for Aironi in the Pro12 . Laharrague has also played for France. Laharrague's first ...

Nicolas Laharrague Nicolas Laharrague (born 30 October 1981 in Tarbes, France) is a French rugby union footballer. Laharrague's main position is centre and fly-half where he plays for FC Grenoble in France's Top 14. Born in Tarbes, Laharrague played in several age gro ...

Gregory Le Corvec Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname Places Australia *Gregory, Queensland, a town in the Shire of ...

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Matthieu Lièvremont Matthieu Lièvremont (born 6 November 1975 in Perpignan)Matthieu Lièvremont player profile

Thomas Lièvremont Thomas Lièvremont (born 6 November 1973) is a French rugby union footballer. Thomas Lièvremont was born in Perpignan. He currently coaches Dax in the second division of French rugby, Pro D2, but has agreed to join Top 14 side Bayonne as forwar ...

Camille Lopez Camille Lopez (born 3 April 1989) is a French rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half for Bayonne. Club career In 2009 it was announced that Lopez would leave SA Mauléon and join Bordeaux, he became an integral part of their team. It has be ...

Ludovic Loustau Ludovic Loustau (born 15 August 1973) is a former French international rugby union footballer who played scrum-half in France's Top 14 competition. Loustau was born in Talence, France. His first professional club was US Dax. From 1997 until 1999 ...

Brice Mach Brice Mach (born 2 April 1986) is a French rugby union player who normally plays as a hooker, for French club Castres Olympique in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. He made his debut for the national side on 21 February 2014, coming off the bench again ...

Lionel Mallier Lionel Mallier (born 6 March 1974) is a French former professional rugby union player who played as a flanker. He made five appearances for France between 1999 and 2000, including one substitute appearance at the 1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 R ...

David Marty David Marty (born 30 October 1982) is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a centre for USA Perpignan and also for France. Marty was first called up to the French rugby team during the 2005 Six Nations Championship, making his fir ...

Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas (born 25 May 1980) is a retired French rugby union footballer, who last played for Montpellier Hérault Rugby in the Top 14. His usual position was at prop. He also played for the France national team. His nickname is ''le bus'' (the ...

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Sami Mavinga Sami Mavinga (born 25 March 1993) is a French rugby union player for Perpignan in France’s Top 14, the top tier. Mavinga is a prop and has previously played for Lyon OU and Stade Francais in France's Pro D2 and Top 14. He has also represented ...

Maxime Mermoz Maxime Mermoz (born 28 July 1986) is a French former professional rugby union player. Mermoz won the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. He earned his first cap for the senior France national team on 5 July 2008 against Australia. He made h ...

Joffrey Michel Joffrey Michel (born 4 March 1987 in Arles) is a French rugby union player. His position is fullback or wing and he currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14. Honours *USA Perpignan **Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union ...

Romain Millo-Chluski Romain Millo-Chluski (born 20 April 1983 in Ris-Orangis, Essonne) is a former rugby union player for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a lock. Millo-Chluski won the 2007–08 French Rugby League Championship and both the 2004–05 and ...

Olivier Olibeau Olivier Olibeau (born 13 April 1977) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for USA Perpignan in the Top 14. His usual position is at lock. He has also in the past played for both RC Narbonne and Biarritz Olympique, and he was als ...

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* Christophe Porcu *

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Laurent Sempéré Laurent Sempéré (born 9 July 1985) is a French rugby union coach and former player, he is currently the co-head coach of Stade Français in the Top 14 with Julien Arias. His position was Hooker. He began his career with USA Perpignan before movin ...

Jérôme Schuster Jérôme Schuster (born 29 June 1985 in Perpignan) is a professional French rugby union prop currently playing for Tarbes in the Pro D2. He made his international debut for France against Fiji in November 2010. He can play on both sides of the scr ...

* Farid Sid *

Jean-Marc Souverbie Jean-Marc Souverbie (born 9 April 1975 in Pau, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for US Morlaàs in the Fédérale 1. His usual position is at a Fullback. Prior to joining US Morlaàs he played for Section Paloise, ...

* Romain Taofifénua * Sébastien Taofifénua *

Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion (born 2 December 1977) is a French former professional rugby union footballer who played as a lock. He played for the France national team from 2003 to 2011, representing them at the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups, as well as captain ...

Sébastien Vahaamahina Sébastien Vahaamahina (born 21 October 1991) is a French rugby union player of Wallisian origin from the French-administered South Pacific overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. Vahaamahina's position is Lock and in 2014 played for Clermont ...

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Dimitri Basilaia Dimitri Basilaia (born 27, November, 1985) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays for USA Perpignan in the Top 14. Club career Basilaia left Georgia and joined Clermont, playing in the Espoirs side. After being unable to break into the ...

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Davit Kubriashvili Davit Kubriashvili ( ka, დავით ქუბრიაშვილი; born 12 March 1986) is a former Georgian rugby union player. His position is prop. He played for Georgia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Domestic career After arriving in F ...

Mick O'Driscoll Michael Rowan O'Driscoll (born 8 October 1978) is an Irish former rugby union player. He played for Munster in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup, and played internationally for Ireland. He was an integral senior player for Munster and captained the pr ...

Paddy Jackson David Patrick Lindsay James "Paddy" Jackson (born 5 January 1992) is a professional rugby union player from Northern Ireland who plays for Gallagher Premiership side London Irish. He primarily plays at fly-half and previously played for Irish ...

Tommaso Allan Tommaso Allan (; born 26 April 1993) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Harlequins of the English Premiership. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut agains ...

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* Scott Robertson *

Eric Sione Eric Sione (born 29 October 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a prop. His impressive performances for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup saw him named in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. Sione was a member o ...

Răzvan Mavrodin Răzvan Mavrodin (born 29 September 1973 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker. Career Mavrodin played in France for Racing Club (1999/00), USA Perpignan (2000/01), Tarbes Pyrénées R ...

Marius Tincu Marius Vasilică Țincu (born 7 April 1978 in Vânători, Iași)Marius Tincu player profile
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Johan van Heerden Johannes Petrus van Heerden (born 9 December 1986) is a Romanian rugby union player of South African background. He plays as lock, and occasionally flanker. He plays for SuperLiga club Baia Mare and București based European Challenge Cup side ...

Rudi Coetzee Rudi Coetzee (born 16 April 1981) is a South African rugby union player. His position is centre and he currently plays for FC Grenoble in the Top 14. Career He began his career with Lions in his native South Africa before moving to CS Bourgoin ...

Gavin Hume Gavin Hume (born 25 March 1980 in Riversdale, Western Cape, South Africa) is a rugby union centre for Perpignan in the French Top 14. He joined Perpignan in 2004 from the Super 12 team Stormers The Stormers (known for sponsorship reasons as ...

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Wandile Mjekevu Wandile Gabada Mjekevu (born 7 January 1991) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a center or a wing for Sporting Club Albigeois in the French Top 14 competition. Career Club Golden Lions He started his career with the Joha ...

Percy Montgomery Percival Colin Montgomery OIS (born 15 March 1974) is a South African former professional rugby union player. When he ended his international career in August 2008, he held the all-time records for both caps and points for South Africa's nati ...

* Gert Muller *

Jacques-Louis Potgieter Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 2 September 1984 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French side . His regular position is fly-half. Career He made his Super 14 debut for the against the in 2007. In 2008 ...

Kirill Kulemin Kirill Kulemin (born 13 October 1980) is a Russian rugby union player currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Pro D2. Born in Moscow, he previously played rugby league for and his talents were noticed playing in a Challenge Cup match against p ...

Manu Leiataua Manu Leiataua (born 26 December 1986) is a rugby union hooker who plays for Perpignan and Samoa. Leiataua made his debut for Samoa in 2013 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby W ...

Henry Tuilagi Enele "Henry" Tuilagi (born 12 August 1976) is a Samoan former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He appeared ten times for his national team Samoa and played club rugby in Italy, France ...

Chris Cusiter Christopher Peter Cusiter (born 13 June 1982) is a retired Scottish international rugby union player who played at scrum-half. He played for teams including Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and Perpignan before ending his career at Sale Shar ...

Nathan Hines Nathan Hines (born 29 November 1976) is an Australian-born former rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played at international level for Scotland, winning 77 caps, and at club level for Edinburgh, Perpignan, and Clermont Auvergne am ...

Alasdair Strokosch Alasdair Strokosch (born 21 February 1983, Paisley, Scotland) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer who last played in the Pro D2 for USA Perpignan. He previously played for Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership and Edinburgh in th ...

* Raphaël Bastide *

Mathieu Bélie Mathieu Bélie (born 20 February 1988 in Toulouse, France) is a French born Spanish rugby union footballer, currently playing for CA Brive in the Top 14. His usual position was at Fly-half, but he now plays at Scrum-half. Prior to joining CA Bri ...

* David Mélé *

Lifeimi Mafi Lifeimi Mafi (born 15 August 1982) is a Tongan-born, New Zealand former rugby union player. Career in New Zealand Born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, Mafi initially played his club rugby with Kia Toa (Kia Toa is a Māori term which translates to "be b ...

Tevita Mailau Tevita Mailau (born 25 April 1985 in Sydney, Australia) is a rugby union player who plays for Stade Montois in the Top 14 and Tonga internationally. He previously played for the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland in the ITM Cup. Career ...

Sione Piukala Sione Piukala (born 8 June 1985) is a rugby union centre who plays for Perpignan and Tonga. Piukala made his debut for Tonga in 2008 and was part of the Tonga squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby W ...

Kisi Pulu Kisi Pulu (born 31 January 1979, in Leimatu'a, Tonga) is a rugby union footballer. His usual position is at prop. He currently plays for USA Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He also plays for Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom o ...

Sona Taumalolo Sona Taumalolo (born 13 November 1981) is a former professional rugby union player. He played at prop for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup competition; the in Super Rugby; several French clubs; and the Tonga national team. He retired a ...

Viliami Vaki Viliami Vaki (born 27 April 1976) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He represented Tonga at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. From 2003 to 2005 he played for Gran Rugby in Italy, then moved to USA Perpignan in the Top 14. He ...

William Leon Jefferson William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conq ...

Richard Parks Richard David Parks (born 14 August 1977) is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter. In rugby he represented Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, Perpig ...

James Hook James Hook may refer to: * Captain Hook, the villain of J. M. Barrie's play and novel ''Peter Pan'' * James Hook (composer) (1746–1827), English composer and organist * James Hook (priest) (1771–1828), English priest, Dean of Worcester * Jame ...

Luke Charteris Luke Charteris (born 9 March 1983) is a former rugby union player who played a s a lock for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Perpignan, Racing 92 and Bath, as well as the Wales national team. He made 74 appearances for Wales between 2004 and 2017. Si ...

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References

External links

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USA Perpignan
Official website *
Official fans site of Perpignan in Paris

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