SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (French pronunciation: [spɔʁtɪŋynjɔ̃aʒɛ̃lɔteɡaʁɔn]), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen (French pronunciation: [aʒɛ̃]) or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby.

Founded in 1908, Agen is one of the historic clubs in French rugby, having won the French Championship eight times. Its home ground is the Stade Armandie and traditional club colours are navy blue and white.

The club is renowned for its youth system and its academy structure.

History

The club was established in 1900. They made their first championship final in the 1930 season, where they met US Quillan, and defeated them 4 points to nil in Bordeaux, thus capturing their first championship title. The club experienced some success in the following years in the Challenge Yves du Manoir competition as well; winning it in the 1932 season and being runners-up to Lyon OU in the 1933 season.

Agen would have another successful run in the 1940s, beginning with the 1943 season when they defeated Stade Bordelais 11 to 4 to win the Coupe de France. That season they also made it to the championship final; though they were defeated by Aviron Bayonnais 3 points to nil at Parc des Princes in Paris.

In 1945 they again won the title of the French championship, defeating FC Lourdes 7 points to 3 in the final in Paris. The championship was one of their two titles that season, as Agen also won the Coupe de France, defeating Montferrand 14 to 13. Agen featured in one more championship that decade, losing to Toulouse 10 points to 3.

Agen were relatively quiet during the 1950s, though they again rose to prominence during the 1960s. In 1962 they again became of the champions of France after defeating Béziers 14 points to 11 in the season final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating Brive 11 points to nil in the final. Agen became the French champions on two more occasions during the 1960s, defeating Brive in 1965 and then Dax in 1966.

The club had another successful run during the 1970s, starting with an unsuccessful Challenge Yves du Manoir final, losing to Toulon 25 points to 22. They were unsuccessful again in 1975 in the Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Béziers 16 points to 12 in the final. However they would then meet Béziers in the championship final of the 1976 season, and defeat them 13 to 10 to win their first championship since 1966.

Agen went through period of success in the 1980s after winning the championship in 1982, defeating Aviron Bayonnais 18 points to 9 in the final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir as well after defeating Toulon 29 points to 7. In 1984 they again contested the championship final, though they eventually lost it to Béziers. They unsuccessfully contested it again in 1986, losing to Toulouse 16 to 6. They were also runners-up in the 1987 Challenge Yves du Manoir, losing to Grenoble. However, in 1988 they again won the championship, defeating Stadoceste Tarbais 9 to 3 in the final.

They contested the final again in the 1990 season, losing to Racing Club de France 22 points to 12. In 1992 they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating RC Narbonne 23 to 18.

Professional era

In 1998 they played in their first European cup final, the European Challenge Cup, losing to fellow French team US Colomiers 43 to 5 in the final. On June 8, 2002, they lost to Biarritz Olympique in the championship final.

In recent years, one of their biggest stars has been Fijian winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca. He led the team in tries in 2005 and 2006, and led Pro D2 in that category during Agen's most recent promotion season in 2010. However, he would be dismissed from the team in September 2010 after failing to report to the team for preseason workouts (several weeks later, he would reemerge at Toulouse).

Honours

• French championship Top 14 Champions (8): 1930, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1988 Runners-up (6): 1943, 1947, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2002
• European Rugby Challenge Cup Runners-up (1): 1998
• Challenge Yves du Manoir Champions (4): 1932, 1963, 1983, 1992 Runners-up (4): 1933, 1970, 1975, 1987
• French Cup Champions (2): 1943, 1945
• Pro D2 Champions: 2010 Promotion playoff winners: 2015, 2017

Finals results

French championship

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Challenge Yves du Manoir

French Cup

Pro D2 promotion playoffs

Current standings

Current squad

The Agen squad for the 2025–26 season is:

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

Espoirs squad

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

Notable former players

• Argentina Belisario Agulla
• Argentina Eusebio Guiñazú
• Argentina Omar Hasan
• Australia Scott Daruda
• Australia Junior Pelesasa
• Canada Colin Yukes
• Canada Jason Marshall
• Chile Sergio Valdes
• Ivory Coast Silvère Tian
• England Andrew Springgay
• Fiji Rupeni Caucaunibuca
• Fiji Osea Kolinisau
• Fiji Taniela Rawaqa
• Fiji Saïmoni Vaka
• France Mathieu Barrau
• France Guy Basquet
• France Jean-Paul Baux
• France Christian Béguerie
• France Jean-Baptiste Bédère
• France Abdelatif Benazzi
• France René Bénésis
• France Philippe Benetton
• France Pierre Berbizier
• France Philippe Bérot
• France Paul Biémouret
• France Sébastien Bonetti
• France Jean Boubée
• France Guillaume Bouic
• France Christian Califano
• France Olivier Campan
• France Georges Carabignac
• France Jean Clavé
• France Valentin Courrent
• France David Couzinet
• France Jean-François Coux
• France Jean-Jacques Crenca
• France Marc Dal Maso
• France Jean-Louis Dehez
• France Christian Delage
• France Daniel Dubroca
• France Yves Duffaut
• France Brice Dulin
• France Jean-Louis Dupont
• France Sylvain Dupuy
• France Louis Echave
• France Pépito Elhorga
• France Dominique Erbani
• France Albert Ferrasse
• France Jacques Fort
• France François Gelez
• France Éric Gleyze
• France Jacques Gratton
• France Pierre Guilleux
• France Marius Guiral
• France Francis Haget
• France Cédric Heymans
• France Jean-Claude Hiquet
• France Thierry Labrousse
• France Bernard Lacombe
• France Pierre Lacroix
• France Luc Lafforgue
• France Christophe Lamaison
• France Grégoire Lascubé
• France Michel Lasserre
• France Serge Lassoujade
• France Marcel Laurent
• France Bernard Lavigne
• France Joël Llop
• France Matthieu Lièvremont
• France Gérard Magnac
• France Jean-Claude Malbet
• France Christophe Manas
• France Jean Matheu-Cambas
• France Jean-Michel Mazas
• France Patrick Mazzer
• France Jérôme Miquel
• France Jean Monribot
• France Christophe Porcu
• France Olivier Sarraméa
• France Philippe Sella
• France Michel Sitjar
• France Laurent Seigne
• France Jean-Louis Tolot
• France Bruno Tolot
• France Max Vigerie
• France Bernard Viviès
• Georgia (country) Irakli Machkhaneli
• Georgia (country) Giorgi Nemsadze
• Georgia (country) Anton Peikrishvili
• Georgia (country) Konstantin Mikautadze
• Georgia (country) Beka Sheklashvili
• Ireland Denis Fogarty
• Italy Santiago Dellapè
• Italy Alessio Galasso
• Italy Aaron Persico
• Italy Francesco Zani
• MoroccoDjalil Narjissi
• New Zealand Ben Blair
• New Zealand Richard Fromont
• New Zealand Billy Fulton
• New Zealand Kees Meeuws
• New Zealand John Schwalger
• Romania Sorin Socol
• South Africa Adri Badenhorst
• South Africa Conrad Barnard
• South Africa Daniel (Neil) du Plessis
• South Africa Gert Muller
• South Africa Ross Skeate
• South Africa Conrad Stoltz
• Russia Kirill Kulemin
• Samoa Viliamu Afatia
• French Polynesia François Tardieu
• Tonga Lisiate Faʻaoso
• Tonga Uelini Fono
• Tonga Opeti Fonua
• Tonga Semisi Telefoni
• United States Inaki Basauri
• United States Kevin Swiryn
• Wales Luke Hamilton
• Wales Jamie Robinson

See also

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

External links

• (in French) Official website
• (in French) 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Unofficial website