ASM Clermont Auvergne

ASM Clermont Auvergne
ASM Clermont Auvergne
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Full name Association SportiveMontferrandaise Clermont Auvergne
Nickname(s) Les Jaunards, The Vulcans, Montferrand
Founded 1911
Location Clermont-Ferrand, France
Ground(s) Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin (Capacity: 18,030)
President France René Fontès
Coach(es) New Zealand Vern Cotter
Captain(s) France Aurélien Rougerie
League(s) Top 14
2010–11 4th (Semi-finalists)
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
Official website
www.asm-rugby.com

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system , ASMCA are the current 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club AS Montferrandaise, which was founded in 1911 and adopted that name in 1922. Although the rugby section changed its name to the current ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2004, it is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside of France.

The team plays at the Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin (capacity 18,030) and wears yellow and blue, which are the colours of Michelin, the tyre manufacturer, which is based in Montferrand and whose founder, Marcel Michelin, established the club for its workers before World War I. L'ASM, as they are also called, are the traditional underdog, always cited among early favourites and praised for their style of play, but never winning come spring. They have reached the French Championship final eleven times , until their eleventh trip in 2010 to the championship. The perennial bridesmaids in their 100th year as a club broke through and conquered France, beating Perpignan in a rematch of the 2009 final.Couret, Jean-Paul (2010-05-30). "Clermont beat Perpignan to end 10-final jinx in Top 14". Reuters (Thomson Reuters). http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE64S0DH20100529. Retrieved 2010-05-31. 

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History

The club was established in 1911 as AS Michelin, though they changed their name to AS Montferrandaise in 1922. The club was started by Marcel Michelin, the son of André Michelin, founder of the Michelin tyre manufacturer. The club made its first final of any competition in 1935, where they played Perpignan for the Challenge Yves du Manoir. AS Montferrand lost the match, 3–3 and 9–0. The following year they featured in their first championship final; though they lost to RC Narbonne 6 points to 3. They made the final again in 1937, though that match was also lost, 13 points to 7 to CS Vienne. However the following season the club won its first title; winning the Challenge Yves du Manoir by defeating Perpignan 23 points to 10.

During the 1940s the club contested the Coupe de France on two occasions, in 1945 and 1947. The club lost on both occasions, by one point, 14 to 13 to SU Agen in 1945, and then 14 to 11 against Toulouse in 1947. It would be another 10 years until the club featured in another competition final; losing to US Dax in the 1957 Challenge Yves du Manoir. The club became a force during the 1970s, starting in 1970 with a 3 points to nil championship loss to La Voulte Sportif. The club then contested the Challenge Yves du Manoir twice in a row over the 1972–73 seasons; losing both finals, against AS Béziers and Narbonne respectively. They then won the competition in 1976, defeating SC Graulhet 40 points to 12. The club then contested the championship final in 1978, though they lost to Béziers. They also lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1979, against Narbonne.

In 1994 season the club contested both the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir. They lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir to Perpignan (the third time the clubs had met in the competition final). They also lost the championship, defeated 22 points to 16 by Toulouse. The club contested two finals in the 1999 season as well, the French championship and the European Challenge Cup. They won the European Challenge Cup, defeating fellow French club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 35 points to 16. However they lost the domestic final, being defeated by Toulouse 15 points to 11. The club would meet Toulouse again in the season final of 2001, with Toulouse winning 34 points to 22. In 2004 they contested the European Challenge Cup again, though they lost to English club Harlequins, by one point, 27 to 26.

Honours

Statue of Vercingetorix decorated with the flag of ASM Clermont Auvergne after the Top 14 championship of 2010.
  • TOP 14:
    • Winners (1): 2010
    • Runners-up (10): 1936, 1937, 1970, 1978, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Challenge Yves du Manoir:
    • Winners (3): 1938, 1976, 1986
    • Runners-up (6): 1935, 1957, 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994
  • Coupe de France:
    • Winners (1): 2001
    • Runners-up (2): 1945, 1947
  • European Challenge Cup:
    • Winners (2): 1999, 2007
    • Runners-up (1): 2004

Finals results

French championship

Date Winner Runners-up Score Venue Spectators
10 May 1936 RC Narbonne AS Montferrand 6–3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 25,000
2 May 1937 CS Vienne AS Montferrand 13–7 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 17,000
17 May 1970 La Voulte Sportif AS Montferrand 3–0 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 35,000
28 May 1978 AS Béziers AS Montferrand 31–9 Parc des Princes, Paris 42,004
28 May 1994 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrand 22–16 Parc des Princes, Paris 48,000
29 May 1999 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrand 15–11 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,000
9 June 2001 Stade Toulousain AS Montferrand 34–22 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,000
9 June 2007 Stade Français ASM Clermont Auvergne 23–18 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,654
28 June 2008 Stade Toulousain ASM Clermont Auvergne 26–20 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,275
6 June 2009 USA Perpignan ASM Clermont Auvergne 22–13 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,205
29 May 2010 ASM Clermont Auvergne USA Perpignan 19–6 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,262

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Year Winner Score Runner-up
1935 USA Perpignan 3–3, 6–0 AS Montferrand
1938 AS Montferrand 23–10 USA Perpignan
1957 US Dax 6–6 (by virtue of younger players.) AS Montferrand
1972 AS Béziers 27–6 AS Montferrand
1976 AS Montferrand 40–12 SC Graulhet
1979 RC Narbonne 9–7 AS Montferrand
1985 RC Nice 21–16 AS Montferrand
1986 AS Montferrand 22–15 FC Grenoble
1994 USA Perpignan 18–3 AS Montferrand

Coupe de France

Year Winner Score Runner-up
1945 SU Agen 14–13 AS Montferrand
1947 Stade Toulousain 14–11 AS Montferrand

European Challenge Cup

Date Winner Runners-up Score Venue Spectators
27 February 1999 AS Montferrand CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 35–16 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 31,986
22 May 2004 Harlequin F.C. AS Montferrand 27–26 Madejski Stadium, Reading 13,123
19 May 2007 ASM Clermont Auvergne Bath Rugby 22–16 Twickenham Stoop, London 10,134

Current squad

For the 2011–12 season

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union
Benoît Cabello Hooker France France
Benjamin Kayser Hooker France France
Ti’i Paulo Hooker Samoa Samoa
Vincent Debaty Prop France France
Thomas Domingo Prop France France
Lionel Faure Prop France France
Daniel Kotze Prop South Africa South Africa
Clément Ric Prop France France
Davit Zirakashvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Jamie Cudmore Lock Canada Canada
Nathan Hines Lock Scotland Scotland
Loïc Jacquet Lock France France
Julien Pierre Lock France France
Jason White Lock Scotland Scotland
Alexandre Audebert Flanker France France
Julien Bardy Flanker Portugal Portugal
Julien Bonnaire Flanker France France
Alexandre Lapandry Flanker France France
Gerhard Vosloo Flanker South Africa South Africa
Loann Goujon Number 8 France France
Elvis Vermeulen (vc) Number 8 France France
Player Position Union
Morgan Parra Scrum-half France France
Ludovic Radosavljevic Scrum-half France France
Kevin Senio Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Brock James Fly-half Australia Australia
David Skrela Fly-half France France
Gonzalo Canale Centre Italy Italy
Wesley Fofana Centre France France
Regan King Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Aurélien Rougerie (c) Centre France France
Riaan Swanepoel Centre South Africa South Africa
Gavin Williams Centre Samoa Samoa
Julien Malzieu Wing France France
Kini Murimurivalu Wing Fiji Fiji
Brent Russell Wing South Africa South Africa
Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Lee Byrne Fullback Wales Wales
Anthony Floch Fullback France France

Internationally Capped Players

Transfers 2011/2012

Players In

Players Out

Notable former players

References

External links


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