- ASM Clermont Auvergne
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ASM Clermont Auvergne 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 René Fontès Coach(es) Vern Cotter Captain(s) Aurélien Rougerie League(s) Top 14 2010–11 4th (Semi-finalists) 1st kit2nd kit3rd kitOfficial 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
- 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 Benjamin Kayser Hooker France Ti’i Paulo Hooker Samoa Vincent Debaty Prop France Thomas Domingo Prop France Lionel Faure Prop France Daniel Kotze Prop South Africa Clément Ric Prop France Davit Zirakashvili Prop Georgia Jamie Cudmore Lock Canada Nathan Hines Lock Scotland Loïc Jacquet Lock France Julien Pierre Lock France Jason White Lock Scotland Alexandre Audebert Flanker France Julien Bardy Flanker Portugal Julien Bonnaire Flanker France Alexandre Lapandry Flanker France Gerhard Vosloo Flanker South Africa Loann Goujon Number 8 France Elvis Vermeulen (vc) Number 8 France Player Position Union Morgan Parra Scrum-half France Ludovic Radosavljevic Scrum-half France Kevin Senio Scrum-half New Zealand Brock James Fly-half Australia David Skrela Fly-half France Gonzalo Canale Centre Italy Wesley Fofana Centre France Regan King Centre New Zealand Aurélien Rougerie (c) Centre France Riaan Swanepoel Centre South Africa Gavin Williams Centre Samoa Julien Malzieu Wing France Kini Murimurivalu Wing Fiji Brent Russell Wing South Africa Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing New Zealand Lee Byrne Fullback Wales Anthony Floch Fullback France Internationally Capped Players
- Alexandre Audebert
- Julien Bonnaire
- Vincent Debaty
- Thomas Domingo
- Lionel Faure
- Anthony Floch
- Loïc Jacquet
- Benjamin Kayser
- Alexandre Lapandry
- Julien Malzieu
- Morgan Parra
- Julien Pierre
- Aurélien Rougerie
- David Skrela
- Elvis Vermeulen
- Jamie Cudmore
- Kini Murimurivalu
- Davit Zirakashvili
- Gonzalo Canale
- Regan King
- Kevin Senio
- Sitiveni Sivivatu
- Julien Bardy
- Ti’i Paulo
- Gavin Williams
- Nathan Hines
- Jason White
- Brent Russell
- Lee Byrne
Transfers 2011/2012
Players In
- Benoît Cabello (from Brive)
- Benjamin Kayser (from Castres)
- David Skrela (from Toulouse)
- Regan King (from Scarlets)
- Sitiveni Sivivatu (from Waikato)
- Mark Bennett (from Glasgow Warriors)
- Nathan Hines (from Leinster)
- Daniel Kotze (from Aurillac)
- Gerhard Vosloo (from Brive)
- Lee Byrne (from Ospreys)
Players Out
- Mario Ledesma - Retiring
- Martín Scelzo (to Agen)
- Napolioni Nalaga (to Western Force)
- Benoît Baby (to Biarritz)
- Thibaut Privat (to Montpellier)
- Sione Lauaki (to Bayonne)
- Tasesa Lavea (to Sale Sharks)
- George Pisi (to Northampton Saints)
- Marius Joubert (to Sharks)
Notable former players
- Alejandro Campos
- Mario Ledesma
- Gonzalo Longo
- Martín Scelzo
- Hernán Senillosa
- Pat Howard
- Jan Macháček
- Brian Ashton
- Richard Cockerill
- Alex King
- Seremaia Bai
- Vilimoni Delasau
- Napolioni Nalaga
- David Attoub
- Olivier Azam
- Benoît Baby
- David Bory
- Arnaud Costes
- Franck Comba
- Michel Droitecourt
- André Dubertrand
- Laurent Emmanuelli
- Alessio Galasso
- Christophe Juillet
- Jean-Marc Lhermet
- Olivier Magne
- Jimmy Marlu
- Philippe Marocco
- Tony Marsh
- Gérald Merceron
- Olivier Merle
- Geoffroy Messina
- Pierre Mignoni
- Thibaut Privat
- Louis Puech
- Jean-Pierre Romeu
- Laurent Rodriguez
- Jacques Rougerie
- Philippe Saint-André
- Cédric Soulette
- Sébastien Viars
- Goderdzi Shvelidze
- Alessandro Troncon
- Sam Broomhall
- Sione Lauaki
- Tasesa Lavea
- George Pisi
- John Senio
- Selborne Boome
- Marius Joubert
- Breyton Paulse
- John Smit
- Seti Kiole
- Stephen Jones
References
External links
Top 14 2011–12 Teams Agen • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bordeaux • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Lyon • Montpellier • Perpignan • Racing Métro • Stade Français • Toulon • ToulouseSeasons 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Heineken Cup 2011–12 teams Aironi · Bath · Benetton Treviso · Biarritz · Cardiff Blues · Castres · Clermont Auvergne · Connacht · Edinburgh · Glasgow Warriors · Gloucester · Harlequins · Leicester Tigers · Leinster · London Irish · Montpellier · Munster · Northampton Saints · Ospreys · Racing Métro · Saracens · Scarlets · Toulouse · UlsterSeasons Finals 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012Pool stages 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12Rankings European Rugby Club Rankingswww.ercrugby.com Rugby union in France Governing body National teams Competitions National Rugby League (France) (Top 14 · Pro D2) · Fédérale 1 · Fédérale 2 · Fédérale 3 · Challenge Yves du Manoir · Espoirs · Reichel A · 1er Division Féminine · 2ème Division FéminineRelated articles International players · StadiumsCategories:- ASM Clermont Auvergne
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