SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

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:

Espoirs squad

Notable former players

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

References

References

1. "EFFECTIF VERSION 19/20". Sporting Union Agenais.
2. "Agen squad for season 2025/2026".