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US Montauban

French rugby union club, based in Montauban

Summary

French rugby union club, based in Montauban

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location	Montauban, France
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founded	1903
ground	Stade Sapiac
capacity	9,210
union	Fédération Française de Rugby
president	Robert Gomes
coach	Sébastien Calvet
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US Montauban () is a French rugby union club that currently competes in Top 14, the highest level of the country's professional league system. The club is based in Montauban in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Occitania.

In April 2010, it was announced the club would be relegated from the Top 14 to the Pro D2 at the end of the 2009/2010 season after breaking budget rules for the league. Although the club appealed the ruling it started to release players to reduce its budget. The club was not in the relegation zone at the time, thereby saving CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, Aviron Bayonnais and Montpellier Hérault RC a nervous run in as they were in the relegation battle with Montauban. On the 26 April 2010, the club filed for bankruptcy at a commercial court following a meeting of the club's board of directors.

On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to Pro D2 for the 2014–15 season as a result of winning the Fédérale 1 semi-final 35 – 12 against Lille Métropole Rugby. They went on to win the Fédérale 1 title, defeating Massy 18–14 in the final.

History

The club was established in 1903. The club made its first championship appearance in the 1967 season, when it captured its first championship title, defeating CA Bègles 11 points to 3 in Bordeaux. It gained promotion from Pro D2 for the 2006–07 season.

In its first match of the 2006-07 season, Montauban defeated Narbonne 41–20, gaining five points (including a bonus point) to go to second in the table after round one. The team continued in surprisingly strong form for a newly promoted team, notably handing early runaway league leaders Stade Français their first defeat of the season, 15–9, in Round 10 on 6 October. Montauban ended the season in seventh place, a respectable position for a newly promoted team. The 2007-08 season saw it consolidate its Top 14 position, again finishing seventh. Because Toulouse advanced to the final of that year's Heineken Cup, which was farther than any team from England or Italy, Montauban was given a place in the 2008-09 Heineken Cup, pooled with champions Munster.

Honours

French championship Top 14
- Champions (1): 1966–67
Pro D2
- Champions: 2000–01, 2005–06, 2024–25
Fédérale 1
- Champions (Trophée Jean-Prat): 2014

Finals results

French championship

28 May 1967	US Montauban	11-3	CA Bègles	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	32,115

Trophée Jean-Prat

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Attendance
7 June 2014	US Montauban	RC Massy	18-14	Stade Jean-Antoine Moueix, Libourne	4,500

Pro D2 (France's professional second-tier rugby division)

Date	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
7 June 2025	US Montauban	24-19	FC Grenoble Rugby	Ernest-Wallon stadium, Toulouse	19,000

Current standings

Current squad

The Montauban squad for the 2025–26 season is:

Espoirs squad

References

USM Rugby - 100 photos pour un centenaire, 2003

References

"Planet Rugby {{!}} Rugby Union Tournaments {{!}} Top 14 {{!}} Delasau begins likely Montauban exodus".
"Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News - Live Scores - Results".
(24 May 2014). "Demi-finale Fédérale 1 - Massy et Montauban retrouvent la Pro D2". Midi Olympique.
(7 June 2014). "Rugby: Montauban champion de France de Fédérale 1". [[L'Équipe]].
"USM Sapiac - Les Joueurs". US Montauban.
"Montauban squad for season 2025/2026".

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