| KNOWN AS |
Association
Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne, Les
Jaunards |
| FOUNDED |
1911 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Parc des Sports Marcel
Michelin |
14.438 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
1st |
| COLOURS |
Yellow and blue – the colours of
Michelin |
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| HONOURS |
Championship winners |
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Championship runners-up |
1936, 1937, 1970, 1978, 1994,
1999, 2001, 2007, 2008 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir,
winners |
1938, 1976, 1986 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir,
runners-up |
1935, 1957, 1972, 1979, 1985,
1994 |
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Coup de L’Esperance, winners |
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Coupe Andre Moga, winners |
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Coupe de France, winners |
2001 |
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Coupe de France, runners-up |
1945, 1947 |
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European Challenge Cup,
winners |
1999, 2007 |
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European Challenge Cup,
runners-up |
2004 |
| PRESIDENT |
René Fontès |
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| COACH |
Vern Cotter, Alex King, Joe Schmidt |
| TRIVIA |
Have reached the
Championship final nine times, including in the last
two seasons, but have lost all nine matches,
including six by less than seven points.. Founded in
1911 as AS Michelin, but changed name to AS
Montferrandaise in 1922. Adopted its current name in
2004, but still referred to as Montferrand. Michelin
founder André’s son Marcel Michelin started the club
for its workers before WWI. |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Simms Davidson (front row,
Chiefs) |
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Benoit Cabello
(hooker, Bourgoin) |
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Julien Pierce
(lock, Bourgoin) |
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Arnaud Mignardi
(centre, Agen) |
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Ludovic Radosnavijevic (fly-half,
Aix-en-Provence) |
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Raphael Chaume
(prop, Aix-en-Provence) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
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Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Napolioni Nalaga (Fijian winger and Top 14 highest
try-scorer in 2007/8, with 16) |
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Aurelien Rougerie (French winger) |
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Brock James (Prolific Australian born fly-half who
was Top 14 highest points scorer in 2007/8) |
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Benoit Baby (French centre) |
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Julien Malzieu (French winger) |
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Mario Ledesma (Argentine hooker) |
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Alejandro Campos (Argentine flanker) |
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Gonzalo Canale (Italian centre) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.asm-rugby.com |
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