| KNOWN AS |
Association
Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne, Les
Jaunards, Clermont |
| FOUNDED |
1911 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Parc des Sports Marcel
Michelin |
15,857 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
3rd,
lost in play-off final.
Full results |
|
BUDGET FOR 2009/10 |
€18.9m
(up
€1.9m
from 2008/9) |
| COLOURS |
Yellow and blue – the colours of
Michelin |
| HONOURS |
Championship winners |
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Championship runners-up |
1936, 1937, 1970, 1978, 1994,
1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
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Division 2 Champions |
1925 |
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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 |
|
| COACH |
Vern Cotter, Alex King, Joe Schmidt |
| TRIVIA |
Have reached the Championship final 10 times,
including in the last three seasons, but have lost
all 10 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 |
Morgan Parra (France
scrum-half) |
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Lionel Faure (France
prop) |
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Jason White (Scottish
flanker) |
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Tasesa Lavea (ex-NZ
league centre) |
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Kevin Senio (All Blacks
scrum-half) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player
Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Napolioni Nalaga (Fijian winger and Top 14 highest
try-scorer in 2007/8, with 16) |
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Aurélien 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) |
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Marius Joubert (South
African centre) |
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Julien Bonnaire (French
flanker) |
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Jamie Cudmore (Canadian
lock) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.asm-rugby.com |
