| KNOWN AS |
Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais, USA Perpignan |
| FOUNDED |
1902 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Stade Aimé Giral
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14,593 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
1st,
but lost in the final to Clermont Auvergne.
Full results |
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BUDGET FOR 2010/11 |
€16.7m (up
€3.7m
from 2009/10) |
| COLOURS |
Red and yellow (sang et or - blood and gold) |
| HONOURS |
Championship
winners |
1914, 1921, 1925,
1938, 1944, 1955, 2009 |
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Championship
runners-up |
1924, 1926, 1935, 1939, 1952, 1977, 1998, 2004, 2010 |
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Challenge Yves du
Manoir, winners |
1935, 1955, 1994 |
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Challenge Yves du
Manoir, runners-up |
1936, 1937, 1938,
1956, 1965 |
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Coup de
L’Esperance, winners |
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Coupe Andre Moga,
winners |
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Heineken Cup,
winners |
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Heineken Cup,
runners-up |
2003 |
| PRESIDENT |
Paul Goze |
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| COACH |
Jacques Brunel, Christophe Manas,
Bernard Goutta |
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CAPTAIN |
Nicolas Mas |
| TRIVIA |
Perpignan's Top 14 triumph in 2008/9 was their first
French title for 54 years. Jerome Porical,
full-back, followed in the footsteps of his
grandfather in becoming a French champion. Jerome's
father also played for Perpignan, but never won the
title. |
| MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Kevin Boulogne (French scrum-half) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player
Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Perry Freshwater
(veteran NZ-born England prop) |
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Nicolas Mas (French prop) |
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Henry Tuilagi (Samoan back row) |
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Gerrie Britz (South African lock) |
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Maxime
Mermoz (French centre) |
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Philip
Burger (South African winger) |
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Farid
Sid (France sevens international winger) |
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Marius
Tincu (Romanian hooker) |
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Julien
Malzieu (French winger) |
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Jérôme
Porical (French full-back) |
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Guilhem
Guirado (French hooker) |
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David
Marty (French centre) |
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Rimas
Alvarez Kairelis (Argentine lock) |
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Damien
Chouly (French No 8) |
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Kisi
Pulu (Tongan prop) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.usap.fr |
