| KNOWN AS |
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne, Les Jaunards, Clermont |
| FOUNDED |
1911 |
| STADIUM (capacity) |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin |
15,857 |
| POSITION LAST YEAR |
Champions - Finished 3rd, but beat Perpignan in play-off final. Full results |
| BUDGET FOR 2009/10 |
?18.9m (up ?1.9m from 2008/9)
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| COLOURS |
Yellow and blue ? the colours of Michelin |
| HONOURS |
Championship winners |
2010 |
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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 |
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| COACH |
Vern Cotter, Alex King, Franck Azema |
| CAPTAIN |
Aurélien Rougerie
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| TRIVIA |
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 |
Ti'i Paulo (New Zealand hooker) |
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Sione Lauaki (New Zealand number eight) |
| CURRENT PLAYERS |
View Current Players & Player Profiles |
| MAJOR PLAYERS |
Napolioni Nalaga (Fijian winger) |
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Aurélien Rougerie (French winger) |
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Brock James (Australian fly-half) |
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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) |
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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) |
| OFFICIAL SITE |
www.asm-rugby.com |
