Section Paloise

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Pau
Full name	Section Paloise
Founded	1902
Location	Pau, France
Ground(s)	Stade du Hameau
Capacity	13,819
President	Pierre Bouisset
Coach	Jean-Bernard Duplantier
League	Pro D2
2006-07	8th
Home colours		Away colours

Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.

Contents 1 History 2 Club honours 3 Finals results 3.1 French championship 3.2 Challenge Cup 4 Current squad 5 Famous players 6 External links

[edit] History

They were founded in 1902 as Section Paloise de Ligue Girondine and were renamed Section Paloise in 1905. They play at Stade du Hameau (capacity 15,000). They wear green and white and are currently sponsored by Total.

At the end of 2004/5 Pau survived a play-off game with Aurillac and will stay in Top 14. However they were relegated the following season, and are now playing in Pro D2.

[edit] Club honours

• French premiership
  • Champions: 1928, 1946, 1964
• Challenge Yves du Manoir
  • Champions: 1939, 1952, 1997
• European Challenge Cup
  • Champions: 2000

[edit] Finals results

[edit] French championship

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Attendance
6 May 1928	Section Paloise	US Quillan	6-4	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse	20.000
24 March 1946	Section Paloise	FC Lourdes	11-0	Parc des Princes, Paris	30.000
24 May 1964	Section Paloise	AS Béziers	14-0	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	27.797

[edit] Challenge Cup

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Attendance
27 May 2000	Section Paloise	Castres Olympique	34-21	Stade des Sept Deniers, Toulouse	6.000
21 May 2005	Sale Sharks	Section Paloise	27-3	The Kassam Stadium	7.230

[edit] Current squad

Nationality Name Johane Luro Romain Terrain Ace Tiatia Fabien Boiroux Florian Cazalot Stéphane Delpuech Fernando Guatieri David Laperne Tonga Lea'aetoa Romain Miro Olivier Sourgens Steven Sparks Patricio Albacete Abdelatif Boutaty Rudy Chartron-Collier Paul Dearlove Garrick Morgan Karl Rudzki Arnaud Epito Vincent Forgues Iain Exner Mike Burak Romain Froment Patrick Furet Elvis Laborde Greche

Nationality Name Pierre Som Thomas Soucaze Patrick Tobacco Fabien Cibray Clément Darbo Cédric Latapie Christophe Laussucq Lionel Beauxis Romain Lacoste Romain Cabannes Jean-Emmanuel Cassin Jean-Charles Cistacq Mickaël Drouard Grégory Puyo John Isaac Brendon Daniel Mohamadou Diarra Mathieu Dourthe Joe Mbu Nicolas Mouret Iuliuan Dumitras Julien Fumat Jean-Marc Souverbie

[edit] Famous players

• David Aucagne
• Philippe Bernat-Salles
• Pascal Bomati
• Sébastien Bruno
• Nicolas Brusque
• Laurent Cabannes
• Jean Capdouze
• Philippe Carbonneau
• Thierry Cléda
• David Dantiacq
• Thierry Ducès
• Philippe Ebel
• Imanol Harinordoquy
• Richard Mapuhi
• Thierry Mentières
• François Moncla
• Robert Paparemborde
• Jean Preux
• Jean Piqué
• Al Charron
• Frédéric Torossian
• Damien Traille
• Pierre Triep-Capdeville

[edit] External links

• (French) Section Paloise - Official site

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