SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne
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| Full name | Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne |
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| Founded | 1908 |
| Location | Agen, France |
| Ground(s) | Stade Armandie (Capacity: 14,000) |
| President | Alain Tingaud |
| Coach(es) |
Christophe Deylaud Christian Lanta |
| Captain(s) | Adri Badenhorst |
| League(s) | Pro D2 |
| 2015–16 | Top 14, 13th (relegated) |
| Official website | |
| www |
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Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (commonly referred to as simply Agen) is a French rugby union club based in Agen in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. They currently play in the second flight of French professional rugby, Pro D2.
They were founded in 1908. Their home stadium is called Stade Armandie (capacity 12,000). They wear blue and white in domestic competitions. For the season 2006–07 they wore orange for European cup matches.
The club was established in 1900. They made their first championship final in the 1930 season, where they met US Quillan, and defeated them 4 points to nil in Bordeaux, and thus capturing their first championship title. The club experienced some success in the coming years in the Challenge Yves du Manoir competition as well; winning it in the 1932 season and then becoming runners-up to Lyon OU in the 1933 season.
Agen would have another successful run in the 1940s, beginning with the 1943 season when they defeated Stade Bordelais 11 to 4 to win the Coupe de France. That season they also made it to the championship final; though they were defeated by Aviron Bayonnais 3 points to nil at Parc des Princes in Paris.
In 1945 they again won the title of the French championship, defeating FC Lourdes 7 points to 3 in the final in Paris. The championship was one of two titles that season, as Agen also won the Coupe de France, defeating Montferrand 14 to 13. Agen featured in one more championship that decade, losing to Toulouse 10 points to 3.
Agen were relatively quiet during the 1950s, though they again rose to prominence during the 1960s. In 1962 they again became of the champions of France after defeating Béziers 14 points to 11 in the season final. The following season they won the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating Brive 11 points to nil in the final. Agen became the French champions on two more occasions during the 1960s, defeating Brive in 1965 and then Dax in 1966.
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