Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrenees-Orientales department.
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11 Facts About USA Perpignan
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Under the new club name, US USA Perpignan made it to the final of the French championship three seasons after the change.
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Success continued throughout the 1920s, and following the final defeat of the 1924 season, US USA Perpignan were able to make it to the final of the 1925 season.
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Three seasons later USA Perpignan were again involved in the Championship final against Biarritz.
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Success continued throughout the late 1930s, with USA Perpignan again being runners-up of the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1936.
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Two years later, USA Perpignan were in the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, but became runners-up.
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USA Perpignan would have to wait another eight years until they would make it to the final again.
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USA Perpignan won the Challenge Yves du Manoir during the 1955 season, and were runners-us the following year as well.
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USA Perpignan won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1965, but made their first final appearance 20 years after 1955, to decide the 1977 season Championship.
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USA Perpignan made it to the 2004 final, where they met Stade Francais, who defeated them in the 1998 final.
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In European competition, USA Perpignan reached the final stage in 2003 after losing a 1999 semi-final in Toulouse Stadium against Colomiers.
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