in the final. They also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir as well. The next season they successfully defended their domestic title; defeating ASM Clermont Auvergne 31 points to 9 in the championship game in Paris. They however did not win back-to-back Challenge Yves du Manoir titles; though they came close, being runners-up. The success continued in the early 1980s as well, winning the championship of the 1980 season, defeating Toulouse 10 to 6 in the final, as well as being Challenge Yves du Manoir runners-up that season. Béziers repeated this again the next season; actually defeating Toulouse in the championship final again, and were runners-up in the Challenge Yves du Manoir. They were champions again in 1983 and 1984, defeating RC Nice and Agen in the finals respectively. They also won the Coupe de France in the 1986 season. Béziers returned to the professional ranks in 2011–12 following their 13–6 win over Périgueux in the 2011 Fédérale 1 final on June 26. Both finalists were assured of promotion to Pro D2. They struggled in their return season in Pro D2, finishing next-to last on the league table and well out of the safety zone. However, when ninth-place Bourgoin were forcibly relegated to Fédérale 1 for financial reasons, Béziers remained in Pro D2 for 2012–13. Honours French championship: Champions: 1961, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 Runners-up: 1960, 1962, 1964, 1976 Challenge Yves du Manoir Champions: 1964, 1972, 1977 Runners-up: 1961, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981 Coupe de France Champions: 1986 Runners-up: 1950 Fédérale 1 Champions: 2011 Elite 2 Champions: 2000 coupe d'europe Fira Champions: 1962 Finals results French championship Challenge Yves du Manoir Coupe de France Trophée Jean-Prat (Fédérale 1) Current standings Current squad The Béziers squad for the 2022–23 season is: Espoirs squad Notable former players Santiago González Bonorino Federico Todeschini Gonzalo Quesada Santiago Iglesias Valdez Matias Viazzo Rodney Iona Jye Mullane Josh Valentine Warwick Waugh Tyrone Viiga Anthony Hill Marc Andrieu Richard Astre Yoan Audrin Marc Baget David Banquet Raoul Barrière Pierre Bérard Mohamed Boughanmi Terry Bouhraoua André Buonomo Yvan Buonomo Adolphe Bousquet Sébastien Bruno Henri Cabrol Didier Camberabero Gilles Camberabero Jack Cantoni Alain Carminati Romain Carmignani Richard Castel Frédéric Cermeno Olivier Chaplain Arnaud Costes Pierre Danos Paul Dedieu Cédric Desbrosse Benjamin Desroches Michel Dieudé Richard Dourthe Jean-Frédéric Dubois Nicolas Durand Philippe Escande Alain Estève Michel Fabre Patrick Fort Philippe Gallart Camille Gérondeau Kevin