ProD2 champions SU Agen have announced 11 new signings as they ready themselves for their return to Top 14.

President Alain Tingaud has moved quickly to bolster the club's squad, with the former French giants adding a mix of experience and potential to the group which won this season's championship by 11 points.

Top 14 Transfers 2010/11

The eight-time French champions from Lot et Garonne are returning to the big time in 2010/11, and have confirmed their  intention to make an impact with a raft of new arrivals to bolster a multinational squad that already includes the likes of Fijian wingers Rupeni Caucaunibuca and Saimoni Vaka, Tongan number eight Fonua Opeti, South African fly-half Conrad Barnard (signed mid-season from Toulon) and experienced Argentine prop Agustin Lopresti.

Former Agen favourite Manu Ahotaeiloa (centre) returns from Stade Toulousain, while Biarritz duo Valentin Courrent (fly-half) and Mosese Moala (prop) will both add Top 14 experience. The same goes for the Montauban pair of Brice Mach (hooker) and Beka Sheklashvili (prop). ProD2 recruits include Pau prop Karim Kouider, Mont-de-Marsan prop Florent Cazeaux and Bordeaux winger Maxime Machenaud, while international sevens players Kevin Swiryn (USA) and Osea Kolinisau (Fiji) boost their already impressive wing stocks.

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Agen missed out on promotion last season despite finishing second - when they fell to Oyonnax in the play-off semi-finals - but ensured their return to Top 14 this time around by storming to the ProD2 championship. Their total of 105 points is just two down on Racing-Métro's haul from 2008/9, although they do not have the financial backing of the Paris club.

However, what they do have - like Racing - is a rich history and tradition within French rugby and they will be widely welcomed on their return to Top 14. In addition to their eight French titles - that's eight more than Clermont Auvergne - they have also been runners-up on a further six occasions, the last in 2002.

Their trophy cabinet is further swelled by four triumphs in the Challenge Yves du Manoir - the former French league cup - as well as being runners-up in the 1998 European Challenge Cup.

Finally, the club has also unveiled its three strips for 2010/11 with the home one being their traditional blue, with white trim, while their away one is the same but in reverse. Their third strip, however, is yellow with a red flame and will only be worn in the European Challenge Cup.

SU Agen (promoted from ProD2)
Players Signed	Age	Position	Previous club	Nationality
Valentin Courrent	27	Fly-half	Biarritz	French
Mosese Moala	29	Prop	Biarritz	Tongan
Brice Mach	23	Hooker	Montauban	French
Beka Sheklashvili	23	Prop	Montauban	Georgian
Manu Ahotaeiloa	24	Centre	Stade Toulousain	Tongan
Miguel Avramovic	28	Centre	Pampas XV	Argentine
Kevin Swiryn	26	Winger	Old Puget Sound Beach	American
Karim Kouider	24	Prop	Pau	French
Florent Cazeaux	28	Prop	Mont-de-Marsan	French
Maxime Machenaud	21	Scrum-half	Union Bordeaux-Bègles	French
Osea Kolinisau	24	Winger		Fijian
Out	Age	Position	Club	Nationality
Yohan Huget	22	Wing	Bayonne	French
Henry Broncan	-	Sports manager	SCA Albi	French
Anton Peikrishvili	22	Prop	Castres	Georgian