Oyonnax Rugby

Oyonnax
Full name Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby
Founded 1909 (1909)
Location Oyonnax, France
Ground(s) Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,400[1])
President Jean-Marc Manducher
Coach(es) Johann Authier
League(s) Pro D2
2015–16 Top 14, 14th (relegated)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.usorugby.com

Union sportive Oyonnax Rugby is a French rugby union club from Oyonnax [ɔ.jɔ.na] in the Ain département of the région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 11,400[1]). They wear black and red.

History

They were founded in 1909 as Club Sportif Oyonnaxien and were renamed Union Sportive Oyonaxienne in 1940, as sports clubs were forced to unite by the Vichy régime. Oyonnax played in the regional leagues until 1967 when they joined the First Division (64 clubs). They were relegated to the lower divisions a few years later and bounced back to Group B of the First Division (the Second Division in fact) in 1988. Finally, in 2003 they reached the Fédérale 1 final and although they went down to Limoges (18-20), they moved on to the professional Pro D2. In the 2012/13 season, they won Pro D2 and were promoted to the top-flight Top 14.

Honours

Current standings

2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Oyonnax 12 8 0 4 338 241 +97 4 3 39
2 Agen 12 8 1 2 317 280 +37 1 1 36
3 Colomiers 12 8 0 4 300 218 +82 2 1 35
4 Montauban 12 8 0 4 286 210 +76 1 1 34
5 Aurillac 12 7 0 5 284 263 +21 3 2 33
6 Mont-de-Marsan 12 6 0 6 257 244 +13 1 5 30
7 Perpignan 12 5 1 6 285 259 +26 3 2 28
8 Soyaux Angoulême 12 5 1 6 239 228 +11 1 1 28
9 Carcassonne 12 6 1 5 257 254 +3 1 0 27
10 Narbonne 12 6 0 6 251 324 –73 1 0 25
11 Biarritz 12 5 0 7 274 273 +1 1 3 24
12 Dax 12 5 0 7 283 331 –48 1 3 24
13 Vannes 12 4 2 6 251 300 –49 1 2 23
14 Béziers 12 4 0 8 241 258 –17 3 2 21
15 Albi 12 4 1 7 234 312 –78 1 1 19
16 Bourgoin 12 2 1 9 203 305 –102 1 2 13
Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14.
Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Note: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Current squad

For player movements leading up to the 2016–17 season, see List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers § Oyonnax.

The Oyonnax squad for the 2016–17 Pro D2 season is:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Thomas Bordes Hooker France France
Benjamin Gélédan Hooker France France
Quentin MacDonald Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
Dean Greyling Prop South Africa South Africa
Irakli Mirtskhulava Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Lukáš Rapant Prop Czech Republic Czech Republic
Hoani Tui Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Giorgi Vepkhvadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Jamie Cudmore Lock Canada Canada
Mickaël De Marco Lock France France
Geoffrey Fabbri Lock France France
Steven Sykes Lock South Africa South Africa
Luc Barba Flanker France France
Maurie Faʻasavalu Flanker Samoa Samoa
Patrick Sobela Flanker France France
Bilil Taieb Flanker France France
Valentin Ursache Flanker Romania Romania
Florian Faure Number 8 France France
Viliami Maʻafu Number 8 Tonga Tonga
Player Position Union
Arthur Aziza Scrum-half France France
Fabien Cibray Scrum-half France France
Jérémy Gondrand Scrum-half France France
Quentin Etienne Fly-half France France
Christopher Ruiz Fly-half France France
Roimata Hansell Pune Centre New Zealand New Zealand
José Lima Centre Portugal Portugal
Eamonn Sheridan Centre Ireland Ireland
Maxime Veau Centre France France
Dug Codjo Wing France France
Daniel Ikpefan Wing France France
Alaska Taufa Wing Tonga Tonga
Uwa Tawalo Wing Fiji Fiji
Fetuʻu Vainikolo Wing Tonga Tonga

Academy squad

In addition, the Oyonnax Academy players (with espoir or training contracts) are:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Pascal Cotet Prop France France
Georges Halangahu Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Tommy Raynaud Prop France France
Shay Kerry Flanker England England
Nuku Swerling Number 8 New Zealand New Zealand
Player Position Union
James Hall Scrum-half South Africa South Africa
Lucas Chouvet Fly-half France France
Keziah Giordano Centre France France
Nicolas Metge Fullback France France
Ulupano Seuteni Fullback Australia Australia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stade Charles Mathon" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Equipe 2016/17" (PDF). Oyonnax (in French). 12 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

External links

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