Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente is a French rugby union club from Angoulême, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.

SA XV Charente
Full nameSoyaux Angoulême XV Charente
Founded1910
LocationAngoulême, France
Ground(s)Stade Chanzy (Capacity: 8,000)
Coach(es)Julien Laïrle /
Rémy Ladauge
League(s)Pro D2
2021–22Nationale, 2nd (promotion finalist/promoted)
Official website
www.saxvcharente.fr

The team plays in violet and purple shirts, and play their home matches at the 8000-capacity Stade Chanzy in Angoulême.[1]

History

The team origins dates back to 15 February 1910, when a multi-sports organisation called Sporting Club d'Angoulême was formed. The rugby team was part of this organisation until 2003, when it broke away to become an independent entity, called Sporting Club d'Angoulême Rugby. In 2010, the team merged with Rugby Club Soyaux to become Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente.[2]

SA XV Charente's first season after the merger was in the Fédérale 3 in 2010–2011 and they won the competition to gain promotion to Fédérale 2. In their third season at that level in 2013–14, they again won their league (winning all 25 of their matches during the season) to gain promotion to Fédérale 1. In only their second season in that competition, they won promotion to the second tier of French rugby, Rugby Pro D2 for the first time in their history, where they would compete in the 2016–2017 season.[3]

Current standings
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax 23 18 1 4 14 714 317 +397 88 Top 14 promotion play-offs
2 Grenoble 23 15 3 5 5 487 430 +57 68[lower-alpha 1]
3 Mont-de-Marsan 23 14 0 9 9 571 483 +88 65
4 Agen 23 12 1 10 12 481 411 +70 62
5 Biarritz 23 12 2 9 7 568 487 +81 59
6 Colomiers 23 13 0 10 5 498 508 −10 57
7 Nevers 23 11 2 10 7 492 443 +49 55
8 Vannes 23 11 1 11 8 499 491 +8 54
9 Aurillac 23 12 0 11 4 447 517 −70 52
10 Provence 23 10 3 10 6 496 476 +20 52
11 Béziers 23 9 1 13 9 512 546 −34 47
12 Rouen 23 10 0 13 5 437 553 −116 45
13 Soyaux Angoulême 23 8 0 15 6 431 546 −115 38
14 Montauban 23 8 1 14 5 506 602 −96 37[lower-alpha 1]
15 Carcassonne 23 7 1 15 6 381 535 −154 36 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy 23 6 0 17 5 393 568 −175 29
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2023. Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
Notes:
  1. Grenoble and Montauban will be penalised 5 competition points as the season progresses, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[4][5]

Current squad

The Soyaux Angouleme squad for the 2020–21 season is:[6]

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
Ole Avei Hooker Samoa Samoa
Gauthier Brute de Remur Hooker France France
Pablo Dimcheff Hooker Argentina Argentina
German Kessler Hooker Uruguay Uruguay
Thibault Berthaud Prop France France
Elies El Ansari Prop France France
Younes El Jai Prop France France
Beau Farrance Prop England England
Justin Forwood Prop South Africa South Africa
Luka Goginava Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Leo Halavatau Prop Tonga Tonga
Zauri Tevdorashvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Khatchik Vartanov Prop France France
Hubert Bellot Lock France France
Baptiste Gay Lock France France
Antoine Jourdan Lock France France
Shalva Sutiashvili Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Sikeli Nabou Lock Fiji Fiji
Janse Roux Lock South Africa South Africa
Paul Belzons Back row France France
Abdelatif Boutaty Back row Morocco Morocco
Hugo Boutin Back row France France
Robin Copeland Back row Ireland Ireland
Gautier Gibouin Back row Spain Spain
Matt Va'ai Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Quentin Witt Back row France France
Player Position Union
Adrien Ayestaran Scrum-half Spain Spain
Loic Ompraret Scrum-half France France
Lucas Rubio Scrum-half Spain Spain
Dorian Jones Fly-half Wales Wales
Benjamin Noble Fly-half France France
Vincent Lasmarrigues Centre France France
Ledua Mau Centre Fiji Fiji
Benjamin Pehau Centre France France
Mathieu Ugalde Centre France France
Jackson Willison Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Iban Etcheverry Wing France France
Pierre Lafitte Wing France France
Marvin Lestremau Wing France France
Kamiileni Raivono Wing Fiji Fiji
Theo Velten Wing France France
Jules Even Fullback France France
Guillaume Laforgue Fullback France France

See also

References
  1. "Infrastructures". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. "Histoire". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. "Soyaux-Angoulême accède à la Pro D2 après sa victoire contre Bourg-en-Bresse". Le Rugby Nistere (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».
  5. "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. "Soyaux Angouleme Squad" (in French). SA XV Charente. 19 April 2021.


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