Oyonnax Rugby

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 Rugby Pro D2, the second division of the country's professional rugby system. They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 11,400[1]). They wear black and red.

Oyonnax
Full nameUnion Sportive Oyonnax Rugby
Founded1909 (1909)
LocationOyonnax, France
Ground(s)Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,500)
PresidentJean-Marc Manducher
Coach(es)Johann Authier
League(s)Pro D2
2021–223rd (playoff semi-finalists)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.usorugby.com
USO and Sale Sharks at Stade Charles-Mathon, 2013

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. They were repromoted after 2016/17, having been relegated the previous season.

Honours

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".[2][3]

Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2021–22 season, see List of 2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Oyonnax.

The Oyonnax squad for the 2021–22 season is:[4]

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
Benjamin Gélédan Hooker France France
Manu Leiataua Hooker Samoa Samoa
Thibault Berthaud Prop France France
Adrien Bordenave Prop France France
Beka Kakabadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Thomas Laclayat Prop France France
Irakli Mirtskhulava Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Tommy Raynaud Prop France France
Phoenix Battye Lock Australia Australia
Thibault Lassalle Lock France France
Manuel Leindekar Lock Uruguay Uruguay
Tom Murday Lock Australia Australia
Valentin Ursache Lock Romania Romania
Rory Grice Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Luke Hamilton Back row Scotland Scotland
Etienne Herjean Back row France France
Kevin Lebreton Back row France France
Bilil Taieb Back row France France
Player Position Union
Charlie Cassang Scrum-half France France
Ilan El Khattabi Scrum-half France France
Jérémy Gondrand Scrum-half France France
Yohan Le Bourhis Fly-half France France
Jules Soulan Fly-half France France
Pedro Bettencourt Centre Portugal Portugal
Gabiriele Lovobalavu Centre Fiji Fiji
Théo Millet Centre France France
Florian Vialelle Centre France France
Aurélien Callandret Wing France France
Taylor Paris Wing Canada Canada
Adrian Sanday Wing Fiji Fiji
Darren Sweetnam Wing Ireland Ireland
Tony Ensor Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
Joffrey Michel Fullback France France
  • Notes:

    See also

    References
    1. "Stade Charles Mathon" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
    2. "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 ».
    3. "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.
    4. "Les Oyomen". Oyonnax Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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