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 the Top 14, elite 1st division of the country's professional rugby system, Top 14. They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 11,400[1]). They wear black and red.
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| Full name | Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby | ||
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| Founded | 1909 | ||
| Location | Oyonnax, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,500) | ||
| President | Jean-Marc Manducher | ||
| Coach(es) | Johann Authier | ||
| League(s) | Rugby Pro D2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2nd (playoff semi-finalists) | ||
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| Official website | |||
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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
- 1923/24 Winners Première Série
- 1966/67 Runner-up Second Division
- 1991/92 Runner-up Fédérale 1 Division B
- 2000/01 Winners Fédérale 1
- 2002/03 Runner-up Fédérale 1, promoted to Pro D2
- 2012/13 Winners Rugby Pro D2, promoted to Top 14
- 2016/17 Winners Rugby Pro D2, promoted to Top 14
Current standings
The current table for the 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 is:[2]
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| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Colomiers | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 573 | 381 | +192 | 5 | 4 | 77 | ||||||
| 2 | Perpignan | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 671 | 426 | +245 | 8 | 4 | 76 | ||||||
| 3 | Grenoble | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 572 | 399 | +173 | 7 | 2 | 67 | ||||||
| 4 | Oyonnax | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 589 | 414 | +175 | 5 | 6 | 67 | ||||||
| 5 | Nevers | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 520 | 475 | +45 | 4 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| 6 | Biarritz | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 513 | 451 | +62 | 4 | 5 | 59 | ||||||
| 7 | Soyaux Angoulême | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 430 | 449 | -19 | 3 | 4 | 55 | ||||||
| 8 | Vannes | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 460 | 485 | -25 | 3 | 3 | 54 | ||||||
| 9 | Béziers | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 450 | 453 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | ||||||
| 10 | Mont-de-Marsan | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 499 | 521 | -22 | 2 | 5 | 51 | ||||||
| 11 | Carcassonne | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 469 | 544 | -75 | 1 | 2 | 49 | ||||||
| 12 | Provence | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 408 | 482 | -74 | 3 | 2 | 45 | ||||||
| 13 | Montauban | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 446 | 528 | -82 | 1 | 6 | 41 | ||||||
| 14 | Aurillac | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 429 | 545 | -116 | 2 | 8 | 38 | ||||||
| 15 | Rouen | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 345 | 558 | -213 | 0 | 7 | 31 | ||||||
| 16 | Valence Romans | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 381 | 641 | -260 | 0 | 8 | 20 | ||||||
| Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places. Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places. Red background relegation to Fédérale 1. Notes: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference. | |||||||||||||||||
Current squad
The Oyonnax squad for the 2017–18 Top 14 season is:[3][lower-alpha 1]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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- Notes:
- Bjorn Basson signed as a medical joker for Matt Hopper.[4]
References
- "Stade Charles Mathon" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Les Oyomen". Oyonnax Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- "Björn Basson rejoint l'US Oyonnax Rugby comme joker médical de Matthew Hopper" (Press release) (in French). USO Rugby. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
External links
- (in French) Oyonnax Rugby Official website