USO Nevers
Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise is a French rugby union club from Nevers, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.
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| Full name | Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby |
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| Founded | 1 August 1903 |
| Location | Nevers, France |
| Ground(s) | Stade du Pré Fleuri (Capacity: 7,500) |
| Coach(es) | Xavier Péméja Guillaume Jan Sébastien Fouassier |
| League(s) | Pro D2 |
| 2018–19 | 6th (playoff quarter-finalists) |
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History
The team origins dates back to 1 August 1903, when Gustave Bossut created the PAG (Peloton d’avant-garde). This quickly became USN (Union sportive nivernaise) and then USON (Union sportive olympique nivernaise) in 1956. The name was changed to USON Nevers Rugby in 2016 to mark a new step in the club's history.[1]
After finishing 3rd at the end of the 2016–17 Fédérale 1 season, they won promotion to the second tier of French rugby after coming back to beat SO Chambéry in the second round of their promotion play-offs. For the first time in their history, they will compete in the Rugby Pro D2 starting from the 2017–18 season.[2]
The team plays in yellow and blue shirts and play their come matches at the 7,500 -capacity Stade du Pré Fleuri in Nevers.[3]
Current standings
The current table for the 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]
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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. | |||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Histoire". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "FÉDÉRALE 1 - Nevers gagne sa montée en Pro D2". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Infrastructures". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.