Oyonnax Rugby

Oyonnax
Full name	Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby
Founded	1909; 112 years ago
Location	Oyonnax, France
Ground(s)	Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,500)
President	Jean-Marc Manducher
Coach(es)
League(s)	Pro D2
2020–21	4th (playoff semi-finalists)
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.usorugby.com

USO and Sale Sharks at Stade Charles-Mathon, 2013

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.

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 2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 is:^[2]

2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 Table

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Pos

Club

Pl

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TB

LB

Pts

1

Perpignan (C, P)

30

24

1

5

821

504

+317

9

3

107

2

Vannes

30

21

2

7

722

513

+209

10

3

99

3

Biarritz (PO)

30

19

2

9

700

578

+422

7

5

91

4

Oyonnax

30

18

2

10

808

657

+151

5

81

5

Grenoble

30

16

1

13

666

594

+72

4

6

75

6

Colomiers

29

16

1

12

617

587

+30

8

6

74

7

Carcassonne

30

13

1

16

653

665

–12

5

7

65

8

Nevers

30

13

1

16

650

652

–2

5

65

9

Montauban

30

14

1

15

627

762

–99

2

3

60

10

Aurillac

30

12

1

17

557

585

–28

1

12

58

11

Mont-de-Marsan

29

11

3

15

550

662

–112

2

7

56

12

Béziers

30

10

1

19

620

671

–51

2

8

56

13

Provence

30

11

2

17

622

743

–121

1

12

55

14

Rouen

30

11

1

18

552

605

–53

1

7

54

15

Valence Romans (R)

30

9

3

18

647

804

–157

2

8

49

16

Soyaux Angoulême (R)

30

8

1

21

522

752

–230

1

8

42

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 Nationale.

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 2021–22 season is:^[3]

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
	Hooker	France
Manu Leiataua	Hooker	Samoa
	Prop	France
	Prop	France
Beka Kakabadze	Prop	Georgia
	Prop	France
Irakli Mirtskhulava	Prop	Georgia
	Prop	France
Phoenix Battye	Lock	Australia
Thibault Lassalle	Lock	France
Manuel Leindekar	Lock	Uruguay
Tom Murday	Lock	Australia
Valentin Ursache	Lock	Romania
	Back row	New Zealand
Luke Hamilton	Back row	Scotland
	Back row	France
	Back row	France
	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Charlie Cassang	Scrum-half	France
	Scrum-half	France
	Scrum-half	France
	Fly-half	France
	Fly-half	France
Pedro Bettencourt	Centre	Portugal
Gabiriele Lovobalavu	Centre	Fiji
	Centre	France
	Centre	France
	Wing	France
Taylor Paris	Wing	Canada
	Wing	Fiji
Darren Sweetnam	Wing	Ireland
Tony Ensor	Fullback	New Zealand
Joffrey Michel	Fullback	France

Notes:

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 August 2020.
^ "Les Oyomen". Oyonnax Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

External links[]

(in French) Oyonnax Rugby Official website

[USO_Stade-1] "Stade Charles Mathon" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

[Classement_PRO_D2-2] "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[Les_Oyomen-3] "Les Oyomen". Oyonnax Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

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show v t Pro D2
2021–22 Teams	Agen Aurillac Bayonne Béziers Bourg-en-Bresse Carcassonne Colomiers Grenoble Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Narbonne Nevers Oyonnax Provence Rouen Vannes
Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby

show v t Oyonnax – current squad
Forwards	Phoenix Battye Luke Hamilton Beka Kakabadze Thibault Lassalle Manu Leiataua Manuel Leindekar Irakli Mirtskhulava Tom Murday Valentin Ursache
Backs	Pedro Bettencourt Charlie Cassang Tony Ensor Gabiriele Lovobalavu Joffrey Michel Taylor Paris Darren Sweetnam
Coach	Joe El-Abd