USON Nevers
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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) | |
| League(s) | Pro D2 |
| 2020–21 | 8th |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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.
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 2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]
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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 | 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 | 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 USON Nevers squad for the 2021–22 season is:[5]
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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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 August 2020.
- ^ "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.
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