Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (Baiona, in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In their most recent season in 2010–11 they finished 7th, whilst in the previous season they finished in a relegation spot, but they were spared the drop because of the bankruptcy filing of 12th-place finisher Montauban.[1]
Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Jean Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.
History [edit]
The club was established in 1904, making their first final appearance in the 1913 season, where they defated S.C.U.F. 31-8 at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir. The national domestic championship was replaced by the Coupe de l'Espérance during World War I. The competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost to Stadoceste Tarbais 4 to 3.
With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season where they met Toulouse. Aviron Bayonnais lost the final 6 to nil. The two clubs would meet again the next season to again contest the championship final, which Toulouse won again, 3 to nil.
Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, defeating Biarritz 13 to 8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, and first since 1913. They also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1936, defeating Perpignan in the final. The club saw similar results during the mid-1940s as well, with two championship final appearances; defeating SU Agen in the 1943 final at Parc des Princes in Paris and losing the 1944 season final to Perpignan.
Since the 1940s the club did not find a lot of success over the coming years, as they would have to wait until the 1980s until they would again reach any of the championship finals. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating AS Béziers 16 to 10 to gain their second title of that competition. They made it to the final of the 1982 season, although they were defeated by SU Agen, 18 to 9.
Honours [edit]
Finals results [edit]
The Aviron Bayonnais squad in 1914.
French championship [edit]
Challenge Yves du Manoir [edit]
Current standings [edit]
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Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Tries For |
Tries Against |
Try Bonus |
Losing Bonus |
Points |
Head-to-Head |
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Clermont Auvergne |
26 |
19 |
1 |
6 |
779 |
418 |
+361 |
81 |
32 |
8 |
5 |
91 |
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RC Toulon |
26 |
18 |
1 |
7 |
779 |
456 |
+323 |
69 |
33 |
11 |
5 |
90 |
| 3 |
Stade Toulousain |
26 |
17 |
0 |
9 |
702 |
501 |
+201 |
67 |
37 |
7 |
4 |
79 |
| 4 |
Castres Olympique |
26 |
15 |
2 |
9 |
599 |
489 |
+110 |
49 |
33 |
4 |
6 |
74 |
| 5 |
Montpellier Hérault |
26 |
16 |
0 |
10 |
570 |
520 |
+50 |
52 |
38 |
5 |
4 |
73 |
Montpellier 5–5, 31–29 |
| 6 |
Racing Métro |
26 |
16 |
0 |
10 |
512 |
431 |
+81 |
32 |
28 |
2 |
7 |
73 |
| 7 |
USA Perpignan |
26 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
593 |
607 |
-14 |
50 |
48 |
2 |
7 |
61 |
| 8 |
Aviron Bayonnais |
26 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
467 |
609 |
-142 |
32 |
54 |
1 |
6 |
57 |
Bayonne 6–3 |
| 9 |
Biarritz Olympique |
26 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
505 |
540 |
-53 |
36 |
40 |
2 |
5 |
57 |
| 10 |
Stade Français |
26 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
578 |
691 |
-113 |
42 |
60 |
2 |
2 |
54 |
Stade Français 5–4 |
| 11 |
FC Grenoble |
26 |
12 |
0 |
14 |
480 |
606 |
-126 |
37 |
60 |
1 |
5 |
54 |
| 12 |
Bordeaux Bègles |
26 |
8 |
1 |
17 |
561 |
584 |
-23 |
51 |
44 |
4 |
9 |
47 |
| 13 |
SU Agen |
26 |
6 |
0 |
20 |
423 |
709 |
-286 |
33 |
67 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
| 14 |
Stade Montois |
26 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
374 |
761 |
-387 |
21 |
79 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
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Updated 18 May 2013
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
- Points difference in head-to-head matches
- Try differential in head-to-head matches
- Points difference in all matches
- Try differential in all matches
- Points scored in all matches
- Tries scored in all matches
- Fewer matches forfeited'
- Classification in the previous Top 14 season
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| Yellow background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup. Green background (rows 3 and 4) receive home quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup. Blue background (rows 5 and 6) receive away quarter-final play-off places, and will also receive Heineken Cup berths (barring highly unlikely circumstances). Orange background (row 7) indicates team that receives an extra Heineken Cup berth because Toulon won the Heineken Cup. Red background (row 13 and 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Source:ESPN Scrum |
Coupe de l'Espérance [edit]
Current squad [edit]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
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Notable former players [edit]
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Coaches [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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