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Oyonnax Rugby
Full nameOyonnax Rugby
Nickname(s)Oyo
Les Oyomen
Les Noir et Rouge (The Black and Reds)
Founded1942; 82 years ago (1942)
LocationOyonnax, France
Ground(s)Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,400)
PresidentDougal Bendjaballah
Coach(es)Joe El-Abd
Captain(s)Tommy Raynaud
League(s)Top 14
2022–23Pro D2, 1st
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.oyonnaxrugby.com

Oyonnax Rugby (French pronunciation: [ɔjɔna ʁyɡbi]) is a French professional rugby union club based in Oyonnax and competing in the Top 14. Founded in 1949 and located in the Ain montainous department, the club plays its home matches at the 11,400-capacity Stade Charles-Mathon, the highest stadium in the league at 532 metres (1,745 ft) and wears black and red jerseys.

History

Oyonnax and Sale Sharks at Stade Charles-Mathon in 2013

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

Current standings

2023–24 Top 14 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Toulouse (Q) 26 16 1 9 765 592 +173 103 72 7 3 76 Playoffs and Qualification for 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Stade Français (Q) 26 17 1 8 539 511 +28 57 49 4 1 75
3 Bordeaux Bègles (Q) 26 15 0 11 677 558 +119 80 66 5 4 69
4 Toulon (Q) 26 15 0 11 704 519 +185 72 58 5 4 69
5 La Rochelle (Q) 26 13 1 12 595 496 +99 69 49 5 7 66
6 Racing 92 (Q) 26 13 0 13 622 546 +76 79 56 5 5 62
7 Castres 26 13 0 13 643 642 +1 69 77 4 6 62 Qualification for 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup
8 Clermont 26 12 2 12 621 671 −50 74 78 6 3 61
9 Pau 26 13 0 13 630 609 +21 68 72 3 5 60 Qualification for 2024–25 European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 Perpignan 26 13 0 13 634 701 −67 80 85 5 1 58
11 Lyon 26 12 0 14 630 754 −124 72 90 5 2 55
12 Bayonne 26 11 0 15 572 669 −97 65 77 2 6 52
13 Montpellier (Q) 26 9 0 17 542 655 −113 61 79 1 7 44 Qualification for Relegation play-off
14 Oyonnax (R) 26 7 1 18 539 790 −251 58 99 0 4 34 Relegation to Pro D2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2024. Source: Top 14
(Q) Qualified for the playoffs; (R) Relegated


Current squad

The Oyonnax squad for the 2022–23 season is:[1]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Benjamin Geledan Hooker France France
Manu Leiataua Hooker Samoa Samoa
Antoine Abraham Prop France France
Thibault Berthaud Prop France France
Adrien Bordenave Prop France France
Irakli Mirtskhulava Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Ali Oz Prop France France
Tommy Raynaud Prop France France
Christopher Vaotoa Prop France France
Phoenix Battye Lock Australia Australia
Hugo Fabregue Lock France France
Ewan Johnson Lock Scotland Scotland
Victor Lebas Lock France France
Steve Mafi Lock Tonga Tonga
Loic Credoz Back row France France
Rory Grice Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Luke Hamilton Back row Scotland Scotland
Kevin Kornath Back row France France
Kevin Lebreton Back row France France
Wandrille Picault Back row France France
Filimo Taofifenua Back row France France
Player Position Union
Charlie Cassang Scrum-half France France
Ilan El Khatteri Scrum-half France France
Jonathan Ruru Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Jules Soulan Fly-half France France
Pedro Bettencourt Centre Portugal Portugal
Chris Farrell Centre Ireland Ireland
Lucas Mensa Centre Argentina Argentina
Theo Millet Centre France France
Daniel Ikpefan Wing France France
Joe Ravouvou Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Gavin Stark Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Darren Sweetnam Wing Ireland Ireland
Tony Ensor Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
Maxime Salles Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Teddy Durand Hooker France France
Julien Ratajczak Hooker France France
Ozan Turk Hooker France France
Remi Di Pietro Prop France France
Dylan Hohaa Prop France France
Matteo Jannuel Prop France France
Aleksi Svianadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Davit Arveladze Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Julien Bochaton Lock France France
Antonin Corso Lock France France
Stephan Le Roux Lock South Africa South Africa
Enzo Melisse Lock France France
Paul-Loup Cormary Back row France France
Alexandre Fabre Back row France France
Hugo Hermet Back row France France
Paul Laulognon Back row France France
Matheo Lhuillier Back row France France
David Odiase Back row Italy Italy
Player Position Union
Yvan David Scrum-half France France
Theo Fontaine Scrum-half France France
Alexis Pisani Scrum-half France France
Jules Bouraux Fly-half France France
Bastien Mercier Fly-half France France
Bruce Alvarado Centre France France
Tom Curt Centre France France
Leo Treilles Centre France France
Souleymane Coulibaly Wing France France
Thibault Le Gallee Wing France France
Florian Magne Wing France France
Wallace Mollier-Sabet Wing France France
Enzo Reybier Wing France France
Evan Tournillon Wing France France
Ethan Thorne Fullback England England
  • Notes:

See also

References

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