Lyon OU

Full name

Lyon Olympique Universitaire

Nickname(s)

Les Loups (The Wolves)

Founded

1896

Location

Lyon, France

Ground(s)

Matmut Stadium (Capacity: 8,000)

President

Yvan Patet

Coach(es)

Matthieu Lazerges
Raphaël Saint-André

League(s)

Pro D2

2014–15

14th (Relegated)

1st kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.lourugby.fr

LOU Rugby against Stade Montois at the Vuillermet Stadium in Lyon, Pro D2 season 2004-2005

Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team that will compete in the Top 14, the highest level of the country's professional league system, in the 2014–15 season after winning the 2013–14 title in the second-level Pro D2. They were last relegated from the Top 14 at the end of the 2011–12 season, having earned their spot in the Top 14 by winning the 2010–11 Pro D2 crown.

They were founded in 1896 and play in red and black. They are based in Lyon in Rhône-Alpes, and play at the Matmut Stadium in Lyon, having moved from the Stade Vuillermet in 2011.

History

Le LOU, as it is traditionally known, is one of the oldest sports clubs in France and among the first outside Paris to have set up a rugby section. The club’s original name was Racing Club, the result of a merger of the Racing Club de Vaise and the Rugby Club de Lyon. It was renamed Racing et Cercles Réunis in 1902 after several other clubs joined it, then a few months later Lyon Olympique. Finally, in 1910, it became Lyon Olympique Universitaire. The red and black were adopted in 1902.

The club developed several sections (it now has 13), one of the most successful being the rugby union section, which is now known as LOU Rugby. The rugby club took part in three successive French championship finals (1931–33), losing the first one to Toulon (3-6) but winning the next two against Narbonne (9-3 and 10-3). It then played in lower amateur leagues until it was promoted back to the second professional division (Pro D2). In 2006-07, it had the second biggest budget of the championship and its ambition was to rejoin the Top 14 in the next two years, under the leadership of their coach Christian Lanta, who formerly led Racing Club de France, Italian club Treviso and Agen. However, they would not succeed in their promotion quest until 2011.

Honours

Champion de France:
- Champions 1932, 1933
- Runners-up: 1931
Rugby Pro D2:
- Champions: 2011, 2014
Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1933
Fédérale 1:
- Champions: 2002
Deuxième Division:
- Champions: 1989, 1992

Finals results

French championship

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
10 May 1931	RC Toulon	Lyon OU	6-3	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	10,000
5 May 1932	Lyon OU	RC Narbonne	9-3	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	13,000
7 May 1933	Lyon OU	RC Narbonne	10-3	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	15,000

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1932	SU Agen	round robin	Lyon OU
1933	Lyon OU	round robin	SU Agen

Current standings

2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Diff

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

Lyon

738

340

+398

Bayonne

496

426

+70

Béziers

555

466

+89

Aurillac

524

450

+74

Perpignan

519

458

+61

Colomiers

436

Albi

426

438

-12

Mont De Marsan

418

475

-57

Montauban

407

448

−41

Narbonne

438

489

−51

Bourgoin

414

427

–13

Biarritz

457

430

+27

Carcassonne

346

530

−184

Dax

394

527

–133

Tarbes

421

466

−45

Provence Rugby

376

559

−183

Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14.
Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Note: When two teams have the same points total, position is calculated by results between teams before points difference.
Note: Tarbes have had 8 points deducted and will also be automatically relegated at the end of the season.

Current squad

2015-16 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
Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux	Hooker	France
Damien Fitzpatrick	Hooker	Australia
Cameron Mapusua	Hooker	New Zealand
Ti’i Paulo	Hooker	Samoa
David Attoub	Prop	France
Albertus Buckle	Prop	South Africa
Wian du Preez	Prop	South Africa
Karim Kouider	Prop	France
Sami Mavinga	Prop	France
Zaza Navrozashvili	Prop	Georgia
Hoani Tui	Prop	New Zealand
Coenraad Basson	Lock	South Africa
Karim Ghezal	Lock	France
Christian Njewel	Lock	Cameroon
Jean-Baptiste Singer	Lock	France
Steevy Cerqueira	Flanker	Portugal
Carl Fearns	Flanker	England
Deon Fourie	Flanker	South Africa
Giorgi Javakhia	Flanker	Georgia
Eugène N'Zi	Flanker	Ivory Coast
Julien Puricelli	Flanker	France
Didier Tison	Flanker	France
Julien Bonnaire	Number 8	France
Sakiusa Matadigo	Number 8	Fiji
Taïasina Tuifua	Number 8	Samoa

Player	Position	Union
Nicolas Durand	Scrum-half	France
Agustín Figuerola	Scrum-half	Argentina
Mathieu Lorée	Scrum-half	France
Stephen Brett	Fly-half	New Zealand
Jérémy Gondrand	Fly-half	France
Jacques-Louis Potgieter	Fly-half	South Africa
Clément Aubert	Centre	France
Paul Bonnefond	Centre	France
Kendrick Lynn	Centre	New Zealand
Hemani Paea	Centre	Tonga
Thibaut Regard	Centre	France
Waisale Sukanaveita	Centre	Fiji
Toby Arnold	Wing	New Zealand
Napolioni Nalaga	Wing	Fiji
Franck Romanet	Wing	France
Jone Tuva	Wing	Fiji
Robin Aulas	Fullback	France
Romain Loursac	Fullback	France
Jérôme Porical	Fullback	France

References

External links

(French) Lyon OU Official website
LOU Omnisports Sportsclub

Top 14

2015–16 Teams	Agen Bordeaux Brive Castres Clermont Grenoble La Rochelle Montpellier Oyonnax Pau Racing Stade Français Toulon Toulouse

The origins	1892 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19

Between the wars	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39

During the second world war	1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45

After the second world war	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–80	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–95	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

Professional era and Top 16	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

Top 14	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Trophy	Bouclier de Brennus

European Rugby Challenge Cup

Organised by European Professional Club Rugby
Formerly the European Challenge Cup, organised by European Rugby Cup

2015–16 teams

European Challenge Cup
(1996-2014)

Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 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

Pool Stages	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

European Shield	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05

European Rugby Challenge Cup
(2014-present)

Seasons	2014–15 2015–16

Pool stages	2014–15 2015–16

Qualification play-offs

Qualifying Competition

2014–15 2015–16

Rugby union in France

Governing body

Fédération Française de Rugby

National teams

Men's	France A 7s France amateur U-20 U-18

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Sevens Grand Prix Series

Professional clubs	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National Rugby League (France) Top 14 Pro D2 Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Challenge Yves du Manoir

Lyon OU squad

Forwards	David Attoub Coenraad Basson Julien Bonnaire Jean-Philippe Bonrepaux Albertus Buckle Steevy Cerqueira Wian du Preez Carl Fearns Damien Fitzpatrick Deon Fourie Karim Ghezal Karim Kouider Cameron Mapusua Sakiusa Matadigo Sami Mavinga Zaza Navrozashvili Christian Njewel Eugène N'Zi Ti’i Paulo Julien Puricelli Jean-Baptiste Singer Didier Tison Hoani Tui Taïasina Tuifua

Backs	Toby Arnold Clément Aubert Robin Aulas Paul Bonnefond Stephen Brett Nicolas Durand Agustín Figuerola Jérémy Gondrand Mathieu Lorée Romain Loursac Kendrick Lynn Napolioni Nalaga Hemani Paea Jérôme Porical Jacques-Louis Potgieter Thibaut Regard Franck Romanet Waisale Sukanaveita Jone Tuva

Coach	Matthieu Lazerges Raphaël Saint-André

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