RC Massy

Massy

Full name	Rugby Club Massy Essonne
Founded	1971
Location	Massy, Essonne, France
Ground(s)	Stade Jules-Ladoumègue (Capacity: 3,200)
President	Vincent Dupond, David Turner
Coach(es)	Jean-Frédéric Dubois Victor Didebulidze
League(s)	Pro D2
2013–14	Runner-up, Fédérale 1 (promoted)
Team kit
Official website
www.rcmessonne.com

Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French rugby union club from Massy, Essonne that play in the Pro D2, the second tier of the French league system.

They are based in Massy, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were promoted from the Federale 1 at the end of the 2011–12 season, entering professional rugby for the first time in their history.^[1]

Their stay in Pro D2 was short-lived: they were demoted at the end of the 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season. On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to Pro D2 for the 2014–15 season as a result of winning the Fédérale 1 semi-final 17 – 9 against Tyrosse.^[2] They went on to lose the final 18–14 to Montauban.^[3]

Current squad

2012–13 season
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 Pierre Saby Hooker France Benoît Denoyelle Hooker France Mike Tadjer Hooker Portugal Juan José Acosta Prop Argentina Davit Ashvetia Prop Georgia Florent Dufresnois Prop France Régis Rameau Prop France Mario Sagario Prop Uruguay Gary Strain Prop Scotland Felipe Aranguren Lock Argentina César Delarue Lock France Taumeï Hikila Lock Tonga Fakataha Molitika Lock Tonga Abrahim Sako Lock France Shalva Sutiashvili Lock Georgia Gambo Adamou Back row Cameroon Yacouba Camara Back row France Ashley Clarke Back row South Africa Christophe Desassis Back row France Romain Dibel Back row France Antoine Gomez Back row France Florent Maleville Back row France Bakary Meite Back row Senegal

Player Position Union Gregory Coudol Scrum-half France Aubin Mendes Scrum-half France Elison Razafindrafahatra Scrum-half France Aristide Barraud Fly-half France Benoît Bonetti Fly-half France Eoghan Hickey Fly-half Ireland Julian Champagne Centre France Jean-Baptiste Di Martino Centre France Robbie Johnston Centre Scotland Antoine Ratinaud Centre France Jordi Rougé Centre France Mathias Atayi Wing France Clément Médina Wing France Kevin Milhorat Wing France Wilfried Rodrigues Wing France Mani Vakaloa Wing Tonga Thomas Girard Fullback France Adrien Malavard Fullback France Božidar Lazović Utility back Ireland

Current standings

2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Pau	30	20	1	9	754	530	+224	10	2	94
2	Mont-de-Marsan	30	18	0	12	676	531	+145	4	7	83
3	Perpignan	30	17	1	12	744	615	+129	7	5	82
4	Agen	30	17	0	13	732	611	+121	7	6	81
5	Albi	30	18	0	12	651	606	+45	2	6	80
6	Aurillac	30	16	2	12	650	579	+71	6	3	77
7	Biarritz	30	17	0	13	647	580	+67	6	3	77
8	Colomiers	30	16	0	14	635	632	+3	1	4	69
9	Carcassonne	30	15	0	15	688	706	–18	2	4	66
10	Montauban	30	13	1	16	627	638	–11	5	5	64
11	Béziers	30	14	0	16	620	655	–35	2	5	63
12	Tarbes	30	13	2	15	635	750	−115	0	6	62
13	Bourgoin	30	11	3	16	548	652	–104	2	4	52
14	Narbonne	30	11	1	18	604	746	−142	1	3	50
15	Dax	30	10	1	19	518	687	−169	1	4	47
16	Massy	30	8	0	22	643	854	−211	1	8	41
Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14. Yellow background denotes winner of the promotion play-offs. Blue background denotes teams that qualified for the promotion play-offs. Red background (row 16) was relegated to Fédérale 1. Dax, which finished in 15th, was spared relegation when Fédérale 1 runner-up Lille was denied promotion. Updated: 21 August 2015

References

1. "Rugby Club Massy Essonne". Ligue Nationale de Rugby. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
2. "Demi-finale Fédérale 1 - Massy et Montauban retrouvent la Pro D2" (in French). Rugby Rama. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
3. "Rugby: Montauban champion de France de Fédérale 1". L'Équipe (in French). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

External links

• Official website