RC Massy

Massy
Full name Rugby Club Massy Essonne
Founded 1971 (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 France
Benoît Denoyelle Hooker France France
Mike Tadjer Hooker Portugal Portugal
Juan José Acosta Prop Argentina Argentina
Davit Ashvetia Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Florent Dufresnois Prop France France
Régis Rameau Prop France France
Mario Sagario Prop Uruguay Uruguay
Gary Strain Prop Scotland Scotland
Felipe Aranguren Lock Argentina Argentina
César Delarue Lock France France
Taumeï Hikila Lock Tonga Tonga
Fakataha Molitika Lock Tonga Tonga
Abrahim Sako Lock France France
Shalva Sutiashvili Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Gambo Adamou Back row Cameroon Cameroon
Yacouba Camara Back row France France
Ashley Clarke Back row South Africa South Africa
Christophe Desassis Back row France France
Romain Dibel Back row France France
Antoine Gomez Back row France France
Florent Maleville Back row France France
Bakary Meite Back row Senegal Senegal
Player Position Union
Gregory Coudol Scrum-half France France
Aubin Mendes Scrum-half France France
Elison Razafindrafahatra Scrum-half France France
Aristide Barraud Fly-half France France
Benoît Bonetti Fly-half France France
Eoghan Hickey Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Julian Champagne Centre France France
Jean-Baptiste Di Martino Centre France France
Robbie Johnston Centre Scotland Scotland
Antoine Ratinaud Centre France France
Jordi Rougé Centre France France
Mathias Atayi Wing France France
Clément Médina Wing France France
Kevin Milhorat Wing France France
Wilfried Rodrigues Wing France France
Mani Vakaloa Wing Tonga Tonga
Thomas Girard Fullback France France
Adrien Malavard Fullback France France
Božidar Lazović Utility back Ireland 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.

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