Oyonnax Rugby

Oyonnax

Full name

Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby

Founded

1909

Location

Oyonnax, France

Ground(s)

Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,400^[1])

President

Jean-Marc Manducher

Coach(es)

Johann Authier

League(s)

Top 14

2014–15

6th (playoff quarterfinals)

1st kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.usorugby.com

Union sportive Oyonnax Rugby is a French rugby union club from Oyonnax [ɔ.jɔ.na] in the Ain département of the région Rhône-Alpes, currently competing in the first level of the French league system (Top 14). They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 11,400^[1]). They wear black and red.

History

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.

Honours

1991/92 Runner-up Fédérale 1 Division B
2000/01 Winners Fédérale 1
2002/03 Runner-up Fédérale 1, promoted to Pro D2
2012/13 Winners Rugby Pro D2, promoted to Top 14

Current standings

2015–16 Top 14 Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

Racing

309

260

+49

Toulon

460

285

+175

Toulouse

371

204

+167

Clermont

368

251

+117

Bordeaux

314

284

+30

Montpellier

348

337

+11

Brive

269

243

+26

Castres

311

301

+10

La Rochelle

292

309

−17

Grenoble

358

382

−24

Stade Français

277

302

−25

Pau

226

386

−160

Oyonnax

233

455

−222

Agen

278

415

−137

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

Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Yellow background (row 7) indicates the team that may qualify for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup. To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there will be no play-offs for the Champions Cup with the 20th place going to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Red background (row 13 and 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Updated 21 February 2016

Current squad

For player movements leading up to the 2016–17 season, see List of 2016–17 Top 14 transfers#Oyonnax.

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
Thomas Bordes	Hooker	France
Jody Jenneker	Hooker	South Africa
Jérémie Maurouard	Hooker	France
Jérémy Castex	Prop	France
Marc Clerc	Prop	France
Laurent Delboulbes	Prop	France
Antoine Guillamon	Prop	France
Horatiu Pungea	Prop	Romania
Lukáš Rapant	Prop	Czech Republic
Soane Tongaʻuiha	Prop	Tonga
Giorgi Vepkhvadze	Prop	Georgia
Stan Wright	Prop	Cook Islands
Geoffrey Fabbri	Lock	France
Mickaël De Marco	Lock	France
Fabrice Metz	Lock	France
Leon Power	Lock	Australia
George Robson	Lock	England
Guillaume Bernad	Flanker	France
Maurie Fa'asavalu	Flanker	Samoa
Pierrick Gunther	Flanker	France
Olivier Missoup	Flanker	France
Patrick Sobela	Flanker	France
Valentin Ursache	Flanker	Romania
Florian Faure	Number 8	France
Viliami Ma'afu	Number 8	Tonga
Pedrie Wannenburg	Number 8	South Africa

Player	Position	Union
Julien Blanc	Scrum-half	France
Fabien Cibray	Scrum-half	France
Piri Weepu	Scrum-half	New Zealand
Rory Clegg	Fly-half	England
Regis Lespinas	Fly-half	France
Nicky Robinson	Fly-half	Wales
Guillaume Bousses	Centre	France
Roimata Hansell-Pune	Centre	New Zealand
Eamonn Sheridan	Centre	Ireland
Alaska Taufa	Centre	Tonga
Fetu'u Vainikolo	Centre	Tonga
Dug Codjo	Wing	France
Vincent Martin	Wing	France
Uwa Tawalo	Wing	Fiji
Silvère Tian	Wing	Ivory Coast
Florian Denos	Fullback	France
Quentin Etienne	Fullback	France

References

1 2 "Stade Charles Mathon" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

External links

(French) Oyonnax Rugby Official website

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

Oyonnax Rugby squad

Forwards	Guillaume Bernad Thomas Bordes Jody Jenneker Jérémy Castex Marc Clerc Mickaël De Marco Laurent Delboulbes Maurie Fa'asavalu Geoffrey Fabbri Florian Faure Antoine Guillamon Pierrick Gunther Viliami Maʻafu Jérémie Maurouard Fabrice Metz Olivier Missoup Leon Power Horațiu Pungea Lukáš Rapant George Robson Patrick Sobela Soane Tongaʻuiha Valentin Ursache Giorgi Vepkhvadze Pedrie Wannenburg Stan Wright

Backs	Julien Blanc Guillaume Boussès Fabien Cibray Rory Clegg Dug Codjo Florian Denos Quentin Etienne Roimata Hansell-Pune Regis Lespinas Vincent Martin Nicky Robinson Eamonn Sheridan Alaska Taufa Uwa Tawalo Silvère Tian Fetuʻu Vainikolo Piri Weepu

Coach	Johann Authier

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