Aviron Bayonnais

Aviron Bayonnais (Basque: Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (Baiona, in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final against Aurillac. In the 2016-2017 season, they finished in last place, and will be relegated back to Pro D2 for the 2017-18 season. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.

This article is about the rugby union team. For the football club, see Aviron Bayonnais Football Club.
Aviron Bayonnais
Full nameAviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
Nickname(s)L'Aviron (The Rowing Club)
Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)
Founded1906 (1906)
LocationBayonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370)
PresidentPhilippe Tayeb
Coach(es)Grégory Patat
Captain(s)Denis Marchois
League(s)Top 14
2022–238th
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.abrugby.fr

History

The club was established in 1904, making their first final appearance in the 1913 season, where they defeated S.C.U.F. 31-8 at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir. The national domestic championship was replaced by the Coupe de l'Espérance during World War I. The competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost to Stadoceste Tarbais 4 to 3.

With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season where they met Toulouse. Aviron Bayonnais lost the final 6 to nil. The two clubs would meet again the next season to again contest the championship final, which Toulouse won again, 3 to nil.

Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, defeating Biarritz 13 to 8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, and first since 1913. They also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1936, defeating Perpignan in the final. The club saw similar results during the mid-1940s as well, with two championship final appearances; defeating SU Agen in the 1943 final at Parc des Princes in Paris and losing the 1944 season final to Perpignan.

Since the 1940s the club did not find a lot of success over the coming years, as they would have to wait until the 1980s until they would again reach any of the championship finals. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating AS Béziers 16 to 10 to gain their second title of that competition. They made it to the final of the 1982 season, although they were defeated by SU Agen, 18 to 9.

Aviron Bayonnais was relegated to the Group A2 in 1996, where it spent eight seasons. The team was promoted to the Top 16/14 in 2004, remaining there for 11 consecutive seasons. The team was relegated to the Pro D2 in 2015, and has been a yo-yo club since then.

Honours

Finals results
The Aviron Bayonnais squad in 1914.

French championship
Date Champions Runners-up Score Venue Spectators
20 April 1913 Aviron Bayonnais S.C.U.F. 31-8 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 20.000
23 April 1922 Stade Toulousain Aviron Bayonnais 6-0 Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 20.000
13 May 1923 Stade Toulousain Aviron Bayonnais 3-0 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 15.000
13 May 1934 Aviron Bayonnais Biarritz Olympique 13-8 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 18.000
21 March 1943 Aviron Bayonnais SU Agen 3-0 Parc des Princes, Paris 28.000
26 March 1944 USA Perpignan Aviron Bayonnais 20-5 Parc des Princes, Paris 35.000
29 May 1982 SU Agen Aviron Bayonnais 18-9 Parc des Princes, Paris 41.165

Challenge Yves du Manoir
Year Winner Score Runner-up
1936 Aviron Bayonnais 9-3 USA Perpignan
1980 Aviron Bayonnais 16-10 AS Béziers

Coupe de l'Espérance
Date Winner Score Runner-up
1919 Stadoceste Tarbais 4-3 Aviron Bayonnais

Current standings
2023–24 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Stade Français33008134+471013
2Pau32018251+311110
3Castres32018448+361110
4Racing32019947+521110
5Toulouse32017260+12109
6Clermont32016660+6109
7Bordeaux Bègles32016563+2019
8Lyon31025190–39105
9La Rochelle31026051+9015
10Toulon31025163–12015
11Bayonne31024063–23015
12Oyonnax31027572+3004
13Montpellier31024877–29004
14Perpignan300331126–95000

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
  2. Points difference in head-to-head matches
  3. Try differential in head-to-head matches
  4. Points difference in all matches
  5. Try differential in all matches
  6. Points scored in all matches
  7. Tries scored in all matches
  8. Fewer matches forfeited
  9. Classification in the previous Top 14 season
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Pink background (row 13) will be contest a play-off with the runners-up of the 2023–24 Rugby Pro D2 season for a place in the 2024–25 Top 14 season.
Red background (row 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Updated: 2 September 2023

Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 Top 14 transfers § Bayonne.
The Bayonne squad for the 2023–24 season
Props

Hookers

Locks

 Backrow

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

 Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

* denotes players qualified to play for France on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes a short-term signing. Players and their allocated positions from the Bayonne Rugby website.[2]

    Espoirs squad
    The Bayonne squad for the 2023–24 season
    Props
    • France Pantxoa Arribillaga
    • France Matis Perchaud
    • Tonga Tevita Tatafu
    • Argentina Martín Villar
    • Georgia (country) Badri Tsikhistavi
    • France Benjamin Lahet

    Hookers

    • France Louis Ortolan

    Locks

    • France Esteban Capilla
    		 Backrow
    • France Aitor Hourcade
    • Georgia (country) Lasha Tsikhistavi
    • Georgia (country) Nika Lomidze
    • Spain Manex Ariceta
    • France Noa Traversier

    Scrum-halves

    • France Hugo Camacho

    Fly-halves

    • France Gauthier Rufas
    • France Yanis Brillant
    		 Centres

    Wingers

    • France Tom Spring
    • France Victor Hannoun

    Fullbacks

    • France Arnaud Erbinartegaray
    • France Yohan Orabé
    (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.

    * denotes players qualified to play for France on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes a short-term signing. Players and their allocated positions from the Brive Rugby website.[2]

      Notable former players

      Coaches

      See also

      Further reading
      • Castiella, Manuel (2001). Un siècle de rugby à Bayonne (in French). Atlantica.

      References
      1. "Ganador EBRC 07/09/2019 – Euro Basque Rugby Challenge" (in Spanish). eurobasquerugbychallenge.
      2. "L'équipe pour la saison 2022-2023 - l'Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro". www.abrugby.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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