Oyonnax Rugby
Oyonnax Rugby (French pronunciation: [ɔjɔna ʁyɡbi]) is a French professional rugby union club based in Oyonnax and competing in the Top 14. Founded in 1949 and located in the Ain montainous department, the club plays its home matches at the 11,400-capacity Stade Charles-Mathon, the highest stadium in the league at 532 metres (1,745 ft) and wears black and red jerseys.
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| Full name | Oyonnax Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Oyo Les Oyomen Les Noir et Rouge (The Black and Reds) | ||
| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Location | Oyonnax, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,400) | ||
| President | Dougal Bendjaballah | ||
| Coach(es) | Joe El-Abd | ||
| Captain(s) | Tommy Raynaud | ||
| League(s) | Top 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Pro D2, 1st | ||
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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. They were repromoted after 2016/17, having been relegated the previous season.
Honours
- 1923/24 Winners Première Série
- 1966/67 Runner-up Second Division
- 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
- 2016/17 Winners Rugby Pro D2, promoted to Top 14
- 2022/23 Winners Rugby Pro D2 promoted to Top 14
Current standings
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff. | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||||||
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| 1 | Stade Français | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 34 | +47 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||||
| 2 | Pau | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | Castres | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 4 | Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 47 | +52 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 5 | Toulouse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 6 | Clermont | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||||
| 7 | Bordeaux Bègles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 90 | –39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 9 | La Rochelle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 10 | Toulon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 63 | –12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 11 | Bayonne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 63 | –23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | Oyonnax | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 72 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 13 | Montpellier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 77 | –29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | Perpignan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 126 | –95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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| 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
The Oyonnax squad for the 2022–23 season is:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Espoirs squad
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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References
- "Les Oyomen". Oyonnax Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
External links
- (in French) Oyonnax Rugby Official website