Summary
Aviron Bayonnais (AB, 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.
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| Full name | Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro | ||
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| Nickname(s) | L'Aviron (The Rowing Club) Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1906 | ||
| Location | Bayonne, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370) | ||
| President | Philippe Tayeb | ||
| Coach(es) | Grégory Patat | ||
| Captain(s) | Denis Marchois | ||
| League(s) | Top 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th | ||
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| Official website | |||
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History edit
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 edit
- French championship:
- Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1936 and 1980
- Coupe de l'Espérance:
- Finalist: 1919
- Coupe André Moga:
- Champions: 1995
- Pro D2
- Euro Basque Rugby Challenge
- Champions: 2019[1]
Finals results edit
French championship edit
| Date | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Spectators |
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| 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 edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 1936 | Aviron Bayonnais | 9-3 | USA Perpignan |
| 1980 | Aviron Bayonnais | 16-10 | AS Béziers |
Coupe de l'Espérance edit
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 1919 | Stadoceste Tarbais | 4-3 | Aviron Bayonnais |
Current standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Stade Français | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 440 | 356 | +84 | 46 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 67 | Qualification for 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup and Playoffs |
| 2 | Toulouse | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 596 | 469 | +127 | 81 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 61 | |
| 3 | Racing 92 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 525 | 418 | +107 | 67 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 57 | |
| 4 | Toulon | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 558 | 418 | +140 | 57 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 55 | |
| 5 | Bordeaux Bègles | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 521 | 463 | +58 | 60 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 54 | |
| 6 | La Rochelle | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 474 | 372 | +102 | 54 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 52 | |
| 7 | Pau | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 497 | 481 | +16 | 51 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 50 | Qualification for 2024–25 European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 8 | Perpignan | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 500 | 557 | −57 | 64 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 49 | |
| 9 | Castres | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 522 | 523 | −1 | 56 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Bayonne | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 460 | 532 | −72 | 51 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Clermont | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 447 | 538 | −91 | 50 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Lyon | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 482 | 621 | −139 | 52 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 42 | |
| 13 | Montpellier | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 418 | 496 | −78 | 46 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 38 | Qualification for Relegation play-off |
| 14 | Oyonnax | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 449 | 645 | −196 | 47 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 26 | Relegation to Pro D2 |
Current squad edit
The Bayonne squad for the 2023–24 season is:[2][3]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Espoirs squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Notable former players edit
Lisandro Arbizu- Martín Bustos Moyano
- Matías Cortese
- Nicolás Fernández Miranda
- Santiago Fernández
- José María Núñez Piossek
- Juan Pablo Orlandi
Rodney Blake- Mark Chisholm
- Cameron Treloar
Ramón Ayarza
Phil Davies
Filimoni Bolavucu- Gabiriele Lovobalavu
- Savenaca Rawaca
- Metuisela Talebula
- Saïmoni Vaka
André Alvarez- Clément Ancely
- Grégory Arganese
- Yoan Audrin
- Julien Audy
- Denis Avril
- Marc Baget
- Antoine Battut
- Robert Baulon
- André Béhotéguy
- Henri Béhotéguy
- Christian Bélascain
- Eugène Billac
- Benjamin Boyet
- Renaud Boyoud
- Maurice Celhay
- Baptiste Chouzenoux
- Jean Condom
- Jean Dauger
- Walter Desmaison
- Pierre Dospital
- Richard Dourthe
- Bernard Duprat
- Pépito Elhorga
- Jean-Pierre Élissalde
- Anthony Étrillard
- Benjamin Fall
- Fernand Forgues
- Xavier Garbajosa
- Pierre Gayraud
- Jean-Michel Gonzalez
- Steven Hall
- Arnaud Héguy
- Cédric Heymans
- Yoann Huget
- Aretz Iguiniz
- Vincent Inigo
- Jean Iraçabal
- Louis Junquas
- Paul Labadie
- Simon Labouyrie
- Thibault Lacroix
- Patrice Lagisquet
- Damien Lagrange
- Daniel Larrechea
- Grégoire Lascubé
- René Lasserre
- Christophe Lamaison
- Camille Lopez
- Christian Magnanou
- Jean-Jo Marmouyet
- Romain Martial
- Rémy Martin
- Lionel Mazars
- Yannick N'Gog
- Marvin O'Connor
- Charles Ollivon
- Clément Otazo
- Laurent Pardo
- Patrick Perrier
- Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet
- Roland Pétrissans
- Lucas Pointud
- Julien Puricelli
- Jérôme Schuster
- Scott Spedding
- Jacques Rollet
- David Roumieu
- Benjamin Thiéry
- Matthieu Ugalde
- Jean-Marie Usandisaga
Giorgi Jgenti- Davit Khinchaguishvili
- Avto Kopaliani
Lorenzo Cittadini- Craig Gower
- Salvatore Perugini
- Ramiro Pez
Wataru Murata
P. J. van Lill
Stephen Brett- Tom Donnelly
- Ross Filipo
- Troy Flavell
- Gerard Fraser
- Dwayne Haare
- Tanerau Latimer
- Sione Lauaki
- Joe Rokocoko
- Blair Stewart
- Neemia Tialata
Willie du Plessis
Sam Gerber- JC Janse van Rensburg
- Rassie Jansen van Vuuren
- Joe Pietersen
Viacheslav Grachev
Census Johnston- Leo Lafaiali'i
- Jeremy Tomuli
Johnnie Beattie- James McLaren
Oscar Astarloa- Cédric Garcia
- Francisco Puertas Soto
Manu Ahotaeiloa- Lisiate Faʻaoso
- Pila Fifita
- Opeti Fonua
Ben Broster- Mike Phillips
Coaches edit
- 2008-Janu.2010 : Richard Dourthe, Thierry Mentières, Jean-Philippe Coyola.
- Janu.2010-2010 : Christian Gajan.
- 2010-Dec.2011 : Christian Gajan, Thomas Lièvremont, Frédéric Tauzin.
- Dec.2011-Janu.2012 : Jean-Pierre Elissalde, Didier Faugeron, Pierre-Henry Broncan.
- Janu.2012-June 2012 : Didier Faugeron, Denis Avril.
- 2012-2013 : Christian Lanta, Christophe Deylaud, Denis Avril.
- 2013-2014 : Christian Lanta, Christophe Deylaud
- 2014-2015 : Patricio Noriega, Nicolas Morlaes, Rob Linde, Daniel Larrechea.
- 2015-2017 : Vincent Etcheto, Dewald Senekal, Simone Santa Maria.
- 2017-2018 : Pierre Berbizier, Joël Rey, Vincent Etcheto, Simone Santa Maria.
- 2018-2019 : Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Vincent Etcheto, Éric Artiguste.
- 2019-2021 : Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Rémy Ladauge, Éric Artiguste.
- 2021-2022 Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Éric Artiguste, Jean-Frédéric Dubois.
- 2022- : Grégory Patat, Joël Rey, Gerard Fraser, Éric Artiguste.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Castiella, Manuel (2001). Un siècle de rugby à Bayonne (in French). Atlantica.
References edit
- ^ "Ganador EBRC 07/09/2019 – Euro Basque Rugby Challenge" (in Spanish). eurobasquerugbychallenge.
- ^ "L'équipe pour la saison 2023-2024 - l'Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro" (in French). AB Rugby.fr. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Bayonne squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links edit
- (in French) Aviron Bayonnais Official website
- (in French) Club information