Oyonnax Rugby
Full nameOyonnax Rugby
Nickname(s)Oyo
Les Oyomen
Les Noir et Rouge (The Black and Reds)
Founded1942 (1942)
LocationOyonnax, France
Ground(s)Stade Charles-Mathon (Capacity: 11,400)
PresidentDougal Bendjaballah
Coach(es)Joe El-Abd
Captain(s)Tommy Raynaud
League(s)Top 14
2022–23Pro D2, 1st
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.oyonnaxrugby.com

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.

History

Oyonnax and Sale Sharks at Stade Charles-Mathon in 2013

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

Current standings

2023–24 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Racing12804352223+1294440
2Bordeaux Bègles12804330263+672236
3Stade Français12714238199+392133
4Toulouse12705297243+543132
5Toulon12705305238+672232
6Pau12705268246+222131
7Castres12606309281+283330
8La Rochelle12606260217+432430
9Clermont12516274287–132226
10Bayonne12507243290-471324
11Perpignan12507246362–1161021
12Oyonnax12507255345-900020
13Lyon12408250375–1252220
14Montpellier12309225283–580416

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: 7 January 2024

Current squad

The Oyonnax squad for the 2023–24 season is:[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Teddy Durand Hooker France France
Benjamin Gélédan Hooker France France
Manu Leiataua Hooker Samoa Samoa
Antoine Abraham Prop France France
Thibault Berthaud Prop France France
Adrien Bordenave Prop France France
Irakli Mirtskhulava Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Ali Oz Prop France France
Tommy Raynaud Prop France France
Rory Sutherland Prop Scotland Scotland
Christopher Vaotoa Prop France France
Phoenix Battye Lock Australia Australia
Hugo Fabrégue Lock France France
Leva Fifita Lock Tonga Tonga
Ewan Johnson Lock Scotland Scotland
Victor Lebas Lock France France
Steve Mafi Lock Tonga Tonga
Loïc Crédoz Back row France France
Loïc Godener Back row France France
Rory Grice Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Luke Hamilton Back row Scotland Scotland
Kévin Lebreton Back row France France
Kévin Kornath Back row France France
Wandrille Picault Back row France France
Filimo Taofifenua Back row France France
Player Position Union
Charlie Cassang Scrum-half France France
Ilan El Khattabi Scrum-half France France
Jonathan Ruru Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Justin Bouraux Fly-half France France
Domingo Miotti Fly-half Argentina Argentina
Jules Soulan Fly-half France France
Pedro Bettencourt Centre Portugal Portugal
Chris Farrell Centre Ireland Ireland
Lucas Mensa Centre Argentina Argentina
Théo Millet Centre France France
Léo Treilles Centre France France
Daniel Ipkefan Wing France France
Enzo Reybier Wing France France
Joe Ravouvou Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Gavin Stark Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Maxime Salles Fullback France France
Darren Sweetnam Fullback Ireland Ireland

Espoirs squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Julien Ratajczak Hooker France France
Rémi Di Pietro Prop France France
Francesco Gandossi Prop Italy Italy
Mattéo Jannuel Prop France France
Ogbemudia Otabor Prop France France
Davit Arveladze Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Julien Bochaton Lock France France
Antonin Corso Lock France France
Ronan Bernier Back row France France
Hugo Bongiovanni Back row France France
Hugo Hermet Back row France France
Paul Laulognon Back row France France
Mathéo Lhuiller Back row France France
David Odiase Back row Italy Italy
Ignacio Pinerio Back row Spain Spain
Player Position Union
Yvan David Scrum-half France France
Alexis Pisani Scrum-half France France
Giulio Sari Scrum-half Italy Italy
Bastien Mercier Fly-half France France
Bruce Alvarado Centre France France
Tom Curt Centre France France
Lorenzo Nanni Centre Italy Italy
Tomasi Tuitatava Centre Fiji Fiji
Souleymane Coulibaly Wing France France
Thibault Le Gallée Wing France France
Wallace Mollier-Sabet Wing France France
Evan Tournillon Wing France France
Maxime Belleterre Fullback France France
Ethan Clusel Fullback France France
Ethan Thorne Fullback England England
  • Notes:

    See also

    References

    1. "Effectif" (in French). Oyonnax Rugby. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
    2. "Oyonnax squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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