Oyonnax Rugby

Oyonnax Rugby
	Pro 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

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

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.^[1]^[2]

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

2023–24 Top 14 Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Diff.

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Stade Français

20

14

1

5

412

332

+80

4

1

63

2

Toulouse

20

13

0

7

577

449

+128

6

2

60

3

Racing

20

11

0

9

482

405

+77

4

52

4

Toulon

20

11

0

9

538

399

+139

4

3

51

5

La Rochelle

20

10

0

10

450

347

+103

5

6

51

6

Bordeaux Bègles

20

11

0

9

480

456

+24

2

3

49

7

Pau

20

10

0

10

466

458

+8

2

4

46

8

Castres

20

9

0

11

497

499

–2

4

5

45

9

Perpignan

20

10

0

10

449

537

–88

4

0

44

10

Bayonne

20

9

0

11

436

504

–68

2

5

43

11

Clermont

20

8

2

10

440

497

–57

3

42

12

Lyon

20

9

0

11

462

570

–108

4

2

42

13

Montpellier

20

8

0

12

395

465

–70

1

5

38

14

Oyonnax

20

5

1

14

436

602

–166

0

4

26

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

Rugby Pro D2

.
Updated: 14 April 2024

Current squad

The Oyonnax squad for the 2023–24 season is:^[3]^[4]

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
Benjamin Gélédan	Hooker	France
Manu Leiataua	Hooker	Samoa
Antoine Abraham	Prop	France
Thibault Berthaud	Prop	France
Adrien Bordenave	Prop	France
Irakli Mirtskhulava	Prop	Georgia
Ali Oz	Prop	France
Tommy Raynaud	Prop	France
Rory Sutherland	Prop	Scotland
Christopher Vaotoa	Prop	France
Phoenix Battye	Lock	Australia
Hugo Fabrégue	Lock	France
Leva Fifita	Lock	Tonga
Ewan Johnson	Lock	Scotland
Victor Lebas	Lock	France
Steve Mafi	Lock	Tonga
Loïc Crédoz	Back row	France
Loïc Godener	Back row	France
Rory Grice	Back row	New Zealand
Luke Hamilton	Back row	Scotland
Kévin Lebreton	Back row	France
Kévin Kornath	Back row	France
Wandrille Picault	Back row	France
Filimo Taofifenua	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Charlie Cassang	Scrum-half	France
Ilan El Khattabi	Scrum-half	France
Jonathan Ruru	Scrum-half	New Zealand
Justin Bouraux	Fly-half	France
Domingo Miotti	Fly-half	Argentina
Jules Soulan	Fly-half	France
Pedro Bettencourt	Centre	Portugal
Chris Farrell	Centre	Ireland
Lucas Mensa	Centre	Argentina
Théo Millet	Centre	France
Léo Treilles	Centre	France
Daniel Ipkefan	Wing	France
Enzo Reybier	Wing	France
Joe Ravouvou	Wing	New Zealand
Gavin Stark	Wing	New Zealand
Maxime Salles	Fullback	France
Darren Sweetnam	Fullback	Ireland

Espoirs squad