USON Nevers

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USON Nevers
Pro D2
2022–234th (playoff quarter-finalists)
Official website
www.usonneversrugby.com

Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise is a French

Pro D2
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History

The team origins dates back to 1 August 1903, when Gustave Bossut created the PAG (Peloton d’avant-garde). This quickly became USN (Union sportive nivernaise) and then USON (Union sportive olympique nivernaise) in 1956. The name was changed to USON Nevers Rugby in 2016 to mark a new step in the club's history.[1]

After finishing 3rd at the end of the 2016–17 Fédérale 1 season, they won promotion to the second tier of French rugby after coming back to beat

Rugby Pro D2 starting from the 2017–18 season.[2]

The team plays in yellow and blue shirts and play their home matches at the 7,500 -capacity Stade du Pré Fleuri in Nevers.[3]

Current standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts
1 Oyonnax (C, P) 30 23 1 6 904 457 +447 17 111 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2
Grenoble
30 19 3 8 672 588 +84 8 87[a]
3
Mont-de-Marsan
30 19 0 11 764 649 +115 10 86 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Nevers 30 17 3 10 718 551 +167 11 85
5 Vannes 30 17 1 12 718 633 +85 11 81
6 Agen 30 15 1 14 653 583 +70 15 77
7
Colomiers
30 15 0 15 674 678 −4 10 70
8 Provence 30 13 4 13 652 638 +14 9 69
9 Béziers 30 13 1 16 700 716 −16 11 65
10 Aurillac 30 15 0 15 586 706 −120 5 65
11 Biarritz 30 12 2 16 690 699 −9 8 60
12 Rouen 30 12 2 16 594 767 −173 6 58
13 Montauban 30 12 1 17 678 784 −106 6 54[a]
14 Soyaux Angoulême 30 11 0 19 569 697 −128 8 52
15 Carcassonne (R) 30 10 1 19 553 677 −124 10 52 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy (R) 30 7 0 23 499 801 −302 5 33
Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[4][5]

Current squad

The USON Nevers squad for the 2022–23 season is:[6]

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

Player Position Union
Elia Elia
Hooker
Samoa Samoa
Issam Hamel
Hooker
Algeria Algeria
Tapu Falatea
Prop
France France
Ilya Kaikatshishvili
Prop
Georgia
Aitor Kitutu
Prop
France France
Cleopas Kundiona
Prop
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe4
Tornike Mataradze
Prop
Georgia
Farai Mudariki
Prop
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Jordan Seneca
Prop
France France
Kamaliele Tufele
Prop
France France
Maxence Barjaud
Lock
France France
Lasha Jaiani
Lock
Georgia
Senio Toleafoa
Lock
Samoa Samoa
Christiaan van der Merwe
Lock
South Africa South Africa
Shaun Adendorff
Back row
South Africa South Africa
Hugues Bastide
Back row
France France
Steven David
Back row
France France
Jason Fraser
Back row
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Julien Kazubek
Back row
France France
Luka Plataret
Back row
France France
Maka Polutele
Back row
France France
Player Position Union
Arthur Barbier
Scrum-half
France France
Yoan Cottin
Scrum-half
France France
Guillaume Manevy
Scrum-half
France France
Yohan Le Bourhis
Fly-half
France France
Shaun Reynolds
Fly-half
South Africa South Africa
Rudy Derrieux
Centre
France France
Matteo Faucher
Centre
France France
Alivereti Loaloa
Centre
Fiji Fiji
Leonard Paris
Centre
France France
Lucas Blanc
Wing
France France
Christian Ambadiang
Wing
Cameroon Cameroon
Andrzej Charlat
Wing
France France
Christiaan Erasmus
Wing
South Africa South Africa
Benjamin Dumas
Fullback
France France
Kylian Jaminet
Fullback
France France
Thomas Zanon
Fullback
France France

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
Quentin Beaudaux
Hooker
France France
Aselo Ikahehegi
Prop
France France
Lado Chachanidze
Lock
Georgia
Gareth Graham
Lock
South Africa South Africa
Kevin Noah
Back row
France France
Charlie Rorke
Back row
New Zealand New Zealand
Enzo Saytour
Back row
France France
Rati Zazadze
Back row
Georgia
Player Position Union
Mateo Guerret
Scrum-half
France France
Alvaro Vilchez
Scrum-half
Spain Spain
Hugo Auger
Fly-half
France France
Nolan Decap
Fly-half
France France
Tanguy Menoret
Fly-half
France France
Sacha Moulin
Centre
France France
Yvannick Mufana
Centre
France France
Emmanuel Vaitulukina
Centre
France France
Dylan Jaminet
Fullback
France France
Perry Mayo
Fullback
France France
Johan Wasserman
Fullback
South Africa South Africa

See also

References

  1. ^ "Histoire". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "FÉDÉRALE 1 - Nevers gagne sa montée en Pro D2". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Infrastructures". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».
  5. ^ "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.

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