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Aviron Bayonnais
French rugby union club, based in Bayonne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aviron Bayonnais (AB, Basque: Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (Baiona in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which competes in the Top 14, the top tier of the French league system. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports, also known as Stade Jean-Dauger, in Bayonne. The club mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.
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History
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The club was established on 14 October 1906. They made their first final appearance in the 1913 season, when 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. This competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost to Stadoceste Tarbais 4–3.
With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season, when they met Toulouse. Bayonne lost the final 6–0. The two teams would contest the championship final once more the next season, which Toulouse won again, 3–0.
Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, beating Biarritz 13–8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, their 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, 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.
The following decades were less successful, and the club would have to wait until the 1980s to reach another championship final. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating AS Béziers 16–10 to win their second title in that competition. They made it to the championship final in the 1982 season, but were defeated by SU Agen, 18–9.
Aviron Bayonnais was relegated to the Group A2 in 1996, where it spent eight seasons. Following promotion to the Top 16/14 in 2004, they remained in the top flight for 11 consecutive seasons. The team was relegated to the second level Pro D2 in 2015, and has been a yo-yo club since then. In the 2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 season, they were promoted after defeating Stade Montois 49–20 in the playoff final.
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Honours
- French championship Top 14
- Pro D2
- Challenge Yves du Manoir
- Champions (2): 1936, 1980
- Coupe de l'Espérance
- Runners-up: 1919
Finals results
French championship
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 20 April 1913 | Aviron Bayonnais | 31–8 | S.C.U.F. | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 20.000 |
| 23 April 1922 | Stade Toulousain | 6–0 | Aviron Bayonnais | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 20.000 |
| 13 May 1923 | Stade Toulousain | 3–0 | Aviron Bayonnais | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 15.000 |
| 13 May 1934 | Aviron Bayonnais | 13–8 | Biarritz Olympique | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 18.000 |
| 21 March 1943 | Aviron Bayonnais | 3–0 | SU Agen | Parc des Princes, Paris | 28.000 |
| 26 March 1944 | USA Perpignan | 20–5 | Aviron Bayonnais | Parc des Princes, Paris | 35.000 |
| 29 May 1982 | SU Agen | 18–9 | Aviron Bayonnais | Parc des Princes, Paris | 41.165 |
Challenge Yves du Manoir
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
| 1936 | Aviron Bayonnais | 9–3 | USA Perpignan |
| 1980 | Aviron Bayonnais | 16–10 | AS Béziers |
Coupe de l'Espérance
Current standings
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Current squad
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The Bayonne squad for the 2024–25 season is:[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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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Notable former players
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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
- Jean Monribot
- 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
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Coaches
- 2008–2010 : Richard Dourthe, Thierry Mentières, Jean-Philippe Coyola.
- 2010 : Christian Gajan.
- 2010–2011 : Christian Gajan, Thomas Lièvremont, Frédéric Tauzin.
- 2011–2012 : Jean-Pierre Elissalde, Didier Faugeron, Pierre-Henry Broncan.
- 2012–2012 : 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.
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See also
Further reading
- Castiella, Manuel (2001). Un siècle de rugby à Bayonne (in French). Atlantica.
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