Aviron Bayonnais

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Aviron Bayonnais
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Full nameAviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
Nickname(s)L'Aviron (The Rowing Club)
Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)
Founded14 October 1906;118 years ago (1906-10-14)
Location Bayonne, France
Ground(s) Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370)
PresidentPhilippe Tayeb
Coach(es)Grégory Patat
Captain(s)Denis Marchois
League(s) Top 14
2023–24 12th
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Official website
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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

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 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.

Honours

The Aviron Bayonnais squad in 1914. Aviron 1914.jpg
The Aviron Bayonnais squad in 1914.

Finals results

French championship

DateWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueSpectators
20 April 1913Aviron Bayonnais31–8 S.C.U.F. Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 20.000
23 April 1922 Stade Toulousain 6–0Aviron Bayonnais Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat 20.000
13 May 1923 Stade Toulousain 3–0Aviron Bayonnais Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 15.000
13 May 1934Aviron Bayonnais13–8 Biarritz Olympique Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 18.000
21 March 1943Aviron Bayonnais3–0 SU Agen Parc des Princes, Paris28.000
26 March 1944 USA Perpignan 20–5Aviron Bayonnais Parc des Princes, Paris35.000
29 May 1982 SU Agen 18–9Aviron Bayonnais Parc des Princes, Paris41.165

Challenge Yves du Manoir

DateWinnersScoreRunners-up
1936Aviron Bayonnais9–3 USA Perpignan
1980Aviron Bayonnais16–10 AS Béziers

Coupe de l'Espérance

DateWinnerScoreRunner-up
1919 Stadoceste Tarbais 4–3Aviron Bayonnais

Current standings

2024–25 Top 14 Table
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1 Toulouse 13913385211+17448245346Qualification for playoff semi-finals and European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Bordeaux Bègles 131003384264+12050343245
3 Toulon 13805327279+4837303338Qualification for playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup
4 Bayonne 13904345306+3939391138
5 Clermont 13706331319+1243344234
6 La Rochelle 13706300293+737313132
7 Montpellier 13607270241+2924241429Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup
8 Castres 136073243633937391227
9 Racing 92 135173213351436360426Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 Pau 135083043696535483124
11 Stade Français 135082853425732422123
12 Perpignan 135082283229421352123
13 Lyon 134273243623836401122Qualification for relegation play-off
14 Vannes 13301032344512238570315Relegation to Pro D2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2024. Source: Top 14

Current squad

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.

PlayerPositionUnion
Facundo Bosch Hooker Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Vincent Giudicelli Hooker Flag of France.svg France
Torsten van Jaarsveld Hooker Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
Lucas Martin Hooker Flag of France.svg France
Andy Bordelai Prop Flag of France.svg France
Swan Cormenier Prop Flag of France.svg France
Pascal Cotet Prop Flag of France.svg France
Pieter Scholtz Prop Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Luke Tagi Prop Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Tevita Tatafu Prop Flag of France.svg France
Esteban Capilla Lock Flag of France.svg France
Denis Marchois Lock Flag of France.svg France
Alex Moon Lock Flag of England.svg England
Lucas Paulos Lock Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Veikoso Poloniati Lock Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Rémi Bourdeau Back row Flag of France.svg France
Rodrigo Bruni Back row Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Uzair Cassiem Back row Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Baptiste Chouzenoux Back row Flag of France.svg France
Giovanni Habel-Küffner Back row Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Baptiste Heguy Back row Flag of France.svg France
Arthur Iturria Back row Flag of France.svg France
PlayerPositionUnion
Baptiste Germain Scrum-half Flag of France.svg France
Maxime Machenaud Scrum-half Flag of France.svg France
Guillaume Rouet Scrum-half Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Camille Lopez Fly-half Flag of France.svg France
Joris Segonds Fly-half Flag of France.svg France
Eneriko Buliruarua Centre Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Reece Hodge Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Sireli Maqala Centre Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Manu Tuilagi Centre Flag of England.svg England
Guillaume Martocq Centre Flag of France.svg France
Federico Mori Centre Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Aurélien Callandret Wing Flag of France.svg France
Mateo Carreras Wing Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Arnaud Erbinartgaray Wing Flag of France.svg France
Nadir Megdoud Wing Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Gaëtan Germain Fullback Flag of France.svg France
Tom Spring Fullback Flag of France.svg France
Cheikh Tiberghien Fullback Flag of France.svg France

Espoirs squad

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

PlayerPositionUnion
Louka Salvi Hooker Flag of France.svg France
Cilliers Viljoen Hooker Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Pierre Castillon Prop Flag of France.svg France
Liam Couturier Prop Flag of France.svg France
Paul Ducos Prop Flag of France.svg France
Benjamin Lahet Prop Flag of France.svg France
Badri Tsikhistavi Prop Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Martin Villar Prop Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Sohan Dealle Facquez Lock Flag of France.svg France
Aiden Stait Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Manex Ariceta Back row Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Noa Lacombe Back row Flag of France.svg France
Nika Lomidze Back row Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Raphaёl Marchesin Back row Flag of France.svg France
Aymeric Rousere Back row Flag of France.svg France
Jonah Thompson Back row Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Noa Traversier Back row Flag of France.svg France
Lasha Tsikhistavi Back row Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
PlayerPositionUnion
Baptiste Tilloles Scrum-half Flag of France.svg France
Yanis Brilliant Fly-half Flag of France.svg France
Carlos de la Fuente Fly-half Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Benat Sarraude Fly-half Flag of France.svg France
Julien Aguer Centre Flag of France.svg France
Gabriel Lapegue Centre Flag of France.svg France
Joseph Magne Centre Flag of France.svg France
Telmo Fisher Wing Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Victor Hannoun Wing Flag of France.svg France
Valentin Iharassarry Wing Flag of France.svg France
Xan Mousques Fullback Flag of France.svg France
Yohan Orabe Fullback Flag of France.svg France

Notable former players

Coaches

See also

Further reading

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References

  1. "L'équipe pour la saison 2024-2025 - l'Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro". www.abrugby.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. "Bayonne squad for season 2024/2025". all.rugby. Retrieved 2025-01-19.