RC Massy

Massy

Full name	Rugby Club Massy Essonne
Founded	1971;53 years ago (1971)
Location	Massy, Essonne, France
Ground(s)	Stade Jules-Ladoumègue (Capacity: 3,200)
President	Vincent Dupond, David Turner
Coach(es)	Jean-Frédéric Dubois Victor Didebulidze
League(s)	Nationale
2022–23	Pro D2, 16th (relegated)
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.rcmessonne.com

Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French rugby union club from Massy, Essonne that play in nationale, the third tier of the French league system.

They are based in Massy, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were promoted from the Fédérale 1 at the end of the 2011–12 season, entering professional rugby for the first time in their history. ^[1]

Their stay in Pro D2 was short-lived: they were demoted at the end of the 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season. On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to Pro D2 for the 2014–15 season as a result of winning the Fédérale 1 semi-final 17 – 9 against Tyrosse. ^[2] They went on to lose the final 18–14 to Montauban. ^[3]

Massy were again relegated after only one season, finishing bottom on the 2014–15 Pro D2 table. They would return to Pro D2 after winning the promotion group in the 2016–17 Fédérale 1 regular season.

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2022–23 season, see List of 2022–23 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Massy.

The squad for the 2022–23 season is: ^[4]

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

Player Position Union Corentin Chabeaudie Hooker France Pierre-Alexandre Duclieu Hooker France Randy Greilleaud Hooker France Pierre Trassoudaine Hooker France Julien Brosse Prop France Alexandre Candel Prop France Fernandez Correa Prop Senegal Nicolas Ferrer Prop France Robin Poipy Prop France Ushangi Tcheishvili Prop Georgia Guiterembi Vickos Prop France Tijde Visser Prop South Africa Louis Bruinsma Lock Netherlands Andrew Chauveau Lock France Ewan Coetzee Lock South Africa Evrard Dion Oulai Lock Ivory Coast Marco Fuser Lock Italy James Voss Lock England Maxime Danton Back row France Jean-Maurice Decubber Back row France Yohann Gbizie Back row France Dylan Lam Back row New Zealand Clement Lanen Back row France Alexandre Loubiere Back row France Abongile Nonkontwana Back row South Africa

Player Position Union Samuel Boissinot Scrum-half France Kilian Marion Scrum-half France Gaëtan Pichon Scrum-half France Benjamin Prier Scrum-half France Tom Deleuze Fly-half France Will Haydon-Wood Fly-half England Jaun Kotze Fly-half South Africa Massimo Ortolan Fly-half France Mathieu Guillomot Centre France Victorien Jacomme Centre France Arthur Seigneuret Centre France Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Centre Samoa Yanis Dit Robagla ?? France Alex Preira Wing France Thomas Roziere Wing France Kimani Sitauti Wing Australia Uwa Tawalo Wing Fiji Martin Carre Fullback France Romain Cloute Fullback 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 Jayson Rodrigues Hooker France Jeremie Brasseur Back row France Alexander Dinu Back row France Samuel Nollet Back row France Mehdi Tlili Back row France Andy Timo Back row France Tony Tissot Back row France Tom Cusson Centre France Nathan Farissier Wing France

Current standings

Pos	Team v t e	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 [lower-alpha 1]
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 [lower-alpha 1]
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. 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". ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Rugby Club Massy Essonne". Ligue Nationale de Rugby . Retrieved 2012-11-13.
2. "Demi-finale Fédérale 1 - Massy et Montauban retrouvent la Pro D2" (in French). Rugby Rama. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
3. "Rugby: Montauban champion de France de Fédérale 1". L'Équipe (in French). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
4. "Effectif | Rugby Club Massy Essonne" (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
5. "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 ».
6. "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.

External links

• Official website