Rouen Normandie Rugby

Rouen NR

Full name	Rouen Normandie Rugby
Nickname(s)	Les Lions (The Lions)
Founded	2009;15 years ago (2009)
Location	Rouen, France
Ground(s)	Stade Robert Diochon (Capacity: 12,018)
Coach(es)	Nicolas Godignon
League(s)	Pro D2
2022–23	12th
Official website
rouennormandierugby.fr

Rouen Normandie Rugby is a French rugby union club from Rouen, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.

The team plays in red and black shirts. It plays their home matches at Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen. There are plans to build a new stadium by 2023. ^[1]

History

The team origins date back to 2009, when a group of rugby fanatics from the Normandy region wanted to build a team in the city of Rouen. ^[2] Named Stade Rouennais, their primary objective of reaching Fédérale 2 was achieved in 2013.

Seeking further progress, Stade Rouennais hired Richard Hill, former captain of the England team and finalist of the 1991 World Cup, as General Manager in 2013. Under his management the club stabilized itself in Fédérale 2 and then gained promotion to Fédérale 1 in 2014–15.

After this meteoric rise Normand entrepreneurs Jean-Louis Louvel and Eric Leroy invested in the club by becoming the presidents. The club was renamed Rouen Normandie Rugby. The goal was to professionalize the club and extend it to all of Normandy. Richard Hill committed to the club until 2023.

These changes were beneficial, since for the first time in the history of Normandy rugby, Richard Hill lead Rouen Normandy Rugby to become Champion of France of the highest amateur level in 2016–17.

During the 2018–19 Fédérale 1 season Hill led Rouen to victory in the Jean Pratt Trophy, which automatically promoted them to Pro D2. ^[3]

Honours

• Fédérale 1 champions: 2018–19

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". ^{[4] [5]}

Current squad

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

The Rouen 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 Efi Ma'afu Hooker Australia Jean-Etienne Lesueur Hooker France Mathieu Bonnot Hooker France Mohamed Boughnami Prop France Soulemane Camara Prop France Jeremy Clamy-Edroux Prop France Antoine Fournier Prop France Dylan Jacquot Prop France Alexandru Țăruș Prop Romania Cody Thomas Prop Portugal JC Astle Lock South Africa Jimi Maximin Lock France Toby Salmon Lock England Raphaël Vieilledent Lock France Tienie Burger Back row South Africa Abdelkarim Fofana Back row France Valentino Mapapalangi Back row Tonga Willy N'Diaye Back row France Julien Ruaud Back row France Fabien Vincent Back row France Psalm Wooching Back row United States

Player Position Union Florent Campeggia Scrum-half France Joris Lezat Scrum-half France Theo Nanette Scrum-half France Franck Pourteau Fly-half France Thibault Olender Fly-half France Ugo Delorme Centre France Taylor Gontineac Centre Romania JT Jackson Centre South Africa Alex Luatua Centre New Zealand Ope Peleseuma Centre Samoa Malcom Bertschy Wing France Amidou Marciniek Wing France Benito Masilevu Wing Fiji Paul Surano Wing France Peter Lydon Fullback Netherlands Marius Marty Fullback France Kevin Milhorat 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 Ru-Hann Greyling Hooker France Lucas Malbert Hooker France Hugo Nabeiro Prop France Lucas Poisson Hooker France Ewan Clement Prop France Hugo N'Diaye Prop France Khvicha Tsopurashvili Prop Georgia Octave Leleu Lock France Lucas Costa Back row France Jean Leleu Back row France Samuel Maximin Back row France Philippe Obreja Back row France Adrien Brissard Scrum-half France Alois Chayla Fly-half France Matthias Mendes Fullback France

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France

References

1. "Un nouveau stade de rugby construit dans quatre ans au sud de Rouen ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
2. "Histoire". Rouen Normandie Rugby (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
3. "Rouen Normandie Rugby sacré champion de France de Fédérale 1 au terme d'un match renversant". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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. "Le Groupe Pro" (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2019.

External links

• Official website