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| Full name | Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby |
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| Founded | 1 August 1903 |
| Location | Nevers, France |
| Ground(s) | Stade du Pré Fleuri (Capacity: 7,500) |
| Coach(es) | Xavier Péméja Guillaume Jan Sébastien Fouassier |
| League(s) | Pro D2 |
| 2023–24 | 7th |
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Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise is a French rugby union club from Nevers, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.
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 SO Chambéry in the second round of their promotion play-offs. For the first time in their history, they will compete in the 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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Grenoble | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 923 | 597 | +326 | 11 | 3 | 94 | Semi-final promotion playoff place |
| 2 | Brive | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 702 | 545 | +157 | 9 | 4 | 89 | |
| 3 | Colomiers | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 853 | 724 | +129 | 6 | 5 | 81 | Quarter-final promotion playoff place |
| 4 | Provence | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 741 | 661 | +80 | 6 | 5 | 77 | |
| 5 | Soyaux Angoulême | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 695 | 661 | +34 | 5 | 2 | 75 | |
| 6 | Béziers | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 695 | 629 | +66 | 6 | 6 | 72 | |
| 7 | Montauban | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 729 | 709 | +20 | 3 | 5 | 72 | |
| 8 | Nevers | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 644 | 785 | −141 | 3 | 2 | 61 | |
| 9 | Valence Romans | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 781 | 708 | +73 | 4 | 8 | 60 | |
| 10 | Biarritz | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 669 | 684 | −15 | 4 | 5 | 60 | |
| 11 | Dax | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 605 | 702 | −97 | 3 | 4 | 57 | |
| 12 | Oyonnax | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 675 | 641 | +34 | 6 | 5 | 57 | |
| 13 | Mont-de-Marsan | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 703 | 773 | −70 | 2 | 5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Agen | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 645 | 704 | −59 | 2 | 7 | 53 | |
| 15 | Aurillac | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 643 | 843 | −200 | 1 | 3 | 48 | Relegation play-off |
| 16 | Nice | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 539 | 876 | −337 | 0 | 6 | 30 | Relegation to Nationale |
The USON Nevers squad for the 2024–25 season is: [4] [5]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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