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Aviron Bayonnais

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Aviron Bayonnais
Full nameAviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
Nickname(s)L'Aviron (The Rowing Club)
Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
LocationBayonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370)
PresidentPhilippe Tayeb
Coach(es)Grégory Patat
Captain(s)Denis Marchois
League(s)Top 14
2023–2412th
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.abrugby.fr

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.

History

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The club was established in 1904. 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

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The Aviron Bayonnais squad in 1914.

Finals results

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French championship

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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

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Date Winners Score Runners-up
1936 Aviron Bayonnais 9–3 USA Perpignan
1980 Aviron Bayonnais 16–10 AS Béziers

Coupe de l'Espérance

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Date Winner Score Runner-up
1919 Stadoceste Tarbais 4–3 Aviron Bayonnais

Current standings

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2024–25 Top 14 Table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Toulouse 9 6 0 3 268 145 +123 33 18 3 3 30 Qualification for Playoff semi-finals and European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Bordeaux Bègles 9 6 0 3 304 209 +95 42 28 3 2 29
3 La Rochelle 9 6 0 3 229 206 +23 30 22 3 0 27 Qualification for Playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup
4 Bayonne 9 6 0 3 245 221 +24 30 29 1 1 26
5 Toulon 9 5 0 4 193 201 −8 22 23 1 2 23
6 Clermont 9 5 0 4 214 245 −31 28 27 3 0 23
7 Castres 9 5 0 4 271 239 +32 31 25 1 2 23 Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup
8 Racing 92 9 5 0 4 238 228 +10 27 25 0 2 22
9 Perpignan 9 4 0 5 178 222 −44 17 24 2 1 19 Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 Lyon 9 4 0 5 245 261 −16 28 30 1 1 18
11 Montpellier 9 3 0 6 191 194 −3 18 21 0 3 15
12 Pau 9 3 0 6 199 244 −45 24 33 2 1 15
13 Stade Français 9 3 0 6 185 252 −67 20 31 1 1 14 Qualification for Relegation play-off
14 Vannes 9 2 0 7 226 319 −93 27 41 0 3 11 Relegation to Pro D2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Top 14


Current squad

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For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 Top 14 transfers § Bayonne.

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.

Player Position Union
Facundo Bosch Hooker Argentina Argentina
Vincent Giudicelli Hooker France France
Lucas Martin Hooker France France
Quentin Béthune Prop France France
Andy Bordelai Prop France France
Swan Cormenier Prop France France
Pascal Cotet Prop France France
Pieter Scholtz Prop South Africa South Africa
Luke Tagi Prop Fiji Fiji
Tevita Tatafu Prop France France
Denis Marchois Lock France France
Alexander Moon Lock England England
Lucas Paulos Lock Argentina Argentina
Veikoso Poloniati Lock Tonga Tonga
Rémi Bourdeau Back row France France
Rodrigo Bruni Back row Argentina Argentina
Uzair Cassiem Back row South Africa South Africa
Baptiste Chouzenoux Back row France France
Robin Dioné Back row France France
Giovanni Habel-Kueffner Back row Samoa Samoa
Baptiste Héguy Back row France France
Aitor Hourcade Back row France France
Arthur Iturria Back row France France
Player Position Union
Baptiste Germain Scrum-half France France
Maxime Machenaud Scrum-half France France
Guillaume Rouet Scrum-half Spain Spain
Camille Lopez Fly-half France France
Joris Segonds Fly-half France France
Reece Hodge Centre Australia Australia
Sireli Maqala Centre Fiji Fiji
Guillaume Martocq Centre France France
Federico Mori Centre Italy Italy
Manu Tuilagi Centre England England
Aurélien Callandret Wing France France
Mateo Carreras Wing Argentina Argentina
Arnaud Erbinartegaray Wing France France
Nadir Megdoud Wing France France
Gaëtan Germain Fullback France France
Tom Spring Fullback France France
Cheikh Tiberghien Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

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

Player Position Union
Benjamin Lahet Prop France France
Badri Tsikhistavi Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Martin Villar Prop Argentina Argentina
Esteban Capilla Lock France France
Aymeric Rousere Lock France France
Aiden Stait Lock Australia Australia
Manex Ariceta Back row Spain Spain
Nika Lomidze Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Noa Traversier Back row France France
Lasha Tsikhistavi Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Player Position Union
Yanis Brillant Fly-half France France
Carlas de la Fuerte Fly-half Spain Spain
Gauthier Rufas Fly-half France France
Victor Hannoun Wing France France
Xan Mosques Wing France France
Yohan Orabe Fullback France France

Notable former players

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Coaches

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Castiella, Manuel (2001). Un siècle de rugby à Bayonne (in French). Atlantica.

References

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  1. ^ "L'équipe pour la saison 2023-2024 - l'Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro" (in French). AB Rugby.fr. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Bayonne squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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