USON Nevers
Full nameUnion Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby
Founded1 August 1903 (1903-08-01)
LocationNevers, France
Ground(s)Stade du Pré Fleuri (Capacity: 7,500)
Coach(es)Xavier Péméja
Guillaume Jan
Sébastien Fouassier
League(s)Pro D2
2022–234th (playoff quarter-finalists)
Official website
www.usonneversrugby.com

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.

History

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]

Current standings

Pos Team 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. 1 2 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

The USON Nevers 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
Elia Elia Hooker Samoa Samoa
Issam Hamel Hooker Algeria Algeria
Tapu Falatea Prop France France
Ilya Kaikatshishvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Aitor Kitutu Prop France France
Cleopas Kundiona Prop Zimbabwe Zimbabwe4
Tornike Mataradze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Farai Mudariki Prop Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Jordan Seneca Prop France France
Kamaliele Tufele Prop France France
Maxence Barjaud Lock France France
Lasha Jaiani Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Senio Toleafoa Lock Samoa Samoa
Christiaan van der Merwe Lock South Africa South Africa
Shaun Adendorff Back row South Africa South Africa
Hugues Bastide Back row France France
Steven David Back row France France
Jason Fraser Back row South Africa South Africa
Julien Kazubek Back row France France
Luka Plataret Back row France France
Maka Polutele Back row France France
Player Position Union
Arthur Barbier Scrum-half France France
Yoan Cottin Scrum-half France France
Guillaume Manevy Scrum-half France France
Yohan Le Bourhis Fly-half France France
Shaun Reynolds Fly-half South Africa South Africa
Rudy Derrieux Centre France France
Matteo Faucher Centre France France
Alivereti Loaloa Centre Fiji Fiji
Leonard Paris Centre France France
Lucas Blanc Wing France France
Christian Ambadiang Wing Cameroon Cameroon
Andrzej Charlat Wing France France
Christiaan Erasmus Wing South Africa South Africa
Benjamin Dumas Fullback France France
Kylian Jaminet Fullback France France
Thomas Zanon Fullback France 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
Quentin Beaudaux Hooker France France
Aselo Ikahehegi Prop France France
Lado Chachanidze Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Gareth Graham Lock South Africa South Africa
Kevin Noah Back row France France
Charlie Rorke Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Enzo Saytour Back row France France
Rati Zazadze Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Player Position Union
Mateo Guerret Scrum-half France France
Alvaro Vilchez Scrum-half Spain Spain
Hugo Auger Fly-half France France
Nolan Decap Fly-half France France
Tanguy Menoret Fly-half France France
Sacha Moulin Centre France France
Yvannick Mufana Centre France France
Emmanuel Vaitulukina Centre France France
Dylan Jaminet Fullback France France
Perry Mayo Fullback France France
Johan Wasserman Fullback South Africa South Africa

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Histoire". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "FÉDÉRALE 1 - Nevers gagne sa montée en Pro D2". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Infrastructures". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  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. ↑ "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.
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