Aviron Bayonnais

(Redirected from Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro) French rugby union club, based in Bayonne This article is about the rugby union team. For the football club, see Aviron Bayonnais Football Club.

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Rugby team

Aviron Bayonnais

Full name

Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro

Nickname(s)

L'Aviron (The Rowing Club)
Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)

Founded

1906; 118 years ago (1906)

Location

Bayonne, France

Ground(s)

Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370)

President

Philippe Tayeb

Coach(es)

Grégory Patat

Captain(s)

Denis Marchois

League(s)

Top 14

2023–24

12th

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

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

French championship/Top 14
- Champions (3): 1913, 1934, 1943
- Runners-up (4): 1922, 1923, 1944, 1982
Pro D2
- Champions (2): 2019, 2022
Challenge Yves du Manoir
- Champions (2): 1936, 1980
Coupe de l'Espérance
- Runners-up: 1919

Finals results

French championship

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

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

Coupe de l'Espérance

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

Current standings

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

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:

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
Vincent Giudicelli	Hooker	France
Lucas Martin	Hooker	France
Quentin Béthune	Prop	France
Andy Bordelai	Prop	France
Swan Cormenier	Prop	France
Pascal Cotet	Prop	France
Pieter Scholtz	Prop	South Africa
Luke Tagi	Prop	Fiji
Tevita Tatafu	Prop	France
Denis Marchois	Lock	France
Alexander Moon	Lock	England
Lucas Paulos	Lock	Argentina
Veikoso Poloniati	Lock	Tonga
Rémi Bourdeau	Back row	France
Rodrigo Bruni	Back row	Argentina
Uzair Cassiem	Back row	South Africa
Baptiste Chouzenoux	Back row	France
Robin Dioné	Back row	France
Giovanni Habel-Kueffner	Back row	Samoa
Baptiste Héguy	Back row	France
Aitor Hourcade	Back row	France
Arthur Iturria	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Baptiste Germain	Scrum-half	France
Maxime Machenaud	Scrum-half	France
Guillaume Rouet	Scrum-half	Spain
Camille Lopez	Fly-half	France
Joris Segonds	Fly-half	France
Reece Hodge	Centre	Australia
Sireli Maqala	Centre	Fiji
Guillaume Martocq	Centre	France
Federico Mori	Centre	Italy
Manu Tuilagi	Centre	England
Aurélien Callandret	Wing	France
Mateo Carreras	Wing	Argentina
Arnaud Erbinartegaray	Wing	France
Nadir Megdoud	Wing	France
Gaëtan Germain	Fullback	France
Tom Spring	Fullback	France
Cheikh Tiberghien	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
Benjamin Lahet	Prop	France
Badri Tsikhistavi	Prop	Georgia
Martin Villar	Prop	Argentina
Esteban Capilla	Lock	France
Aymeric Rousere	Lock	France
Aiden Stait	Lock	Australia
Manex Ariceta	Back row	Spain
Nika Lomidze	Back row	Georgia
Noa Traversier	Back row	France
Lasha Tsikhistavi	Back row	Georgia

Player	Position	Union
Yanis Brillant	Fly-half	France
Carlas de la Fuerte	Fly-half	Spain
Gauthier Rufas	Fly-half	France
Victor Hannoun	Wing	France
Xan Mosques	Wing	France
Yohan Orabe	Fullback	France

Notable former players

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Coaches

2008–2010 : Richard Dourthe, Thierry Mentières, Jean-Philippe Coyola.
2010 : Christian Gajan.
2010–2011 : Christian Gajan, Thomas Lièvremont, Frédéric Tauzin.
2011–2012 : Jean-Pierre Elissalde, Didier Faugeron, Pierre-Henry Broncan.
2012–2012 : Didier Faugeron, Denis Avril.
2012–2013 : Christian Lanta, Christophe Deylaud, Denis Avril.
2013–2014 : Christian Lanta, Christophe Deylaud.
2014–2015 : Patricio Noriega, Nicolas Morlaes, Rob Linde, Daniel Larrechea.
2015–2017 : Vincent Etcheto, Dewald Senekal, Simone Santa Maria.
2017–2018 : Pierre Berbizier, Joël Rey, Vincent Etcheto, Simone Santa Maria.
2018–2019 : Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Vincent Etcheto, Éric Artiguste.
2019–2021 : Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Rémy Ladauge, Éric Artiguste.
2021–2022 Yannick Bru, Joël Rey, Éric Artiguste, Jean-Frédéric Dubois.
2022- : Grégory Patat, Joël Rey, Gerard Fraser, Éric Artiguste.

References

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

External links

(in French) Official website
(in French) Club information

v t e Bayonne – current squad
Forwards	Afa Amosa Paul Beltran Ugo Boniface Uzair Cassiem Swan Cormenier Jean-Baptiste de Clercq Maxime Delonca Robin Dione Mariano Galarza Baptiste Héguy Aitor Hourcade Arthur Iturria Mat Luamanu Denis Marchois Konstantin Mikautadze Jean Monribot Luc Mousset Louis Ortolan Matis Perchaud Luke Tagi Chris Talakai Filimo Taofifenua Tevita Tatafu Luka Tchelidze John Ulugia Asier Usarraga
Backs	Rémy Baget Guillaume Bouche Theo Costossèque Yann David Arthur Duhau Arnaud Erbinartegaray Hugo Fourquet Gaëtan Germain Jean-Teiva Jacquelain Maxime Lafage Yan Lestrade Camille Lopez Maxime Machenaud Sireli Maqala Peyo Muscarditz Manuel Ordas Joe Ravouvou Guillaume Rouet Michael Ruru Isaia Toeava Shaun Venter Hugo Zabalza
Coach	Grégory Patat

Top 14

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2023–24	Bayonne Bordeaux Castres Clermont La Rochelle Lyon Montpellier Oyonnax Pau Perpignan Racing Stade Français Toulon Toulouse
Former	Agen Albi Auch Aurillac Béziers Biarritz Bourgoin-Jallieu Brive Colomiers Dax Dijon Grenoble Montauban Mont-de-Marsan Narbonne Nîmes Paris Université Périgueux Rumilly

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Men's	France A 7s France amateur U-20 U-18
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International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Sevens Grand Prix Series
Professional clubs	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National Rugby League (France) Top 14 Pro D2 Nationale Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Challenge Yves du Manoir
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