Aviron Bayonnais
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| Full name | Aviron Bayonnais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Garage de la Nive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Francis Salagoïty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Xavier Pemeja and Frédéric Faragou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Top 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- For the French football (soccer) club, see Aviron Bayonnais Football Club.
Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition.
Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Jean Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.
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[edit] History
The club was established in 1904, making their first final appearance in the 1913 season, where they defated 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. The competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost to Stadoceste Tarbais 4 to 3.
With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season where they met Toulouse. Aviron Bayonnais lost the final 6 to nil. The two clubs would meet again the next season to again contest the championship final, which Toulouse won again, 3 to nil.
Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, defeating Biarritz 13 to 8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, and 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 as well, 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.
Since the 1940s the club did not find a lot of success over the coming years, as they would have to wait until the 1980s until they would again reach any of the championship finals. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating AS Béziers 16 to 10 to gain their second title of that competition. They made it to the final of the 1982 season, although they were defeated by SU Agen, 18 to 9.
[edit] Honors
- French championship:
- Champions: 1913, 1934 and 1943
- Finalist: 1922, 1923, 1944 and 1982
- Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1936 and 1980
- Coupe de l'Espérance:
- Champions: 1919
- Coupe André Moga:
- Champions: 1995
[edit] Finals results
[edit] French championship
| Date | Champions | Runners-up | Score | Venue | Spectateurs |
| 20 April 1913 | Aviron Bayonnais | S.C.U.F. | 31-8 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 20.000 |
| 23 April 1922 | Stade Toulousain | Aviron Bayonnais | 6-0 | Route du Médoc, Le Bouscat | 20.000 |
| 13 May 1923 | Stade Toulousain | Aviron Bayonnais | 3-0 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 15.000 |
| 13 May 1934 | Aviron Bayonnais | Biarritz Olympique | 13-8 | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse | 18.000 |
| 21 March 1943 | Aviron Bayonnais | SU Agen | 3-0 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 28.000 |
| 26 March 1944 | USA Perpignan | Aviron Bayonnais | 20-5 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 35.000 |
| 29 May 1982 | SU Agen | Aviron Bayonnais | 18-9 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 41.165 |
[edit] Challenge Yves du Manoir
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1936 | Aviron Bayonnais | 9-3 | USA Perpignan |
| 1980</span> | Aviron Bayonnais | 16-10 | AS Béziers |
[edit] Coupe de l'Espérance
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1919 | Stadoceste Tarbais | 4-3 | Aviron Bayonnais |
[edit] Famous players
- André Alvarez
- Robert Baulon
- André Béhotéguy
- Henri Béhotéguy
- Christian Belascain
- Eugène Billac
- Maurice Celhay
- Jean Dauger
- Pierre Dospital
- Bernard Duprat
- Fernand Forgues
- Jean-Michel Gonzales
- Jean Iraçabal
- Louis Junquas
- Paul Labadie
- Félix Lasserre
- Christian Magnanou
- Laurent Pardo
- Jacques Rollet
[edit] Coaches
[edit] References
- Un siècle de rugby à Bayonne, de Manuel Castiella, éd. Atlantica, 2001
[edit] External links
- (French) Official website
- Club information
| Federation: | Fédération Française de Rugby |
| National team: | French national team • France Sevens |
| International Competitions: | World Cup • Six Nations • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • World Cup Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Ligue Nationale de Rugby: Top 14 • Pro D2 • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3 |
| Top 14 clubs: | Agen • Albi • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Montauban • Montpellier • Narbonne • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse |
| Pro D2 teams: | Auch • Béziers • Bordeaux-Bègles • Colomiers • Dax • Gaillac • Grenoble • La Rochelle • Limoges • Lyon • Mont-de-Marsan • Oyonnax • Pau • Racing Paris • Tarbes • Toulon |
| See also: | List of clubs |
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