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Oyonnax
Image:OyonnaxRugby.gif
Full name	Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby
Founded	1909
Location	Oyonnax, France
Ground	Stade Charles-Mathon
Capacity	6,000
President	Jean-Marc Manducher
Coach	Eric Catinot
League	Pro D2
2005-06	9th
Image:Kit body oyyonh.png 　 Home colours		Image:Kit body oyyona.png 　 Away colours
Image:Flag of France.svg

Union sportive Oyonnax Rugby is a French rugby union club from Oyonnax in the Ain département of the région Rhône-Alpes, currently competing in the second level of the French league system (Pro D2).

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Current players 4 External link

[edit] History

They were founded in 1909 as Club Sportif Oyonnaxien and were renamed Union Sportive Oyonaxienne in 1940, as sports clubs were force to united by the Vichy régime. They play at Stade Charles-Mathon (capacity 6,000). They wear black and red.

They played in the regional leagues until 1967 when they joined the First Division (64 clubs). They were relegated to the lower divisions a few years later and bounced back to the Group B of the First Division (the Second Division in fact) in 1988. Finally, in 2003 they reached the Fédérale 1 final and although they went down to Limoges (18-20), they moved on to the professional Pro D2 where they have played ever since.

[edit] Honours

• 1991-1992 Runner-up Fédérale 1 Division B
• 2002-2003 Runner-up Fédérale 1, promoted to Pro D2

[edit] Current players

• Adrian Durston
• Alifeleti Fakaongo
• Bertrand Guilloux
• Lukas Rapant
• Ephraim Taukafa

[edit] External link

• (French) - Official site

fr:Oyonnax Rugby