USON Nevers

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.

USON Nevers

Full name	Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby
Founded	1 August 1903 (1903-08-01)
Location	Nevers, France
Ground(s)	Stade du Pré Fleuri (Capacity: 7,500)
Coach(es)	Xavier Péméja Guillaume Jan Sébastien Fouassier
League(s)	Pro D2
2023–24	7th
Official website
www.usonneversrugby.com

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.

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.

The team plays in yellow and blue shirts and play their home matches at the 7,500 -capacity Stade du Pré Fleuri in Nevers.

Current standings

2023–24 Pro D2 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Provence	30	20	2	8	803	632	+171	8	3	95	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Vannes	30	17	2	11	777	508	+269	10	7	89
3	Béziers	30	17	1	12	789	715	+74	6	4	80	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Grenoble	30	19	0	11	826	694	+132	8	3	79
5	Dax	30	17	1	12	626	683	−57	5	2	77
6	Brive	30	16	1	13	689	583	+106	8	2	76
7	Nevers	30	15	0	15	682	610	+72	6	9	75
8	Mont-de-Marsan	30	15	1	14	766	641	+125	5	7	74
9	Aurillac	30	14	1	15	593	764	−171	3	3	64
10	Colomiers	30	13	1	16	661	657	+4	4	6	64
11	Valence Romans	30	13	0	17	623	640	−17	5	5	62
12	Soyaux Angoulême	30	13	2	15	563	616	−53	0	6	62
13	Agen	30	13	1	16	597	732	−135	2	5	61
14	Biarritz	30	11	0	19	618	811	−193	4	5	53
15	Montauban	30	11	0	19	577	755	−178	2	5	51	Relegation play-off
16	Rouen	30	9	1	20	604	753	−149	5	5	48	Relegation to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
2. Points difference in head-to-head matches
3. Try differential in head-to-head matches
4. Points difference in all matches
5. Try differential in all matches
6. Points scored in all matches
7. Tries scored in all matches
8. Fewer matches forfeited
9. Classification in the previous Top 14 season
   Notes:

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Nevers.

The USON Nevers squad for the 2023–24 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 Quentin Beaudaux Hooker France Elia Elia Hooker Samoa Jonathan Maiau Hooker France Aselo Ikahehegi Prop France Ilya Kaikatsishvili Prop Georgia Aitor Kitutu Prop France Cleopas Kundiona Prop Zimbabwe Tornike Mataradze Prop Georgia Farai Muradaki Prop Zimbabwe Jordan Sénéca Prop France Kamaliele Tufele Prop France Lado Chachanidze Prop Georgia Chris Gabriel Lock New Zealand Lasha Jaiani Lock Georgia Christaan van der Merwe Lock South Africa Hugues Bastide Back row France Steven David Back row France Jason Fraser Back row South Africa Julien Kazubek Back row France Luke Plataret Back row France

Player Position Union Hugo Bouyssou Scrum-half France Guillaume Manevy Scrum-half France Yohan Le Bourhis Fly-half France Tanguy Ménrot Fly-half France Shaun Reynolds Fly-half South Africa Rudy Derrieux Centre France Mattéo Faucher Centre France Alivereti Loaloa Centre Fiji Léonard Paris Centre France Vilimone Seru Centre Fiji Thomas Zénon Centre France Christian Ambadiang Wing Cameroon Lucas Blanc Wing France Christaan Erasmus Wing South Africa Perry Mayo Wing France Dylan Jaminet Fullback France Kylian Jaminet 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 Jérémy Chataigner Hooker France Maxence Faivre Prop France Lasha Pkhakadze Prop Georgia Floris Versteeg Prop France Erwan Vignol Prop France Joaquin Dominiguez Lock Argentina Walter Kloezeman Lock Netherlands Wesley Lindor Lock France Robin Dione Back row France Marvin Dossou-Yovo Back row France Sateki Nabonu Back row Fiji Kevin Nóah Back row France Rati Zazadze Back row Georgia Hugo Auger Fly-half France Arthur Mathiron Centre France Nicolas Ragoevi Centre France Johann Wasserman Wing South Africa

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France

External links

• Official website