USON Nevers

USON Nevers
Full nameUnion Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby
Founded1 August 1903; 121 years ago (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
2023–247th
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

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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

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2024–25 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Grenoble 28 20 0 8 923 597 +326 11 3 94 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Brive 28 19 0 9 702 545 +157 9 4 89
3 Colomiers 28 17 1 10 853 724 +129 6 5 81 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Provence 28 16 1 11 741 661 +80 6 5 77
5 Soyaux Angoulême 28 16 2 10 695 661 +34 5 2 75
6 Béziers 28 15 0 13 695 629 +66 6 6 72
7 Montauban 28 16 0 12 729 709 +20 3 5 72
8 Nevers 28 14 0 14 644 785 −141 3 2 61
9 Valence Romans 28 12 0 16 781 708 +73 4 8 60
10 Biarritz 28 13 0 15 669 684 −15 4 5 60
11 Dax 28 12 1 15 605 702 −97 3 4 57
12 Oyonnax 28 11 1 16 675 641 +34 6 5 57
13 Mont-de-Marsan 28 12 0 16 703 773 −70 2 5 55
14 Agen 28 11 0 17 645 704 −59 2 7 53
15 Aurillac 28 11 0 17 643 843 −200 1 3 48 Relegation play-off
16 Nice 28 6 0 22 539 876 −337 0 6 30 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source: [1]

Current squad

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The USON Nevers squad for the 2024–25 season is:[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Stefan Buruiana Hooker Romania Romania
Efi Ma'afu Hooker Australia Australia
Jonathan Maiau Hooker France France
Aselo Ikahehegi Prop France France
Ilia Kaikatsishvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Aitor Kitutu Prop France France
Cleopas Kundiona Prop Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Tornike Mataradze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Farai Mudariki Prop Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Hugo N'Diaye Prop France France
Jordan Seneca Prop France France
Kamaliele Tufele Prop France France
Maxence Barjaud Lock France France
Chris Gabriel Lock New Zealand New Zealand
Lasha Jaiani Lock Georgia (country) Georgia
Makatuki Polutele Lock France France
George Smith Lock England England
Senio Toleafoa Lock Samoa Samoa
Hugues Bastide Back row France France
Mahamadou Coulibaly Back row France France
Steven David Back row France France
Charlie Francoz Back row France France
Jason Fraser Back row South Africa South Africa
Julien Kazubek Back row France France
Kevin Noah Back row France France
Luka Plataret Back row France France
Josateki Tuituba Back row Fiji Fiji
Player Position Union
Hugo Bouyssou Scrum-half France France
Guillaume Manevy Scrum-half France France
Simon Tarel Scrum-half France France
Yohan Le Bourhis Fly-half France France
Shaun Reynolds Fly-half South Africa South Africa
Rudy Derrieux Centre France France
Alivereti Loaloa Centre Fiji Fiji
Atu Manu Centre Tonga Tonga
Arthur Mathiron Centre France France
Léonard Paris Centre France France
Paula Walisoliso Centre Fiji Fiji
Lucas Blanc Wing France France
Perry Mayo Wing France France
Gabin Rocher Wing France France
Johan Wasserman Wing France France
Tom Deleuze Fullback France France
Dylan Jaminet Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Jean-Maxence Jules-Rosette Hooker France France
Kenzo Mazzella Hooker France France
Louis Chanet Prop France France
Wassim Kodad Prop France France
Lasha Pkhakadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Luka Ungiadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Wesley Lindor Lock France France
Connor Manu Lock Tonga Tonga
Ugo Vignolles Lock France France
Eugene Boutez Back row France France
Marvin Dossou-Yovo Back row France France
Fasio Taalo Back row France France
Rati Zazade Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Player Position Union
Matthis Cozzolino Scrum-half France France
Hugo Franiatte Scrum-half France France
Maxime Claux Centre France France
Jewen Le Balch Centre France France
Sacha Moulin Centre France France
Noa Pommelet Centre France France
Nicolas Ragoevi Centre France France
Gaston Renoux Centre France France
Mathis Charlie Wing France France
Liam Filanie Wing France France
Enoal Joguet Fullback France France

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Nevers squad for season 2024/2025". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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