RC Massy

Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French rugby union club from Massy, Essonne that play in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of the French league system.

Massy
Full nameRugby Club Massy Essonne
Founded1971 (1971)
LocationMassy, Essonne, France
Ground(s)Stade Jules-Ladoumègue (Capacity: 3,200)
PresidentVincent Dupond, David Turner
Coach(es)Jean-Frédéric Dubois
Victor Didebulidze
League(s)Fédérale 1
2018–19Rugby Pro D2, 16th (relegated)
Team kit
Official website
www.rcmessonne.com

They are based in Massy, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were promoted from the Fédérale 1 at the end of the 2011–12 season, entering professional rugby for the first time in their history.[1]

Their stay in Pro D2 was short-lived: they were demoted at the end of the 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season. On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to Pro D2 for the 2014–15 season as a result of winning the Fédérale 1 semi-final 17 – 9 against Tyrosse.[2] They went on to lose the final 18–14 to Montauban.[3]

Massy were again relegated after only one season, finishing bottom on the 2014–15 Pro D2 table. They would return to Pro D2 after winning the promotion group in the 2016–17 Fédérale 1 regular season.

Current squad

2017-18






Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Thomas Bordes Hooker France
Yoann Delhommel Hooker France
Matthew Dobson Hooker South Africa
Rhys Williams Hooker Wales
Sylvain Abadie Prop France
Antoine Abraham Prop France
Karim Bougherara Prop Algeria
Sofiane Chellat Prop France
James Currie Prop England
Nicolas Ferrer Prop France
Ilia Kaikatsishvili Prop Georgia
Antoine Soave Prop France
Matt Talaese Prop New Zealand
Pierre-Henri Azagoh Lock France
Lucas Cazac Lock France
Loic Charlon Lock France
Andrew Chauveau Lock France
John Madigan Lock Ireland
Clement Ancely Flanker France
Steven David Flanker France
Andrei Gorcioaia Flanker Romania
Jawad Guedourri Flanker France
Jimilai Naikadawa Flanker Fiji
Jotham Wrampling Flanker New Zealand
Christophe Desassis Number 8 France
Jordi Pleindoux Number 8 France
Player Position Union
Quentin Dauvergne Scrum-half France
Benjamin Prier Scrum-half France
Luix Roussaire Scrum-half France
Louis Grimoldby Fly-half England
Vincent Mallet Fly-half France
Baptiste Delage Centre France
Julien Delbouis Centre France
Lester Etien Centre France
Iese Leota Centre Australia
Antoine Ratinaud Centre France
Geoffrey Sella Centre France
Setareki Bituniyata Wing Fiji
Maelan Rabut Wing France
Sasa Tofilau Wing New Zealand
Benjamin Dumas Fullback France
Thomas Girard Fullback France

Current standings

The current table for the 2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]

2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Brive (PO)30191108165562606791
2Oyonnax301711281163317810787
3Bayonne (C, P)30171127195371826783
4Vannes3017112671619523780
5Mont-de-Marsan3016113681599826678
6Nevers3016113653589646678
7Béziers3017112563602-392274
8Biarritz30151147766381385774
9Soyaux Angoulême3014115614646-325568
10Provence3015015682730-483568
11Carcassonne3015016629703-743665
12Montauban3013116568678-1103764
13Colomiers3013017534594-604661
14Aurillac3013017552702-1503661
15Bourg-en-Bresse (R)3013116586777-1914260
16Massy (R)305124499751-2521629
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
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References
  1. "Rugby Club Massy Essonne". Ligue Nationale de Rugby. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. "Demi-finale Fédérale 1 - Massy et Montauban retrouvent la Pro D2" (in French). Rugby Rama. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. "Rugby: Montauban champion de France de Fédérale 1". L'Équipe (in French). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2019.


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