Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente is a French rugby union club from Angoulême, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.

SA XV Charente

Full name	Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente
Founded	1910
Location	Angoulême, France
Ground(s)	Stade Chanzy (Capacity: 8,000)
Coach(es)	Julien Laïrle / Rémy Ladauge
League(s)	Pro D2
2019–20	7th
Official website
www.saxvcharente.fr

The team plays in violet and purple shirts, and play their home matches at the 8000-capacity Stade Chanzy in Angoulême.[1]

History

The team origins dates back to 15 February 1910, when a multi-sports organisation called Sporting Club d'Angoulême was formed. The rugby team was part of this organisation until 2003, when it broke away to become an independent entity, called Sporting Club d'Angoulême Rugby. In 2010, the team merged with Rugby Club Soyaux to become Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente.[2]

SA XV Charente's first season after the merger was in the Fédérale 3 in 2010–2011 and they won the competition to gain promotion to Fédérale 2. In their third season at that level in 2013–14, they again won their league (winning all 25 of their matches during the season) to gain promotion to Fédérale 1. In only their second season in that competition, they won promotion to the second tier of French rugby, Rugby Pro D2 for the first time in their history, where they would compete in the 2016–2017 season.[3]

Current standings

The current table for the 2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]

2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos	Club	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	Aurillac	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
2	Béziers	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
3	Biarritz	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
4	Carcassonne	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
5	Colomiers	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
6	Grenoble	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
7	Mont-de-Marsan	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
8	Montauban	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
9	Nevers	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
10	Oyonnax	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
11	Perpignan	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
12	Provence	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
13	Rouen	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
14	Soyaux Angoulême	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
15	Valence Romans	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
16	Vannes	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0
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.

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France

References

1. "Infrastructures". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
2. "Histoire". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
3. "Soyaux-Angoulême accède à la Pro D2 après sa victoire contre Bourg-en-Bresse". Le Rugby Nistere (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
4. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.

External links

• Official website