USO 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

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
2019–20	5th
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.[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 come matches at the 7,500 -capacity Stade du Pré Fleuri in Nevers.[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. "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. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.

External links

• Official website