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USON Nevers
Full name	Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise Nevers Rugby
Founded	1 August 1903; 120 years ago
Location	Nevers, France
Ground(s)	Stade du Pré Fleuri (Capacity: 7,500)
Coach(es)	Xavier Péméja; Guillaume Jan; Sébastien Fouassier
League(s)	Pro D2
2022–23	4th (playoff quarter-finalists)
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

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts
1	Oyonnax (C, P)	30	23	1	6	904	457	+447	17	111	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Grenoble	30	19	3	8	672	588	+84	8	87^[a]	Semi-final promotion playoff place
3	Mont-de-Marsan	30	19	0	11	764	649	+115	10	86	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Nevers	30	17	3	10	718	551	+167	11	85
5	Vannes	30	17	1	12	718	633	+85	11	81
6	Agen	30	15	1	14	653	583	+70	15	77
7	Colomiers	30	15	0	15	674	678	−4	10	70
8	Provence	30	13	4	13	652	638	+14	9	69
9	Béziers	30	13	1	16	700	716	−16	11	65
10	Aurillac	30	15	0	15	586	706	−120	5	65
11	Biarritz	30	12	2	16	690	699	−9	8	60
12	Rouen	30	12	2	16	594	767	−173	6	58
13	Montauban	30	12	1	17	678	784	−106	6	54^[a]
14	Soyaux Angoulême	30	11	0	19	569	697	−128	8	52
15	Carcassonne (R)	30	10	1	19	553	677	−124	10	52	Relegation to Nationale
16	Massy (R)	30	7	0	23	499	801	−302	5	33	Relegation to Nationale

Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".^[4]^[5]

Current squad

The USON Nevers squad for the 2022–23 season is:^[6]

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

Player	Position	Union
Elia Elia	Hooker	Samoa
Issam Hamel	Hooker	Algeria
Tapu Falatea	Prop	France
Ilya Kaikatshishvili	Prop	Georgia
Aitor Kitutu	Prop	France
Cleopas Kundiona	Prop	Zimbabwe4
Tornike Mataradze	Prop	Georgia
Farai Mudariki	Prop	Zimbabwe
Jordan Seneca	Prop	France
Kamaliele Tufele	Prop	France
Maxence Barjaud	Lock	France
Lasha Jaiani	Lock	Georgia
Senio Toleafoa	Lock	Samoa
Christiaan van der Merwe	Lock	South Africa
Shaun Adendorff	Back row	South Africa
Hugues Bastide	Back row	France
Steven David	Back row	France
Jason Fraser	Back row	Zimbabwe
Julien Kazubek	Back row	France
Luka Plataret	Back row	France
Maka Polutele	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Arthur Barbier	Scrum-half	France
Yoan Cottin	Scrum-half	France
Guillaume Manevy	Scrum-half	France
Yohan Le Bourhis	Fly-half	France
Shaun Reynolds	Fly-half	South Africa
Rudy Derrieux	Centre	France
Matteo Faucher	Centre	France
Alivereti Loaloa	Centre	Fiji
Leonard Paris	Centre	France
Lucas Blanc	Wing	France
Christian Ambadiang	Wing	Cameroon
Andrzej Charlat	Wing	France
Christiaan Erasmus	Wing	South Africa
Benjamin Dumas	Fullback	France
Kylian Jaminet	Fullback	France
Thomas Zanon	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
Quentin Beaudaux	Hooker	France
Aselo Ikahehegi	Prop	France
Lado Chachanidze	Lock	Georgia
Gareth Graham	Lock	South Africa
Kevin Noah	Back row	France
Charlie Rorke	Back row	New Zealand
Enzo Saytour	Back row	France
Rati Zazadze	Back row	Georgia

Player	Position	Union
Mateo Guerret	Scrum-half	France
Alvaro Vilchez	Scrum-half	Spain
Hugo Auger	Fly-half	France
Nolan Decap	Fly-half	France
Tanguy Menoret	Fly-half	France
Sacha Moulin	Centre	France
Yvannick Mufana	Centre	France
Emmanuel Vaitulukina	Centre	France
Dylan Jaminet	Fullback	France
Perry Mayo	Fullback	France
Johan Wasserman	Fullback	South Africa

References

^ "Histoire". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "FÉDÉRALE 1 - Nevers gagne sa montée en Pro D2". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Infrastructures". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».
^ "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.

External links

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[table_hth_MON0.19106638207616-6] Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".^[4]^[5]

[Histoire-1] "Histoire". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[Promotion-2] "FÉDÉRALE 1 - Nevers gagne sa montée en Pro D2". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[Infrastructures-3] "Infrastructures". USON Nevers Rugby (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[4] "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».

[5] "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[7] "USON Nevers Rugby Squad" (in French). USO Nevers Rugby. 22 April 2021.

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v t e Nevers – current squad
Forwards	Shaun Adendorff Maxence Barjaud Hugues Bastide Quentin Beaudaux-Christiaens Thomas Ceyte Théophile Cotte Max Curie Hugo Fabrègue Jason Fraser Robin Gascou Issam Hamel Aselo Ikahehegi Lewys Jones Julien Kazubek Aitor Kitutu Tomike Mataradze Farai Mudariki Simon Christian Njewel Kévin Noah Luka Plataret Charlie Rorke Jordan Sénéca Janick Tarrit Fabien Witz Oktay Yilmaz
Backs	Christian Ambadiang Stellio Bessaguet Lucas Blanc Stéphane Bonvalot Romaric Camou Joris Cazenave Andrzej Charlat Yoan Cottin Rudy Derrieux Benjamin Dumas Mattéo Faucher François Herry Kylian Jaminet Alivereti Loaloa Guillaume Manevy Jean-Baptiste Manevy Tanguy Ménoret Léonard Paris Shaun Reynolds Aviata Silago Nicolas Vuillemin
Coach	Xavier Péméja

v t e Pro D2
2023–24 Teams	Agen Aurillac Béziers Biarritz Brive Colomiers Dax Grenoble Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Nevers Provence Rouen Soyaux Angoulême Valence Romans Vannes
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Transfers	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby