Rouen Normandie Rugby

Rouen Normandie Rugby is a French rugby union club from Rouen, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.

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Full nameRouen Normandie Rugby
Nickname(s)Les Lions (The Lions)
Founded2009 (2009)
LocationRouen, France
Ground(s)Stade Jean-Mermoz (Capacity: 3,000)
Coach(es)Richard Hill
League(s)Pro D2
2019–2015th
Official website
rouennormandierugby.fr

History

The team origins date back to 2009, when a group of rugby fanatics from the Normandy region wanted to build a team in the city of Rouen.[1] Named Stade Rouennais, their primary objective of reaching Fédérale 2 was achieved in 2013.

Seeking further progress, Stade Rouennais hired Richard Hill, former captain of the England team and finalist of the 1991 World Cup, as General Manager in 2013. Under his management the club stabilized itself in Fédérale 2 and then gained promotion to Fédérale 1 in 2014–15.

After this meteoric rise Normand entrepreneurs Jean-Louis Louvel and Eric Leroy invested in the club by becoming the presidents. The club was renamed Rouen Normandie Rugby. The goal was to professionalize the club and extend it to all of Normandy. Richard Hill committed to the club until 2023.

These changes were beneficial, since for the first time in the history of Normandy rugby, Richard Hill lead Rouen Normandy Rugby to become Champion of France of the highest amateur level in 2016–17.

During the 2018–19 Fédérale 1 season Hill led Rouen to victory in the Jean Pratt Trophy, which automatically promoted them to Pro D2.[2]

The team plays in red and black shirts and play their home matches at the 3,000-capacity Stade Jean-Mermoz in Rouen. There are plans to build a new stadium by 2023.[3]

Honours

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
1Perpignan151203404231+1735154
2Vannes151212348255+932153
3Biarritz14824302252+502341
4Oyonnax14914347285+622141
5Colomiers14815298237+611439
6Nevers15708382324+584436
7Provence14725307305+20032
8Béziers15618308305+31532
9Montauban14617259310–510127
10Aurillac15609257299–4202'26
11Grenoble14518261280–190426
12Carcassonne14518264318–540325
13Rouen15519255303–480123
14Mont-de-Marsan13418226283–571322
15Valence Romans14419269347–780321
16Soyaux Angoulême154011231384–1530218
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 Nationale.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Current squad

The Rouen squad for the 2020–21 season is:[5]

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
Mathieu Bonnot Hooker France
Fabien Dorey Hooker France
Enzo Mondon Hooker France
Jeremy Clamy Edroux Prop France
Antoine Fournier Prop France
Florent Guion Prop France
Victor Leon Prop Moldova
Anthony Martin Prop France
Anthony Perenise Prop Samoa
Phil Swainston Prop England
Gambo Adamou Lock Cameroon
Ollie Atkins Lock Scotland
Lucas Cazac Lock France
Thomas Lainault Lock France
Nemani Waka Lock New Zealand
Jorick Dastugue Back row France
Josefa Domolailai Back row Fiji
Rudy Gahetau Back row France
Jonathan Giraud Back row France
Valentino Mapapalangi Back row Tonga
William Takaï Back row Tonga
Thomas Toevalu Back row France
Fabien Vincent Back row France
Player Position Union
Florent Campeggia Scrum-half France
Bastien Cazale-Debat Scrum-half France
Yohan Domenech Scrum-half France
Matty James Fly-half New Zealand
Pete Lydon Fly-half Ireland
Jordan Michallet Fly-half France
Shane O'Leary Fly-half Canada
Josh Drauniniu Centre England
Tamaz Mchedlidze Centre Georgia
Malakai Radikedike Centre Fiji
Mosese Ratuvou Centre Fiji
Akuila Tabualevu Centre Fiji
Dean Adamson Wing England
Bastien Fuster Wing Spain
David Lemi Wing Samoa
Belgium Tuatagaloa Wing Samoa
Marika Vunibaka Wing Fiji
Kevin Milhorat Fullback France
Antoine Renaud Fullback France

See also

References

  1. "Histoire". Rouen Normandie Rugby (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Rouen Normandie Rugby sacré champion de France de Fédérale 1 au terme d'un match renversant". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Un nouveau stade de rugby construit dans quatre ans au sud de Rouen ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Le Groupe Pro" (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2019.


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