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| Full name | Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro | ||
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| Nickname(s) | L'Aviron (The Rowing Club) Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 14 October 1906; 119 years ago (1906-10-14) | ||
| Location | Bayonne, France | ||
| Ground | Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370) | ||
| President | Philippe Tayeb | ||
| Coach | Grégory Patat | ||
| Captain | Denis Marchois | ||
| League | Top 14 | ||
| 2024–25 | 4th | ||
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Aviron Bayonnais (AB,Basque:Baionako Arrauna), commonly calledBayonne, is a Frenchrugby union club fromBayonne (Baiona in Basque) inPyrénées-Atlantiques which competes in theTop 14, the top tier of theFrench league system.Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports, also known asStade Jean-Dauger, in Bayonne. The club mascot is apottok pony calledpottoka. They have ties to the FrenchBasque community.
The club was established on 14 October 1906. They made their first final appearance in the 1913 season, when they defeated S.C.U.F. 31–8 at theStade Yves-du-Manoir. The national domestic championship was replaced by theCoupe de l'Espérance duringWorld War I. This competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost toStadoceste Tarbais 4–3.
With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season, when they metToulouse. Bayonne lost the final 6–0. The two teams would contest the championship final once more the next season, which Toulouse won again, 3–0.
Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, beatingBiarritz 13–8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, their first since 1913. They also won theChallenge Yves du Manoir in 1936, defeatingPerpignan in the final. The club saw similar results during the mid-1940s, with two championship final appearances, defeatingSU Agen in the 1943 final atParc des Princes in Paris and losing the 1944 season final to Perpignan.
The following decades were less successful, and the club would have to wait until the 1980s to reach another championship final. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeatingAS Béziers 16–10 to win their second title in that competition. They made it to the championship final in the 1982 season, but were defeated by SU Agen, 18–9.
Aviron Bayonnais was relegated to the Group A2 in 1996, where it spent eight seasons. Following promotion to the Top 16/14 in 2004, they remained in the top flight for 11 consecutive seasons. The team was relegated to the second levelPro D2 in 2015, and has been ayo-yo club since then. In the2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 season, they were promoted after defeatingStade Montois 49–20 in the playoff final.
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 20 April 1913 | Aviron Bayonnais | 31–8 | S.C.U.F. | Stade Yves-du-Manoir,Colombes | 20.000 |
| 23 April 1922 | Stade Toulousain | 6–0 | Aviron Bayonnais | Route du Médoc,Le Bouscat | 20.000 |
| 13 May 1923 | Stade Toulousain | 3–0 | Aviron Bayonnais | Stade Yves-du-Manoir,Colombes | 15.000 |
| 13 May 1934 | Aviron Bayonnais | 13–8 | Biarritz Olympique | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux,Toulouse | 18.000 |
| 21 March 1943 | Aviron Bayonnais | 3–0 | SU Agen | Parc des Princes, Paris | 28.000 |
| 26 March 1944 | USA Perpignan | 20–5 | Aviron Bayonnais | Parc des Princes, Paris | 35.000 |
| 29 May 1982 | SU Agen | 18–9 | Aviron Bayonnais | Parc des Princes, Paris | 41.165 |
| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
| 1936 | Aviron Bayonnais | 9–3 | USA Perpignan |
| 1980 | Aviron Bayonnais | 16–10 | AS Béziers |
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| 1919 | Stadoceste Tarbais | 4–3 | Aviron Bayonnais |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Toulouse | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 217 | +117 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 29 | Qualification forplayoff semi-finals andEuropean Rugby Champions Cup |
| 2 | Toulon | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 280 | 223 | +57 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | |
| 3 | Pau | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 211 | +38 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 28 | Qualification forplayoff semi-final qualifiers andEuropean Rugby Champions Cup |
| 4 | Bordeaux Bègles | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 240 | +34 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |
| 5 | Bayonne | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 273 | 260 | +13 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Stade Français | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 212 | +40 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 25 | |
| 7 | La Rochelle | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 193 | +64 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 25 | Qualification forEuropean Rugby Champions Cup |
| 8 | Clermont | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 321 | 244 | +77 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | Racing 92 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 243 | −31 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 21 | Qualification forEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Castres | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 208 | 268 | −60 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 20 | |
| 11 | Montpellier | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 222 | 191 | +31 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 12 | Lyon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 231 | 278 | −47 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| 13 | Montauban | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 202 | 406 | −204 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Qualification forrelegation play-off |
| 14 | Perpignan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 142 | 271 | −129 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Relegation toPro D2 |
The Bayonne squad for the2025–26 season is:[1][2]
Note: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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