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Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

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SA XV Charente
Full nameSoyaux Angoulême XV Charente
Founded1910
LocationAngoulême, France
Ground(s)Stade Chanzy (Capacity: 8,000)
Coach(es)Julien Laïrle /
Rémy Ladauge
League(s)Pro D2
2023–2412th
Official website
www.saxvcharente.fr

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.

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

History

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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

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2024–25 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Provence 10 6 1 3 245 192 +53 3 2 31 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Grenoble 10 7 0 3 263 229 +34 2 1 31
3 Montauban 10 7 0 3 274 251 +23 1 2 31 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Brive 10 6 0 4 265 217 +48 3 2 29
5 Biarritz 10 6 0 4 249 234 +15 2 1 27
6 Béziers 10 5 0 5 252 191 +61 2 5 27
7 Soyaux Angoulême 10 5 2 3 225 215 +10 1 1 26
8 Colomiers 10 5 1 4 212 235 −23 0 2 24
9 Agen 10 4 0 6 230 232 −2 0 5 21
10 Mont-de-Marsan 10 4 0 6 264 247 +17 2 3 21
11 Dax 10 5 0 5 192 219 −27 0 1 21
12 Nevers 10 4 0 6 194 243 −49 1 2 19
13 Oyonnax 10 4 0 6 201 217 −16 1 1 18
14 Aurillac 10 4 0 6 231 282 −51 0 1 17
15 Nice 10 3 0 7 193 267 −74 0 4 16 Relegation play-off
16 Valence Romans 10 3 0 7 255 274 −19 0 3 15 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: [1]

Current squad

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The Soyaux Angouleme squad for the 2023–24 season is:[4]

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

Player Position Union
Rayna Barka Hooker France France
Patxi Bidart Hooker France France
Motu Matu'u Hooker Samoa Samoa
Yassin Boutemanni Prop France France
Omar Dahir Prop France France
Seydou Diakite Prop France France
Michael Kumbirai Prop South Africa South Africa
Omar Odishvili Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Khatchik Vartan Prop France France
Sami Zouhaïr Prop France France
Matt Beukeboom Lock Canada Canada
Matthew Dalton Lock Ireland Ireland
William Greatbanks Lock England England
Ian Kitwanga Lock Republic of the Congo Congo
Sikeli Nabou Lock Fiji Fiji
Germain Burgaud Back row France France
Gautier Gibouin Back row Spain Spain
Yassine Jarmouni Back row France France
Maxence Lemardelet Back row France France
Nicolas Martins Back row Portugal Portugal
Alex Masibaka Back row Australia Australia
Hubert Texier Back row France France
Irakli Tskhadadze Back row Georgia (country) Georgia
Matt Va'ai Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Player Position Union
Adrien Bau Scrum-half France France
Alexis Levron Scrum-half France France
Emmanuel Saubusse Scrum-half France France
Ben Botica Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Jacob Botica Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Corentin Glenat Fly-half France France
Iñaki Ayarza Centre Chile Chile
Mathis Lafon Centre France France
Ledua Mau Centre Fiji Fiji
Nasoni Naqiri Centre Fiji Fiji
Akuila Tabualevu Centre Fiji Fiji
Eoghan Barrett Wing Ireland Ireland
Matthys Gratien Wing France France
Maxime Laforgue Wing France France
Marvin Lestremau Wing France France
George Tilsley Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Rémi Brosset Fullback France France
Jules Dubecq Fullback France France
Pierre Lafitte Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

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

Player Position Union
Maël Augry Hooker France France
Georgy Balakarev Prop Russia Russia
Enzo Morand-Bruyat Back row France France
Leo Morand-Bruyat Back row France France
Romain Faure Scrum-half France France
Theo Mercier Scrum-half France France
Gabriel Austruy Centre France France
Franck Giraudeau Centre France France
Juan Noriega Centre Chile Chile
Bastien Durand Wing France France
Idris Mbaye Fullback France France

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Soyaux Angouleme Squad" (in French). SA XV Charente. 19 April 2021.
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