Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

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.

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
2021–22Nationale, 2nd (promotion finalist/promoted)
Official website
www.saxvcharente.fr

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

History

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
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax 18 14 1 3 10 559 226 +333 68 Top 14 promotion play-offs
2 Mont-de-Marsan 18 12 0 6 6 449 382 +67 54
3 Agen 18 10 0 8 9 367 314 +53 49
4 Colomiers 18 11 0 7 4 391 380 +11 48
5 Biarritz 18 9 2 7 6 433 368 +65 46
6 Grenoble 17 9 3 5 3 334 339 −5 42[lower-alpha 1]
7 Vannes 18 8 1 9 7 379 372 +7 41
8 Béziers 18 8 0 10 8 405 393 +12 40
9 Nevers 18 8 1 9 5 365 356 +9 39
10 Aurillac 17 9 0 8 2 322 387 −65 38
11 Provence 18 7 2 9 5 369 380 −11 37
12 Rouen 18 8 0 10 4 358 436 −78 36
13 Carcassonne 18 7 1 10 2 290 382 −92 32
14 Montauban 18 7 1 10 3 388 442 −54 31[lower-alpha 1]
15 Soyaux Angoulême 18 5 0 13 5 343 453 −110 25 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy 18 5 0 13 3 306 448 −142 23
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2023. 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.
Notes:
  1. Grenoble and Montauban will be penalised 5 competition points as the season progresses, 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 Soyaux Angouleme squad for the 2020–21 season is:[6]

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
Ole Avei Hooker Samoa
Gauthier Brute de Remur Hooker France
Pablo Dimcheff Hooker Argentina
German Kessler Hooker Uruguay
Thibault Berthaud Prop France
Elies El Ansari Prop France
Younes El Jai Prop France
Beau Farrance Prop England
Justin Forwood Prop South Africa
Luka Goginava Prop Georgia
Leo Halavatau Prop Tonga
Zauri Tevdorashvili Prop Georgia
Khatchik Vartanov Prop France
Hubert Bellot Lock France
Baptiste Gay Lock France
Antoine Jourdan Lock France
Shalva Sutiashvili Lock Georgia
Sikeli Nabou Lock Fiji
Janse Roux Lock South Africa
Paul Belzons Back row France
Abdelatif Boutaty Back row Morocco
Hugo Boutin Back row France
Robin Copeland Back row Ireland
Gautier Gibouin Back row Spain
Matt Va'ai Back row New Zealand
Quentin Witt Back row France
Player Position Union
Adrien Ayestaran Scrum-half Spain
Loic Ompraret Scrum-half France
Lucas Rubio Scrum-half Spain
Dorian Jones Fly-half Wales
Benjamin Noble Fly-half France
Vincent Lasmarrigues Centre France
Ledua Mau Centre Fiji
Benjamin Pehau Centre France
Mathieu Ugalde Centre France
Jackson Willison Centre New Zealand
Iban Etcheverry Wing France
Pierre Lafitte Wing France
Marvin Lestremau Wing France
Kamiileni Raivono Wing Fiji
Theo Velten Wing France
Jules Even Fullback France
Guillaume Laforgue Fullback France

See also

References
  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. "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 ».{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.
  6. "Soyaux Angouleme Squad" (in French). SA XV Charente. 19 April 2021.


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