Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

SA XV Charente
Full name	Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente
Founded	1910
Location	Angoulême, France
Ground(s)	Stade Chanzy (Capacity: 8,000)
Coach(es)	Julien Laïrle / ; Rémy Ladauge
League(s)	Pro D2
2022–23	14th
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

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	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Oyonnax (C, P)	30	23	1	6	904	457	+447	17	111	Top 14 promotion play-offs
2	Grenoble	30	19	3	8	672	588	+84	8	87[lower-alpha 1]
3	Mont-de-Marsan	30	19	0	11	764	649	+115	10	86
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[lower-alpha 1]
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:

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 Soyaux Angouleme 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
Ole Avei	Hooker	Samoa
Rayne Barka	Hooker	France
Kevin Le Guen	Hooker	France
Yassin Boutemanni	Prop	France
Omar Dahir	Prop	France
Elias El Ansari	Prop	France
Shota Gogisvandize	Prop	Georgia
Michael Kumbirai	Prop	South Africa
Omar Odishvili	Prop	Georgia
Khatchik Vartan	Prop	France
Matt Beukeboom	Lock	Canada
Ian Kitwanga	Lock	Congo
Sikeli Nabou	Lock	New Zealand
Janse Roux	Lock	South Africa
Germain Burgaud	Back row	France
Robin Copeland	Back row	Ireland
Gautier Gibouin	Back row	Spain
Yassine Jarmouni	Back row	France
Nicolas Martins	Back row	Portugal
Hubert Texier	Back row	France
Irakli Tskhadadze	Back row	Georgia
Matt Va'ai	Back row	New Zealand

Player	Position	Union
Adrien Bau	Scrum-half	France
Lucas Rubio	Scrum-half	Spain
Emmanuel Saubusse	Scrum-half	France
Ben Botica	Fly-half	New Zealand
Jacob Botica	Fly-half	New Zealand
Bastien Tugaye	Fly-half	France
Matthieu Ugalde	Fly-half	France
Iñaki Ayarza	Centre	Chile
Mathis Lafon	Centre	France
Ledua Mau	Centre	France
Nasoni Naqiri	Centre	Fiji
Maxime Laforgue	Wing	France
Hugo Le Gall	Wing	France
Marvin Lestremau	Wing	France
Junior Ratuva	Wing	Fiji
Kaminieli Raivono	Wing	Fiji
Remi Brosset	Fullback	France
Pierre Lafitte	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
Ruben Arruabarrena	Hooker	France
Mael Augry	Hooker	France
Patxi Bidart	Hooker	France
Javier Berdouzi-Garcia	Prop	France
Georgy Balakarev	Prop	Russia
Seydou Diakite	Prop	France
Nolan Pienaar	Prop	South Africa
William Greatbanks	Lock	England
Michel Himmer	Lock	Germany
Saba Pesvianidze	Lock	Georgia
Enzo Morand-Bruyat	Back row	France
Leo Morand-Bruyat	Back row	France
Antoine Naud	Back row	France
Gatien Tresse	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Baptiste Bouche	Scrum-half	France
Bastien Daguerre	Fly-half	France
Jules Dubecq	Fullback	France
Gabriel Austruy	Centre	France
Maxime Desroziers	Wing	France
Loan Moulis	Wing	France

References

"Infrastructures". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"Histoire". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"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.
"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.
"Soyaux Angouleme Squad" (in French). SA XV Charente. 19 April 2021.

External links

Official website

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[table_hth_MON0.78754238122494-4] 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]

[Infrastructures-1] "Infrastructures". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[Histoire-2] "Histoire". SA XV Charente (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[Soyaux-Angoulême_accède_à_la_Pro_D2_après_sa_victoire_contre_Bourg-en-Bresse-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.

[5] "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 ».

[6] "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] "Soyaux Angouleme Squad" (in French). SA XV Charente. 19 April 2021.

Pro D2
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