CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

Bourgoin-Jallieu

Full name	Club Sportif Bourgoin-Jallieu Rugby
Founded	1906
Location	Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Ground(s)	Stade Pierre Rajon (Capacity: 10,000)
President	Gaston Maulin Pierre Martinet (Honorary)
Coach(es)	Éric Catinot
Captain(s)	Julien Frier
League(s)	Pro D2
2010–11	14th (Top 14) (relegated)
1st kit 2nd kit 3rd kit
Official website
www.csbj-rugby.fr

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system (also known by its French initialism of LNR) in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.

Founded in 1906 as "Club Sportif Bergusien". They play at Stade Pierre Rajon (capacity 10,000). They are based in Bourgoin-Jallieu in Rhône-Alpes.

History

The club was established in 1906 as "Club Sportif Bergusien". In 1997 the club had a very successful season; contesting the Challenge Yves du Manoir final, losing to Section Paloise 13 to 11, as well as making it to the final of the French championship, where they went down to Toulouse, 12 to 6 at Parc des Princes in Paris. Also that year they made it to the final of the Challenge Cup, where they defeated fellow French club Castres 18 to 9 in Béziers. They played in the 1997-98 Heineken Cup, winning two of their 6 pool fixtures, missing out on the finals.

The club had similar success in various competitions in the 1999 season, again contesting the Challenge Yves du Manoir, which they lost to Stade Français Paris 27 to 19, as well as contesting the European Shield final, which they also lost, to AS Montferrand 25 to 16 in Lyon. The club saw similar results in their 1999-00 Heineken Cup season to that of the 1997-98 competition, winning two of their six pool fixtures, not moving into the finals.

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu also contested the final two Challenge Yves du Manoir finals, in 2003. They did however lose both games, being defeated by La Rochelle 22 to 20 in early 2003, and losing to Castres 27 to 26 in November 2003. In the 2002-03 Heineken Cup the club achieved its best result yet, finishing second in their pool, winning four of their six games, but still missing out on the finals. However, their 2004-05 Heineken Cup campaign was not successful at all, losing all six pool games and finishing last in their group.

For the 2006-07 Heineken Cup home fixture against Munster, Stade de Genève which can hold over 30,000 spectators was used instead of Stade Pierre Rajon. The attendance on the day was 16,255.

The 2008–09 season saw both a measure of success and multiple relegation dangers. While they reached the final of the that season's European Challenge Cup, losing to Northampton Saints, they spent most of the season hovering close to the drop zone. They also faced financial trouble serious enough that they were in danger of forced relegation to Pro D2. CSBJ, however, finished the league season in a safe spot (11th) and were able to provide LNR with sufficient financial guarantees to enable them to stay in Top 14 for 2009–10.^[1]

Club honours

Bougoin playing Munster in Limerick.

• French championship
  • Runners-up: 1997
• European Challenge Cup
  • Champions: 1997
  • Runners-up: 1999, 2009
• Challenge Yves du Manoir
  • Runners-up: 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003

Finals results

French championship

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Spectaters
31 May 1997	Stade Toulousain	CS Bourgoin	12-6	Parc des Princes, Paris	44.000

Challenge Cup

Date	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
26 January 1997	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	Castres Olympique	18-9	Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers	10.000
27 February 1999	AS Montferrand	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	35-16	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	31.986
22 May 2009	Northampton Saints	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	15-3	The Stoop, Twickenham	9.260

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1997	Section Paloise	13-11	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
1999	Stade Français Paris	27-19	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
2003 (March)	Stade Rochelais	22-20	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
2003 (November)	Castres Olympique	27-26	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union Mohammed Kribache Hooker France Jordan Merle Hooker France Pierre Saby Hooker France Erwan Iapteff Prop France Arthur Joly Prop France Franck Montanella Prop France Vincent Pelo Prop France Benjamin Sore Prop France Ruben Spachuk Prop Portugal Léandre Cotte Lock France Cecil-John Kemp Lock South Africa Camille Levast Lock France Albin Louchard Lock France Thomas Vervoort Lock France Christophe André Flanker France Jérémy Guillot Flanker France Wessel Jooste Flanker South Africa Bogdan Leonte Flanker France Filipe Manu Number 8 New Zealand Rhys Oakley Number 8 Wales

Player Position Union Fabio da Silva Scrum-half Portugal Jérémy Gondrand Scrum-half France Josh Holmes Scrum-half Australia Walter Argoud Fly-half France Julien Gros Fly-half France Romain Sola Fly-half France Fabien Perrin Centre France Grégory Puyo Centre France Elvis Seveali'i Centre Samoa Piet van Zyl Centre Namibia Anthony Forest Wing France Randall Kamea Wing Fiji Maël Moinot Wing France Henari Veratau Wing Australia Alexandre Péclier Fullback France James Wilson Fullback New Zealand

2011-12 in

• James Wilson (from Southland)
• Arthur Joly (from Stade Français)
• Alexandre Péclier (from Aix-en-Provence)
• Franck Montanella (from Aix-en-Provence)
• Thomas Vervoort (from Albi)
• Christophe André (from Tarbes)
• Fabio Da Silva (from Saint-Étienne)
• Ruben Spachuck (from US Colomiers)
• Elvis Seveali'i (from London Irish)
• Josh Holmes (from NSW Waratahs)

2011-12 out

• Alberto Di Bernardo (to Benetton Treviso)
• Rudi Coetzee (to Perpignan)
• Nemani Nadolo (to Exeter Chiefs)
• Silvère Tian (to Agen)
• Alex Tulou (to Montpellier)
• Bryce Williams (to Northland)
• Jean-Francois Coux (to Agen)
• Julien Janaudy (to Agen)
• Coenie Basson (to Lyon)
• Arnauld Tchougong (to Lyon)
• Olivier Milloud (to Stade Francais)
• Yann Labrit (to Aix-en-Provence)
• Alexandre Dumoulin (to Racing Metro)
• Gaétan Germain (to Racing Metro)
• Julien Frier - Retiring

Notable former players

• Silvère Tian
• Nemani Nadolo
• Julien Bonnaire
• Benjamin Boyet
• Marc Cécillon
• Sébastien Chabal
• Jean-Francois Coux
• Yann David
• Julien Frier
• Florian Fritz
• Stéphane Glas
• Olivier Milloud
• Lionel Nallet
• Pascal Papé
• Morgan Parra
• Alexandre Péclier
• Julien Pierre
• Pierre Raschi
• Alberto Di Bernardo
• Carlo del Fava
• Federico Pucciariello
• Roger Randle
• Karena Wihongi

Notes and references

1. ^ "Bourgoin reste parmi l'élite" (in French). L'Équipe. 2009-06-12. http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20090612_2243_bourgoin-reste-parmi-l-elite.html. Retrieved 2009-06-15. 

External links

• Official website
• Site sur Yann David