Fixtures

French Rugby Championship 03/23 20:05 19 Bayonne vs La Rochelle - View
French Rugby Championship 03/31 19:05 20 Bayonne vs Toulon - View
European Rugby Challenge Cup 04/06 18:00 4 Edinburgh vs Bayonne - View
French Rugby Championship 04/20 15:00 21 Stade Francais vs Bayonne - View
French Rugby Championship 04/27 15:00 22 Bayonne vs Bordeaux - View
French Rugby Championship 05/11 15:00 23 Racing Metro vs Bayonne - View

Results

French Rugby Championship 03/09 16:00 18 Pau v Bayonne L 42-40
French Rugby Championship 03/02 16:00 17 Bayonne v Lyon W 39-10
French Rugby Championship 02/24 14:00 16 Montpellier v Bayonne L 28-23
French Rugby Championship 02/17 20:05 15 Bayonne v Clermont W 21-13
French Rugby Championship 02/03 20:05 14 Toulouse v Bayonne L 46-26
French Rugby Championship 01/27 16:00 13 Bayonne v Oyonnax W 21-17
European Rugby Champions Cup 01/21 17:30 4 Bayonne v Exeter Chiefs W 40-17
European Rugby Champions Cup 01/12 20:00 3 Northampton v Bayonne L 61-14
French Rugby Championship 01/06 16:00 12 Bordeaux v Bayonne L 24-23
French Rugby Championship 12/30 15:00 11 Bayonne v Racing Metro W 27-23
French Rugby Championship 12/22 18:00 10 Perpignan v Bayonne L 36-10
European Rugby Champions Cup 12/15 20:00 2 Bayonne v Glasgow L 11-12

Wikipedia - Aviron Bayonnais

Aviron Bayonnais (AB, Basque: Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (Baiona, in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final against Aurillac. In the 2016-2017 season, they finished in last place, and will be relegated back to Pro D2 for the 2017-18 season. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.

History

The club was established in 1904, making their first final appearance in the 1913 season, where they defeated S.C.U.F. 31-8 at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir. The national domestic championship was replaced by the Coupe de l'Espérance during World War I. The competition was played for four seasons, with Aviron Bayonnais contesting the last final, which they lost to Stadoceste Tarbais 4 to 3.

With the French championship resumed, the club made their next championship game in the 1922 season where they met Toulouse. Aviron Bayonnais lost the final 6 to nil. The two clubs would meet again the next season to again contest the championship final, which Toulouse won again, 3 to nil.

Aviron Bayonnais enjoyed success during the mid-1930s, defeating Biarritz 13 to 8 in Toulouse to win their second championship, and first since 1913. They also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1936, defeating Perpignan in the final. The club saw similar results during the mid-1940s as well, with two championship final appearances; defeating SU Agen in the 1943 final at Parc des Princes in Paris and losing the 1944 season final to Perpignan.

Since the 1940s the club did not find a lot of success over the coming years, as they would have to wait until the 1980s until they would again reach any of the championship finals. In 1980 they contested the final of the Challenge Yves du Manoir, defeating AS Béziers 16 to 10 to gain their second title of that competition. They made it to the final of the 1982 season, although they were defeated by SU Agen, 18 to 9.

Aviron Bayonnais was relegated to the Group A2 in 1996, where it spent eight seasons. The team was promoted to the Top 16/14 in 2004, remaining there for 11 consecutive seasons. The team was relegated to the Pro D2 in 2015, and has been a yo-yo club since then.

Bayonne is a professional rugby union team based in the city of Bayonne, located in the Basque Country region of France. The team was founded in 1904 and has a rich history in French rugby, having won the French championship five times.

The team plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Dauger, which has a capacity of 16,000 spectators. The team's colors are blue and white, and its emblem is a Basque cross.

Bayonne is known for its physical and aggressive style of play, with a strong emphasis on forward dominance and set-piece play. The team has a loyal fan base and is considered one of the most passionate and vocal in French rugby.

In recent years, Bayonne has struggled to maintain its position in the top tier of French rugby, but the team remains a formidable opponent and a respected member of the rugby community. With a talented squad and a dedicated coaching staff, Bayonne is poised to continue its tradition of excellence and compete at the highest level of French rugby.