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Provence
Full name	Provence Rugby
Founded	1970; 48 years ago (1970);
Location	; Aix-en-Provence, France;
Ground(s)	; Stade Maurice David (Capacity: 6,000)
President	Denis Philipon
Coach(es)	; Fabien Cibray and; Patrick Pezery
League(s)	Pro D2
2017–18	; Fédérale 1 – 1st, promotion group (promoted)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Team kit;	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 2nd kit;
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Official website
	www.provencerugby.com

Provence Rugby (Occitan: Provença Rugbi) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of France's league system. They were promoted back to the second level for the 2018–19 season after 2 seasons in Fédérale 1.

Based in Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône just north of Marseille, the club was founded in 1970. They currently play at Stade Maurice David and wear black. The club was known as Aix Rugby Club from 1970 to 2001, and Pays d'Aix Rugby Club (PARC) from 2001 to 2015.

At the end of 2004/5 they were promoted to Pro D2 but were relegated back to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. They would return to Pro D2 as runners-up to Lannemezan in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, they finished next-to-last on the league table, in a relegation spot. However, they were reprieved when Top 14 club Montauban filed for bankruptcy and were relegated directly to Fédérale 1. They would suffer the drop after the 2012-13 season, not returning until 2015–16.

By that time, they had changed their name to the current Provence Rugby, officially announcing the name change on 22 June 2015.^[1]

Provence finished last in the 2015–16 Pro D2 season. Initially, they were spared relegation when four clubs were relegated to Fédérale 1 due to financial mismanagement, but three of these eventually won appeals and remained in Pro D2,^[2]^[3] consigning Provence to the drop.

Honours

One of several logos used by the club in the early 21st century.

Fédérale 1:
- Champions: 2004, 2015, 2018
- Runners-up: 2009

Deuxième Division:
- Champions: 1986

Current standings

The current table for the 2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 is:^[4]

2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 Table

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Pos

Club

Pl

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TB

LB

Pts

1

Nevers

16

10

0

5

372

263

109

4

3

51

2

Bayonne

16

10

1

4

381

264

117

4

2

48

3

Oyonnax

16

9

0

7

430

331

99

5

46

4

Brive

16

9

1

6

374

276

98

2

4

44

5

Mont-de-Marsan

16

9

1

6

365

329

36

3

2

43

6

Béziers

16

10

0

6

329

313

16

2

41^{[b 1]}

7

Soyaux Angoulême

16

8

1

7

316

346

-30

2

3

39

8

Biarritz

16

8

1

7

369

345

24

1

2

37

9

Carcassonne

16

8

0

8

352

357

-5

1

4

37

10

Vannes

16

7

1

8

324

322

2

0

5

35

11

Provence

16

7

0

9

367

422

-55

2

3

33

12

Aurillac

16

6

0

10

305

395

-90

2

4

30

13

Montauban

16

7

0

9

300

367

–67

1

3

30^{[b 2]}

14

Bourg-en-Bresse

16

6

1

9

293

431

-138

2

1

29

15

Colomiers

16

5

0

11

262

321

-59

0

5

25

16

Massy

16

4

1

11

286

343

-57

1

3

22

Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Notes

^ *Béziers deducted 3 points.^[4]

^ *Montauban deducted 2 points.^[4]

Current squad

The Provence squad for the 2018–19 season:^[5]

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
Théo Beziat	Hooker	France
Valentin Carrat	Hooker	France
Talemaitoga Tuapati	Hooker	Fiji
Leandro Assi	Prop	Argentina
Jean-Baptiste Custoja	Prop	Spain
Oleg Ischenko	Prop	France
Mohammed Loukia	Prop	France
Teva Maké	Prop	France
Jesus Moreno Rodriguez	Prop	Spain
Yann Resseguier	Prop	France
Thomas Vernet	Prop	France
Geoffrey Fabbri	Lock	France
Mohamed Kbaier	Lock	France
Addison Lockley	Lock	England
Jérôme Mondoulet	Lock	France
Maxime Santoni	Lock	France
Christophe André	Flanker	France
Grégory Annetta	Flanker	France
Cédric Beal	Flanker	France
Joe Edwards	Flanker	New Zealand
Poutasi Luafutu	Flanker	Australia
Charles Malet	Number 8	France

Player	Position	Union
Adrien Bau	Scrum-half	France
Clément Darbo	Scrum-half	France
Malory Piet	Scrum-half	France
Nicolas Bézy	Fly-half	France
Lachie Munro	Fly-half	New Zealand
Charles Brousse	Centre	France
Seremaia Burotu	Centre	Fiji
Keziah Giordano	Centre	France
Eroni Narumasa	Centre	Fiji
Clément Querru	Centre	France
Ed Fidow	Wing	Samoa
Eddy Labarthe	Wing	France
Thibaut Zambelli	Wing	France
Pierre Justes	Fullback	France
Florent Massip	Fullback	France
Romain Sola	Fullback	France
Samuel Roche	Fullback	France

Notable former players

Jean-Luc Aqua

Guillaume Delmotte

Norman Jordaan

Yannick Ricardo (Portuguese international)

George Kutarashvili (Georgian international)

Legi Matiu (French international)

Mihai Lazăr (Romanian international)

Ovidiu Toniţa (Romanian international)

References

^ "LE PARC devient Provence Rugby" (Press release) (in French). Provence Rugby. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "Biarritz et Narbonne Maintenus en PRO D2" [Biarritz and Narbonne Remain in Pro D2] (Press release) (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

^ "Bourgoin Reste en PRO D2" [Bourgoin Remains in Pro D2] (Press release) (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

^ ^a^b^c "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2018.

^ "Effectif". Provence Rugby (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2018.

External links

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[5] *Béziers deducted 3 points.^[4]

[6] *Montauban deducted 2 points.^[4]

[LE_PARC_devient_Provence_Rugby-1] "LE PARC devient Provence Rugby" (Press release) (in French). Provence Rugby. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

[2] "Biarritz et Narbonne Maintenus en PRO D2" [Biarritz and Narbonne Remain in Pro D2] (Press release) (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[3] "Bourgoin Reste en PRO D2" [Bourgoin Remains in Pro D2] (Press release) (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[Classement_PRO_D2-4] "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[Effectif-7] "Effectif". Provence Rugby (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2018.

v t e Pro D2
2018–19 Teams	Aurillac Bayonne Béziers Biarritz Bourg-en-Bresse Brive Carcassonne Colomiers Massy Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Nevers Oyonnax Provence Soyaux Angoulême Vannes
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby

v t e Provence Rugby – current squad
Forwards	Christophe André Grégory Annetta Leandro Assi Cédric Beal Théo Beziat Valentin Carrat Jean-Baptiste Custoja Joe Edwards Geoffrey Fabbri Oleg Ischenko Mohamed Kbaier Addison Lockley Mohammed Loukia Poutasi Luafutu Teva Maké Charles Malet Jérôme Mondoulet Jesus Moreno Rodriguez Yann Resseguier Maxime Santoni Talemaitoga Tuapati Thomas Vernet
Backs	Adrien Bau Nicolas Bézy Charles Brousse Seremaia Burotu Clément Darbo Ed Fidow Keziah Giordano Pierre Justes Eddy Labarthe Florent Massip Lachie Munro Eroni Narumasa Malory Piet Clément Querru Samuel Roche Romain Sola Thibaut Zambelli
Coaches	Fabien Cibray Patrick Pezery

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