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Top 14 · 2026-27

Lyon OU

8th in tableP 6 · W 3 · D 0 · L 3193–202 pts
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Next match

Sat 24 Oct
Top 14 · Round 7
Aviron Bayonnais
Lyon OU

Upcoming fixtures

Sat 31 Oct
Top 14 · Round 8
Lyon OU
RC Vannes
Sat 7 Nov
Top 14 · Round 9
Montpellier Hérault
Lyon OU

Results

Sat 17 Oct
FT
Challenge Cup · Round 1
Lyon OU33
Sharks33
Sat 10 Oct
FT
Top 14 · Round 6
Lyon OU16
Stade Rochelais28
Sat 3 Oct
FT
Top 14 · Round 5
Bordeaux Bègles51
Lyon OU28
Sat 26 Sept
FT
Top 14 · Round 4
Stade Français Paris31
Lyon OU10
Sat 19 Sept
FT
Top 14 · Round 3
Lyon OU51
Section Paloise25
Sat 12 Sept
FT
Top 14 · Round 2
Racing 9231
Lyon OU48
Sat 5 Sept
FT
Top 14 · Round 1
Lyon OU40
ASM Clermont36

About Lyon OU

Lyon OU — Drawn in the club colours
Drawn in the club colours
Founded
1896
Home town
Lyon
Ground
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Colours
Website
lourugby.fr (opens in a new tab)

Honours

  • French champions · 2

    1932, 1933

  • Pro D2 champions · 3

    2011, 2014, 2016

  • European Challenge Cup · 1

    2022

Notable players and coaches

  • Vincent Graule — Captain of the 1932 and 1933 title sides, both finals won against Narbonne; 6 caps for France
  • Chris Laidlaw — All Black scrum-half and captain; in 1971-72 the first New Zealander to play in the French championship
  • Tim Lane & Olivier Azam — Coaching duo of the 2014 Pro D2 title, won with a record 117 points
  • Pierre Mignoni — Coach from 2015: the 2016 Pro D2 title, then the club's first Top 14 semi-finals in 2018 and 2019
  • Julien Bonnaire — Back-rower signed for the 2015-16 Pro D2 campaign; 75 caps for France
  • Sébastien Chabal — Number eight, at LOU from 2012 to 2014 at the end of his career; 62 caps for France
  • Lionel Nallet — Lock, at LOU from 2012 to 2015; 74 caps for France
  • Frédéric Michalak — Fly-half, at LOU from 2016 to 2018; France's record points scorer, 77 caps

History

LOU traces its origins to 1896, when pupils of the Lycée Ampère founded two teams, Racing Club de Vaise and the Rugby Club de Lyon; they merged in 1898 as Racing Club de Lyon, which on 30 December 1900 opened the ground on the route d'Heyrieux, today's Stade Vuillermet. In 1902 the club became Lyon Olympique and took its red and black colours, then Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1910. After losing the 1931 final to Toulon, it won the French title in 1932 and 1933, both times against Narbonne (9–3 and 10–3), under its captain Vincent Graule, and the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1933. In 1971-72 the All Black Chris Laidlaw became the first New Zealander in the French championship. Second-division champion in 1989 and 1992 and Fédérale 1 champion in 2002, it won Pro D2 in 2011, in 2014, with a record 117 points, and in 2016. It moved to the new Matmut Stadium in Vénissieux in November 2011, reached its first Top 14 semi-finals in 2018 and 2019, won the Challenge Cup in 2022 and now plays at the Matmut Stadium de Gerland.

Sources: lourugby.fr · lourugby.fr (2) · top14.lnr.fr · fr.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org (2) · en.wikipedia.org (3) · en.wikipedia.org (4) (opens in a new tab)

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