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Bayonne currently plays in the Top 14, the top division of French rugby. The team has ties to the French Basque community.

Bayonne Form last 5 games 🥶 1 loss streak

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Bayonne Matches

Fri 20 Jun, 2025

Top 14

FT
Groupama Stadium
Toulouse Toulouse
-
Bayonne Bayonne
12:05pm
Semi Final
LIVE
32
25

Sat 6 Sep, 2025

Top 14

6:00am PDT
Stade Aime Giral
Perpignan Perpignan
-
Bayonne Bayonne
6:00am
Round 1
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
Perpignan 0%
0% Bayonne

Sat 13 Sep, 2025

Top 14

7:30am PDT
Stade Jean Dauger
Bayonne Bayonne
-
Montpellier Montpellier
7:30am
Round 2
LIVE
0
0
Who will win?
Bayonne 0%
0% Montpellier

Bayonne Forwards

Name
Position
Quentin Bethune
Prop
Luke Tagi
Prop
Swan Cormenier
Prop
Andy Bordelai
Prop
Martin Villar
Prop
Pierre Castillon
Prop
Paul Ducos
Prop
Torsten Van Jaarsveld
Hooker
Facundo Bosch
Hooker
Vincent Giudicelli
Hooker
Lucas Martin
Hooker
Pieter Scholtz
Prop
Pascal Cotet
Prop
Tevita Tatafu
Prop
Badri Tsikhistavi
Prop
Denis Marchois
Lock
Lucas Paulos
Lock
Veikoso Poloniati
Lock
Aiden Stait
Lock
Alex Moon
Lock
Manex Ariceta
Lock
Remi Bourdeau
Back Row
Arthur Iturria
Back Row
Noa Traversier
Back Row
Aymeric Rousere
Back Row
Bixente Lahitete
Back Row
Mahno Dealle Facquez Luts
Back Row
Raphael Marchesin
Back Row
Baptiste Chouzenoux
Back Row
Baptiste Heguy
Back Row
Esteban Capilla
Back Row
Lasha Tsikhistavi
Back Row
Uzair Cassiem
Back Row
Giovanni Habel-Kueffner
Back Row
Rodrigo Bruni
Back Row
Nika Lomidze
Back Row
Liam Couturier

Bayonne Backs

Name
Position
Guillaume Rouet
Scrum Half
Maxime Machenaud
Scrum Half
Baptiste Tilloles
Scrum Half
Yon Caperaa
Scrum Half
Camille Lopez
Fly Half
Joris Segonds
Fly Half
Baptiste Germain
Fly Half
Gauthier Rufas
Fly Half
Yanis Brillant
Fly Half
Bixintxo Daguerre
Fly Half
Nadir Megdoud
Outside Back
Mateo Carreras
Outside Back
Reece Hodge
Centre
Guillaume Martocq
Centre
Federico Mori
Centre
Sireli Maqala
Centre
Bastien Rasal
Centre
Benat Sarraude
Centre
Yanis Laher
Centre
Valentin Bourges Handy
Centre
Manu Tuilagi
Centre
Gabriel Lapegue Lafaye
Centre
Aurelien Callandret
Outside Back
Victor Hannoun
Outside Back
Arnaud Erbinartegaray
Outside Back
Tom Leveque
Outside Back
Gaetan Germain
Outside Back
Cheikh Tiberghien
Outside Back
Tom Spring
Outside Back
Yohan Orabe
Outside Back
Xan Mousques
Outside Back

Bayonne Tournaments

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History of Bayonne

Aviron Bayonnais (more commonly known by rugby fans simply as Bayonne) was founded in 1904. Following this, it took less than a decade for the Bayonne rugby team to win the French Championship for the first time (1913).

The glory years for the Bayonne rugby side continued into the 1920s and 1930s, when the team enjoyed a great period of success. They reached the final of the French Championship in 1922 and 1923, but sadly they lost against Toulouse on both occasions.

The Bayonne rugby team then enjoyed a similar and sustained period of success in the 1930s. First, the team beat Biarritz 13-8 in the final of the French Championship in order to claim their second crown. Two years later, they also won the Challenge Yves du Manoir for the first time. 

The club's momentum also continued into the 1940s. In this decade, they won the 1943 French Championship and finished as the tournament's runners-up the year after. 

Sadly, since the end of the Second World War, Bayonne have been unable to replicate their early successes. In fact, since 1945, the team has only appeared in the French Championship final once. This was in 1982 and the side unfortunately lost to SU Agen. However, the team did win the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1980.

Now, in the professional era of rugby, the Bayonne rugby team regularly bounces between the Top 14 (France's top rugby division) and the Pro D2 (France's second tier). They were crowned as Pro D2 champions in both 2019 and 2022. 

Will the glory years ever return to the Bayonne rugby team? Find out with RugbyPass.