FULL NAME |
Lyon Olympique Universitaire |
FOUNDED |
1896 |
STADIUM (capacity) |
Stade Vuillermet |
3,000 |
POSITION LAST YEAR |
1st in ProD2. Full results for 2010/11 |
BUDGET FOR 2010/11 |
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COLOURS |
Red and black |
HONOURS |
Championship winners |
1932, 1933 |
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Championship runners-up |
1931 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir, winners |
1933 |
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Challenge Yves du Manoir, runners-up |
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Coup de France, winners |
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ProD2 champions |
2011 |
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Fédérale 1 champions |
2002 |
PRESIDENT |
Yvan Patet |
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COACH |
Raphael Saint-André, Matthieu Lazerges |
CAPTAIN |
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TRIVIA |
Lyon OU twice broke the attendance record for a ProD2 game in 2010/11, with more than 37,000 watching their 'derby' game against Oyonnax after it was switched to the Stade Gerland. |
MAJOR SIGNINGS |
Juan-Manuel Leguizamon (Argentine back-row) |
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Ricky Januarie (South African scrum-half) |
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Sisa Koyamaibole (Fijian back row) |
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Mark Van Gisbergen (English full-back) |
CURRENT PLAYERS |
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MAJOR PLAYERS |
Balan Bogdan (Romanian prop) |
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Paino Hehea (Tongan prop) |
OFFICIAL SITE |
www.lourugby.fr |