# CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club competing in the third level of the French league system, Nationale.
The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the French Cup competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.
Founded in 1906 as "Club Sportif Bergusien". They play at Stade Pierre Rajon (capacity 9,441). They are based in Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Isère department in the province of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France.

## History

The club was established in 1906 as "Club Sportif Bergusien".

### 1997 season

In 1997 the club had a successful season.

#### Runners-up French Cup 1997

The club contested the Challenge Yves du Manoir final, losing to Section Paloise 13 to 11.

#### Runners-up French Championship 1997

The club made it to the 1997 final of the French championship, where they went down to Toulouse, 12 to 6 at Parc des Princes in Paris.

#### Winners of the European Challenge 1997

They made it to the final of the Challenge Cup, where they defeated fellow French club Castres 18 to 9 in Béziers. They played in the 1997–98 Heineken Cup, winning two of their 6 pool fixtures, missing out on the finals.

### 1999 season

The club had similar success in various competitions in the 1999 season.

#### Runners-up French Cup 1999

They again contested the French Cup, which they lost to Stade Français Paris 27 to 19.

#### Runners-up European Challenge 1999

As well as contesting the European Shield final, which they also lost, to AS Montferrand 25 to 16 in Lyon. The club saw similar results in their 1999–2000 Heineken Cup season to that of the 1997-98 competition, winning two of their six pool fixtures, not moving into the finals.

### Double runners-up French Cup (March 2003 and November 2003)

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu also contested the final two French Cup finals, in March 2003. They did however lose both games, being defeated by La Rochelle 22 to 20 in early 2003, and losing to Castres 27 to 26 in November 2003. In the 2002–03 Heineken Cup the club achieved its best result yet, finishing second in their pool, winning four of their six games, but still missing out on the finals. However, their 2004–05 Heineken Cup campaign was not successful at all, losing all six pool games and finishing last in their group.

### 2006 season

For the 2006-07 Heineken Cup home fixture against Munster, Stade de Genève which can hold over 30,000 spectators was used instead of Stade Pierre Rajon. The attendance on the day was 16,255.

### 2009 season

The 2008–09 season saw both a measure of success and multiple relegation dangers. While they reached the final of that season's European Challenge Cup, losing to Northampton Saints, they spent most of the season hovering close to the drop zone. They also faced financial trouble serious enough that they were in danger of forced relegation to Pro D2. CSBJ, however, finished the league season in a safe spot (11th) and were able to provide LNR with sufficient financial guarantees to enable them to stay in Top 14 for 2009–10.

## Honours

* European Rugby Challenge Cup
** Champions (1): 1997
** Runners-up (2): 1999, 2009
* French championship Top 14
** Runners-up (1): 1997
* Pro D2
** Champions (3): 1965, 1971, 1973
* French Cup
** Runners-up (2): 1997, 1999
* Group B French Champions
** Champions : 1984
** Runners-up : 1982

## Finals results
### French championship

| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 31 May 1997 | Stade Toulousain | 12-6 | CS Bourgoin | Parc des Princes, Paris | 44.000 |

### European Rugby Challenge Cup

| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Spectators |
| 26 January 1997 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 18-9 | Castres Olympique | Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers | 10.000 |
| 27 February 1999 | AS Montferrand | 35-16 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | 31.986 |
| 22 May 2009 | Northampton Saints | 15-3 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | The Stoop, Twickenham | 9.260 |

### French Cup

| Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Spectators |
| 1997 | Section Paloise | 13-11 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 15,732 |
| 1999 | Stade Français Paris | 27-19 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 22,000 |

## Current standings

2024–25 Nationale season Table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Narbonne (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 81 | +63 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Semi-final promotion play-off |
| 2 | Chambéry (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 70 | +65 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Semi-final promotion play-off |
| 3 | Périgueux | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 52 | +72 | 2 | 0 | 22 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
| 4 | Rouen (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 81 | +49 | 2 | 0 | 22 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
| 5 | Albi (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 80 | +59 | 2 | 0 | 22 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
| 6 | Carcassonne (Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 48 | +66 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Quarter-final promotion play-off |
| 7 | Langon (Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 99 | +56 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 88 | +53 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Suresnes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 84 | +48 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| 10 | Massy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 68 | +59 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 11 | Tarbes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 81 | +44 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 12 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 13 | Marcq-en-Barœul (Q) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 126 | 124 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Relegation play-off |
| 14 | Hyères (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 650 | −650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Nationale 2 |

## Current squad

2022-23 Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Maxime Castant | Hooker | France |
| Mohammed Kribache | Hooker | Morocco |
| Jordy Perez | Hooker | France |
| Kilian Tripier | Hooker | France |
| Maxime Cailletfaite | Prop | France |
| Rossouw de Klerk | Prop | South Africa |
| Adrien Devisme | Prop | France |
| Romain Favaretto | Prop | France |
| Rémy Gaborit | Prop | France |
| Michaël Simutoga | Prop | France |
| Nugzar Somkhishvili | Prop | Georgia |
| Oktay Yilmaz | Prop | France |
| Léandre Cotte | Lock | France |
| Leroy Henry-Jack | Lock | Cook Islands |
| Joketani Koroi | Lock | Fiji |
| Jonathan Kpoku | Lock | England |
| Kemueli Lavetanakoroi | Lock | Fiji |
| Mattéo Broeders | Flanker | France |
| Kevin Chaudouard | Flanker | France |
| Théophile Cotte | Flanker | France |
| Théo Lepage | Flanker | France |
| Bynjamin Rabatel | Flanker | France |
| Kevin Rivoire | Flanker | France |
| Robin Gascou | Number 8 | France |
| Laki Lee | Number 8 | Samoa |
| Poutasi Luafutu | Number 8 | Australia |
| Player | Position | Union |
| William Hutteau | Scrum-half | France |
| Tomás Munilla | Scrum-half | Spain |
| Adrien Pontarollo | Scrum-half | France |
| Benjamin Noble | Fly-half | France |
| Nicolas Vuillemin | Fly-half | France |
| Christopher Bosch | Centre | South Africa |
| Axel Derderian | Centre | France |
| Isaiah Leota | Centre | New Zealand |
| Pieter Morton | Centre | South Africa |
| Mathieu Nicolas | Centre | France |
| Rémy Bouet | Wing | France |
| Makalea Foliaki | Wing | France |
| Quentin Lefort | Wing | France |
| Pablo Patilla | Wing | France |
| Nicolas Cachet | Fullback | France |
| Romain Sola | Fullback | France |

## Notable former players

* Issam Hamel
* Matias Viazzo
* Josh Holmes
* Andrew Tiedemann
* Nemani Nadolo
* Albert Vulivuli
* Alexandre Bias
* Julien Bonnaire
* Benjamin Boyet
* Benoît Cabello
* Marc Cécillon
* Sébastien Chabal
* Alexandre Chazalet
* Arnaud Costes
* Jean-François Coux
* Jean Daudé
* Yann David
* Cédric Desbrosse
* Ethan Dumortier
* Alexandre Dumoulin
* Mickael Forest
* Julien Frier
* Florian Fritz
* Stéphane Glas
* Gaëtan Germain
* David Janin
* Christophe Laussucq
* Xavier Mignot
* Olivier Milloud
* Franck Montanella
* Lionel Nallet
* Sylvain Nicolas
* Pascal Papé
* Morgan Parra
* Alexandre Péclier
* Vincent Pelo
* Julien Pierre
* Pierre Raschi
* Olivier Sourgens
* Marco Tauleigne
* Jean-François Tordo
* David Venditti
* Sascha Fischer
* Robert Mohr
* Irakli Giorgadze
* Davit Khinchaguishvili
* Alberto Di Bernardo
* Carlo Del Fava
* Federico Pucciariello
* Silvère Tian
* Piet van Zyl
* Norm Berryman
* Roger Randle
* Alex Tulou
* Karena Wihongi
* Henari Veratau
* Ruben Spachuck
* Brando Va'aulu
* Rudi Coetzee
* Mark McKenzie
* James McLaren
* Salesi Finau
* Chris Wyatt