Union Sportive Bressane is a general sports club based in the town of
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse (; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient Provinces of France, province of Bresse (). I ...
, France. The club has competed for the past few years in France's third division,
Nationale. During the 2007–08 season, they managed to reach the final of the Jean-Prat championship and faced a surging
US Colomiers
Union Sportive Colomiers Rugby or Rugby Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Pro D2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006–07 season, but ...
side. US Bressane was easily defeated 36-3, but thanks to reaching the final this still earned the club automatic promotion to the second division of France,
Rugby Pro D2
The Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It ...
for 2008-09.
Current standings
Current squad
The Bourg-en-Bresse squad for the
2021–22 season is:
See also
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:Union Sportive Bressane players
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List of rugby union clubs in France
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The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in ...
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Rugby union in France
Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional dome ...
References
External links
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Union Sportive BressaneOfficial website
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Bressane
Rugby clubs established in 1902
Sport in Ain
Bresse
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