US Oyonnax thrashed Nevers 56 to 35 in Pro D2 on Thursday evening, the 25th of September 2026. The hosts sat top of the attacking charts and piled on points with unsettling ease. Nevers, rooted to 16th with four defeats from four, offered little resistance from the opening whistle.
By then, the pattern was clear enough. Oyonnax dominated territory and territory told. They worked the channels, found gaps where Nevers' defence had been out-thought, and added to their tally without pause. To be fair, the visitors looked second to everything in the opening exchanges.
We had called for a home victory with 77 per cent confidence. The reasoning was straightforward: Oyonnax had won every game this season, scoring freely, while Nevers had lost four consecutive outings. It was not a complicated assessment. The result simply confirmed what the table already suggested.
And here's the thing about rugby — it is decided in moments, not averages. Oyonnax scored at will because Nevers let them. The visitors closed down poorly, lost their man repeatedly, and by the time they tried to regroup, the scoreboard had moved beyond reach. The hosts closed the game out with authority.
The table now shows Oyonnax second with 18 points from four wins. Nevers remain 16th on four points, having lost every game this campaign. The gap between them is widening, and for Nevers, the season is already slipping away.
