Rugby team
Bressane
Club · France · Nationale
«Les Violets»
The Stade Marcel-Verchère holds 11,400 and is shared with the town's football side, Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01.
US Bressane, founded in 1902 and known since 1997 as Union Sportive Bressane Pays de l'Ain. Fédérale 2 in 1999, Fédérale 1 in 2013 with a 15–13 final win over Bourgoin-Jallieu, and the Nationale title in 2021, which sent the club up into Pro D2.
Lionel Nallet came through at Bressane before captaining France, and Michel Greffe joined the club in 1970 having already won the Grand Slam with the national side two years earlier. The women's team, Les Violettes bressanes, took the French title three times, in 1974, 1981 and 1989.
Bressane now plays in the Nationale, the third tier.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 9 Oct | Nationale |
Rouen Normandie
H
|
17:36 | L |
| 2 Oct | Nationale |
Rennes
H
|
31:31 | D |
| 25 Sep | Nationale |
Albi
A
|
13:26 | L |
| 11 Sep | Nationale |
Vienne
H
|
21:19 | W |
| 4 Sep | Nationale |
Mont-de-Marsan
A
|
7:42 | L |
| 28 Aug | Nationale |
Carcassonne
H
|
12:36 | L |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 111| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 111 | 56 | 55 |
| Scored | 2247 | 1272 | 975 |
| Conceded | 2366 | 1031 | 1335 |
| Average per match | 20.2 | 22.7 | 17.7 |
| Conceded per game | 21.3 | 18.4 | 24.3 |
| Difference | −119 | +241 | −360 |
Fixtures of Bressane
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16 Oct · 19:00
Olympique Marcquois
A
Nationale
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30 Oct · 18:30
Massy
H
Nationale
Honours of Bressane
- Championnat de France de 2e division 1939, 1958, 1966 3
- Championnat de France de Fédérale 1 2013 1
- Championnat de France de Fédérale 2 1999 1
- Championnat de France de Nationale 2021 1