Fixtures

French Rugby Championship 03/23 16:00 19 Stade Francais vs Lyon - View
French Rugby Championship 03/30 16:00 20 Lyon vs Bordeaux - View
European Rugby Champions Cup 04/06 11:30 4 Bulls vs Lyon - View
French Rugby Championship 04/20 15:00 21 Perpignan vs Lyon - View
French Rugby Championship 04/27 15:00 22 Lyon vs Pau - View
French Rugby Championship 05/11 15:00 23 Toulon vs Lyon - View

Wikipedia - Lyon OU Rugby

Lyon Olympique Universitaire Rugby or LOU is a French professional rugby union team based in Lyon that currently competes in the Top 14, the highest level of the country's professional league system, having been most recently promoted for the 2016–17 season after winning the 2015–16 title of the second-level Pro D2. The club has bounced between the top two levels in recent years, having also been promoted in 2011 and 2014 and relegated in 2012 and 2015.

They were founded in 1896 and play in red and black. In 2011, the team left the Stade Vuillermet to the new Matmut Stadium. In 2017 the team moved to the Matmut Stadium de Gerland.

History

Le LOU, as it is traditionally known, is one of the oldest sports clubs in France and among the first outside Paris to have set up a rugby section. The club’s original name was Racing Club, the result of a merger of the Racing Club de Vaise and the Rugby Club de Lyon. It was renamed Racing et Cercles Réunis in 1902 after several other clubs joined it, then a few months later Lyon Olympique. Finally, in 1910, it became Lyon Olympique Universitaire. The red and black were adopted in 1902.

LOU Rugby against Stade Montois at the Vuillermet Stadium in Lyon, Pro D2 season 2004-2005

The club developed several sections (it now has 13), one of the most successful being the rugby union section, which is now known as LOU Rugby. The rugby club took part in three successive French championship finals (1931–33), losing the first one to Toulon (3-6) but winning the next two against Narbonne (9-3 and 10-3). It then played in lower amateur leagues until it was promoted back to the second professional division (Pro D2). In 2006-07, it had the second biggest budget of the championship and its ambition was to rejoin the Top 14 in the next two years, under the leadership of their coach Christian Lanta, who formerly led Racing Club de France, Italian club Treviso and Agen. However, they would not succeed in their promotion quest until 2011. Since then, they have been a proverbial "yo-yo team", having been either relegated or promoted four times in the six seasons since their 2011 promotion.

Lyon is a professional rugby union team based in the city of Lyon, France. The team was founded in 1896 and has a rich history in French rugby. They currently compete in the Top 14, which is the highest level of professional rugby in France.

The team plays their home matches at the Matmut Stadium de Gerland, which has a capacity of over 25,000 spectators. The team's colors are red and black, and their logo features a lion, which is a symbol of the city of Lyon.

Lyon has a strong squad of players, including several international stars. The team is known for their physicality and aggressive style of play, which has earned them a reputation as one of the toughest teams in the Top 14.

In recent years, Lyon has enjoyed success on the field, finishing in the top six of the Top 14 on multiple occasions. They have also reached the knockout stages of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, which is the second-tier competition in European rugby.

Overall, Lyon is a respected and competitive team in French rugby, with a passionate fan base and a proud history.