Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French
rugby union club from
Massy,
Essonne that play in
Pro D2, the second tier of the
French league system.
They are based in
Massy, Essonne
Massy () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) from the center of Paris.
Population
Massy underwent rapid development within a short period of time, transforming from a large borou ...
, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were promoted from the
Fédérale 1 at the end of the 2011–12 season, entering professional rugby for the first time in their history.
Their stay in
Pro D2 was short-lived: they were demoted at the end of the
2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 is the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2012–13 season. It ran alongside the 2012–13 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR ...
. On 24 May 2014, it was announced that they had won promotion back to
Pro D2 for the
2014–15 season as a result of winning the
Fédérale 1 semi-final 17 – 9 against
Tyrosse. They went on to lose the final 18–14 to
Montauban.
Massy were again relegated after only one season, finishing bottom on the 2014–15 Pro D2 table. They would return to Pro D2 after winning the promotion group in the 2016–17 Fédérale 1 regular season.
Current squad
''2017-18''
Current standings
References
External links
Official website
Rugby clubs established in 1971
Massy
Essonne
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