Aviron Bayonnais

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Aviron Bayonnais

Full name	Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro
Nickname(s)	L'Aviron (The Rowing Club) Les Ciel et Blanc (The Sky Blue and Whites)
Founded	1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Location	Bayonne, France
Ground(s)	Stade Jean-Dauger (Capacity: 14,370)
President	Philippe Tayeb
Coach(es)	Grégory Patat
Captain(s)	Denis Marchois
League(s)	Top 14
2023–24	12th
Team kit 2nd kit
Official website
[[1] www.abrugby.fr/%20abrugby.fr]]

Aviron Bayonnais (AB, Basque: Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (Baiona, in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Pro D2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final against Aurillac. In the 2016-2017 season, they finished in last place, and will be relegated back to Pro D2 for the 2017-18 season. Founded in 1904, they play at the Parc des Sports also known as Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne. Their mascot is a pottok pony called pottoka. They have ties to the French Basque community.