French semi-professional rugby league club
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| Full name | Sporting Olympique Avignon |
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| Nickname(s) | Bisons |
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| Founded | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) |
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| Website | Official Site |
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| Chairman | Eric Bissiere |
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| Coach | Renaud Guigue |
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| Manager | Bernard Imbert |
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| Competition | Super XIII |
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| 2023–24 | 7th |
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Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France. They currently play in the Super XIII. The club was formed in 1916 and they enjoyed their best spell during the 1950s when they lifted the Lord Derby Cup twice and reached two other finals as well as being runners up in the French rugby league championship. The club plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports (Avignon). The current head coach is their former player and ex French international Renaud Guigue
