The Club Olympique Creusot Bourgogne, formerly known as Club Olympique Creusotin, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the Fédérale 2 competition. They are based in Le Creusot in the Saône-et-Loire department.
At the end of the 2012–13 season they were relegated to the Fédérale 3 competition.
Honours Second division Finalist : 1973 (losing against CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6-10) Premier division Group B Finalist : 1984 (losing against CS Bourgoin-Jallieu) 2 participations in Challenge Yves-du-Manoir Bourgogne Championship : Winner : 1926, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946
Other competitions Winner of Challenge of l'Espérance (1) : 1986. Finalist of Challenge Leydier in 2009 French Champion open "touch-rugby" 2012
Notable players Christian Chalmandrier, scrum half Gilles Delaigue, centre, international for France in 1973 Daniel Kaczorowski, third line, international for France in 1974 Alexandre Lapandry, growth in Le Creusot, Junior au COC, flanker in Clermont-Ferrand. Bernard Nectoux, centre in 1960s Grzegorz Kacala, third line player, international for Poland played in Grenoble, Brive and Cardiff. Džoni Mandić, third line centre. Georges Siné, wing in the 1950s Eddy Langi. Zane Bosch, South African player. Andrew Thompson, Munster & Irish Player Hervé Laporte, growth in Le Creusot then played in Perpignan. Bernard Labouré, growth in Le Creusot then played in RC Toulon. André Buonomo, French Champion with Béziers in 1972 Jean Paul Pelloux, : Finalist of French Championship 1983 with Nice against Béziers Gérard Verdoulet, 1/2 Finalist of French Championship with Romans against Agen in 1977. Sébastien kuzbik, wing of Montpellier Didier Rétière, now assistant coach of French National team
Coaches André Buonomo 1973-1977 Bernard Labouré 1983-1984 Gérard Verdoulet 1984-1987 Jean-Paul Peloux and Philippe Marguin 1991-1993 Jean François Izidorczyk and Roch Gilot 2006-2007 Régis Fribourg and Thierry Casasréales 2007-2010 Wilfrid Gauthier and Sylvain Guyon 2010-2014 Christophe Vojetta And Cedric Bourgeau 2014--
Presidents Raymond Bené(1960/1966) Jean Bourgeois (1966/1967) Marcel Lagoutte (1967/1972) Andre Roquain (1972/1974) Robert Chazette (1974/1977) Roger Rousseau (1977/1979) Maurice Delorme (1979/1986) Jean Claude Clair (1986/1989) Robert Boisseau (1989/1995) Guy Arnoud and Claude Vernochet (1995) Jean Jacques Soulier (2003/2006) Jean Pierre Moreau and Alexandre Agnani (2007) Jean Pierre Moreau (2009) Jean Claude Bourdiau and Michel Popille (2010–present)
External links Official Site Le Pilon en Ovalie, club of supporters