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{{Short description|French rugby union club, based in Biarritz}}
{{Infobox rugby team
  | teamname    = Biarritz Olympique
  | image       = Biarritz_olympique_badge.png
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  | fullname    = Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque
  | nickname    = ''BO''
  | location    = [[Biarritz]], [[France]]
  | countryflag = France
  | founded     = {{Start date and age|1913|4|24|df=y}}
  | ground      = [[Parc des Sports Aguiléra]]
  | capacity    = 15,000
  | president   = Shaun Hegarty
  | coach       = [[Nicolas Nadau]] and [[Shaun Sowerby]]
  | captain     = [[Steffon Armitage]]
  | league      = {{French rugby union updater|Biarritz}}
  | season      = {{French rugby union updater|Biarritz2}}
  | position    = {{French rugby union updater|Biarritz3}}
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'''Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque''' ({{IPA|fr|bjaʁits ɔlɛ̃pik pe.i bask|lang}}; {{lit|"Biarritz Olympic, [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]]"}}), usually known simply as '''Biarritz''', is a French professional [[rugby union]] team based in the [[Iparralde|Basque]] city of [[Biarritz]] in the [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pyrénées-Atlantiques department]] of [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] which competes in the [[Pro D2]], the second division of French rugby. Biarritz plays its home matches at the [[Parc des Sports Aguiléra]], a multi-use stadium in Biarritz with a capacity of around 13,500 people, though for games that need a larger capacity, Biarritz may play at the [[Estadio Anoeta]] in [[San Sebastián]]. Biarritz play in red and white colours. Biarritz has won a number of major honors, including the French championship on five occasions.

Biarritz Olympique was formed in 1913 through the merger of the Biarritz Stade and Biarritz Sporting Club rugby teams. Biarritz made their way to the final of the French championship for the first time in the 1934 season where they were defeated by [[Aviron Bayonnais|Bayonne]]. The following season they claimed their first championship, defeating [[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]] in the final. That decade Biarritz met Perpignan twice again in the final, winning one and losing one. It would not be until 1992 when the club made the final again, and then a decade later, winning the championship in 2002. The club won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006, and were runners-up in Europe in 2006 as well as 2010. In 2013–14, Biarritz won just five matches out of 26, and were relegated to the Pro D2 League. In 2020–21, they were promoted back to the Top 14 after a seven-year absence.

==History==

=== Early years===
The history of the club extends back to the late 19th century. An athletic club, Biarritz Stade (named that, in 1902) opened up a rugby quarter. In 1909, the Biarritz Sporting Club was established. On 26 April 1913, the fusion of the two clubs took place. The new name of the club was Biarritz Olympique and its inaugural president was M. P. Campagne. On 13 May 1934, Biarritz Olympique played in the final of the [[Ligue Nationale de Rugby|French premiership]]; they were however, defeated by [[Aviron Bayonnais]] 13 points to 8 at [[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]] in [[Toulouse]] in front of 18,000 people. It was the only all-Basque final and is still the final in which the two contenders were separated by the shortest distance (3 miles), outside the all-Parisian finals of the late 19th century.

A year later, Biarritz again found themselves in the final of the national championship, this time against [[USA Perpignan]]. They emerged victorious, winning three points to nil, claiming their first ever national championship. The success continued in the latter stages of the decade. In the 1938 championship, Biarritz again met USAP in the final, though this time, the Perpignan club were able to get the win, Biarritz losing 11 points to six. A year later, the two clubs met in the final again, with Biarritz coming out as the better club on the day, winning six points to nil, and claiming the second national championship. But for almost 50 years, Biarritz was not going to feature prominently in the French league.

===The 1980s and 1990s===
It was not until the late 1980s that BO, as it is nicknamed, was going to reach the top again. In 1989 Biarritz contested their first Challenge Yves du Manoir final since the 1937 season. However, they were defeated by [[RC Narbonne]] 18–12 in the final. In 1992, Biarritz made it to the national final, played at [[Parc des Princes]] in [[Paris]]. However, Biarritz went down to [[RC Toulon]] 19 points to 14. In the 1997–98 season, Biarritz competed in their first European Rugby Cup competition, playing in the European Challenge Cup. Biarritz won three of their six fixtures, and did not make it past the pool stages. The 1998–99 season was similar to the previous, though they were able to win one more of their pool fixtures, but finished third in the pool standings after other French clubs Agen and Brive.

In their third Challenge Cup, Biarritz only lost one pool game and finished first in the standings. However, they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by English club Bristol. As well as the success in the Challenge Cup, in the 1999–00 season, they also won the Coupe de France for the first time since 1937, defeating [[CA Brive]] 24–13 in the final. Biarritz also earned qualification for the Heineken Cup.<ref name=scrum>{{cite web|publisher=scrum.com |title=Biarritz |url=http://www.scrum.com/heineken/00-01/teams/Biarritz.asp |access-date=29 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051206161320/http://www.scrum.com/heineken/00-01/teams/Biarritz.asp |archive-date=December 6, 2005 }}</ref>

===2000s===
[[Image:Finale BO-Toulouse 2006.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Celebrations after Biarritz' 2006 championship win over Toulouse.]]
The club finished at the top of their pool In the Heineken Cup, but were eliminated by Irish team Munster, losing 38–29 in the quarter-finals at Thomond Park. In the 2001–02 Heineken Cup Biarritz did not make the finals, finishing second in their pool, winning two of their six pool fixtures.

In 2002, Biarritz made their way to the domestic final for the first time in a decade. They defeated [[SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne|Agen]] 25 to 22 at [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] in front of 78,457. That season they were also runners-up to [[Stade Rochelais|La Rochelle]] in the Coupe de France final, losing 21–19.  The 2002–03 Heineken Cup was also a success for Biarritz, finishing at the top of their pool standings, they were quarter-finalists, but lost to Leinster 18–13 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin.

The 2003–04 Heineken Cup was the best-ever for Biarritz, as they made it to the semi-finals for the first time. They finished at the top of their pool and defeated the [[Scarlets|Llanelli Scarlets]] in the quarter-finals. They lost to fellow French club Toulouse 19–11 in the semi-finals. In 2004–05 Biarritz dropped only the one pool game against the London Wasps and finished at the top of their pool. They then defeated Munster in the quarter-finals, to repeat their success of the previous season by making the semi-finals. They, however, lost to Stade Français, 20–17 at Parc des Princes. More success followed in 2005, where they defeated the Stade Français club 37 points to 34 in the domestic final after a very rugged challenge.

In the year 2006, they made it to the Heineken Cup final where they met Munster. Although they lost their first pool game to the Saracens, Biarritz won the remaining matches and finished at the top of their pool, and defeated English clubs Sale and Bath in the finals to make the final. They lost the compelling game 19–23. They were, however, able to make it to the final of the [[2005–06 Top 14 season|2005–06 Top 14]], where they met Toulouse. Biarritz led nine points to six at half time but stormed to victory in the second half, the final score being 40 to 13, making Biarritz back-to-back winners. In the [[2006–07 Heineken Cup]] Biarritz won all six of their pool games, topping their group with 29 points. They met fellow pool team [[Northampton Saints]] at Estadio Anoeta in the quarter-finals: Northampton upset Biarritz 8–7.  In 2010, after finishing atop their pool, Biarritz defeated [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] and Munster, both at the Anoeta, and lost a hard-fought Heineken Cup final to Toulouse, 21–19, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Saturday, 22 May.

On 18 May 2012, Biarritz beat [[Top 14]] rivals [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]] 21-18 in the [[2011–12 European Challenge Cup|2012 Amlin Challenge Cup Final]] at [[Twickenham Stoop]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/rugby-amlin-result-idUKL4E8GI8M020120518 | work=Reuters | title=Rugby-Biarritz 21 Toulon 18 - Amlin Challenge Cup final result | date=18 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Biarritz played poorly during the 2013–14 Top 14 season, and ended up being relegated to the Rugby Pro D2 for the 2014–15 season.

==Stadium==
[[Image:Ikurriña Biarritz Olympique.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Ikurriña|Basque flag]] with BOPB logo in a house of Biarritz]]
[[Image:Rabagny - Biarritz Olympique mascot.jpg|thumb|200px|Rabagny (mascot)]]
Biarritz play their home matches at the [[Parc des Sports Aguiléra]], which is a multi-use stadium in Biarritz. The stadium is used mostly for rugby and is able to hold around 13,500 people. Apart from Biarritz home games, the ground also hosted an international between the [[French Barbarians]] and [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]].

Biarritz sometimes move larger games across the border to [[Estadio Anoeta]] in [[San Sebastián|Donostia/San Sebastián]], [[Spain]]. The Anoeta is the nearest stadium to Biarritz with a suitable capacity for matches such as a Heineken Cup semi-final, which must be played at a venue which can hold at least 20,000 spectators. The Anoeta holds well above that limit, at slightly over 32,000. The first such match held there was a victory over Munster in a quarter final of the 2004–05 Heineken Cup. In 2005–06 Biarritz played and won both their Heineken Cup quarter and semi-finals at the venue. The 2006–07 quarter-final against Northampton was also played there. In the [[2009–10 Top 14 season]], Biarritz took two league matches to the Anoeta—their home leg of the Northern Basque derby against [[Aviron Bayonnais|Bayonne]], and a home match against fellow traditional power [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]. They also played both of their knockout matches leading up to the 2010 Heineken Cup final at the Anoeta, defeating [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] in the quarter-finals and [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] in the semi-finals.

==Colours and name==
Biarritz Olympique usually play in red and white colours. Green is the club's tertiary colour, as red, white and green are the traditional colours that represent the Basque Country. Their home uniform consists of red socks and shorts with a predominantly white shirt with red sides. A second jersey also has one green arm. For the 2015-16 season, their kit is produced by [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]. The main shirt sponsor is [[Capgemini]].

In 1998, it adopted its current name (Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque), which refers to the club's Basque heritage the name is often abbreviated as BOPB. The club logo is a red and white shield with the B and O in the middle. The words Pays Basque also appear on either side of the logo in green.

==Supporters==
The Biarritz supporters sometimes wave the [[Ikurriña|Basque flag]] in the stands. Traditional Basque songs are also heard, as Basque supporters have a reputation for being very good singers. The Parc des Sports Aguilera is considered an intimidating venue to play at, with Biarritz supporters having a reputation for being very vocal.<ref name=hcoverview>{{cite news | publisher=BBC | title=Heineken Cup 2006–07|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/6055362.stm| access-date=29 November 2006 | date=16 October 2006}}</ref>

==Honours==
* '''[[Top 14|French championship Top 14]]'''
** '''Champions (5):''' [[1934–35 French Rugby Union Championship|1935]], [[1938–39 French Rugby Union Championship|1939]], [[2001–02 Top 16 season|2002]], [[2004–05 Top 16 season|2005]], [[2005–06 Top 14 season|2006]]
** Runners-up (3): [[1933–34 French Rugby Union Championship|1934]], [[1937–38 French Rugby Union Championship|1938]], [[1991–92 French Rugby Union Championship|1992]]
* '''[[Heineken Cup]] / [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]'''
** Runners-up (2): [[2006 Heineken Cup Final|2006]], [[2010 Heineken Cup Final|2010]]
* '''[[European Rugby Challenge Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (1):''' [[2011–12 European Challenge Cup|2012]]
* '''[[Challenge Yves du Manoir]]'''
** Champions (1): 1937 
** Runners-up (1): 1989
* '''[[Coupe de France (rugby union)|French Cup]]'''
** Champions (1): 2000

==Finals results==

===French championship===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Winners
! Score
! Runners-up
! Venue
! Spectators
|-
|align=center|13 May 1934
|'''[[Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro|Aviron Bayonnais]]''' 
|align=center|13–8
|Biarritz Olympique
|align=center|[[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]], [[Toulouse]]
|align=center|18.000
|-  
|align=center|12 May 1935
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center|3–0
|[[Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais|USA Perpignan]]
|align=center|[[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]], [[Toulouse]]
|align=center|23.000
|-
|align=center|8 May 1938
|'''[[Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais|USA Perpignan]]''' 
|align=center|11–6
|Biarritz Olympique
|align=center|[[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]], [[Toulouse]]
|align=center|24.600
|- 
|align=center|30 April 1939
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center|6–0 (aet)
|[[Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais|USA Perpignan]]
|align=center|[[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]], [[Toulouse]]
|align=center|23.000
|-
|align=center|6 June 1992
|'''[[RC Toulon]]''' 
|align=center|19–3
|Biarritz Olympique
|align=center|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]]
|align=center|48.000
|-  
|align=center|8 June 2002
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center|25–22 (aet)
|[[SU Agen]]
|align=center|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)|Saint-Denis]]
|align=center|78.457
|-
|align=center|11 June 2005
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center|37–34 (aet)
|[[Stade Français]]
|align=center|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)|Saint-Denis]]
|align=center|79.475
|-  
|align=center|10 June 2006
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center|40–13
|[[Stade Toulousain]]
|align=center|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)|Saint-Denis]]
|align=center|79.474
|}

===Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Winners
! Score
! Runners-up
! Venue
! Spectators
|-
|align=center|20 May 2006
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} '''[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]''' 
|align=center| 23–19
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Biarritz Olympique 
|align=center|[[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|align=center|74,534
|-
|align=center|22 May 2010
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Stade Toulousain]]''' 
|align=center| 21–19
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Biarritz Olympique 
|align=center|[[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|align=center|78,962
|}

===European Rugby Challenge Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Winners
! Score
! Runners-up
! Venue
! Spectators
|-
| align=center | 18 May 2012
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''Biarritz Olympique'''
| align=center| 21–18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[RC Toulonnais|RC Toulon]]
| align=center| [[Twickenham Stoop|The Stoop]], [[London]]
| align=center| 9,376
|}

===Challenge Yves du Manoir===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
! Date
! Winners
! Score
! Runners-up
|-
| align=center|1937
|'''Biarritz Olympique '''
|align=center |9–3
|[[USA Perpignan]]
|-
| align=center|1989
|'''[[RC Narbonne]]'''
|align=center |18–12
|Biarritz Olympique
|-  
|}

===French Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
! Date
! Winners
! Score
! Runners-up
! Spectators
|-
| align=center|2000
|'''Biarritz Olympique'''
|align=center |24–13
|[[CA Brive]]
|align=center |17,500
|}

==Current standings==
{{#lst:2025–26 Rugby Pro D2 season|table}}

==Current squad==
{{for|player movements before or during the [[2025–26 Rugby Pro D2 season|2025–26 season]]|List of 2025–26 Rugby Pro D2 transfers#Biarritz}}

The Biarritz squad for the [[2025–26 Top 14 season|2025–26 season]] is:<ref name="Equipe - Effectif PRO D2">{{cite web | url=https://www.bo-pb.com/les-equipes/#pro | title=Equipe - Effectif Pro | work=Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque | access-date=1 September 2019 | language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biarritz squad for season 2025/2026 |url=https://all.rugby/club/biarritz/squad |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=all.rugby |language=en}}</ref>

{{rugby squad start}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[:fr:Yohan Beheregaray|Yohan Beheregaray]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[:fr:Clément Martinez|Clément Martinez]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Adrien Sonzogni]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=Morocco | pos=PR | name='''[[:fr:Zakaria El Fakir|Zakaria El Fakir]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[:fr:François Mur|François Mur]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=GEO | pos=PR | name='''[[Giorgi Nutsubidze]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[:fr:Alexandre Plantier|Alexandre Plantier]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[:fr:Quentin Samaran|Quentin Samaran]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=PR | name=[[Solomone Tukuafu]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=RSA | pos=LK | name=[[Heath Backhouse]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=LK | name='''[[John Dyer (rugby union)|John Dyer]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SAM | pos=LK | name='''[[Piula Faʻasalele]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=RSA | pos=LK | name=[[Aston Fortuin]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[:fr:Aitor Hourcade|Aitor Hourcade]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Rémi Bourdeaué|Rémi Bourdeau]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Thomas Hébert|Thomas Hébert]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=BR | name='''[[:fr:Ekain Imaz Agirre|Ekain Imaz]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SUI | pos=BR | name='''[[:fr:Jessy Jegerlehner|Jessy Jegerlehner]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Alban Placines|Alban Placines]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=BR | name='''[[Cornell du Preez]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Filimo Taofifénua|Filimo Taofifénua]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Yoni Tuataane|Yoni Tuataane]]}}
{{rugby squad mid}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=SH | name='''[[:fr:Kerman Aurrekoetxea|Kerman Aurrekoetxea]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=[[:fr:Imanol Biscay|Imanol Biscay]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name='''[[Yann Lesgourgues]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[Eliott Arandiga]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[:fr:Thomas Dolhagaray|Thomas Dolhagaray]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[:fr:Edgar Retière|Edgar Retière]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[:fr:Enzo Selponi|Enzo Selponi]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name='''[[Yann David]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[:fr:Jules Even|Jules Even]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[:fr:Dorian Laborde|Dorian Laborde]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=Brazil | pos=CE | name='''[[:fr:Carlo Mignot|Carlo Mignot]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=CE | name='''[[Tyler Morgan]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Sam Spring]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[Steeve Barry]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[:fr:Arthur Bonneval|Arthur Bonneval]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name='''[[:fr:Mathieu Acebes|Mathieu Acebes]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[:fr:Bastien Guillemin|Bastien Guillemin]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[:fr:Yohan Tapie|Yohan Tapie]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[:fr:Baptiste Fariscot|Baptiste Fariscot]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[:fr:Kylian Jaminet|Kylian Jaminet]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FB | name=[[Zach Kibirige]]}}
{{rugby squad end}}

===Espoirs squad===

The Biarritz Olympique Espoirs squad is:<ref name="The teams">{{cite web|url=https://www.bo-pb.com/les-equipes/#espoirs| title=The teams - Espoirs|work=Biarritz Olympique|access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref>

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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Anas Barara]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=HK | name=[[Unax Goikoetxea]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Millian Ouldji]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Peio Dospital]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Kepa Ebode-Nkoa]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=GEO | pos=PR | name=[[Temur Khutuashvili]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Kilimeno Manuopuava]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=PR | name=[[Raymond Navunikaba]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Timothe Pelloux]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Ilyes Seddi]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=PR | name=[[Bruno Vagni]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Lucas Delos]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=Ukraine | pos=LK | name=[[Stanislav Kucherenko]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=LK | name=[[Manex Marono Gainza]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=LK | name=[[Markel Odriozola]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Ellande Sanderson]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Jules Soubran]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Arthur Calvet]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Solomon Iboeba]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Romeo Petit]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[André Sacco]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=BR | name=[[Luka Tavalu]]}}
{{rugby squad mid}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ITA | pos=SH | name=[[Niccolo Beni (rugby union)|Niccolo Beni]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=[[Anoa Laurent]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=[[Hugo Mazas]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[Raphaёl Dubois]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Teo Hirschler]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Marius Larribaud]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=AUS | pos=CE | name=[[Cynseah Tautalafua]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=CE | name=[[Oier Zabalbeaskoa]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[Nicolas Elissondo]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=AUS | pos=WG | name=[[Seth Teo'o]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[Yoan Borges]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[Andoni Echegaray]]}}
{{rugby squad end}}

==Notable former players==
{{Famous|date=June 2012}}

{{Div col|colwidth=18em}} 
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Federico Martín Aramburú]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Bosch]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Manuel Carizza]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Agustín Creevy]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Tomás Cubelli]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Martín Gaitán]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Francisco Gómez Kodela]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Eusebio Guiñazú]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Burton]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rodney Davies]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dane Haylett-Petty]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leroy Houston]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karmichael Hunt]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Isaac
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Roff]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Haig Sare]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Tomane]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Evan Olmstead]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffon Armitage]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Iain Balshaw]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daniel Caprice]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ayoola Erinle]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brett Herron]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Magnus Lund]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Pool-Jones]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Sireli Bobo]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Seremaia Burotu]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Adriu Delai]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Nemia Soqeta]]
* {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Kalivati Tawake]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoit August]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Denis Avril]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Baget]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabien Barcella]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Bernard (rugby union)|Pierre Bernard]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pascal Barraque]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Bernat-Salles]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Serge Betsen]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Bidabé]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Serge Blanco]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Bonetti]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Bourrust]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Boussès]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Brusque]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Cabannes]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Emmanuel Cassin]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Celaya]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabien Cibray]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Condom]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[David Couzinet]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valentin Courrent]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Dambielle]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Clément Darbo]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[André Darrieussecq]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thibault Dubarry]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Dufau]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Dupuy]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Dusautoir]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pépito Elhorga]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Martin Etchenique]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Florian Faure]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fernand Forgues]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Gimbert]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Baptiste Gobelet]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Michel Gonzalez]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[André Haget]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Francis Haget]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Haget]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kylan Hamdaoui]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Imanol Harinordoquy]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Héguy]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marcel Jol]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thibault Lacroix]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrice Lagisquet]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raphaël Lakafia]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Larribau]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégoire Lascubé]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Wenceslas Lauret]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benoît Lecouls]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yann Lesgourgues]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Lièvremont]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thomas Lièvremont]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Magnaval]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sylvain Marconnet]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jimmy Marlu]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Legi Matiu]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Menini]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Mignardi]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Milhères]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Montanella]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Noirot]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Olibeau]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pascal Ondarts]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Peyrelongue]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexandre Roumat]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Roumat]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[David Roumieu]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Ruffenach]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Saubade]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Benjamin Thiéry]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Thion]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Teddy Thomas (rugby union)|Teddy Thomas]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Tillous-Borde]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Damien Traille]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yvan Watremez]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dimitri Yachvili]]
* {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Vakhtang Akhobadze]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Santiago Dellapè]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Masi]]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gonzalo Padro]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Frano Botica]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Campbell Johnstone]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Glen Osborne]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Francis Saili]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Daniel Waenga]]
* {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik Lund]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Petru Bălan]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ovidiu Tonița]]
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Henry Fa'afili]]
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Josh Tyrell]]
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Census Johnston]]
* {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Kas Lealamanua]]
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Nick De Luca]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Wicus Blaauw]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Jacques Cronjé]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Willie du Plessis (rugby union, born 1990)|Willie du Plessis]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Trevor Hall (rugby union)|Trevor Hall]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Philip van der Walt]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Ashwin Willemse]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Takudzwa Ngwenya]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Thretton Palamo]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Ueleni Fono]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Kurt Morath]]
* {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Samiu Vahafolau]]
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Aled Brew]]
* {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ben Broster]]
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==See also==
* [[List of rugby union clubs in France]]
* [[Rugby union in France]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Biarritz Olympique}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.bo-pb.com/ Biarritz Olympique Pays Basques] Official website
* [http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/rugbyparoles/parolesaupabo.html Biarritz Olympique anthem]

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