Rugby Club Vannes

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RC Vannes
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)RCV
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
LocationVannes, France
Ground(s)Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 11,303)
ChairmanOlivier Cloarec
Coach(es)Jean-Noël Spitzer
Captain(s)Clément Payen
League(s)Top 14
2023–24Pro D2, 2nd (promoted)

RC Vannes (French: Rugby Club Vannes, Rugbi Klub Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes currently competing in Top 14. Founded in 1950, they play in the Stade de la Rabine and traditionally wear blue and white jerseys.

The team usually competed in the third tier of French rugby, Fédérale 1. During the 2015–16 season, they beat RC Massy during the Fédérale 1 promotion semi-finals automatically accessing to the 2016–17 Pro D2, an historical reach for a Breton rugby team.[1][2][3] Vannes beat FC Grenoble Rugby in the 2024 Pro D2 playoffs to win promotion to the Top 14 for the first time.[4]

Honours

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Current standings

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2024–25 Top 14 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Toulouse 7 5 0 2 203 128 +75 24 15 2 2 24 Playoffs and Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Bordeaux Bègles 7 5 0 2 258 171 +87 36 23 2 1 23
3 La Rochelle 7 5 0 2 194 172 +22 26 21 2 0 22
4 Toulon 7 4 0 3 167 134 +33 18 14 1 2 19
5 Clermont 7 4 0 3 176 182 −6 23 19 3 0 19
6 Castres 7 4 0 3 213 179 +34 24 19 1 2 19
7 Bayonne 7 4 0 3 184 175 +9 23 22 1 1 18 Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
8 Lyon 7 4 0 3 197 191 +6 21 21 1 1 18
9 Pau 7 3 0 4 170 192 −22 22 26 2 1 15 Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 Racing 92 7 3 0 4 175 182 −7 20 21 0 2 14
11 Perpignan 7 3 0 4 123 179 −56 11 20 1 1 14
12 Montpellier 7 2 0 5 149 164 −15 15 17 0 2 10
13 Stade Français 7 2 0 5 131 211 −80 15 27 0 1 9 Qualification for Relegation play-off
14 Vannes 7 1 0 6 179 259 −80 22 34 0 3 7 Relegation to Pro D2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: Top 14


Current squad

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The Vannes squad for the 2023–24 season is:[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Théo Béziat Hooker France France
Cyril Blanchard Hooker France France
Pat Leafa Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
Charlesty Berguet Prop Belgium Belgium
Ximun Bessonart Prop France France
Andy Bordelai Prop France France
Simon Borgeois Prop France France
Jérémy Boyadjis Prop France France
Phil Kite Prop Tonga Tonga
Thomas Moukoro Prop France France
Paga Tafili Prop France France
Hamish Bain Lock Scotland Scotland
Anton Bresler Lock Namibia Namibia
Eric Marks Lock Germany Germany
Darren O'Shea Lock Ireland Ireland
Juan Bautista Pedemonte Back row Argentina Argentina
Grégoire Bazin Back row France France
Karl Chateau Back row France France
Jean-Maurice Decubber Back row France France
Joe Edwards Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Francisco Gorrissen Back row Argentina Argentina
Sione Kalamafoni Back row Tonga Tonga
Player Position Union
Alexandre Gouaux Scrum-half France France
Jules Le Bail Scrum-half France France
Michael Ruru Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Thibault Debaes Fly-half France France
Maxime Lafage Fly-half France France
Massimo Ortolan Fly-half France France
Alex Arraté Centre France France
Théo Costosséque Centre France France
Youenn Floch Centre France France
Arthur Proult Centre France France
Sacha Valleau Centre France France
Andrés Vilaseca Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Martín Alonso Wing Spain Spain
Théo Bastardie Wing France France
Romaric Camou Wing France France
Paul Surano Wing France France
Gwenaël Duplenne Fullback France France

Espoirs squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Jules Futin Hooker France France
Louis-Marie Suta Hooker France France
Abel Charrier Prop France France
Alovisio Kolivai Prop France France
Mattéo Desjeux Lock France France
Maurice Fromont Lock Belgium Belgium
Timothé Mézou Lock France France
Matthieu Uhila Lock France France
Léon Boulier Back row France France
Rudi Brown Back row Scotland Scotland
Simon Cowley Back row South Africa South Africa
Evredi Iposo Back row Republic of the Congo Congo
Player Position Union
Arthur Pissot Scrum-half France France
Tim Tissandier Scrum-half France France
Romain Valentin Scrum-half France France
Jean Cotarmanac'h Fly-half France France
Robin Taccola Centre France France
Enzo Benmegal Wing France France
Arthur Onesime Wing France France

Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby. Le RC Vannes en Pro D2, victoire 25-13 face à Massy". ouest-france.fr. ouest france. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ Grammont, Stéphane. "Rugby: la montée historique de Vannes en proD2". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. France 3 Bretsgne. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Rugby. Vannes écrit l'histoire en accédant en Pro D2 !". Le Télégramme. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ^ News, Americas Rugby (2024-06-08). "Vannes Win Promotion to Top 14 with South America a Part of the Glory". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2024-06-17. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Vannes squad for season 2023/2024". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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