Rugby Club Vannes

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RC Vannes
RCVannesLogo.svg
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)RCV
Founded1950;74 years ago (1950)
Location Vannes, 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
2023–24 Pro 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.

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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

Current standings

2024–25 Top 14 Table
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1 Toulouse 33009856+421161013 Playoffs and Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Bordeaux Bègles 320112488+3617121110
3 Clermont 32018550+351162010
4 Castres 32018670+16971110
5 La Rochelle 32019575+20149109
6 Toulon 32015957+269019
7 Lyon 32017478−4610008Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
8 Montpellier 31025953+665015
9 Racing 92 310295103−81313015Qualification for 2025–26 European Rugby Challenge Cup
10 Vannes 31027997−18911015
11 Stade Français 31027091−211012015
12 Pau 310283117−341117105
13 Bayonne 31026096−36712004Qualification for Relegation play-off
14 Perpignan 30033874−3627011Relegation to Pro D2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2024. Source: Top 14

Current squad

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.

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

Espoirs squad

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

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

Notable former players

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References

  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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