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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)Pro D2
2023–242nd

RC Vannes (French: Rugby Club Vannes, Rugbi Klub Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes currently competing in Pro D2. 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]

Honours[edit]

Current standings[edit]

2023–24 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Provence 30 20 2 8 803 632 +171 8 3 95 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Vannes 30 17 2 11 777 508 +269 10 7 89
3 Béziers 30 17 1 12 789 715 +74 6 4 80 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Grenoble 30 19 0 11 826 694 +132 8 3 79[a]
5 Dax 30 17 1 12 626 683 −57 5 2 77
6 Brive 30 16 1 13 689 583 +106 8 2 76
7 Nevers 30 15 0 15 682 610 +72 6 9 75
8 Mont-de-Marsan 30 15 1 14 766 641 +125 5 7 74
9 Aurillac 30 14 1 15 593 764 −171 3 3 64
10 Colomiers 30 13 1 16 661 657 +4 4 6 64
11 Valence Romans 30 13 0 17 623 640 −17 5 5 62
12 Soyaux Angoulême 30 13 2 15 563 616 −53 0 6 62
13 Agen 30 13 1 16 597 732 −135 2 5 61
14 Biarritz 30 11 0 19 618 811 −193 4 5 53
15 Montauban 30 11 0 19 577 755 −178 2 5 51 Relegation play-off
16 Rouen 30 9 1 20 604 753 −149 5 5 48 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
  2. Points difference in head-to-head matches
  3. Try differential in head-to-head matches
  4. Points difference in all matches
  5. Try differential in all matches
  6. Points scored in all matches
  7. Tries scored in all matches
  8. Fewer matches forfeited
  9. Classification in the previous Top 14 season
    Notes:
  1. ^ Following the decisions rendered by the Appeal Commission on July 6, 2023 and December 14, 2023 by the Disciplinary Council, a withdrawal of 12 points applies for FC Grenoble Rugby.The total sanction was reduced on appeal on 31 January 2024, recovering four points in the ranking.

Current squad[edit]

The Vannes squad for the 2022–23 season is:[4]

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

Player Position Union
Theo Beziat Hooker France France
Cyril Blanchard Hooker France France
Pat Leafa Hooker New Zealand New Zealand
John Afoa Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Enzo Baggiani Prop France France
Charlesty Berguet Prop Belgium Belgium
Ximun Bessonart Prop France France
Andy Bordelai Prop France France
Phil Kite Prop Tonga Tonga
Page Tafili Prop France France
Hamish Bain Lock Scotland Scotland
Myles Edwards Lock England England
Ewan Johnson Lock Scotland Scotland
Remi Leroux Lock France France
Eric Marks Lock Germany Germany
Darren O'Shea Lock Ireland Ireland
Karl Chateau Back row France France
Joe Edwards Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Francisco Gorrissen Back row Argentina Argentina
Edoardo Iachizzi Back row Italy Italy
Juan Bautista Pedemonte Back row Argentina Argentina
Player Position Union
Alexandre Gouaux Scrum-half France France
Erwan Nicholas Scrum-half France France
Will Percillier Scrum-half Canada Canada
Michael Ruru Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Quentin Etienne Fly-half France France
Maxime Lafage Fly-half France France
Kevin Burgaud Centre France France
Nicolas Freitas Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Brandon Holder Centre South Africa South Africa
Dan Hollinshead Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Sacha Valleau Centre France France
Andrés Vilaseca Centre Uruguay Uruguay
Theo Costosseque Wing France France
Quentin Dubreuil Wing France France
Gwenaël Duplenne Wing France France
Matthys Gratien Wing France France
Nick Abendanon Fullback England England
Romarie Camou Fullback France France

Espoirs squad[edit]

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

Player Position Union
Louis-Marie Suta Hooker France France
Simon Bourgeois Prop France France
Jules Futin Prop France France
Matteo Desjeux Lock France France
Timothe Mezou Lock France France
Tiko Batibasaga Back row Fiji Fiji
Gregoire Bazin Back row France France
Leon Boulier Back row France France
Simon Cowley Back row South Africa South Africa
Clement Vidoni Back row France France
Player Position Union
Tim Tissandier Scrum-half France France
Jean Chezeau Fly-half France France
Youenn Floch Centre France France
Audran Gloria Centre France France
Theo Bastardie Wing France France
Nathanael Hulleu Wing France France
Alexandre Borie Fullback France France
Killian Troin Fullback France France
Edwin Verite Fullback France France

Notable former players[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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