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RC Vannes

Full name	Rugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)	RCV
Founded	1950; 75 years ago (1950)
Location	Vannes, France
Ground(s)	Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 11,303)
Chairman	Olivier 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.

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. Vannes beat FC Grenoble Rugby in the 2024 Pro D2 playoffs to win promotion to the Top 14 for the first time.

Honours

Pro D2
- Champions (1): 2024

Current standings

2024–25 Top 14 Table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Toulouse	13	9	1	3	385	211	+174	48	24	5	3	46	Qualification for Playoff semi-finals and European Rugby Champions Cup
2	Bordeaux Bègles	13	10	0	3	384	264	+120	50	34	3	2	45
3	Toulon	13	8	0	5	327	279	+48	37	30	3	3	38	Qualification for Playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup
4	Bayonne	13	9	0	4	345	306	+39	39	39	1	1	38
5	Clermont	13	7	0	6	331	319	+12	43	34	4	2	34
6	La Rochelle	13	7	0	6	300	293	+7	37	31	3	1	32
7	Montpellier	13	6	0	7	270	241	+29	24	24	1	4	29	Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup
8	Castres	13	6	0	7	324	363	−39	37	39	1	2	27	Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup
9	Racing 92	13	5	1	7	321	335	−14	36	36	0	4	26	Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup
10	Pau	13	5	0	8	304	369	−65	35	48	3	1	24
11	Stade Français	13	5	0	8	285	342	−57	32	42	2	1	23
12	Perpignan	13	5	0	8	228	322	−94	21	35	2	1	23
13	Lyon	13	4	2	7	324	362	−38	36	40	1	1	22	Qualification for Relegation play-off
14	Vannes	13	3	0	10	323	445	−122	38	57	0	3	15	Relegation to Pro D2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2024. Source: Top 14

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 Top 14 transfers § Vannes.

The Vannes squad for the 2023–24 season is:

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
Cyril Blanchard	Hooker	France
Pat Leafa	Hooker	New Zealand
Charlesty Berguet	Prop	Belgium
Ximun Bessonart	Prop	France
Andy Bordelai	Prop	France
Simon Borgeois	Prop	France
Jérémy Boyadjis	Prop	France
Phil Kite	Prop	Tonga
Thomas Moukoro	Prop	France
Paga Tafili	Prop	France
Hamish Bain	Lock	Scotland
Anton Bresler	Lock	Namibia
Eric Marks	Lock	Germany
Darren O'Shea	Lock	Ireland
Juan Bautista Pedemonte	Back row	Argentina
Grégoire Bazin	Back row	France
Karl Chateau	Back row	France
Jean-Maurice Decubber	Back row	France
Joe Edwards	Back row	New Zealand
Francisco Gorrissen	Back row	Argentina
Sione Kalamafoni	Back row	Tonga

Player	Position	Union
Alexandre Gouaux	Scrum-half	France
Jules Le Bail	Scrum-half	France
Michael Ruru	Scrum-half	New Zealand
Thibault Debaes	Fly-half	France
Maxime Lafage	Fly-half	France
Massimo Ortolan	Fly-half	France
Alex Arraté	Centre	France
Théo Costosséque	Centre	France
Youenn Floch	Centre	France
Arthur Proult	Centre	France
Sacha Valleau	Centre	France
Andrés Vilaseca	Centre	Uruguay
Martín Alonso	Wing	Spain
Théo Bastardie	Wing	France
Romaric Camou	Wing	France
Paul Surano	Wing	France
Gwenaël Duplenne	Fullback	France

Espoirs squad

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
Louis-Marie Suta	Hooker	France
Abel Charrier	Prop	France
Alovisio Kolivai	Prop	France
Mattéo Desjeux	Lock	France
Maurice Fromont	Lock	Belgium
Timothé Mézou	Lock	France
Matthieu Uhila	Lock	France
Léon Boulier	Back row	France
Rudi Brown	Back row	Scotland
Simon Cowley	Back row	South Africa
Evredi Iposo	Back row	Congo

Player	Position	Union
Arthur Pissot	Scrum-half	France
Tim Tissandier	Scrum-half	France
Romain Valentin	Scrum-half	France
Jean Cotarmanac'h	Fly-half	France
Robin Taccola	Centre	France
Enzo Benmegal	Wing	France
Arthur Onesime	Wing	France

Notable former players

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Guillaume Blache [fr]
Jean Bodard
Laijiasa Bolenaivalu
Jean-Louis Bouché
Anthony Bouthier
Aloisio Butonidualevu
André Carrié
Julien Cazenave [fr]
Otilo Kafotamaki
Antoine Gaillardon

Scott Clare
Jean-Baptiste Claverie
Jo Courtel
Étienne Delangle [fr]
Quentin Étienne [fr]
Julien Faurois [fr]
Jonathan Garcia [fr]
Mickaël Garcia
Martín García Veiga
Jean-Yves Gauthier
Pieter Grobler [fr]
Bautista Guemes [fr]

References

"Rugby. Le RC Vannes en Pro D2, victoire 25-13 face à Massy". ouest-france.fr. ouest france. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
Grammont, Stéphane. "Rugby: la montée historique de Vannes en proD2". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. France 3 Bretsgne. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
"Rugby. Vannes écrit l'histoire en accédant en Pro D2 !". Le Télégramme. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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)
"Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
"Vannes squad for season 2023/2024". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

Official website

v t e Vannes – current squad
Forwards	Charlesty Berguet Simon Bourgeois Hugo Djehi Phil Kite Santiago Medrano Thomas Moukoro Pagakalasio Tafili Mako Vunipola Théo Béziat Cyril Blanchard Pat Leafa Louis-Marie Suta Anton Bresler Mattéo Desjeux Eric Marks Fabrice Metz Timothé Mézou Matthieu Uhila Christiaan Van Der Merwe Jean-Marie Decubber Francisco Gorrissen Juan Bautista Pedemonte Léon Boulier Karl Chateau Joe Edwards Sione Kalamafoni Kitione Kamikamica
Backs	Alexandre Gouaux Jules Le Bail Michael Ruru Jean Cotarmanac'h Thibault Debaes Maxime Lafage Massimo Ortolan Alex Arrate Iñaki Ayarza Théo Costossèque Francis Saili Robin Taccola Sacha Valleau Tani Vili Martin Alonso Muñoz Théo Bastardie Enzo Benmegal Romaric Camou Filipo Nakosi Salesi Rayasi Paul Surano Gwenaël Duplenne
Coach	Jean-Noël Spitzer

v t e Pro D2
2023–24 Teams	Agen Aurillac Béziers Biarritz Brive Colomiers Dax Grenoble Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Nevers Provence Rouen Soyaux Angoulême Valence Romans Vannes
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Transfers	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby

Rugby union in France

Governing body

Fédération Française de Rugby

National teams

Men's	France A 7s France amateur U-20 U-18
Women's	Women's 7's

Other notable teams

French Barbarians

Competitions

International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Sevens Grand Prix Series
Professional clubs	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National Rugby League (France) Top 14 Pro D2 Nationale Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Challenge Yves du Manoir
Hosted events	2007 Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World Cup 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup France Sevens France Women's Sevens

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