RC Vannes
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)RCV
Founded1950 (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
2022–235th (playoff semi-finalists)

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]

Current standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts
1 Oyonnax (C, P) 30 23 1 6 904 457 +447 17 111 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Grenoble 30 19 3 8 672 588 +84 8 87[lower-alpha 1]
3 Mont-de-Marsan 30 19 0 11 764 649 +115 10 86 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Nevers 30 17 3 10 718 551 +167 11 85
5 Vannes 30 17 1 12 718 633 +85 11 81
6 Agen 30 15 1 14 653 583 +70 15 77
7 Colomiers 30 15 0 15 674 678 4 10 70
8 Provence 30 13 4 13 652 638 +14 9 69
9 Béziers 30 13 1 16 700 716 16 11 65
10 Aurillac 30 15 0 15 586 706 120 5 65
11 Biarritz 30 12 2 16 690 699 9 8 60
12 Rouen 30 12 2 16 594 767 173 6 58
13 Montauban 30 12 1 17 678 784 106 6 54[lower-alpha 1]
14 Soyaux Angoulême 30 11 0 19 569 697 128 8 52
15 Carcassonne (R) 30 10 1 19 553 677 124 10 52 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy (R) 30 7 0 23 499 801 302 5 33
Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[4][5]

Current squad

The Vannes squad for the 2022–23 season is:[6]

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

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

  • Australia Scott Clare
  • France Jean-Baptiste Claverie
  • France Jo Courtel
  • France Étienne Delangle
  • France Quentin Étienne
  • France Julien Faurois
  • Spain Jonathan Garcia
  • France Mickaël Garcia
  • Argentina Martin Garcia Veiga
  • France Jean-Yves Gauthier
  • South Africa Pieter Grobler
  • Argentina Bautista Guemes

See also

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. "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».
  5. "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. "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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