Rugby Club Vannes
French rugby union club
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RC Vannes (pronounced [van]; French: Rugby Club Vannes, Rugbi Klub Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes, currently competing in Pro D2 , the second level of the country's professional rugby system. Founded in 1950, they play at 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
Current standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Vannes | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 453 | 242 | +211 | 7 | 1 | 54 | Semi-final promotion playoff place |
| 2 | Valence Romans | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 424 | 380 | +44 | 3 | 0 | 47 | |
| 3 | Provence | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 422 | 317 | +105 | 5 | 4 | 45 | Quarter-final promotion playoff place |
| 4 | Colomiers | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 398 | 215 | +183 | 4 | 3 | 43 | |
| 5 | Oyonnax | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 411 | 310 | +101 | 3 | 4 | 39 | |
| 6 | Aurillac | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 370 | 392 | −22 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Agen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 341 | 342 | −1 | 5 | 1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Brive | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 385 | 312 | +73 | 4 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Nevers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 366 | 410 | −44 | 4 | 1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Soyaux Angoulême | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 263 | 353 | −90 | 0 | 2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Grenoble | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 351 | 362 | −11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Biarritz | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 353 | 422 | −69 | 4 | 0 | 21 | |
| 13 | Béziers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 339 | 418 | −79 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 14 | Dax | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 334 | 303 | +31 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 15 | Mont-de-Marsan | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 283 | 500 | −217 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Relegation play-off |
| 16 | Carcassonne | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 235 | 450 | −215 | 0 | 3 | 13 | Relegation to Nationale |
Current squad
The Vannes squad for the 2025–26 season is:[5][6]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Espoirs squad
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Notable former players
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