Rugby Club Vannes

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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.

Full nameRugby Club Vannes
NicknameRCV
Founded1950; 76 years ago (1950)
LocationVannes, France
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RC Vannes
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
NicknameRCV
Founded1950; 76 years ago (1950)
LocationVannes, France
GroundStade de la Rabine (Capacity: 11,303)
ChairmanOlivier Cloarec
CoachJean-Noël Spitzer
CaptainClément Payen
LeaguePro D2
2024–25Top 14, 14th (relegated)
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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

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2025–26 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source:

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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Player Position Union
Tom Sarthou Hooker France France
Thomas Duchene Prop France France
Marnus Maritz Prop South Africa South Africa
Tjeerd Aikema Lock Netherlands Netherlands
Jesse Stegehuis Lock Netherlands Netherlands
Joёl Tehoiri Lock France France
Gabin Bouregois Back row France France
Owen Nouvion Back row France France
Player Position Union
Romain Valentin Scrum-half France France
Jean Cotarmanac'h Fly-half Uruguay Uruguay
Robin Gicquel Fly-half France France
Bryan Burger Centre South Africa South Africa
Mitchell Poulter Wing Fiji Fiji
Titouan Lemanier Fullback France France
Joachim Senga Fullback France France
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Notable former players

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

See also

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