Stade Rennais Rugby

The club was founded on 25 August 1999 at the initiative of a triumvirate composed of Lionel Brouder, founding president, Philippe Morant and Yann Moison.^[1] The building of the club was initially based on the establishment of a rugby school located then in the Cleunay district, in the heart of the city of Rennes, near the Yves-Montand square.

In 2001–2002, the first team, undefeated in the regular season, qualified for the semi-finals of the French Second Division Championship and was promoted to Group B of the Elite First Division. In 2003–2004, the team finished second in Group B of the Elite First Division and lost in the final of the Armelle-Auclair Challenge Cup against Bruges Blanquefort. In 2005, the team reached the final of the Armelle-Auclair Challenge Cup again, but lost to Montpellier 14–11. They were nevertheless promoted to the Elite First Division.

In their first season in the first division, Stade Rennais reached the elite final, but lost in the final against the Catalans of Toulouges 3–8.

In 2010–2011, Stade Rennais finished second in the Top 10, the club's best regular season result, and won their playoff semi-final against Montpellier 20–13, after a run of three defeats at this stage against the same club. They then faced Perpignan (formerly USAT XV Toulouges) in the final. As in 2005–2006, the Rennes women were defeated by the Catalan side 11–15.^[2]

In 2025, the first team was relegated from the first to the second division.

• French Rugby Union Championship:
  • Runner-up: 2006 and 2011

• Elite 2 Armelle-Auclair:
  • Finalist: 2004 and 2005

• French Women's Elite Rugby Sevens Championship:
  • Finalist (1): 2019
• French Reserve Team Championship:
  • Champion: 2015 and 2016