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Rugby Club Vannes

Summary

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.

RC Vannes
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)RCV
Founded1950; 74 years ago (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)

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 edit

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[a]
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[a]
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. ^ a b 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 edit

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
Cyril Blanchard Hooker   France
Pat Leafa Hooker   New Zealand
John Afoa Prop   New Zealand
Enzo Baggiani Prop   France
Charlesty Berguet Prop   Belgium
Ximun Bessonart Prop   France
Andy Bordelai Prop   France
Phil Kite Prop   Tonga
Page Tafili Prop   France
Hamish Bain Lock   Scotland
Myles Edwards Lock   England
Ewan Johnson Lock   Scotland
Remi Leroux Lock   France
Eric Marks Lock   Germany
Darren O'Shea Lock   Ireland
Karl Chateau Back row   France
Joe Edwards Back row   New Zealand
Francisco Gorrissen Back row   Argentina
Edoardo Iachizzi Back row   Italy
Juan Bautista Pedemonte Back row   Argentina
Player Position Union
Alexandre Gouaux Scrum-half   France
Erwan Nicholas Scrum-half   France
Will Percillier Scrum-half   Canada
Michael Ruru Scrum-half   New Zealand
Quentin Etienne Fly-half   France
Maxime Lafage Fly-half   France
Kevin Burgaud Centre   France
Nicolas Freitas Centre   Uruguay
Brandon Holder Centre   South Africa
Dan Hollinshead Centre   New Zealand
Sacha Valleau Centre   France
Andrés Vilaseca Centre   Uruguay
Theo Costosseque Wing   France
Quentin Dubreuil Wing   France
Gwenaël Duplenne Wing   France
Matthys Gratien Wing   France
Nick Abendanon Fullback   England
Romarie Camou Fullback   France

Espoirs squad edit

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
Simon Bourgeois Prop   France
Jules Futin Prop   France
Matteo Desjeux Lock   France
Timothe Mezou Lock   France
Tiko Batibasaga Back row   Fiji
Gregoire Bazin Back row   France
Leon Boulier Back row   France
Simon Cowley Back row   South Africa
Clement Vidoni Back row   France
Player Position Union
Tim Tissandier Scrum-half   France
Jean Chezeau Fly-half   France
Youenn Floch Centre   France
Audran Gloria Centre   France
Theo Bastardie Wing   France
Nathanael Hulleu Wing   France
Alexandre Borie Fullback   France
Killian Troin Fullback   France
Edwin Verite Fullback   France

Notable former players edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • Official website