Rugby Club Vannes

RC Vannes (French: Rugby Club Vannes) is a French rugby union club from Vannes currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1950 they will compete in Pro D2. They play in the Stade de la Rabine and traditionally wear blue and white jerseys. They are based in Vannes in Brittany.

RC Vannes
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
Emblem(s)(as above)
Founded1950
LocationVannes, France
Ground(s)Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 9,500)
ChairmanOlivier Cloarec
Coach(es)Jean-Noël Spitzer
Captain(s)Clément Payen
League(s)Pro D2
2018–194th (playoff semi-finalists)

The team usually competes 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

The current table for the 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]

2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Colomiers231706573381+1925477
2Perpignan231607671426+2458476
3Grenoble231418572399+1737267
4Oyonnax231409589414+1755667
5Nevers221408520475+454060
6Biarritz2312110513451+624559
7Soyaux Angoulême221129430449-193455
8Vannes2312011460485-253354
9Béziers2312011450453-33354
10Mont-de-Marsan2311012499521-222551
11Carcassonne2211110469544-751249
12Provence2210012408482-743245
13Montauban228113446528-821641
14Aurillac237016429545-1162838
15Rouen236017345558-2130731
16Valence Romans223019381641-2600820
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Current squad

The Vannes squad for the 2020–21 season is:[5]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Cyril Blanchard Hooker France
Leeroy Cloostermans Hooker France
Patrick Leafa Hooker New Zealand
Antoine Abraham Prop France
Eric Fry Prop United States
Phil Kite Prop Tonga
Pierre Maïau Prop France
Remi Seneca Prop France
Paga Tafili Prop France
Nika Neparidze Prop Georgia
Andrew Crammond Lock Scotland
Dan Tuohy Lock Ireland
Carwyn Jones Lock Wales
Eric Marks Lock Germany
Nick Civetta Lock United States
Remi Picquette Lock France
Jeremy Abiven Flanker France
Julien Dumoulin Flanker France
Laijiasa Bolenaivalu Flanker Fiji
Hugh Chalmers Flanker New Zealand
Wandrille Picault Flanker France
Jeff Goufan Flanker France
Grégoire Bazin Flanker France
Pio Muarua Number 8 Fiji
Manoa Vosawai Number 8 Italy
Player Position Union
Florian Czenave Scrum-half France
Jules Le Bail Scrum-half France
William Hutteau Scrum-half France
Christopher Hilsenbeck Fly-half Germany
Schalk Hugo Fly-half South Africa
Paul Boudehent Centre France
Paul Bonnefond Centre France
Kevin Burgaud Centre France
Fred Hickes Centre Fiji
Branden Holder Centre South Africa
Jean-Baptiste Pic Centre France
Andy Symons Centre England
Albert Vulivuli Centre Fiji
Kevin Bly Wing France
Gwenaël Duplenne Wing France
Matthys Gratien Wing France
Quentin Dubreuil Wing France
Curtis Ambrose Wing New Zealand
Faraj Fartass Wing France
Tom Juniver Fullback France
Maelan Rabut Fullback France
Quentin Pilet Fullback France
Pierre Popelin Fullback France

Notable former players

  • Guillaume Blache
  • Jean Bodard
  • Laijiasa Bolenaivalu
  • Jean-Louis Bouché
  • Anthony Bouthier
  • Aloisio Butonidualevu
  • André Carrié
  • Julien Cazenave
  • Otilo Kafotamaki
  • Scott Clare
  • Jean-Baptiste Claverie
  • Jo Courtel
  • Étienne Delangle
  • Quentin Étienne
  • Julien Faurois
  • Jonathan Garcia
  • Mickaël Garcia
  • Martin Garcia Veiga
  • Jean-Yves Gauthier
  • Pieter Grobler
  • 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. "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.


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