Rugby Club Vannes

RC Vannes
Full name	Rugby Club Vannes
Nickname(s)	RCV
Founded	1950; 74 years ago
Location	Vannes, France
Ground(s)	Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 11,303)
Chairman	Olivier Cloarec
Coach(es)	Jean-Noël Spitzer
Captain(s)	Clément Payen
League(s)	Pro D2
2022–23	5th (playoff semi-finalists)

RC Vannes (Template:Lang-fr, 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.

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

Pos	Team v t e	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]	Semi-final promotion playoff place
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	Relegation to Nationale

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:

^ ^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

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

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

Guillaume Blache [fr]
Jean Bodard
Laijiasa Bolenaivalu
Jean-Louis Bouché
Anthony Bouthier
Aloisio Butonidualevu
André Carrié
Julien Cazenave [fr]
Otilo Kafotamaki
Antoine Gaillardon

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]

References

^ "Rugby. Le RC Vannes en Pro D2, victoire 25-13 face à Massy". ouest-france.fr. ouest france. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Grammont, Stéphane. "Rugby: la montée historique de Vannes en proD2". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. France 3 Bretsgne. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ "Rugby. Vannes écrit l'histoire en accédant en Pro D2 !". Le Télégramme. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ "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 ».
^ "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.
^ "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

External links

Official website

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[table_hth_MON0.85451662813058-6] 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]

[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.

[7] "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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v t e Vannes – current squad
Forwards	Charlesty Berguet Simon Bourgeois Hugo Djehi Phil Kite Santiago Medrano Thomas Moukoro Pagakalasio Tafili Mako Vunipola Théo Béziat Cyril Blanchard Pat Leafa Louis-Marie Suta Anton Bresler Mattéo Desjeux Eric Marks Fabrice Metz Timothé Mézou Matthieu Uhila Christiaan Van Der Merwe Jean-Marie Decubber Francisco Gorrissen Juan Bautista Pedemonte Léon Boulier Karl Chateau Joe Edwards Sione Kalamafoni Kitione Kamikamica
Backs	Alexandre Gouaux Jules Le Bail Michael Ruru Jean Cotarmanac'h Thibault Debaes Maxime Lafage Massimo Ortolan Alex Arrate Iñaki Ayarza Théo Costossèque Francis Saili Robin Taccola Sacha Valleau Tani Vili Martin Alonso Muñoz Théo Bastardie Enzo Benmegal Romaric Camou Filipo Nakosi Salesi Rayasi Paul Surano Gwenaël Duplenne
Coach	Jean-Noël Spitzer

v t e Pro D2
2023–24 Teams	Agen Aurillac Béziers Biarritz Brive Colomiers Dax Grenoble Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Nevers Provence Rouen Soyaux Angoulême Valence Romans Vannes
Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Transfers	2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Governing body	Ligue Nationale de Rugby