# Rugby Club Vannes

RC Vannes (French: Rugby Club Vannes, Rugbi Klub Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes currently competing in Top 14. 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. Vannes beat FC Grenoble Rugby in the 2024 Pro D2 playoffs to win promotion to the Top 14 for the first time.

## Honours

* Pro D2
** Champions (1): 2024

## Current standings

2024–25 Top 14 Table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toulouse | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 385 | 211 | +174 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 46 | Qualification for playoff semi-finals and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 2 | Bordeaux Bègles | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 384 | 264 | +120 | 50 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 45 | Qualification for playoff semi-finals and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 3 | Toulon | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 327 | 279 | +48 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 38 | Qualification for playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 4 | Bayonne | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 306 | +39 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 38 | Qualification for playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 5 | Clermont | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 331 | 319 | +12 | 43 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 34 | Qualification for playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 6 | La Rochelle | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 300 | 293 | +7 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 32 | Qualification for playoff semi-final qualifiers and European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 7 | Montpellier | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 270 | 241 | +29 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 29 | Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 8 | Castres | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 324 | 363 | −39 | 37 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 27 | Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup |
| 9 | Racing 92 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 321 | 335 | −14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 26 | Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Pau | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 304 | 369 | −65 | 35 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 11 | Stade Français | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 285 | 342 | −57 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 23 | Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 12 | Perpignan | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 322 | −94 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 23 | Qualification for European Rugby Challenge Cup |
| 13 | Lyon | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 324 | 362 | −38 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 22 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 14 | Vannes | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 323 | 445 | −122 | 38 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 15 | Relegation to Pro D2 |

## Current squad

The Vannes squad for the 2023–24 season is:
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Théo Béziat | Hooker | France |
| Cyril Blanchard | Hooker | France |
| Pat Leafa | Hooker | New Zealand |
| Charlesty Berguet | Prop | Belgium |
| Ximun Bessonart | Prop | France |
| Andy Bordelai | Prop | France |
| Simon Borgeois | Prop | France |
| Jérémy Boyadjis | Prop | France |
| Phil Kite | Prop | Tonga |
| Thomas Moukoro | Prop | France |
| Paga Tafili | Prop | France |
| Hamish Bain | Lock | Scotland |
| Anton Bresler | Lock | Namibia |
| Eric Marks | Lock | Germany |
| Darren O'Shea | Lock | Ireland |
| Juan Bautista Pedemonte | Back row | Argentina |
| Grégoire Bazin | Back row | France |
| Karl Chateau | Back row | France |
| Jean-Maurice Decubber | Back row | France |
| Joe Edwards | Back row | New Zealand |
| Francisco Gorrissen | Back row | Argentina |
| Sione Kalamafoni | Back row | Tonga |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Alexandre Gouaux | Scrum-half | France |
| Jules Le Bail | Scrum-half | France |
| Michael Ruru | Scrum-half | New Zealand |
| Thibault Debaes | Fly-half | France |
| Maxime Lafage | Fly-half | France |
| Massimo Ortolan | Fly-half | France |
| Alex Arraté | Centre | France |
| Théo Costosséque | Centre | France |
| Youenn Floch | Centre | France |
| Arthur Proult | Centre | France |
| Sacha Valleau | Centre | France |
| Andrés Vilaseca | Centre | Uruguay |
| Martín Alonso | Wing | Spain |
| Théo Bastardie | Wing | France |
| Romaric Camou | Wing | France |
| Paul Surano | Wing | France |
| Gwenaël Duplenne | 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 |
| Jules Futin | Hooker | France |
| Louis-Marie Suta | Hooker | France |
| Abel Charrier | Prop | France |
| Alovisio Kolivai | Prop | France |
| Mattéo Desjeux | Lock | France |
| Maurice Fromont | Lock | Belgium |
| Timothé Mézou | Lock | France |
| Matthieu Uhila | Lock | France |
| Léon Boulier | Back row | France |
| Rudi Brown | Back row | Scotland |
| Simon Cowley | Back row | South Africa |
| Evredi Iposo | Back row | Congo |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Arthur Pissot | Scrum-half | France |
| Tim Tissandier | Scrum-half | France |
| Romain Valentin | Scrum-half | France |
| Jean Cotarmanac'h | Fly-half | France |
| Robin Taccola | Centre | France |
| Enzo Benmegal | Wing | France |
| Arthur Onesime | Wing | 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 Martín García Veiga Jean-Yves Gauthier Pieter Grobler [fr] Bautista Guemes [fr] | Maxime Jadot Georgi Katcharava [fr] Vakhtang Maisuradze Ashley Moeke Apenisa Naevo Gilles Sausseau Christian Stoltz Gastón Szabo [fr] Ruehan van Jaarsveld [fr] Manoa Vosawai Conor Trainor Norman Wende [fr] Setefano Tone |