Rugby Club Vannes

RC Vannes
Full name Rugby Club Vannes
Emblem(s) (as above)
Founded 1950
Location Vannes, France
Ground(s) Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 9,500)
Chairman François Cardron
Coach(es) Jean-Noël Spitzer
Captain(s) Clément Payen
League(s) Pro D2

RC 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.

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

2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Oyonnax 12 8 0 4 338 241 +97 4 3 39
2 Agen 12 8 1 2 317 280 +37 1 1 36
3 Colomiers 12 8 0 4 300 218 +82 2 1 35
4 Montauban 12 8 0 4 286 210 +76 1 1 34
5 Aurillac 12 7 0 5 284 263 +21 3 2 33
6 Mont-de-Marsan 12 6 0 6 257 244 +13 1 5 30
7 Perpignan 12 5 1 6 285 259 +26 3 2 28
8 Soyaux Angoulême 12 5 1 6 239 228 +11 1 1 28
9 Carcassonne 12 6 1 5 257 254 +3 1 0 27
10 Narbonne 12 6 0 6 251 324 –73 1 0 25
11 Biarritz 12 5 0 7 274 273 +1 1 3 24
12 Dax 12 5 0 7 283 331 –48 1 3 24
13 Vannes 12 4 2 6 251 300 –49 1 2 23
14 Béziers 12 4 0 8 241 258 –17 3 2 21
15 Albi 12 4 1 7 234 312 –78 1 1 19
16 Bourgoin 12 2 1 9 203 305 –102 1 2 13
Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14.
Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

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

Notable former players

  • FranceSpain David Barrera Howarth
  • Georgia (country) Archil Bezhiashvili
  • France Guillaume Blache
  • France Jean Bodard
  • Fiji Laijiasa Bolenaivalu
  • France Jean-Louis Bouché
  • Fiji Aloisio Butonidualevu
  • France André Carrié
  • France Julien Cazenave
  • France Otilo Kafotamaki
  • ArgentinaItaly Leandro Cedaro
  • France Mohamed Chargui
  • Australia Scott Clare
  • France Jean-Baptiste Claverie
  • France Jo Courtel
  • France Étienne Delangle
  • France Quentin Étienne
  • France Vincent Farre
  • France Julien Faurois
  • France Jonathan Garcia
  • France Mickaël Garcia
  • Argentina Martin Garcia Veiga
  • France Jean-Yves Gauthier
  • South Africa Pieter Grobler
  • Argentina 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.

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