Rugby Club Vannes
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| Full name | Rugby Club Vannes |
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| Founded | 1950 |
| Location | Vannes, France |
| Ground(s) | Stade de la Rabine (Capacity: 9,500) |
| Chairman | Olivier Cloarec |
| Coach(es) | Jean-Noël Spitzer |
| Captain(s) | Clément Payen |
| League(s) | Pro D2 |
| 2020–21 | 2nd (playoff semi-finalists) |
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.
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 2020–21 Rugby Pro D2 is:[4]
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| Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Perpignan (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 821 | 504 | +317 | 9 | 3 | 107 | ||||||
| 2 | Vannes | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 722 | 513 | +209 | 10 | 3 | 99 | ||||||
| 3 | Biarritz (PO) | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 700 | 578 | +422 | 7 | 5 | 91 | ||||||
| 4 | Oyonnax | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 808 | 657 | +151 | 5 | 5 | 81 | ||||||
| 5 | Grenoble | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 666 | 594 | +72 | 4 | 6 | 75 | ||||||
| 6 | Colomiers | 29 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 587 | +30 | 8 | 6 | 74 | ||||||
| 7 | Carcassonne | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 653 | 665 | –12 | 5 | 7 | 65 | ||||||
| 8 | Nevers | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 650 | 652 | –2 | 5 | 5 | 65 | ||||||
| 9 | Montauban | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 627 | 762 | –99 | 2 | 3 | 60 | ||||||
| 10 | Aurillac | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 557 | 585 | –28 | 1 | 12 | 58 | ||||||
| 11 | Mont-de-Marsan | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 550 | 662 | –112 | 2 | 7 | 56 | ||||||
| 12 | Béziers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 620 | 671 | –51 | 2 | 8 | 56 | ||||||
| 13 | Provence | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 622 | 743 | –121 | 1 | 12 | 55 | ||||||
| 14 | Rouen | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 552 | 605 | –53 | 1 | 7 | 54 | ||||||
| 15 | Valence Romans (R) | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 647 | 804 | –157 | 2 | 8 | 49 | ||||||
| 16 | Soyaux Angoulême (R) | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 522 | 752 | –230 | 1 | 8 | 42 | ||||||
| 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 Nationale. 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 2021–22 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.
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Notable former players[]
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See also[]
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.
- ^ "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Vannes 2017-18 Squad". Rugby Club Vannes. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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