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RC Vannes
BERJAYA
Full nameRugby Club Vannes
NicknameRCV
Founded1950; 76 years ago (1950)
LocationVannes, France
GroundStade de la Rabine (Capacity: 11,303)
ChairmanOlivier Cloarec
CoachJean-Noël Spitzer
CaptainFrancisco Gorrissen
LeaguePro D2
2024–25Top 14, 14th (relegated)

RC Vannes (pronounced [van]; French: Rugby Club vannetais, Rugbi Klub Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes, currently competing in Pro D2 , the second level of the country's professional rugby system. Founded in 1950, they play at 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] Vannes beat FC Grenoble Rugby in the 2024 Pro D2 playoffs to win promotion to the Top 14 for the first time.[4]

Honours

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Current standings

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2025–26 Pro D2 Table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Vannes 30 24 1 5 1092 543 +549 15 3 116 Semi-final promotion playoff place
2 Colomiers 30 21 0 9 847 522 +325 8 3 95
3 Provence 30 19 0 11 905 726 +179 9 7 92 Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4 Oyonnax 30 17 0 13 953 659 +294 9 9 86
5 Valence Romans 30 19 0 11 803 760 +43 4 4 84
6 Brive 30 17 1 12 906 642 +264 11 2 83
7 Agen 30 15 0 15 796 750 +46 9 3 72
8 Grenoble 30 14 0 16 739 829 −90 2 4 62
9 Soyaux Angoulême 30 13 0 17 576 770 −194 2 5 59
10 Biarritz 30 12 1 17 762 879 −117 8 1 54
11 Dax 30 14 0 16 706 742 −36 6 7 55
12 Béziers 30 12 0 18 657 804 −147 4 4 56
13 Nevers 30 11 1 18 760 1024 −264 4 3 53
14 Aurillac 30 11 0 19 718 908 −190 2 7 53
15 Mont-de-Marsan 30 11 1 18 701 950 −249 3 2 51 Relegation play-off
16 Carcassonne 30 7 1 22 572 985 −413 0 5 35 Relegation to Nationale
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2026. Source:

Current squad

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The Vannes squad for the 2025–26 season is:[5]

Vannes 2025–26 Pro D2 squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain.
(vc) denotes vice-captain.
Bold denotes internationally capped players.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
Source: [6][5]
Vannes 2025–26 Pro D2 squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain.
(vc) denotes vice-captain.
Bold denotes internationally capped players.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
Source: [6][5]

Notable former players

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See also

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References

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  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. ↑ News, Americas Rugby (2024-06-08). "Vannes Win Promotion to Top 14 with South America a Part of the Glory". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2024-06-17. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. 1 2 3 "Vannes squad for season 2025/2026". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. 1 2 "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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