Blagnac SCR Women

Blagnac SCR
GroundStade Ernest-Argelès
PresidentRichard Caravaca
Jean-Louis Gorry
CoachÉric Escribano
Most capsNathalie Amiel
LeagueÉlite 1
2024–252nd
Team kit
Official website
www.blagnac-rugby.fr

Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby Women are a French women's rugby union club, based in Blagnac, Haute-Garonne. They compete in France's top division for women's rugby, the Élite 1 competition.

They were founded in Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, southeast of Toulouse, as Saint-Orens Rugby Féminin (SORF) and were twice French first division champions. In 2013, they merged with Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby for infrastructural and financial reasons, and were called Blagnac Saint-Orens Rugby Féminin. In 2017, they later dropped the Saint-Orens reference from their name and were simply Blagnac Rugby Féminin until 2024.

History

In 2009, the club returned to the French top division after winning the second division title against Bobigny. In the 2009–2010 season, SORF played in the Top 10, securing their place in the league on the final day with a home victory against Caen.

The 2012–2013 season was a great sporting success for the club. For the third consecutive year the U18 team were crowned French Sevens Champions, as well as Grand Sud Sevens and Twelve Champions. The senior reserve team also won the Grand Sud and Fédérale 3 French Championships. The first team finished 7th in the Top 10, their best ranking since promotion in 2009. During this season, Manon André and Marjorie Mayans played in the Six Nations tournament. Nine players became European University Champions for the first time with Paul Sabatier University.

In 2013, Saint-Orens women's rugby became Blagnac Saint-Orens women's rugby.[1] Saint-Orens women's rugby and Blagnac Sporting Club rugby joined forces for financial reasons and to provide their elite players with proper facilities. The first team finished 5th in the championship, after being defeated by Montpellier in the quarter-finals. The reserve team, playing in Fédérale 2, finished in a respectable position, earning them another consecutive promotion to Fédérale 1. The youth teams (development and elite) won the Grand Sud titles as well as a fourth consecutive national title. Nine players from the club were once again European University Champions with Paul Sabatier University.

In 2014–2015, its second year under the name BSORF (Blagnac Saint-Orens Women's Rugby), the club's Top 8 team finished 3rd in the regular season. They were defeated in the semi-finals by the reigning French champions, Montpellier, by a score of 17–24. Their reserve team also lost in the semi-finals of the newly formed French Elite Reserve Championship.

In 2016, the club lost again in the semi-finals of the Top 8 against Lille Métropole RC villeneuvois in a two-legged tie (27–15 in Blagnac then 34–10 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq).

In 2017, they were once again eliminated in the semi-finals by Montpellier (13–19 for Montpellier in Blagnac then 13–17 for BSORF in Montpellier). The reserve team are French elite reserve champions.

The club was renamed Blagnac Rugby Féminin during the off-season;[2] the name change was effective with the FRF on 8 July 2018; the name remained active until the 2023–2024 season, the year in which the Blagnac Rugby men's professional side declared bankruptcy, however, the BSCR women and junior teams remained active.[3]

In 2021, 2022, and 2023, the first team lost in the Elite 1 final, three defeats in three consecutive finals.[1] The reserve team won the French Elite Reserve Championship in 2023.

The club was the most represented in the French team with nine players selected for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, accompanied by players playing in other clubs but trained in Saint-Orens or Blagnac Saint-Orens such as Laure Touyé, Laure Sansus and Gaëlle Hermet.

Current squad

2025–26 Élite 1 season squad:[4]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Manon Bigot Hooker France
Célia Domain Hooker France
Kenza Necer Hooker France
Emi Pereira Da Silva Hooker France
Sylvie Bayle Prop France
Laura Belebbad Prop France
Léa Delrieu Prop France
Anaïs Dubreuil Prop France
Marie Grasset Prop France
Clara Joyeux Prop France
Coco Lindelauf Prop France
Méline Perraudin Prop France
Audrey Forlani Lock France
Irene Garrido Peinado Lock Spain
Abygaëlle Dal Lago Lock France
Julia Grosz Lock France
Camille Mignotte Lock France
Lucie Perrot Lock France
Cyrielle Augé Back row France
Clémence Cinot Back row France
Anais Descombes Illiaquer Back row France
Heivai Jamet Back row France
Clémentine Pages Back row France
Eva Roussaly Back row France
Charlotte Rufas Back row France
Léa Polak Forward France
Player Position Union
Emma Lechardoy Scrum-half France
Léa Lenoir Scrum-half France
Elodie Martin Scrum-half France
Audrey Abadie Fly-half France
Elsa Bonnet Fly-half France
Veronica Madia Fly-half Italy
Justine Bouscatel Centre France
Alyssa D'Incà Centre Italy
Carla Neisen Centre France
Gabrielle Vernier Centre France
Anael Fernández Terenzi Wing Spain
Flavie Laine Wing France
Mélissande Llorens Wing France
Cherrazade Saiki Wing France
Justine Toro Wing France
Émilie Boulard Fullback France

Honours

  • French Championship:
    • Winner (2): 1990, 1993;
    • Finalist (6): 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2021, 2022 and 2023
  • French Women's Rugby Union Championship, 2nd Division:
    • Winner (2): 1989, 2009.
  • French Women's Rugby Union Championship, 3rd Federal Division:
    • Winner (2): 2006 (team B), 2013 (team B).
  • French Women's Elite Reserve Championship
    • Winner (2): 2017 and 2023
  • French Cup  :
    • Winner: 2023
    • Finalist: 1990
List of Finals played by Blagnac SCR
Season Champion Score Runner-up Venue
1990 Saint-Orens Rugby féminin 7–6 Violettes bressanes Tours
1991 RC Chilly-Mazarin 3–0 Saint-Orens rugby féminin Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
1992 Pachys d'Herm 10–3 Saint-Orens rugby féminin Marciac
1993 Saint-Orens rugby féminin 13–3 Violettes bressanes L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
1994 AS Romagnat 21–12 Saint-Orens rugby féminin Maurs
1997 Pachys d'Herm 30–17 Saint-Orens rugby féminin Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris
2002 Caen Rugby Club 10–3 Saint-Orens rugby féminin Tyrosse
2021 ASM Romagnat 13–8 Blagnac RF Stade Ernest-Argelès, Blagnac
2022 Stade toulousain 16–10 Blagnac RF Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble
2023 Stade Bordelais 27–23 Blagnac RF Stade Pierre-Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu

Notable players

Coaches

Season Coach Assistant coaches
2003–06 Nathalie Amiel Gilles Bras, Gilles Bastouille
2006–08
2008–09 Thierry Sanson
2009–10 Daniel Sibra Nicolas Balmes
2010–11 Benoit Sibra, Bertrand Cabrol, Marc Manso
2011–12 Alain Favarel Jérôme Tronco, Bertrand Cabrol, Marc Manso
2012–13 Eric Carrière Mika Mafutuna, Bertrand Cabrol, Marc Manso
2013–14 Alain Diez, Cyril Balestère, Bertrand Cabrol
2014–15 Alain Diez, Bertrand Cabrol, Bertrand Lartet
2015–16 Nicolas Tranier, Mélanie Busque, Bertrand Cabrol, Bertrand Lartet
2016–17 Nicolas Tranier, Gatien Roullier, Grégoire Verdenal
2017–18 Nicolas Tranier Jean Lasserre, Grégoire Verdenal
2018–21 Jean Lasserre, Laurent Tranier
2021–25 Laurent Tranier
2025– Eric Escribano

References

  1. ^ a b Harrington, James (2025-10-22). "France's AXA Elite 1 Championship: Get to know the teams". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 2026-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Pronzato, Jean-Paul (2017-06-29). "Le dernier défi de Manon André". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Doutre, Rémy (2024-02-01). "Nationale - Blagnac Rugby dépose le bilan, fin de saison pour l'équipe première". ICI, le média de la vie locale (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Effectif Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby Elite 1 Féminine". Mon Club House FFR (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.