Stade Rennais Rugby
| Founded | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Stade du Commandant Bougouin | |
| President | Anne-Sophie Demoulin | |
| Coach | Hugo Mattes | |
| League | Élite 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Élite 1, 10th (Relegated to Élite 2) | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Stade Rennais Rugby are a French women's rugby union team, based in Rennes. They compete in the Élite 2 competition, which is the second division of women's rugby in France.
The club has five other representative teams: The Elite Reserve team, the Sevens team (In Extenso SuperSevens), the Elite Under-18s (French sevens and XVs Championship) and two Touch Rugby teams.
History
Birth of the club
The club was founded on 25 August 1999 at the initiative of a triumvirate composed of Lionel Brouder, founding president, Philippe Morant and Yann Moison.[1] The building of the club was initially based on the establishment of a rugby school located then in the Cleunay district, in the heart of the city of Rennes, near the Yves-Montand square.
In 2001–2002, the first team, undefeated in the regular season, qualified for the semi-finals of the French Second Division Championship and was promoted to Group B of the Elite First Division. In 2003–2004, the team finished second in Group B of the Elite First Division and lost in the final of the Armelle-Auclair Challenge Cup against Bruges Blanquefort. In 2005, the team reached the final of the Armelle-Auclair Challenge Cup again, but lost to Montpellier 14–11. They were nevertheless promoted to the Elite First Division.
The Top 8
In their first season in the first division, Stade Rennais reached the elite final, but lost in the final against the Catalans of Toulouges 3–8.
In 2010–2011, Stade Rennais finished second in the Top 10, the club's best regular season result, and won their playoff semi-final against Montpellier 20–13, after a run of three defeats at this stage against the same club. They then faced Perpignan (formerly USAT XV Toulouges) in the final. As in 2005–2006, the Rennes women were defeated by the Catalan side 11–15.[2]
In 2025, the first team was relegated from the first to the second division.
Honours
- French Rugby Union Championship:
- Runner-up: 2006 and 2011
- Elite 2 Armelle-Auclair:
- Finalist: 2004 and 2005
- French Women's Elite Rugby Sevens Championship:
- Finalist (1): 2019
- French Reserve Team Championship:
- Champion: 2015 and 2016
Finals results
| Competition | Date | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Division | 2004 | ESP Bruges Blanquefort | Stade Rennais | ||
| 2nd Division | 2005 | Montpellier RC | 14–11 | Stade Rennais | |
| 1st Division | 2006 | USA Toulouges XV | 8–3 | Stade Rennais | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| 1st Division | 19 June 2011 | USAP Women's XV | 15–11 | Stade Rennais | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles |
International players
- Sandrine Agricole
- Arkya Aït Lahbib
- Céline Allainmat
- Violaine Aubrée
- Camille Boudaud
- Claire Canal
- Lucie Canal
- Marie-Aurélie Castel
- Lénaïg Corson
- Emilie Courtois
- Aurélie Cousseau
- Aline D'Hooge
- Caroline Drouin
- Margaux Ducès
- Lucie Élodie
- Hélène Ezanno
- Perrine Fagnen
- Lucille Godiveau
- Marie-Charlotte Hebel
- Lénaïck Lorre
- Valentine Lothoz
- Rosa Marcé
- Clémence Ollivier
- Elisa Riffonneau
- Suliana Sivi
- Jessy Trémoulière
- Jade Ulutule
- Yolaine Yengo
- Litia Naiqato
- Luisa Tisolo
- Theresa Nolan
- Ilaria Arrighetti
- Melissa Bettoni
- Awa Coulibaly
- Marta Ferrari
- Lucia Gai
- Sofia Stefan
- Cecilia Zublena
- Elisabeth Lohre
- Isabel Ozorio
- Alba Capell
- Meritxell Carreras Gruart
- Monica Castelo Mejuto
Coaches
| Season | Coach | Assistants |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2008 | Yann Moison | |
| 1999–2012 | Philippe Morant | |
| 2009–2012 | Julien Marie | |
| 2012–2013 | Charles Moulec | |
| 2013–2014 | Guirec Le Guillou | |
| 2014–2015 | Philippe Lansade | Vincent Herbst (Forwards) Sandrine Agricole (Backs) |
| 2015–2016 | Sandrine Agricole | Kevin Courties (Forwards) |
| 2016–2017 | Vincent Brehonnet | Vincent Herbst (Forwards) Sandrine Agricole (Backs) |
| 2017–2018 | Vincent Herbst (Forwards) | |
| 2018–2020 | Anne Berville (Forwards) | |
| 2020–2021 | Anne Berville (Forwards) Céline Allainmat (Backs) | |
| 2021–2022 | Anne Berville | Céline Allainmat (Backs) |
| 2022–2024 | Arnaud Le Berre (Backs) | |
| 2024–2025 | Arnaud Le Berre | Hugo Mattes (Forwards) Vincent Brehonnet |
| 2025–Present | Hugo Mattes | Julien Gomez (Forwards) Melissa Bettoni (Scrum) Vincent Brehonnet |
References
- ^ Poulet, Frédéric (2016-02-29). "Sandrine Agricole / Entraîneur des lignes arrières du Stade Rennais Rugby". Puissance 15 l'Esprit Rugby (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Top 10 féminin. Perpignan domine le Stade Rennais en finale". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2011-06-18. Archived from the original on 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-02-16.