Stade Rennais Rugby

What Stade Rennais Rugby does

Stade Rennais Rugby is an amateur women's rugby association founded on 25 August 1999 in Rennes, Brittany, France, and affiliated to the Fédération Française de Rugby since 1 October 1999. The club fields multiple teams across the competitive pyramid: two senior women's teams (Elite 2 and Fédérale 1), an U18 Élite youth team, an École de Rugby for ages 3-18 run under a convention with REC Rugby, and a Rugby à Toucher section comprising a mixed team (in entente with Melesse, Brittany champions in 2025), an Open Hommes team, and a +35 veterans team. The club operates from several venues in Rennes including the Stade Vélodrome and the Stade du Commandant Bougouin. Over 24+ years the club has produced players who have earned caps for France, Italy, Spain, Fiji, and Ireland, and its 'Au-delà du terrain' dual-project (sport + education/career) framework is a documented differentiator.

The business model is that of a member-based non-profit sports association, with no disclosed revenue figures. Revenue streams include annual membership fees, individual match and season-subscription ticket sales processed through HelloAsso, an annual tombola (€1/ticket), a tax-deductible 'Votre nom sur notre maillot' jersey-naming donation campaign, multi-tier corporate sponsorships (Premium partners: Mc Cormick, Keolis, Société Générale, Crespel Voyages; Mécènes: Subery Claude & Fils, Vivalto Sport, CJF Menuiserie, Fortil, Kyriad, Coreff; Equipmentiers: beRugbe, Sport 2000), tournament entry fees from the annual Inter-Enterprise Touch Rugby Tournament (€15/person including meal, organized with Fortil), merchandise sales via a Grinta.eu storefront, and institutional support from Rennes Ville et Métropole, Département Ille-et-Vilaine, and Région Bretagne. The club uses a Nuxt.js website and standard HelloAsso/Grinta.eu SaaS platforms; no proprietary technology is disclosed.

The organization is led by President Anne-Sophie Demoulin, with Sébastien Kernin (Treasurer) and Rozenn Ngassa (Secretary), under a board that includes founding figures such as Lionel Brouder (Honorary President). Day-to-day operations are coordinated by Hugo Mattes (Pôle Jeunes and Pôle Seniors) and Anne-Sophie Huet (Pôle Jeunes). The club has no parent company, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no disclosed equity ownership structure. Its 25+ year track record includes two Vice-Champion de France Elite finishes (2006, 2011), a Challenge de la Fédération win (2014), Double Champion de France Réserve titles (2015-2016), a U18 Vice-Champion de France (2023), and the Howard Hinton Sevens 2026 championship.

Name

Stade Rennais Rugby

Legal name

Stade Rennais Rugby

Website

https://staderennaisrugby.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stade Rennais Rugby is an amateur women's rugby association founded in 1999 in Rennes, Brittany, operating senior teams in Elite 2 and Fédérale 1, a U18 Élite team, a youth academy, and a touch rugby section. The club serves competitive female players, youth, and the local Breton community through ticketing, sponsorship, donations, and institutional support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Rugby Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAAAG

Rugby (Union & League) Leagues

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Leagues (Domestic & International)

SECONDARYMPAKALAA

Athlete & Team Sponsorship Deals (Official Partners, Jersey/Kit Sponsors)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Sponsorship & Endorsements

Keywords

• Women's rugby club
• Competitive rugby teams
• Youth rugby academy
• Touch rugby programs
• Amateur sports association

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and season subscriptions: Players and supporters pay annual membership fees. Season ticket (abonnement) subscriptions available for Elite 2 home matches via HelloAsso.
2. Matchday ticketing: Individual match tickets sold via HelloAsso for Elite, Fédérale 1, and U18 fixtures at the Stade Vélodrome / Commandant Bougouin.
3. Fundraising and donations (maillots naming, tombolas): 'Votre nom sur notre maillot' campaign — tax-deductible donations in exchange for name placement on match jerseys. Annual tombolas with prizes (e.g., PS5, restaurant vouchers, jerseys) sold at 1€ per ticket. Both initiatives routed through HelloAsso.
4. Corporate partnerships and sponsorship: Multiple tiers of sponsorship: Premium partners (Mc Cormick, Keolis, Société Générale, Crespel Voyages), Mécènes (Subery Claude & Fils, Vivalto Sport, CJF Menuiserie, Fortil, Kyriad, Coreff), Equipmentiers (beRugbe, Sport 2000), and Institutional backers (Rennes Ville et Métropole, Département Ille-et-Vilaine, Région Bretagne). Revenue is non-specified sponsorship/marketing support.
5. Tournament entry fees: The club organizes paid-entry events including the Tournoi Inter-Entreprises de rugby à toucher (15€ per person including a full meal) and the Howard Hinton Sevens participation. Revenue from team/individual registration fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stade Rennais Rugby is a women's rugby club that fields competitive teams (Elite 2, Fédérale 1, U18) and offers a youth rugby school (École de Rugby) for girls aged 5-14 plus a mixed Rugby à Toucher section. It sells season subscriptions and individual match tickets via HelloAsso, official merchandise through Grinta.eu, and organizes an annual inter-enterprise touch rugby tournament. The club is supported by a tiered sponsorship program with corporate Premium, Mécène, and Equipmentier partners.

Product overview

Stade Rennais Rugby is a women's rugby club offering a multi-level sporting program including two senior competition teams (Elite 2 and Fédérale 1), a U18 Elite youth team, a Rugby à Toucher section with three mixed-age teams, and a Rugby School for children aged 5-14. The club supplements its sporting activities with membership services including free youth licenses, season subscriptions, a name-on-jersey sponsorship campaign, and an annual inter-enterprise touch rugby tournament. Founded in 1999, the club operates from Stade Vélodrome in Rennes and has a partnership with SC Le Rheu Rugby for Fédérale 1 competition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elite 2 Senior Women's Rugby Team

Quantifiable outcome

• Elite 2 league leaders after 4 matchdays with 64-24 win over USA Perpignan (November 2025)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and premium.

• La Boîte à SouriresminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026La Boîte à Sourires provided a free photobooth service at the 3rd edition of the Inter-Enterprise Touch Rugby Tournament, generating memorable photos for participants and amplifying the event's visibility.
• Ty'Chou (Pâtisserie Artisanale)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Ty'Chou, an artisan pastry shop, donated all desserts (12 flavors of cream puffs) for the 3rd Inter-Enterprise Touch Rugby Tournament, enhancing the event's convivial atmosphere and community feel.
• SC Le Rheu RugbycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025For the 2025-2026 season, SRR entered a strategic partnership with SC Le Rheu Rugby to form a joint Fédérale 1 team. The partnership enables players from both clubs to compete at a higher level (Fédérale 1 vs. Le Rheu's previous Fédérale 2), mutualizes human and sporting resources, and creates natural pathways between the Elite team and the new Fédérale 1 entity.
• FortilcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2025Fortil renewed its partnership with SRR for the third consecutive year. The partnership includes support for the Inter-Enterprise Touch Rugby Tournament (Tournoi Inter-Entreprises), which Fortil co-organized with the club. Fortil's logo appears on the club's partners page as a Mécène (benefactor patron).
• B&B Hotel Cesson SevignéminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2025B&B Hotel Cesson Sevigné hosts the U18 team the evening before their matches, providing accommodation. The B&B Hotels logo appears on SRR's training bibs (chasubles d'entraînement). A local hospitality partnership supporting youth team logistics.
• REC Rugby (Rennes Entente Clubs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRR signed a convention with REC Rugby (the men's rugby club) for school interventions in Rennes schools and joint training sessions for the Ecole de Rugby. REC Rugby provides qualified, diploma-holding coaches (éducateurs et éducatrices diplômé(e)s) who animate sessions for girls aged 5-14 at Stade Alain Crubillé and Stade du Champ Orand.
• Mc CormickpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Stade Rennais Rugby. Mc Cormick (95 rue Antoine Condorcet, 38090 Vaulx-Milieu) is listed at the top tier of the club's partner hierarchy on the partners page.
• KeolispremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Stade Rennais Rugby. Keolis (Rennes) is a major public transport operator in Rennes and a top-tier sponsor supporting the club's operations.
• Société GénéralepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Stade Rennais Rugby. Société Générale (Cesson-Sévigné branch) provides financial/banking sponsorship to the club.
• Crespel VoyagespremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium partner of Stade Rennais Rugby. Crespel Voyages (Saint-Aubin d'Aubigné) is a local travel agency supporting the club.
• Subery Claude & FilsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMécène (benefactor) partner. Local Rennes-based company (7 Rue du lieutenant-colonel Dubois, 35000 Rennes) supporting the club as a patron.
• Vivalto SportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMécène partner. Vivalto Sport (9 Boulevard de la Boutière, 35760 Saint-Grégoire) is a sports retailer/health provider supporting the club.
• CJF MenuiserieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMécène partner. CJF Menuiserie (La Pertusière, 35250 Chevaigné) is a local carpentry company supporting the club.
• Kyriad Rennes Nord - BeauregardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMécène partner. Hotel in Rennes (Rue Andre Meynier) supporting the club as a patron.
• CoreffminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMécène partner. Coreff (2 Place de la Gare, 29270 Carhaix-Plouguer) is a cider brand providing sponsorship support.
• beRugbecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEquipmentier partner providing rugby equipment/gear to the club. Listed in the equipmentiers section of the partners page.
• Sport 2000coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEquipmentier partner. Sport 2000 (at Cial Grand Quartier Géant Casino, Rennes) provides sports equipment to the club and appears on SRR match kits.
• Rennes Ville et MétropolecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional partner. Rennes Ville et Métropole provides municipal support to the club, including venue access (Roazhon Park exhibition) and city-level endorsement.
• Département Ille-et-VilainecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional partner. The Department of Ille-et-Vilaine provides regional administrative support and funding to the club.
• Région BretagnecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional partner. Région Bretagne provides regional council support and funding to the club.
• Melesse RugbyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRR competes in an entente (joint team) with Melesse for the Open Hommes Rugby à Toucher team and the Mixed team (championne de Bretagne 2025), demonstrating collaboration for touch rugby competitions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lons Section Paloise (Rugby Féminin): Section Paloise runs a women's rugby team competing at the national level. Comparable to SRR as a French rugby club offering elite women's rugby alongside a broader rugby ecosystem, with similar regional sponsorship patterns.
• Stade Français Paris (Women's Rugby): Stade Français Paris fields a women's rugby team competing in Elite 2 — directly comparable to SRR in league, format, and player demographic. Both are established French rugby clubs offering elite women's rugby within a broader multi-sport ecosystem and corporate sponsorship base.
• ASM Romagnat: ASM Romagnat Féminin is one of France's flagship women's rugby clubs at the elite level. It is comparable to SRR as a dedicated women's rugby club operating in the national pyramid with similar academy structures and competitive ambitions.
• US Colomiers: US Colomiers is an Elite 2 women's rugby opponent of SRR. It is a comparable French amateur/semi-professional women's rugby club competing in the same national championship, offering a similar membership-club model in a different regional market.
• Blagnac Rugby Féminin: Blagnac Rugby Féminin is a leading French women's rugby club with Elite-level history. It operates on a similar membership-club model to SRR, focused on women's and youth rugby development, and is a direct peer in the FFR women's pyramid.
• Stade Bordelais (Women's Rugby): Stade Bordelais operates a women's rugby section in the French championships. Comparable to SRR as a regional rugby club offering competitive women's rugby programs with academy and youth development infrastructure.

Regional players

• SC Le Rheu Rugby: SC Le Rheu is a Brittany-based rugby club that entered a strategic partnership with SRR in 2025 to form a joint Fédérale 1 team. It is a regional comparable focused on a similar amateur/membership rugby model in the same geographic territory.
• Rennes EC (REC Rugby): REC Rugby is the men's rugby club in Rennes with which SRR has a convention for youth coaching and school interventions. It is a regional comparable offering an amateur rugby club model in the same city, though it is a men's organization.

Broad incumbents

• Montpellier Hérault Rugby (Women's section): MHR is a major Top 14 men's professional club with a women's section. Comparable to SRR as a rugby organization offering elite women's rugby in the same national framework, though with significantly greater resources, brand reach, and commercial infrastructure.
• Stade Toulousain (Women's section): Stade Toulousain is the flagship French professional rugby club and operates a women's rugby section. Comparable to SRR in offering elite women's rugby in the national pyramid, but as a much larger incumbent with deeper sponsorship, media, and talent resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/-eKjUI
• Instagraminstagram.com/staderennaisrugby
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stade-rennais-rugby

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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