“There is support for a project which is long-term”, greets the president of the Brittany Rugby League

On Saturday, the Vannes rugby players climbed into the Top 14 after a victory against Grenoble in the Pro D2 final.

“An indescribable celebration”, testifies Sunday June 9 on franceinfo Fabrice Quénéhervé, president of the Brittany Rugby League, the day after Vannes’ accession to the Top 14 after its victory against Grenoble (16-9) in the Pro D2 final on Saturday in Toulouse.

A first for Brittany which will be represented in the elite of French rugby. The result of“a huge amount of in-depth work, patiently constructed”according to the president of the League to win “the Graal”the rise to Top14, which was “a dream that was previously quite unattainable.” “There is support for a long-term project,” he observes. Founded in 1950, the Vannes club discovered the professional world via its accession to Pro D2 in 2016.

“The economic model of the club is interesting to assess, you have an entire territory and an entire economic fabric supporting its professional rugby team and a lot of stability in the workforce too,” comments Fabrice Quénéhervé. “He is our locomotive for Breton rugby, he is our ambassador and I am extremely proud, happy for these men, for these players, for the staff, for the work accomplished, for the city, the department and the region which grow, which accompany this project”he continues.

For the president of the Brittany Rugby League “it is a consecration, a form of recognition in a territory where rugby remains a sport in full development”. Because RCV’s accession to the Top 14 is a historic moment for the region. With 10,000 licensees and 66 clubs, “Brittany is a land of rugby”claims Fabrice Quénéhervé. “Culturally, intrinsically, the Breton, he is rough at first glance, he is combative, he is pugnacious, and behind, once we have broken through this shell, there is conviviality, there is fraternity, there is has all the ingredients”he explains. “The Breton finds himself, identifies completely in rugby (…) and this allows us to experience a superb development curve“, he adds.