FC Grenoble Amazones
| Founded | 1986 | ||
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| Ground | Stade Lesdiguières | ||
| President | Laurent Pélissier | ||
| Coach | Léo Brissaud | ||
| League | Élite 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 5th | ||
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| Official website | |||
| www | |||
FC Grenoble Amazones are a French women's rugby union club, based in Sassenage, northwest of Grenoble. They compete in the Élite 1 competition, which is the top division of women's rugby in France. It was formed from the merger of Rugby Sassenage Isère with FC Grenoble in 2015.
History
Rugby Sassenage Isère, commonly known as the Amazones de Sassenage, was founded in 1986. They celebrated their twentieth anniversary on 17 June 2006.
During the 2007–08 season, the club finished in the top three of Division 1B and was a finalist in the Armelle Auclair Challenge, facing RF Dijon Bourgogne in the final (13–13), losing on tries scored (1 try to 2). This resulted in promotion to the highest level, Division 1A.
In 2015, Rugby Sassenage Isère (Amazones) merged with FC Grenoble and became FC Grenoble Amazones. In 2018, they were crowned French Elite 2 Armelle-Auclair champions with a 6–5 victory against Lons RF, and were thus promoted to Élite 1.[1]
Since March 2024, head coach Léo Brissaud has also been the backs coach for the French women's U20 team.[2] In June 2025, Laurent Pélissier was appointed as the new president.[3]
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.
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- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
Honours
- Élite 2 Championship Armelle-Auclair
- Champion (1): 2018
- Finalist (1): 2008 (Rugby Sassenage Isère)
- Junior Championship
- Champion (1): 2025.[5]
- 7s Development Championship
- Champion (1): 2017.[6]
- Fédérale 2
- Champion (1): 2019 (Reserve team)
Coaches
| Season | Sporting Director | Coach | Assistant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | — | Emmanuel Pellorce | — |
| 2017–2020 | Cristian Spachuk | ||
| 2020–2021 | James Lakepa | ||
| 2021–2023 | Emmanuel Pellorce | Léo Brissaud | Nicolas Carella |
| 2023–Present | Jean-Noël Perrin (forwards) |
References
- ^ Clert, Eric (2018-05-13). "RUGBY FÉMININ. Le Bouclier pour les Amazones du FCG !". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Leo Brissaud entraineur des 3/4 de l'équipe de France féminine U20". fcgrugby.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rugby - Élite 1 féminine. Les Amazones du FCG ont un nouveau président". www.ledauphine.com (in French). 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FC Grenoble Rugby - Joueurs". fcgrugby.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ^ "Les Amazones Espoirs sont championnes de France !". fcgrugby.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lomu, Jonah (2018-05-10). "Féminines : les Amazones championnes du 7". rugbyamateur.fr (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
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