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.
Since March 2024, head coach Léo Brissaud has also been the backs coach for the French women's U20 team. In June 2025, Laurent Pélissier was appointed as the new president.
Current squad 2025–26 Élite 1 season squad:
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.
7s Development Championship Champion (1): 2017.
Fédérale 2 Champion (1): 2019 (Reserve team)
Coaches SeasonSporting DirectorCoachAssistant2016–2017—Emmanuel Pellorce—2017–2020Cristian Spachuk2020–2021James Lakepa2021–2023Emmanuel PellorceLéo BrissaudNicolas Carella2023–PresentJean-Noël Perrin (forwards)
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