Valkyries Normandie Rugby Clubs are a French women's rugby union club, based in Rouen. They compete in the Élite 2 competition, which is the second division of women's rugby in France. The club was founded in 2021, and was formed from the merger of the first teams of Ovalie Caennaise and AS Rouen UC. Their reserve team competes in Fédérale 2, the fourth and last division.
History In 2021, Ovalie Caennaise and AS Rouen UC merged their women's first teams to form a single Normandy team. The team was named Valkyries Normandie Rugby Clubs and was registered in Elite 2 for the 2021–2022 season.
In its first season, the squad consisted of approximately two-thirds of players from Rouen and one-third from Caen. Each club retained its independence and its youth teams. They won the Elite 2 championship title in Grenoble against Stade Rochelais. As the first division was reduced from 14 to 12 teams, they had to play a promotion match to reach the first division. They lost 33–0 to Lons Section Paloise.
The club signed an agreement with the city of Lisieux and the Normandy regional rugby league to be able to train together once a week in Lisieux.
In 2023, the Valkyries finished third in the standings and lost their semi-final against Stade Français, 25–43.
Current squad 2025–26 Élite 2 season squad: Valkyries Normandie RC squadFront row
Louise Aumont Margot Cousin Thérèse Diedhiou Marion Loferme Rozenn Vittecoq Pichard Emma Reymondoux Nolwenn Scolan Annabelle Souillard
Léa Van-Theemsche Cloé Vienney
Locks
Émilie Angibault Capucine Deshayes Lara Golman Léa Clamy-EdrouxLoose forwards
Aimée Barthélemy Lucie Brubion Ella Delamarre Clémence Deu (c) Cassandre Douis Manon Henault (vc) Lison Joubert Emmy Lemesle
Scrum-halves
Lucile Aubry Oanell Le Tallec Lisa Poli Charlène Tonnelé
Fly-halves
Noémie Bessaa Gwenn CheminantCentres
Léa Bérnard Charlotte Berthelot (vc) Madisson Mabi Lola Tregret
Wingers
Noémie Begorre Rachel Hickson Sarah Labonne Juliette Perlin Clara Philippot
Fullbacks
Loreleï Maris(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, SP denotes a shadow player and ST indicated short-term cover.
Honours
Élite 2: Winner (1): 2022
Finals results
+ List of finals played by Valkyries Normandie RC Competition Date Champion Score Runner-up Venue Élite 2 4 June 2022 Valkyrie Normandie RC 8–7 Stade Rochelais Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble References