Stade Rochelais Women is a French rugby union team, based in La Rochelle. They compete in the Élite 2 competition, which is the second division of women's rugby in France.
History They played as La Pallice Women from the 2008–09 to 2016–17 season.
In 2022, they reached their first Élite 2 championship final but lost against the Valkyries. A year later, they played against Stade Français in their second finals appearance but were defeated.
Stade Rochelais beat RC Toulon PM 30–19 to win their first Élite 2 championship in Bourgoin-Jallieu. They went on to lose to Bobigny in the Élite 1 promotion playoffs.
They met RC Toulon again in the 2024–25 season final in Auch, but were unable to retain their title and missed out on promotion to the Élite 1 competition.
Current squad
2025–26 Élite 2 season squad:
Honours
Élite 2: Champion (1): 2024 Runner-up (3): 2022, 2023, 2025
Fédérale 1: Champion (1): 2015 Fédérale 2: Runner-up (1): 2012
Finals results SeasonCompetitionChampionScoreRunner-upNote2024–25Élite 2RC Toulon PM14–12Stade Rochelais2023–24Élite 2Stade Rochelais30–19RC Toulon PMLost to Bobigny in Élite 1 playoff2022–23Élite 2Stade Français22–3Stade Rochelais2021–22Élite 2Valkyries Normandie RC8–7Stade Rochelais2014–15Fédérale 1La Pallice14–3Grenoble UC WomenPromoted to Élite 2 Armelle Auclair2011–12Fédérale 2Stade Poitevin?La PallicePromoted to Fédérale 1 Source:
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