The Stade Rennais Courier
Squad23 Aug 2027
Esteban Lepaul breaks a bone — 19 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 19 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Stade Rennais
Breel Embolo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Djaoui Cissé at Stade Rennais
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Djaoui Cissé is 23, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Stade Rennais training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lilian Brassier is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
7 academy players handed senior numbers at Stade Rennais
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Vincent Renard joins the Stade Rennais first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vincent Renard is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Paul Renault steps up from the Stade Rennais academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Renault has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Richard Moulin joins the Stade Rennais first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Richard Moulin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Stade Rennais promote Émile Robin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Émile Robin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Arnaud Nordin
- Boardroom A promise the Stade Rennais board did not keep
- Match Honours even between Stade Rennais and LOSC Lille