Grégory Alldritt, patron of the SNCF Athletes Programme
Number 8 on the French national rugby team and patron of our SNCF Athletes Programme for elite sportsmen and women, Grégory shares his experience and insights with the people we sponsor.
An outstanding patron for SNCF Athletes
Grégory Aldritt helped the French national rugby team win the Six Nations Tournament in 2025 and 2022 and led his home club Stade Rochelais to two European Cup victories. But he’s also is putting his experience and insights into the challenges facing elite sportsmen and women to work for members of our SNCF Athletes Programme. Members connect with jobs that let them train and compete, while learning a profession for life after their athletic careers.
I am delighted and honoured to sponsor SNCF’s athletes. I want to contribute what I can and support these champions, who thrill and inspire us with their performance!
Member of the French national rugby team and patron of the SNCF Athletes Programme.
Actively engaged in SNCF Group’s activities
Grégory Alldritt regularly connects with SNCF athletes and railway workers at in-house events, including:
- a visit to Transilien’s operations centre on RER Line D with French triple jump champion Harold Correa to tape announcements broadcast to commuters during the Six Nations Tournament.
- meet-ups with skeet shooter Nicolas Lejeune and wheelchair rugby champion Cédric Nankin for a closer look at their disciplines.
- support for members of France’s Rugby Sevens team at the Paris 2024 Olympics, as well as Cédric Nankin, vice-captain of the French wheelchair rugby team.
- a tour of Paris-Est station’s operations centre with staff from Transilien RER E –the line that carried fans to the Paris 2024 Olympic rowing venue in Vaires-sur-Marne.
Promoting our vision
In addition to backing our athletes, Grégory Aldritt, like all members of the SNCF Athletes Programme, subscribes to the SNCF’s corporate purpose. And promotes it to stakeholders in business, sports federations and schools: “Working towards a dynamic, caring, sustainable society”
Grégory is a respected, highly esteemed player with a worldwide reputation who demonstrates commitment, determination and team spirit. And he personifies strength, resilience and excellence—qualities that resonate with SNCF’s values.
Chairman and CEO, SNCF
Supporting athletes for over 40 years
Founded in 1982, the SNCF Athletes Programme now counts nearly 30 participants. Open to competitors who practice an Olympic discipline and are listed as elite athletes by the French Ministry for Sport, the programme helps participants balance their dedication to sport with the world of work. At SNCF, they find jobs that let them train and compete while learning a profession and laying the groundwork for life after their athletic careers.
250
contenders have taken part in the SNCF Athletes Programme
70%
have continued their careers at SNCF after their life in sport
36
Our Olympic and Paralympic athletes have won 36 medals
A balanced, successful programme
The SNCF Athletes Programme helps participants make their dreams come true. They have permanent positions with us on terms that let them train, compete in the Olympic or Paralympic Games, and win medals, all while they prepare to transition to the world of work after their athletic careers.
How it works:
- hours are adjusted to balance participants’ work lives with the demands of their sport. Each athlete must work at least 50 days a year (except in Olympic years), leaving room for training, competition, time on the French national team and more
- athletes learn a profession, with opportunities for career training and development
- athletes can continue to work at SNCF Group after they retire from competition
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