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winners of the semi-final play each other in the final, with the winner gaining promotion to the Top 14, and the losing finalist then going on to play the 13th placed team in the Top 14 in a promotion-relegation match. The bottom placed (16th) team is automatically relegated to the
Nationale division, and the 15th placed team plays the losing finalist from the Nationale division in a promotion-relegation match.
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1671:§ In this season the Top 16 relegated additional teams to become the Top 14, therefore the first access match was played between Stade Aurillacois, winners of the Pro D2 playoffs, and Section Paloise, the 13th placed team in that years Top 16. The access match finished 13-46 and so despite winning the playoff format, Stade Aurillacois were not promoted.
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During the 2004–05 season a playoff occurred in the Pro D2, however instead of automatic promotion, as would follow, the playoff winner became host for an Access Match for the 13th finishing side in the then Top 16. This match was won comprehensively by
Section Paloise, meaning Stade Aurillacois were
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Following the reduction of the Top 16 to the Top 14 the promotion format for the Pro D2 was changed to increase competition in the playoffs, as previously there was no jeopardy for the team having already won the league. Starting in the 2005–06 season the team finishing at the top of the table in the
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All promotions are contingent on passing a postseason financial audit required for all clubs. Also, if a club above the bottom two places fails the audit, it may be relegated in the place of a club that would otherwise have been relegated. This was especially an issue in the 2015–16 season, when four
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There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and
Nationale, the third-level competition. The top two clubs at the end of the season qualify automatically for home semi-finals, with the clubs placed 3rd through to 6th playing in an elimination round to advance to the semi-finals. The two
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Starting in the 2017-18 Pro D2 season LNR introduced a new playoff format which the top six teams in the table would qualify for. Teams finishing first and second in the table would receive a bye while the third through sixth teams contest the first playoff round, with the winners advancing to play
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In August 2016, LNR released a strategic plan outlining its vision for French rugby through the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The plan includes significant changes to the top levels of the league system, with Pro D2 seeing especially dramatic changes starting with the 2017–18 season.
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away in the semi-final. The Pro D2 final is then held at the home ground of the highest remaining seed, the winner of this game is crowned Pro D2 champions and gains direct promotion to the Top 14, replacing the team who finished bottom in the table.
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Starting in the 2023–24 season the second bottom side in the Pro D2 contests a similar access match with the runner up of the
Nationale, with both teams playing for the right to play in the Pro D2 the next year.
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Only the Pro D2 champions will be assured of promotion to the Top 14. The losing finalist will enter an access match with the second-from-bottom Top 14 side, with the winner taking up the final Top 14 place.
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regular season was declared the winner and received automatic promotion to the Top 14. Teams placed 2nd through 5th then played in a direct playoff format to fight for the 2nd promotion slot.
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Nationale, with the winner taking up the final Pro D2 place.
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subsequent promotion to the Top 14. The second promotion slot was given to the remaining playoff team which had the highest position in the league table.
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2037:"Biarritz retrouve le Top 14 après sa victoire aux tirs au but face à Bayonne en barrage"
2023:"Perpignan domine Mont-de-Marsan et conserve sa place en Top 14 pour la saison prochaine"
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2051:"Top 14 - Pro D2 : les présidents d'accord pour ne pas attribuer de titre"
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1915:[Biarritz and Narbonne Remain in Pro D2] (Press release) (in French).
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1st Place
Promotion and Playoff Expansion to 5th Placed Sides (2004-2017)
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League suspended after 23 rounds and ultimately cancelled owing to the
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209:(LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division
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were dropped to Fédérale 1 effective with the 2016–17 season, and
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6-6 AET (6–5 on penalties), Biarritz won promotion to the Top 14
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2005:"Grenoble - Perpignan : Le résumé de la victoire de l'USAP"
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1991:"Montauban sauve sa peau en battant Narbonne d'un petit point"
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2079:"Top 14 - Match report Grenoble vs Oyonnax, le 12/05/2018"
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Location of teams in the 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season
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Second level of domestic club rugby union in France
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1913:"Biarritz et Narbonne Maintenus en PRO D2"
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578:2023–24 Championnat Fédéral Nationale
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1119:19-33, Perpignan stay in the Top 14
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1964:Mortimer, Gavin (18 August 2016).
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2914:Provincial Club Competitions
2907:Australian Club Championship
2830:European Rugby Challenge Cup
2825:European Rugby Champions Cup
2705:2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
2635:European Rugby Challenge Cup
2630:European Rugby Champions Cup
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69:; 24 years ago
38:2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season
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2095:Ligue Nationale de Rugby
1943:Ligue Nationale de Rugby
1917:Ligue Nationale de Rugby
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2053:. L'Equipe. 6 May 2020.
1776:Number of league titles
1039:ProD2 Playoff Champion
3134:Welsh Premier Division
3063:Heartland Championship
3023:Japan Rugby League One
2835:Rugby Europe Super Cup
2604:Rugby World Cup Sevens
1692:Additionally Promoted
669:Stade Georges Pompidou
431:Stade Michel Bendichou
197:is the second tier of
3250:Welsh–Scottish League
3170:British and Irish Cup
2940:Premiership Rugby Cup
2735:International players
2715:France Women's Sevens
2467:Rugby union in France
2100:Rugby union in France
408:Stade Amédée-Domenech
3175:Campeonato Argentino
3082:Scottish Premiership
3030:Top Challenge League
2947:RFU Championship Cup
2851:Super Rugby Americas
2755:Dave Gallaher Trophy
2699:2023 Rugby World Cup
2693:2007 Rugby World Cup
1051:ProD2 Access Result
1045:Top14 Access Result
596:Stade Charles-Mathon
385:Stade Raoul-Barrière
205:. It is operated by
3455:Central East Europe
2895:Torneo del Interior
2856:Super Rugby Pacific
2564:Other notable teams
1048:ProD2 Access Match
1042:Top14 Access Match
623:Stade Maurice David
546:Stade du Pré Fleuri
454:Stade Maurice Boyau
23:
3205:Global Rapid Rugby
2985:All-Ireland League
2881:Nacional de Clubes
2623:Professional clubs
2117:– Official website
1054:Direct Relegation
500:Stade Guy Boniface
403:Brive-la-Gaillarde
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