Second level of domestic club rugby union in France
Pro D2
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Rugby Pro D2 season
Sport
Rugby union
Founded
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Administrator
LNR
No. of teams
16
Country
France
Most recent champion(s)
Oyonnax (3rd title) (2022–23)
Most titles
Lyon (3 titles)
Level on pyramid
Level 2
Promotion to
Top 14
Relegation to
Nationale
Official website
Pro D2
Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It is the world's best supported second tier rugby union league.
ProD2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division...
club sides in France. The second major competition in France is the Rugby ProD2 competition. A relegation system exists between the two tiers of competition...
including the inaugural edition of the French championship in 1892, one ProD2 title and one Coupe de l'Espérance. The club also reached the European Rugby...
Gwened) is a French rugby union club based in Vannes currently competing in ProD2. Founded in 1950, they play in the Stade de la Rabine and traditionally...
Provença Rugbi) is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby ProD2, the second tier of France's league system. They were promoted back to the...
promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby ProD2. The fourteen best rugby teams in France participate in the competition...
the French league system, in the Top 14 competition. In the 2015–16 Rugby ProD2 Season they were promoted after finishing 2nd and winning the playoff final...
recent years, they have mainly bounced between the first-level Top 14 and ProD2. In a five-year stretch between 2003 and 2004 and 2007–08, they were either...
in the French rugby union system in the following levels: Top 14 Rugby ProD2 Some other clubs are listed (only if they have a dedicated article) : Fédérale...
Australian international rugby union player who plays for Agen in the French ProD2 competition. He has previously played for Super Rugby clubs such as the...
time in their history. Their stay in ProD2 was short-lived: they were demoted at the end of the 2012–13 Rugby ProD2 season. On 24 May 2014, it was announced...
the French league system, for the 2019–2020 season, but were relegated to ProD2 at the season end. Grenoble have played home matches at the Stade des Alpes...
the 2016–17 season after winning the 2015–16 title of the second-level ProD2. The club has bounced between the top two levels in recent years, having...
union club currently competing in ProD2, the second level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from ProD2 after finishing last in the 2006–07...
du Manoir in 1939, 1952 and 1997. Additionally, they claimed the French ProD2 title in 2015. As a formidable presence in French rugby, the club has become...