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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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1682:§ 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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Section Paloise, meaning Stade Aurillacois were
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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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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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2048:"Biarritz retrouve le Top 14 après sa victoire aux tirs au but face à Bayonne en barrage"
2034:"Perpignan domine Mont-de-Marsan et conserve sa place en Top 14 pour la saison prochaine"
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1926:[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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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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2016:"Grenoble - Perpignan : Le résumé de la victoire de l'USAP"
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Location of teams in the 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 season
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1924:"Biarritz et Narbonne Maintenus en PRO D2"
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2841:European Rugby Challenge Cup
2836:European Rugby Champions Cup
2716:2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
2646:European Rugby Challenge Cup
2641:European Rugby Champions Cup
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2064:. L'Equipe. 6 May 2020.
1787:Number of league titles
1050:ProD2 Playoff Champion
3145:Welsh Premier Division
3074:Heartland Championship
3034:Japan Rugby League One
2846:Rugby Europe Super Cup
2615:Rugby World Cup Sevens
1703:Additionally Promoted
680:Stade Georges Pompidou
442:Stade Michel Bendichou
208:is the second tier of
3261:Welsh–Scottish League
3181:British and Irish Cup
2951:Premiership Rugby Cup
2746:International players
2726:France Women's Sevens
2478:Rugby union in France
2111:Rugby union in France
419:Stade Amédée-Domenech
3186:Campeonato Argentino
3093:Scottish Premiership
3041:Top Challenge League
2958:RFU Championship Cup
2862:Super Rugby Americas
2766:Dave Gallaher Trophy
2710:2023 Rugby World Cup
2704:2007 Rugby World Cup
1062:ProD2 Access Result
1056:Top14 Access Result
607:Stade Charles-Mathon
396:Stade Raoul-Barrière
216:. It is operated by
3466:Central East Europe
2906:Torneo del Interior
2867:Super Rugby Pacific
2575:Other notable teams
1059:ProD2 Access Match
1053:Top14 Access Match
634:Stade Maurice David
557:Stade du Pré Fleuri
465:Stade Maurice Boyau
34:
3216:Global Rapid Rugby
2996:All-Ireland League
2892:Nacional de Clubes
2634:Professional clubs
2128:– Official website
1065:Direct Relegation
511:Stade Guy Boniface
414:Brive-la-Gaillarde
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3413:
3408:
3403:
3398:
3393:
3388:
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3378:
3373:
3367:
3365:
3361:
3360:
3358:
3357:
3352:
3347:
3342:
3337:
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3329:
3325:
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3316:
3311:
3306:
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3258:
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3096:
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3018:
3008:
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2999:
2989:
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2809:
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2794:
2786:
2777:
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2763:
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2518:
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2499:
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2225:Mont-de-Marsan
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3259:
3257:
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3141:
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3116:
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3109:
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3097:
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3009:
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2997:
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2978:
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