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French Nationale

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Established
2020 (6 years old)

First Recorded Event
2024-08-23

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
6

Sport
Rugby

Location
France

Gender
Male

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		Upcoming
09 Oct 26	CarcassoCarcassonne	5:30pm	CA PérigCA Périgueux
09 Oct 26	Mont-de-Mont-de-Marsan	5:30pm	SO ChambSO Chambéry
09 Oct 26	Bourg-enBourg-en-Bresse	5:30pm	Rouen NoRouen Normandie Rugby
09 Oct 26	SC AlbiSC Albi	5:30pm	OlympiquOlympique Marcquois
09 Oct 26	RC OrléaRC Orléans	6:00pm	CS BourgCS Bourgoin-Jallieu
10 Oct 26	Rennes ERennes EC	4:00pm	RC SuresRC Suresnes
10 Oct 26	CS ViennCS Vienne	4:30pm	RC MassyRC Massy
16 Oct 26	SO ChambSO Chambéry	5:30pm	CS ViennCS Vienne
16 Oct 26	RC SuresRC Suresnes	5:30pm	RC OrléaRC Orléans
16 Oct 26	CS BourgCS Bourgoin-Jallieu	5:30pm	CarcassoCarcassonne
		Results
03 Oct 26	CS BourgoCS Bourgoin-Jallieu	34 - 12	RC SuresnRC Suresnes
03 Oct 26	CA PériguCA Périgueux	25 - 21	RC OrléanRC Orléans
02 Oct 26	Rouen NorRouen Normandie Rugby	31 - 45	SC AlbiSC Albi
02 Oct 26	OlympiqueOlympique Marcquois	23 - 25	CS VienneCS Vienne
02 Oct 26	SO ChambéSO Chambéry	35 - 23	CarcassonCarcassonne
02 Oct 26	Bourg-en-Bourg-en-Bresse	31 - 31	Rennes ECRennes EC
02 Oct 26	RC MassyRC Massy	25 - 18	Mont-de-MMont-de-Marsan
26 Sep 26	CS VienneCS Vienne	18 - 36	Rouen NorRouen Normandie Rugby
26 Sep 26	Rennes ECRennes EC	29 - 35	CS BourgoCS Bourgoin-Jallieu
25 Sep 26	RC SuresnRC Suresnes	27 - 22	CA PériguCA Périgueux

Description

The Championnat Fédéral Nationale, also known simply as the Nationale, is the third tier of rugby union club competition division in France. Introduced in 2020, it is operated by the French Rugby Federation (FFR).

There is relegation and promotion between both the Pro D2 and Nationale 2, the fourth-level competition. Nationale conducts a play-off system similar to the one currently used in Pro D2, with the top six teams qualifying for the play-offs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semi-finals. The winner of the final earns automatic promotion to the next season's Pro D2 if they are eligible financially to do so, and the runner up conducts an access match with the 2nd bottom side from the Pro D2. The bottom two are automatically relegated to Nationale 2. The bottom two clubs of the Pro D2 and the top two of Nationale 2 then enter Nationale for the next season.

There are 26 rounds in the regular season, with each team playing each other team home and away. The two halves of the season are played in the same order, with the away team in the first half of the season at home in the second half. The semi-finals and final take place in May, with the semi-finals being held over two-legs and the final taking place at a predetermined site. At present, 14 clubs compete in the competition.


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Teams

Bourg-en-Bresse		CA Périgueux		Carcassonne
CS Bourgoin-Jal		CS Vienne		Mont-de-Marsan
Olympique Marcq		RC Massy		RC Orléans
RC Suresnes		Rennes EC		Rouen Normandie
SC Albi		SO Chambéry

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