Élite 2 Féminine is the second tier of national women's rugby union competition in France. Called Élite 2 since 2018 or Élite 2 Armelle-Auclair from 2004 to 2018. From this competition you can be promoted to Élite 1 Féminine.
History
From 2004 to 2018, the Elite 2 championship bears the name of Armelle Auclair, a French rugby union player who died on July 13, 2002, in Mauléon-Licharre, at the age of 28.
League
Since 2021, the championship is composed of two phases:
The main season where the 10 clubs play each other home and away throughout the season. The post-season playoffs contested between the top four teams ranked clubs 1st to 4th.
Current teams
Club CoachStadiumCapacityStade RennaisHugo MattesStade du Commandant Bougouin5,000 Stade Rochelais Alexandre Barès Plaine des Jeux Colette BessonN/ASection PaloiseMichaël DalleryStade municipal de LonsN/AAS BayonneYvan AbadieVincent LescaStade Pierre-CarcareigtN/AStade FrançaisJames ZiéCentre sportif Christophe-Dominici Complexe sportif René-LeducN/A Valkyries Normandie RC Alexis Vairy Stade Jean-Mermoz 2,800 CA Brive Romain Cabanero Stade Jean-Marie SoubiraN/A USA PerpignanCharlotte Torres-Duxans Stade Roger Ramis / Stade Aimé GiralN/A / 14,593 Racing Club de France Alex Gau Stade Yves-du-Manoir15,000 US Colomiers Guillaume GaléaNicolas Bederede Stade Michel Bendichou 11,430
Champions 2000–2009 Season Champion Score Runner-upVenueRef 2004ESP Bruges Blanquefort12–6Stade Rennais 2005Montpellier RC14–11Stade Rennais 2006Lille Métropole RC Villeneuvois14–9ES Nanterre 2007RC Lons10–3Pachys d'HermGrenoble 2008RF Dijon Bourgogne13–13 (2 tries to 1)Rugby Sassenage Isère 2009Saint-Orens RF13–13 (5 tries to 3)AC Bobigny 93 2010–2019 Season Champion Score Runner-upVenue 2010CSM Gennevilliers8–0RC Chilly-MazarinVersailles 2011Lille Métropole RC villeneuvois31–15Stade Bordelais 2012Stade Bordelais29–20AS BayonneStade Municipal, Herm 2013RC Valettois Revestois18–12Ovalie Romagnatoise CAMauguio 2014AS Bayonne16–15Avenir FonsorbaisOssun 2015Stade Toulousain16–13AS BayonneStade de Bouque de Lens, Cassagne2016Ovalie Romagnatoise CA29–7Lyon OUUnieux 2017AS Bayonne34–10FC GrenobleStade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 2018FC Grenoble6–5Lons RFPézenas 2019Lyon OU22–13RC Chilly-MazarinStade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes 2020–2029 Season Champion Score Runner-upVenueRefHighlights 2020 Season interrupted by COVID-19 2021 Season interrupted by COVID-19 2022 Valkyries Normandie RC8–7Stade RochelaisStade Lesdiguières, Grenoble2023Stade Français22–3Stade RochelaisStade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscathttps://www.ffr.fr/actualites/au-coeur-du-jeu/rugby-amateur-le-stade-francais-remporte-le-titre-delite-2-feminine2024Stade Rochelais30–19RC Toulon PMStade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieuhttps://www.ffr.fr/actualites/federation/elite-2-feminine-les-rochelaises-championnes-de-france 2025RC Toulon PM14–12Stade RochelaisStade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch 2026 2027 2028 2029
Winners and runners-up Current Élite 2 Féminine participating clubs indicated in bold
Club Wins Runners-upWinning Seasons Last win 2 2 2014 2017 2017 2 0 2006 20112011 1 2 20182018 1 2 2024 2024 1 1 2007 2007 1 1 20122012 1 1 20152015 1 1 20162016 1 1 20192019 1 0 20042004 1 0 2008 2008 1 0 20092009 1 0 2010 2010 1 0 2013 2013 1 0 2022 2022 1 0 2023 2023 1 1 2005 2005 1 1 2025 2025 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
References
External links Official site