Fédérale 3 is the seventh division of
rugby union in France
Rugby union in France is a popular team sport. Rugby union was first introduced in the early 1870s by British residents, which makes the country one of the few early exponents of the sport. Elite French clubs participate in the professional domes ...
. The competition involves 226 clubs in 21 pools of 8, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is
Fédérale 2 and above that,
Fédérale 1. Above the Fédérale divisions are the National leagues
Nationale 2 and
Nationale and above those, the two professional leagues,
Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as 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 in ...
and the highest, the
Top 14.
Results
* 2001
Marseille Provence XV (
Marseille)
* 2003 Avenir Bizanos (
Bizanos)
* 2004 Cercle Amical Lannemezanais (
Lannemezan)
* 2005
Stade Bagnérais (
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (, literally ''Bagnères of Bigorre''; oc, label= Gascon, Banhèras de Bigòrra ) is a commune and subprefecture of the Hautes-Pyrénées Department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Name
The town was known ...
)
* 2006 US Casteljalousaine (
Casteljaloux)
External links
Rugby Fédérale
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