List of rugby union clubs in France

Contents : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z By League

Contrary to what the club has long claimed, Le Havre AC was not founded in 1872. It was in 1884 that a group of British residents formed Le Havre Athlétique, which played a hybrid form of football, a cross between rugby and association football, called "combination". Association football began being played in Le Havre in 1894. Stade Français was established in 1883 by a group of students in Paris.

Presentation of the lists

There are two lists of the clubs playing in the French rugby union system in the following levels:

• Top 14
• Rugby Pro D2

Some other clubs are listed (only if they have a dedicated article) :

• Fédérale 1 clubs
• Fédérale 2 clubs
• Fédérale 3 clubs
• Honor
• Honor Promotion
• First series
• Second series
• Third series
• Fourth series

The first list displays the clubs sorted by name of the town where they are located

• Club: short name of the club, with a [+] if a dedicated category exists for the club
• Full name: official name of the club (using English capitalization rules)
• Town: name of the town where or near the club is located, followed by the French department
• Status of the club: league in which the club currently plays

The second list displays the clubs sorted by league.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

By League

Notes

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