Élite 2

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 tragically 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.

Champions
2000-09 2010-19 2020-29

Winners & runners-up

 * Current Élite 2 Féminine participating clubs indicated in bold