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

The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France.

Presentation of the lists
There are two lists of the clubs playing in the French rugby union system in the following levels: Some other clubs are listed (only if they have a dedicated article) :
 * Top 14
 * Rugby Pro D2
 * 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.

By League
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Top 14 2017–18
14 clubs SU Agen Union Bordeaux Bègles CA Brive Castres Olympique ASM Clermont Auvergne Stade Rochelais Lyon OU Montpellier Hérault Rugby Oyonnax Rugby Section Paloise Racing 92 Stade Français RC Toulonnais Stade Toulousain

Pro D2 2016–17
16 clubs Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Aviron Bayonnais Biarritz Olympique AS Béziers Hérault US Carcassonne Colomiers Rugby US Dax FC Grenoble Rugby RC Massy US Montauban Stade Montois RC Narbonne USO Nevers USA Perpignan Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente RC Vannes

Fédérale 1
40 Teams in 4 pools

AC Bobigny 93 Rugby CS Bourgoin-Jallieu RC Chalonnais US Cognac SC Graulhet US Tyrosse Avenir Valencien

Limoges Rugby

Stade Bagnérais Blagnac SCR

Stade Rodez Aveyron

US Bressane

ROC La Voulte-Valence

US Romanaise et Péageoise



Fédérale 2
80 Teams in 8 pools Note: At this level, only clubs with articles are listed, with no attempt to divide by pool.

RC Arras Cahors Rugby RC Châteaurenard CO Creusot Stade Dijonnais UA Gaillac CA Lannemezan FC Lourdes SC Mazamet RC Nîmes Stade Niortais RC Orléans Paris Université Club FC Rumilly CA Saint-Étienne Saint-Paul Sports Rugby Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby US Tours

Fédérale 3
160 Teams in 16 pools Note: At this level, only clubs with articles are listed, with no attempt to divide by pool. FC Auch Gers (defunct, as of 2017) Olympique Marcquois Rugby CA Périgueux Stade Poitevin Rugby US Quillan RC Vichy SO Voiron

Lower
CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde Stade Bordelais Châtenoy RC Rugby Club Stade Phocéen
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