Contents :ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZBy 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 betweenrugby andassociation football, called "combination". Association football began being played in Le Havre in 1894.[1][2]Stade Français was established in 1883 by a group of students inParis.
There are two lists of the clubs playing in theFrench rugby union system in the following levels:
Some other clubs are listed (only if they have a dedicated article) :
The first list displays the clubs sorted by name of the town where they are located
The second list displays the clubs sorted by league.
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
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| SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne[+] | Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne | Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) | Top 14 |
| RC Arras | Rugby Club d'Arras | Arras (Pas-de-Calais) | Fédérale 2 |
| SC Albi | Sporting Club Albigeois | Albi (Tarn) | Fédérale 1 |
| FC Auch Gers (defunct, as of 2017) | Football Club Auch Gers | Auch (Gers) | Fédérale 3 |
| Stade Aurillac | Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne | Aurillac (Cantal) | Pro D2 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Bagnérais | Stade Bagnérais | Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées) | Fédérale 1 |
| Aviron Bayonnais | Aviron Bayonnais | Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Pro D2 |
| CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde1 | Club Athlétique Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde | Bègles (Gironde) | Lower |
| AS Béziers Hérault | Association Sportive de Béziers Hérault | Béziers (Hérault) | Pro D2 |
| Biarritz Olympique[+] | Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque | Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Pro D2 |
| Blagnac SCR | Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby | Blagnac (Haute-Garonne) | Fédérale 1 |
| AC Bobigny 93 Rugby | AC Bobigny 93 Rugby | Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) | Fédérale 1 |
| Stade Bordelais1 | Stade Bordelais | Bordeaux (Gironde) | Lower |
| Union Bordeaux Bègles1 | Union Bordeaux Bègles | Bordeaux (Gironde) | Top 14 |
| CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | Club Sportif Bourgoin-Jallieu Rugby | Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère) | Fédérale 1 |
| US Bressane | Union Sportive Bressane Pays de l'Ain | Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain) | Fédérale 1 |
| CA Brive[+] | Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin | Brive (Corrèze) | Top 14 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Carcassonne | Union Sportive Carcassonnaise XV | Carcassonne (Aude) | Pro D2 |
| Cahors Rugby | Cahors Rugby | Cahors (Lot) | Fédérale 2 |
| Castres Olympique[+] | Castres Olympique | Castres (Tarn) | Top 14 |
| RC Chalon | Racing Club Chalonnais | Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire) | Fédérale 2 |
| SO Chambéry | Stade Olympique Chambérien Rugby | Chambéry (Savoie) | Fédérale 1 |
| Châtenoy RC | Châtenoy Rugby Club | Châtenoy-le-Royal (Saône-et-Loire) | Lower |
| ASM Clermont Auvergne[+] | Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne | Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) | Top 14 |
| US Cognac | Union Sportive Cognaçaise | Cognac (Charente) | Fédérale 1 |
| Colomiers Rugby | Colomiers Rugby | Colomiers (Haute-Garonne) | Pro D2 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dax | Union Sportive Dacquoise | Dax (Landes) | Pro D2 |
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| UA Gaillac | Union Athlétique Gaillacoise | Gaillac (Tarn) | Fédérale 2 |
| SC Graulhet | Sporting Club Graulhetois | Graulhet (Tarn) | Fédérale 1 |
| FC Grenoble Rugby[+] | Football Club de Grenoble Rugby | Grenoble (Isère) | Pro D2 |
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| Stade Rochelais[+] | Stade Rochelais | La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) | Top 14 |
| ROC La Voulte-Valence | Rhône Ovalie Club La Voulte-Valence | La Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche) & Valence (Drôme) | Fédérale 2 |
| CA Lannemezan | Cercle Amical Lannemezanais | Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées) | Fédérale 2 |
| Limoges Rugby | Limoges Rugby | Limoges (Haute-Vienne) | Fédérale 1 |
| FC Lourdes | Football Club Lourdais Hautes-Pyrénées | Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées) | Fédérale 2 |
| Lyon OU | Lyon Olympique Universitaire | Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) | Top 14 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique Marcquois Rugby | Olympique Marcquois Rugby | Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord) | Fédérale 3 |
| Rugby Club Stade Phocéen | Rugby Club Stade Phocéen | Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) | Lower |
| RC Massy | Rugby Club Massy Essonne | Massy (Essonne) | Pro D2 |
| SC Mazamet | Sporting Club Mazamétain | Mazamet (Tarn) | Fédérale 2 |
| US Montauban | Union Sportive Montalbanaise | Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) | Pro D2 |
| Montluçon Rugby | Montluçon Rugby | Montluçon (Allier) | Fédérale 1 |
| Stade Montois | Stade Montois | Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) | Pro D2 |
| Montpellier Hérault Rugby[+] | Montpellier Hérault Rugby | Montpellier (Hérault) | Top 14 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC Narbonne | Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerranée | Narbonne (Aude) | Pro D2 |
| USO Nevers | Union Sportive Olympique Nivernaise | Nevers (Nièvre) | Pro D2 |
| RC Nîmes | Rugby Club Nîmes Gard | Nîmes (Gard) | Fédérale 1 |
| Stade Niortais | Stade Niortais Rugby | Niort (Deux-Sèvres) | Fédérale 2 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC Orléans | Rugby Club Orléans | Orléans (Loiret) | Fédérale 2 |
| Oyonnax Rugby | Union Sportive Oyonnax Rugby | Oyonnax (Ain) | Top 14 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Français Paris[+] | Stade Français Paris Rugby | Paris | Top 14 |
| Racing 92[+] | Racing 92 | Paris (play inNanterre,Hauts-de-Seine) | Top 14 |
| Section Paloise | Section Paloise Béarn Pyrénées | Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Top 14 |
| CA Périgueux | Club Athlétique Périgueux Dordogne | Périgueux (Dordogne) | Fédérale 3 |
| USA Perpignan[+] | Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais | Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) | Pro D2 |
| Stade Poitevin Rugby | Stade Poitevin Rugby | Poitiers (Vienne) | Fédérale 3 |
| Provence Rugby | Provence Rugby | Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) | Fédérale 1 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
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| US Quillan | Union Sportive Quillan Haute Vallée | Quillan (Aude) | Fédérale 3 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
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| Stade Rodez Aveyron | Stade Rodez Aveyron | Rodez (Aveyron) | Fédérale 1 |
| Union Sportive Romanaise et Péageoise | Union Sportive Romanaise et Péageoise | Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme) | Fédérale 1 |
| Football Club Sportif Rumilly | Football Club Sportif Rumilly | Rumilly (Haute-Savoie) | Fédérale 2 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASC Saint Apollinaire | Association Sportive et Culturelle de Saint-Apollinaire - Talant Rugby Club | Saint-Apollinaire (Côte-d'Or) | Fédérale 3 |
| CA Saint-Étienne | Club Athlétique de Saint-Étienne Loire Sud Rugby | Saint-Étienne (Loire) | Fédérale 2 |
| Saint-Paul SR | Saint-Paul Sports Rugby | Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (Landes) | Fédérale 2 |
| Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente | Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente | Angoulême (Charente) | Pro D2 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
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| Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby | Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées Rugby | Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) | Fédérale 2 |
| RC Toulon[+] | Rugby Club Toulonnais | Toulon (Var) | Top 14 |
| Stade Toulousain[+] | Stade Toulousain | Toulouse (Hautes-Pyrénées) | Top 14 |
| US Tours | Union Sportive Tours Rugby | Tours (Indre-et-Loire) | Fédérale 2 |
| US Tyrosse | Union Sportive Tyrosse Rugby Côte Sud | Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (Landes) | Fédérale 1 |
| Club | Full name | Town | 2017–18 |
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| Avenir Valencien | Avenir Valencien | Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne) | Fédérale 1 |
| Rugby Club Vannes | Rugby Club Vannetais | Vannes (Morbihan) | Pro D2 |
| RC Vichy | Racing Club Vichy Rugby | Vichy (Allier) | Fédérale 3 |
| SO Voiron | Stade Olympique Voironnais | Voiron (Isère) | Fédérale 3 |
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