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2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season

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2016–17 Pro D2
Countries France
Date25 August 2016 – 21 May 2017
ChampionsOyonnax
PromotedAgen
RelegatedBourgoin, Albi
Matches played480
Official website
www.lnr.fr

The 2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2016–17 season. It ran alongside the 2016–17 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).

Teams

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Club City Stadium Capacity
SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Stade Armandie 14,000
SC Albi Albi (Tarn) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 13,000
Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Aurillac (Cantal) Stade Jean Alric 9,000
AS Béziers Hérault Béziers (Hérault) Stade de la Méditerranée 18,500
Biarritz Olympique Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 15,000
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère) Stade Pierre Rajon 10,000
US Carcassonne Carcassonne (Aude) Stade Albert Domec 10,000
US Colomiers Colomiers (Haute-Garonne) Stade Michel Bendichou 11,400
US Dax Dax (Landes) Stade Maurice Boyau 16,170
US Montauban Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) Stade Sapiac 12,600
Stade Montois Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) Stade Guy Boniface 22,000
RC Narbonne Narbonne (Aude) Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié 12,000
Oyonnax Rugby Oyonnax (Ain) Stade Charles-Mathon 11,400
USA Perpignan Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) Stade Aimé Giral 16,600
Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente Angoulême (Charente) Stade Chanzy 6,000
Rugby Club Vannes Vannes (Morbihan) Stade de la Rabine 9,500

Changes in the lineup from 2015–16 were:

  • Lyon won the 2015–16 Pro D2 title and were thereby automatically promoted to the Top 14. Bayonne won the promotion playoffs to secure the second promotion place.
  • The bottom finisher in 2015–16, Provence Rugby was relegated from Pro D2 to Fédérale 1. Tarbes was also relegated for financial reasons.
  • The two bottom finishers in the 2015–16 Top 14 season, Oyonnax and Agen, were relegated to Pro D2.
  • Soyaux Angoulême and Vannes won the Fédérale 1 promotion playoffs. The 2015–16 season was the first in which the promotion playoffs were separated from those for the traditional Fédérale 1 championship prize, Trophée Jean-Prat.

Competition format

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The top team at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away), is declared champion and earns a spot in the next Top 14 season. Teams ranked second to fifth compete in promotion playoffs, with the semifinals being played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earns the second ticket to the next Top 14.

The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match,[1] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.[2]

France's bonus point system operates as follows:[3]

  • 4 points for a win.
  • 2 points for a draw.
  • 1 bonus point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 5 points (or less). The required margin had been 7 points or less until being changed in advance of the 2014–15 season.

The 2016–17 season was the last for the then-current Pro D2 promotion system. From 2017 to 2018 forward, Pro D2 will institute a playoff system identical to the one currently used in Top 14, with the top six teams qualifying for the playoffs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semifinals. The league championship and automatic promotion place will go to the winner of the playoffs; the runner-up will enter a playoff with the second-from-bottom Top 14 team, with the winner of that playoff taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.[4]

Table

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2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax (C) 30 19 0 11 790 637 +153 7 7 90 Automatically promoted to Top 14
2 Agen 30 18 2 10 780 624 +156 5 6 87 Winner of the promotion play-offs
3 Montauban 30 19 0 11 726 533 +193 6 4 86 Qualified for promotion play-offs
4 Mont-de-Marsan 30 17 0 13 738 588 +150 6 9 83
5 Biarritz 30 18 0 12 730 637 +93 5 4 81
6 Perpignan 30 16 1 13 744 589 +155 9 4 79
7 Colomiers 30 17 1 12 760 593 +167 5 3 78
8 Aurillac 30 15 0 15 689 712 −23 5 5 70
9 Carcassonne 30 14 1 15 648 642 +6 3 3 64
10 Béziers 30 13 0 17 694 667 +27 7 4 63
11 Vannes 30 12 2 16 659 735 −76 2 7 61
12 Narbonne 30 14 1 15 616 746 −130 3 0 61
13 Soyaux Angoulême 30 13 1 16 565 686 −121 2 5 61
14 Dax 30 13 0 17 647 845 −198 1 6 59
15 Albi 30 12 2 16 641 781 −140 1 4 57 Relegation to Fédérale 1
16 Bourgoin 30 4 1 25 452 864 −412 1 6 17[a]
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ 8 points deducted for financial irregularities[5]

Relegation

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Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or prevent one of the two finalists in Fédérale 1 from promotion.

Fixtures

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Round 1

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25 August 2016
20:45
Perpignan19–16Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Luc Ramos
26 August 2016
20:00
Dax20–19Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
26 August 2016
20:00
Vannes23–20Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
26 August 2016
20:00
Bourgoin19–18Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
28 August 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Béziers34–11Agen
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Round 2

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1 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Aurillac49–13Perpignan
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Cédric Clavé
2 September 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême23–22Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Julien Castaignède
2 September 2016
20:00
Montauban22–11Biarritz
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Nicolas Datas
2 September 2016
20:30
Mont-de-Marsan33–29Dax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
4 September 2016
14:15
Agen36–20Albi
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos

Round 3

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8 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Oyonnax19–21Colomiers
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Julien Castaignède
9 September 2016
20:00
Vannes19–19Agen
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
9 September 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan14–16Dax
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
11 September 2016
14:15
Aurillac20–12Montauban
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Laurent Millotte

Round 4

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15 September 2016
20:45
Agen23–22Biarritz (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Cédric Clavé
16 September 2016
20:00
Montauban22–18Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
16 September 2016
20:00
Dax28–25Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
16 September 2016
20:00
Bourgoin15–15Vannes
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Christine Hanizet
18 September 2016
14:15
Carcassonne38–20Perpignan
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Round 5

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22 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan21–23Agen
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax35–20Carcassonne
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin35–13Dax
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Cédric Clavé
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Aurillac27–7Narbonne
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Vivien Praderie
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers36–15Albi
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
23 September 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême25–15Montauban
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
23 September 2016
20:30
Biarritz34–26Colomiers
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Luc Ramos
25 September 2016
14:15
Vannes19–13Perpignan
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Thierry Mallet

Round 6

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6 October 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Perpignan23–18Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
7 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban51–7Bourgoin
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Julien Castaignède
7 October 2016
20:00
Dax33–27Vannes
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
7 October 2016
20:00
Colomiers33–28Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Laurent Millotte
9 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Agen40–27Aurillac
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Round 7

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14 October 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême29–14Dax
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
14 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan32–12Albi
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Luc Ramos
14 October 2016
20:00
Bourgoin14–21Agen
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
14 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Oyonnax36–10Montauban
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Vivien Praderie

Round 8

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20 October 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Albi16–18Oyonnax
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Cédric Clavé
21 October 2016
20:00
Montauban38–23Béziers
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
21 October 2016
20:00
Agen40–23Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
21 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Colomiers45–5Vannes
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
21 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Carcassonne47–13Aurillac
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
21 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan45–15Bourgoin
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Nicolas Datas
23 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Dax41–16Biarritz
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué

Round 9

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27 October 2016
20:45
Oyonnax21–16Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Laurent Millotte
28 October 2016
20:00
Bourgoin15–22Biarritz
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Keith Allen
28 October 2016
20:00
Monbautan21–3Narbonne
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
28 October 2016
20:00
Vannes34–6Albi
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Julien Castagnède
28 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Aurillac32–9Béziers
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
30 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Colomiers46–22Dax
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 10

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3 November 2016
20:45
Oyonnax24–19Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
4 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Dax21–24Montauban
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Thierry Mallet
4 November 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Biarritz22–23Vannes
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
6 November 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan22–26Colomiers
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Cédric Clavé

Round 11

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17 November 2016
20:45
Agen23–6Perpignan
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Vannes22–25Carcassonne
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Narbonne31–16Dax
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
18 November 2016
20:00
Montauban23–6Albi
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Laurent Millotte
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin23–26Oyonnax
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
18 November 2016
20:30
Colomiers15–12Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
20 November 2016
14:15
Aurillac31–20Biarritz
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Nicolas Datas

Round 12

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24 November 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Dax30–32Agen
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
25 November 2016
20:00
Biarritz26–22Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
25 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême35–6Aurillac
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Cédric Clavé
25 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers34–17Bourgoin
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
25 November 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan66–13Narbonne
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Julien Castagnède
27 November 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Oyonnax52–21Vannes
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Juan Sylvestre

Round 13

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2 December 2016
20:00
Montauban26–11Colomiers
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Sébastien Clouté
2 December 2016
20:00
Aurillac25–21Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
2 December 2016
20:00
Vannes14–13Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Laurent Millotte
2 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Dax19–23Albi
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
2 December 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Agen33–7Carcassonne
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Thierry Mallet

Round 14

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9 December 2016
20:00
Aurillac24–22Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet
9 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Carcassonne36–0Dax
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
9 December 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Montauban31–0Perpignan
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Round 15

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15 December 2016
20:45
Vannes13–26Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Luc Ramos
16 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Perpignan27–9Albi
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Nicolas Datas
16 December 2016
20:00
Dax23–13Béziers
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
16 December 2016
20:00
Bourgoin20–3Aurillac
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
16 December 2016
20:30
Agen28–23Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Laurent Millotte
18 December 2016
14:15
Soyaux Angoulême26–25Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Julien Castaignède

Round 16

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5 January 2017
20:45
Aurillac19–16Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
6 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban36–13Vannes
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Thierry Mallet
6 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Colomiers42–5Bourgoin
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo

Round 17

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13 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin19–20Carcassonne
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Julien Castaignède
13 January 2017
20:00
Dax18–12Colomiers
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Luc Ramos
13 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Vannes27–30Biarritz
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
13 January 2017
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême26–17Albi
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Vivien Praderie
15 January 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan41–20Aurillac
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Flavien Hourquet

Round 18

[edit]
19 January 2017
20:45
Biarritz20–17Agen (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi25–30Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
20 January 2017
20:00
Carcassonne29–27Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
20 January 2017
20:00
Dax30–22Bourgoin
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Christine Hanizet
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers39–10Narbonne
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban27–3Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
22 January 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Aurillac24–26Oyonnax
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Round 19

[edit]
27 January 2017
20:00
Vannes16–22Dax
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers25–9Aurillac
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax54–16Albi
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen34–0Bourgoin
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
27 January 2017
20:30
Perpignan17–13Carcassonne (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Cédric Clavé

Round 20

[edit]
9 February 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Biarritz34–10Montauban
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Cédric Clavé
10 February 2017
20:00
Aurillac30–26Soyaux Angoulême (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Laurent Millotte
10 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi19–22Vannes
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
10 February 2017
20:00
Carcassonne25–22Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Nicolas Datas
10 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Dax18–22Narbonne
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
10 February 2017
20:00
Bourgoin12–26Perpignan
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
12 February 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Agen23–25Béziers
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Vivien Praderie

Round 21

[edit]
16 February 2017
20:45
Montauban28–8Aurillac
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Luc Ramos
17 February 2017
20:00
Vannes19–16Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Laurent Millotte
17 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi52–7Dax
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Thierry Mallet
19 February 2017
14:15
Perpignan37–20Agen
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Julien Castaignède

Round 22

[edit]
23 February 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Colomiers36–21Albi
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Laurent Millotte
24 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen32–22Narbonne
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
24 February 2017
20:00
Dax27–22Soyaux Angoulême (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
24 February 2017
20:00
Bourgoin16–14Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Nicolas Datas
24 February 2017
20:00
Aurillac26–17Carcassonne
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
26 February 2017
14:15
Perpignan39–34Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Christine Hanizet

Round 23

[edit]
2 March 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Montauban18–22Agen
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers52–17Dax
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Christine Hanizet
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan33–3Vannes
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Cédric Clavé
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz29–10Bourgoin
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Luc Ramos
3 March 2017
20:30
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême9–13Oyonnax
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
5 March 2017
14:15
Albi26–24Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Mathieu Delpy

Round 24

[edit]
10 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin19–23Albi
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Juan Sylvestre
10 March 2017
20:30
Agen28–23Dax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
12 March 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan37–3Montauban
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Sébastien Cloute

Round 25

[edit]
23 March 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Agen26–31Oyonnax
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Cédric Marchat
24 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz38–9Albi
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Thierry Mallet
24 March 2017
20:00
Dax24–18Perpignan
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
24 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Aurillac40–14Bourgoin
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet

Round 26

[edit]
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax46–26Dax
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Cédric Clave
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin9–13Béziers
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
31 March 2017
20:30
Colomiers21–19Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Round 27

[edit]
6 April 2017
20:45
Biarritz16–13Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
7 April 2017
20:00
Bourgoin14–56Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
7 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême19–22Agen
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
7 April 2017
20:30
Vannes19–15Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Luc Ramos

Round 28

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21 April 2017
20:00
Montauban40–31Dax
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Laurent Millotte
21 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen56–7Vannes
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
21 April 2017
20:00
Albi25–23Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Round 29

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28 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême31–14Carcassonne
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
28 April 2017
20:00
Dax17–13Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
28 April 2017
20:00
Albi20–18Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
28 April 2017
20:00
Béziers43–36Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Vivien Praderie
28 April 2017
20:00
Bourgoin22–48Narbonne (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
28 April 2017
20:30
(1 BP) Biarritz41–8Aurillac
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Nicolas Datas

Round 30

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7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Carcassonne36–41Albi
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Cédric Clavé
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Aurillac54–19Dax
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Vannes56–0Bourgoin
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan54–17Béziers
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Adrien Descottes
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Montauban57–10Oyonnax
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Thomas Charabas

Play–offs

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The highest ranked team at the end of the regular season, Oyonnax Rugby, earned automatic promotion to the Top 14 as champion de France de PRO D2 2017.

Semi–finals

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The semi–finals followed a 2 v 5, 3 v 4 system, with the higher ranked team playing at home.

13 May 2017
21:00
Montauban24–13Mont-de-Marsan
Try: Swanepoel 7' m
Ascarat 57' c
Con: Bosviel (1/2) 57'
Pen: Bosviel (3/4) 31', 48', 79'
Drop: Bosviel (1/1) 6'
ReportTry: Negrotto 63' c
Con: Loustalot (1/1) 64'
Pen: James (2/3) 15', 40'
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Maxime Chalon

14 May 2017
14:15
Agen26–14Biarritz
Try: Erbani 9' c
Darbo 40' c
Con: Darbo (2/2) 10', 40+1'
Pen: Darbo (4/6) 14', 51', 71', 75'
ReportTry: Lucu 55' m
Pen: Lucu (3/4) 3', 5', 61'
Stade Armandie
Referee: Laurent Cardona

Final

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The winners of the semi–finals played off for the second promotion spot to the Top 14.

21 May 2017
15:15
Agen41–20Montauban
Try: Darbo 3' c
Murday 26' c
Paris 33' c
Nakosi 63' c
Fouyssac 67' c
Con: Darbo (5/5) 3', 28', 34', 64', 68'
Pen: Darbo (2/2) 13', 52'
ReportTry: Sukanaveita 38' c
Tupuola 73' c
Con: Bosviel (2/2) 39', 73'
Pen: Bosviel (2/2) 29', 40+1'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Referee: Salem Attalah

Leading scorers

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Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Number of teams by regions

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Teams Region or country Team(s)
7 Occitanie Albi, Béziers, Carcassonne, Colomiers, Montauban, Narbonne, and Perpignan
5 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Agen, Biarritz, Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, and Soyaux Angoulême
3  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Aurillac, Bourgoin, and Oyonnax
1  Brittany Vannes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "French try out new bonus point system". Planet-Rugby.com. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain"" (PDF). Règlements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2008/2009, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif du Championnat de France Professionnel (in French). LNR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain" et points de bonus" (PDF). Statuts et Reglements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2014/2015, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif des championnats profesionnels (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. p. 166. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  4. ^ Mortimer, Gavin (18 August 2016). "French rugby enjoys a popularity boom as it looks to the future". Rugby World. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "PROD2, Bourgoin - Retrait de 8 points". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (Press release) (in French). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Rugby Pro D2 Top Try Scorers". lnr.fr. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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