2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 season

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).

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

Teams

ClubCityStadiumCapacity
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

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 2017–18 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

The current table for the 2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 is:[5]

2016–17 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Oyonnax3019011790637+1537790
2Agen3018210780624+1565687
3Montauban3019011726533+1936486
4Mont-de-Marsan3017013738588+1506983
5Biarritz3018012730637+935481
6Perpignan3016113744589+1559479
7Colomiers3017112760593+1675378
8Aurillac3015015689712−235570
9Carcassonne3014115648642+63364
10Béziers3013017694667+277463
11Vannes3012216659735−762761
12Narbonne3014115616746−1303061
13Soyaux Angoulême3013116565686−1212561
14Dax3013017647845−1981659
15Albi3012216641781−1401457
16Bourgoin304125452864−4121617
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background denotes the champions, who are automatically promoted to Top 14.
Yellow background denotes winner of the promotion play-offs.
Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
Bourgoin had 8 points deducted for financial irregularities.[6]

Relegation

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

Round 1

25 August 2016
20:45
Perpignan 19–16 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Luc Ramos
26 August 2016
20:00
Dax 20–19 Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
26 August 2016
20:00
Vannes 23–20 Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
26 August 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax 36–10 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Christine Hanizet
26 August 2016
20:00
Albi 23–23 Carcassonne
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Laurent Millotte
26 August 2016
20:00
Bourgoin 19–18 Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
26 August 2016
20:30
Biarritz 25–6 Narbonne
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
28 August 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Béziers 34–11 Agen
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Round 2

1 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Aurillac 49–13 Perpignan
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Cédric Clavé
2 September 2016
20:00
Narbonne 29–27 Bourgoin (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Thierry Mallet
2 September 2016
20:00
Colomiers 24–3 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
2 September 2016
20:00
Béziers 34–28 Oyonnax
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
2 September 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 23–22 Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Julien Castaignède
2 September 2016
20:00
Montauban 22–11 Biarritz
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Nicolas Datas
2 September 2016
20:30
Mont-de-Marsan 33–29 Dax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
4 September 2016
14:15
Agen 36–20 Albi
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos

Round 3

8 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Oyonnax 19–21 Colomiers
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Julien Castaignède
9 September 2016
20:00
Narbonne 28–34 Albi
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
9 September 2016
20:00
Mont-de-Marsan 12–6 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
9 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 20–21 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
9 September 2016
20:00
Carcassonne 17–9 Béziers
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
9 September 2016
20:00
Vannes 19–19 Agen
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
9 September 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 14–16 Dax
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
11 September 2016
14:15
Aurillac 20–12 Montauban
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Laurent Millotte

Round 4

15 September 2016
20:45
Agen 23–22 Biarritz (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Cédric Clavé
16 September 2016
20:00
Colomiers 18–6 Narbonne
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Nicolas Datas
16 September 2016
20:00
Montauban 22–18 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
16 September 2016
20:00
Dax 28–25 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
16 September 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 21–6 Béziers
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Vivien Praderie
16 September 2016
20:00
Bourgoin 15–15 Vannes
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Christine Hanizet
16 September 2016
20:30
Albi 23–29 Aurillac
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Julien Castaignède
18 September 2016
14:15
Carcassonne 38–20 Perpignan
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

Round 5

22 September 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 21–23 Agen
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax 35–20 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 35–13 Dax
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Cédric Clavé
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Aurillac 27–7 Narbonne
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Vivien Praderie
23 September 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 36–15 Albi
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
23 September 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 25–15 Montauban
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
23 September 2016
20:30
Biarritz 34–26 Colomiers
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Luc Ramos
25 September 2016
14:15
Vannes 19–13 Perpignan
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Thierry Mallet

Round 6

6 October 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Perpignan 23–18 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
7 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban 51–7 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Julien Castaignède
7 October 2016
20:00
Carcassonne 10–6 Soyaux Angoulême (1 BP)
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Nicolas Datas
7 October 2016
20:00
Albi 27–20 Biarritz
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Thierry Mallet
7 October 2016
20:00
Dax 33–27 Vannes
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
7 October 2016
20:00
Colomiers 33–28 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Laurent Millotte
7 October 2016
20:30
Narbonne 23–22 Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
9 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Agen 40–27 Aurillac
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Round 7

14 October 2016
20:00
Vannes 21–27 Narbonne
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
14 October 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 29–14 Dax
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
14 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 32–12 Albi
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Luc Ramos
14 October 2016
20:00
Bourgoin 14–21 Agen
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
14 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 36–18 Carcassonne
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Christine Hanizet
14 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Oyonnax 36–10 Montauban
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Vivien Praderie
16 October 2016
12:30
Béziers 13–24 Perpignan
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
16 October 2016
14:15
Aurillac 19–13 Colomiers
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier

Round 8

20 October 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Albi 16–18 Oyonnax
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Cédric Clavé
21 October 2016
20:00
Narbonne 35–14 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Thierry Mallet
21 October 2016
20:00
Montauban 38–23 Béziers
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
21 October 2016
20:00
Agen 40–23 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
21 October 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Colomiers 45–5 Vannes
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
21 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Carcassonne 47–13 Aurillac
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
21 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 45–15 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Nicolas Datas
23 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Dax 41–16 Biarritz
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué

Round 9

27 October 2016
20:45
Oyonnax 21–16 Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Laurent Millotte
28 October 2016
20:00
Bourgoin 15–22 Biarritz
Report
28 October 2016
20:00
Monbautan 21–3 Narbonne
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
28 October 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 20–20 Perpignan
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
28 October 2016
20:00
Mont-de-Marsan 28–20 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
28 October 2016
20:00
Vannes 34–6 Albi
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Julien Castagnède
28 October 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Aurillac 32–9 Béziers
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
30 October 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Colomiers 46–22 Dax
Report

Round 10

3 November 2016
20:45
Oyonnax 24–19 Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
4 November 2016
20:00
Narbonne 43–33 Agen
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
4 November 2016
20:00
Carcassonne 19–10 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Vivien Praderie
4 November 2016
20:00
Béziers 9–17 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
4 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Dax 21–24 Montauban
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Thierry Mallet
4 November 2016
20:00
Albi 23–16 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
4 November 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Biarritz 22–23 Vannes
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
6 November 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan 22–26 Colomiers
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Cédric Clavé

Round 11

17 November 2016
20:45
Agen 23–6 Perpignan
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Luc Ramos
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Vannes 22–25 Carcassonne
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
18 November 2016
20:00
Mont-de-Marsan 16–10 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Christine Hanizet
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Narbonne 31–16 Dax
Report
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
18 November 2016
20:00
Montauban 23–6 Albi
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Laurent Millotte
18 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 23–26 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
18 November 2016
20:30
Colomiers 15–12 Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
20 November 2016
14:15
Aurillac 31–20 Biarritz
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Nicolas Datas

Round 12

24 November 2016
20:45
(1 BP) Dax 30–32 Agen
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
25 November 2016
20:00
Biarritz 26–22 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
25 November 2016
20:00
Albi 29–17 Colomiers
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
25 November 2016
20:00
Carcassonne 17–28 Montauban
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Nicolas Datas
25 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême 35–6 Aurillac
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Cédric Clavé
25 November 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 34–17 Bourgoin
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
25 November 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 66–13 Narbonne
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Julien Castagnède
27 November 2016
14:15
(1 BP) Oyonnax 52–21 Vannes
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Juan Sylvestre

Round 13

1 December 2016
20:45
Biarritz 22–19 Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguilera
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
2 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 15–20 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
2 December 2016
20:00
Montauban 26–11 Colomiers
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Sébastien Clouté
2 December 2016
20:00
Aurillac 25–21 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
2 December 2016
20:00
Vannes 14–13 Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Laurent Millotte
2 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Dax 19–23 Albi
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
2 December 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Agen 33–7 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Thierry Mallet
4 December 2016
14:15
Narbonne 21–16 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Mathieu Delpy

Round 14

8 December 2016
20:45
Colomiers 33–27 Agen
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Cédric Clavé
9 December 2016
20:00
Mont-de-Marsan 22–21 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
9 December 2016
20:00
Aurillac 24–22 Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet
9 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Carcassonne 36–0 Dax
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
9 December 2016
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 23–10 Narbonne
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
9 December 2016
20:00
Albi 35–24 Bourgoin
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Thierry Mallet
9 December 2016
20:30
(1 BP) Montauban 31–0 Perpignan
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
11 December 2016
14:15
Béziers 23–34 Biarritz
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Nicolas Datas

Round 15

15 December 2016
20:45
Vannes 13–26 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Luc Ramos
16 December 2016
20:00
Narbonne 27–26 Carcassonne (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Vivien Praderie
16 December 2016
20:00
(1 BP) Perpignan 27–9 Albi
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Nicolas Datas
16 December 2016
20:00
Dax 23–13 Béziers
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
16 December 2016
20:00
Bourgoin 20–3 Aurillac
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
16 December 2016
20:00
Oyonnax 33–26 Biarritz
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
16 December 2016
20:30
Agen 28–23 Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Laurent Millotte
18 December 2016
14:15
Soyaux Angoulême 26–25 Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Julien Castaignède

Round 16

5 January 2017
20:45
Aurillac 19–16 Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
6 January 2017
20:00
Carcassonne 34–19 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
6 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban 36–13 Vannes
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Thierry Mallet
6 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Colomiers 42–5 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
6 January 2017
20:00
Albi 13–13 Narbonne
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Julien Castaignède
6 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 41–9 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
6 January 2017
20:30
Biarritz 30–18 Dax
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
7 January 2017
13:00
Mont-de-Marsan 21–10 Perpignan
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Round 17

12 January 2017
20:45
Narbonne 23–17 Montauban
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Nicolas Datas
13 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 19–20 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Julien Castaignède
13 January 2017
20:00
Oyonnax 34–23 Béziers
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Laurent Millotte
13 January 2017
20:00
Dax 18–12 Colomiers
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Luc Ramos
13 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Vannes 27–30 Biarritz
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
13 January 2017
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 26–17 Albi
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Vivien Praderie
13 January 2017
20:30
Agen 29–15 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
15 January 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan 41–20 Aurillac
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Flavien Hourquet

Round 18

19 January 2017
20:45
Biarritz 20–17 Agen (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi 25–30 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
20 January 2017
20:00
Carcassonne 29–27 Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
20 January 2017
20:00
Dax 30–22 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Christine Hanizet
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 39–10 Narbonne
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
20 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Montauban 27–3 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
20 January 2017
20:30
Colomiers 32–20 Perpignan
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
22 January 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Aurillac 24–26 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Mathieu Noirot

Round 19

26 January 2017
20:45
Soyaux Angoulême 12–19 Biarritz
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Thierry Mallet
27 January 2017
20:00
Vannes 16–22 Dax
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 25–9 Aurillac
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
27 January 2017
20:00
Narbonne 10–16 Colomiers
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Vivien Praderie
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax 54–16 Albi
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
27 January 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen 34–0 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
27 January 2017
20:30
Perpignan 17–13 Carcassonne (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Cédric Clavé
29 January 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 34–16 Montauban
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Julien Castagnède

Round 20

9 February 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Biarritz 34–10 Montauban
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Cédric Clavé
10 February 2017
20:00
Aurillac 30–26 Soyaux Angoulême (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Laurent Millotte
10 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi 19–22 Vannes
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
10 February 2017
20:00
Carcassonne 25–22 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Nicolas Datas
10 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Dax 18–22 Narbonne
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
10 February 2017
20:00
Bourgoin 12–26 Perpignan
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
10 February 2017
20:30
Colomiers 30–20 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
12 February 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Agen 23–25 Béziers
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Vivien Praderie

Round 21

16 February 2017
20:45
Montauban 28–8 Aurillac
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Luc Ramos
17 February 2017
20:00
Béziers 26–17 Carcassonne
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
17 February 2017
20:00
Vannes 19–16 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Laurent Millotte
17 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi 52–7 Dax
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Thierry Mallet
17 February 2017
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 37–22 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
17 February 2017
20:00
Narbonne 24–22 Biarritz (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
17 February 2017
20:30
Mont-de-Marsan 28–18 Colomiers
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
19 February 2017
14:15
Perpignan 37–20 Agen
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Julien Castaignède

Round 22

23 February 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Colomiers 36–21 Albi
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Laurent Millotte
24 February 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen 32–22 Narbonne
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
24 February 2017
20:00
Dax 27–22 Soyaux Angoulême (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
24 February 2017
20:00
Bourgoin 16–14 Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Nicolas Datas
24 February 2017
20:00
Oyonnax 18–10 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
24 February 2017
20:00
Aurillac 26–17 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
24 February 2017
20:30
Biarritz 25–18 Béziers
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
26 February 2017
14:15
Perpignan 39–34 Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Christine Hanizet

Round 23

2 March 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Montauban 18–22 Agen
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Béziers 52–17 Dax
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Christine Hanizet
3 March 2017
20:00
Narbonne 23–19 Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
3 March 2017
20:00
Carcassonne 26–14 Colomiers
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 33–3 Vannes
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Cédric Clavé
3 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 29–10 Bourgoin
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Luc Ramos
3 March 2017
20:30
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême 9–13 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
5 March 2017
14:15
Albi 26–24 Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Mathieu Delpy

Round 24

9 March 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Carcassonne 32–9 Biarritz
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Julien Castaignède
10 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 19–23 Albi
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Juan Sylvestre
10 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Colomiers 51–9 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Vivien Praderie
10 March 2017
20:00
Mont-de-Marsan 15–9 Béziers
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Laurent Millotte
10 March 2017
20:00
Vannes 26–15 Aurillac
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
10 March 2017
20:00
Oyonnax 30–22 Narbonne
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Nicolas Datas
10 March 2017
20:30
Agen 28–23 Dax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
12 March 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan 37–3 Montauban
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Sébastien Cloute

Round 25

23 March 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Agen 26–31 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Cédric Marchat
24 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 38–9 Albi
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Thierry Mallet
24 March 2017
20:00
Narbonne 16–24 Vannes
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
24 March 2017
20:00
Dax 24–18 Perpignan
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
24 March 2017
20:00
Soyaux Angoulême 30–20 Mont-de-Marsan
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Luc Ramos
24 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Aurillac 40–14 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet
24 March 2017
20:30
Montauban 20–6 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Ludovic Carrillo
26 March 2017
14:15
Béziers 41–27 Colomiers
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Julien Castaignède

Round 26

30 March 2017
20:45
Perpignan 17–8 Biarritz
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
31 March 2017
20:00
Vannes 26–3 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax 46–26 Dax
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Cédric Clave
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 37–6 Narbonne
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Albi 13–16 Montauban
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Julien Castaignède
31 March 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Bourgoin 9–13 Béziers
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Flavien Hourquet
31 March 2017
20:30
Colomiers 21–19 Aurillac (1 BP)
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
2 April 2017
14:15
Carcassonne 12–19 Agen
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Laurent Millotte

Round 27

6 April 2017
20:45
Biarritz 16–13 Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
7 April 2017
20:00
Dax 25–15 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Thierry Mallet
7 April 2017
20:00
Béziers 9–24 Montauban
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Nicolas Datas
7 April 2017
20:00
Bourgoin 14–56 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
7 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême 19–22 Agen
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
7 April 2017
20:00
Aurillac 37–20 Albi
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
7 April 2017
20:30
Vannes 19–15 Colomiers (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Luc Ramos
9 April 2017
14:15
Narbonne 12–28 Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

Round 28

20 April 2017
20:45
Colomiers 37–13 Biarritz
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Adrien Descottes
21 April 2017
20:00
Montauban 40–31 Dax
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Laurent Millotte
21 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Agen 56–7 Vannes
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
21 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax 33–6 Bourgoin
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué
21 April 2017
20:00
Carcassonne 26–13 Narbonne
Report
Stade Albert Domec
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
21 April 2017
20:00
Albi 25–23 Béziers (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
21 April 2017
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 36–7 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Julien Castaignède
23 April 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 43–25 Aurillac
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Flavien Hourquet

Round 29

27 April 2017
20:45
Oyonnax 19–9 Perpignan
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Referee: Luc Ramos
28 April 2017
20:00
(1 BP) Soyaux Angoulême 31–14 Carcassonne
Report
Stade Chanzy
Referee: Mathieu Delpy
28 April 2017
20:00
Dax 17–13 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Maurice Boyau
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
28 April 2017
20:00
Albi 20–18 Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Referee: Mathieu Noirot
28 April 2017
20:00
Béziers 43–36 Vannes (1 BP)
Report
Stade de la Méditerranée
Referee: Vivien Praderie
28 April 2017
20:00
Bourgoin 22–48 Narbonne (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre Rajon
Referee: Jonathan Gasnier
28 April 2017
20:30
(1 BP) Biarritz 41–8 Aurillac
Report
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Referee: Nicolas Datas
30 April 2017
14:15
Colomiers 25–34 Montauban (1 BP)
Report
Stade Michel Bendichou
Referee: Sébastien Cloute

Round 30

7 May 2017
14:15
Agen 13–13 Colomiers
Report
Stade Armandie
Referee: Julien Castaignède
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 35–40 Biarritz
Report
Stade Guy Boniface
Referee: Sébastien Minery
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Carcassonne 36–41 Albi
Report
Stade Albert-Domec
Referee: Cédric Clavé
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Aurillac 54–19 Dax
Report
Stade Jean Alric
Referee: Christine Hanizet
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Vannes 56–0 Bourgoin
Report
Stade de la Rabine
Referee: Stéphane Boyer
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Narbonne 43–14 Soyaux Angoulême
Report
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié
Referee: Sébastien Cloute
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan 54–17 Béziers
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Referee: Adrien Descottes
7 May 2017
14:15
(1 BP) Montauban 57–10 Oyonnax
Report
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Thomas Charabas

Play–offs

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

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
Montauban 24–13 Mont-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'
Report Try: Negrotto 63' c
Con: Loustalot (1/1) 64'
Pen: James (2/3) 15', 40'
Stade Sapiac
Referee: Maxime Chalon

14 May 2017
14:15
Agen 26–14 Biarritz
Try: Erbani 9' c
Darbo 40' c
Con: Darbo (2/2) 10', 40+1'
Pen: Darbo (4/6) 14', 51', 71', 75'
Report Try: Lucu 55' m
Pen: Lucu (3/4) 3', 5', 61'
Stade Armandie
Referee: Laurent Cardona

Final

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

21 May 2017
15:15
Agen 41–20 Montauban
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'
Report Try: 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 Attah

Leading scorers

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

Teams Region or country Team(s)
7 OccitanieAlbi, Béziers, Carcassonne, Colomiers, Montauban, Narbonne, and Perpignan
5 Nouvelle-AquitaineAgen, Biarritz, Dax, Mont-de-Marsan, and Soyaux Angoulême
3  Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesAurillac, Bourgoin, and Oyonnax
1  BrittanyVannes

See also

References

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  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.
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