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The major national club competition in France is the Top 14 (formerly, the Top 16). The Top 14 is played on a home and away basis between the top fourteen club sides in France. The second major competition in France is the Rugby Pro D2 competition. A relegation system exists between the two tiers of competition. Below the professional leagues is the Fédérale 1, Fédérale 2, Fédérale 3 and a number of lower leagues. * Top 14 * Rugby Pro D2 * Fédérale 1 * Fédérale 2 * Fédérale 3 * Lower leagues ==Top 14== There exists a promotion and relegation system between the Top 14 and Pro D2. The two lowest placed clubs on the ladder after the regular season are relegated to Pro D2, while two clubs come up from Pro D2, specifically the champion and the winner of a knock-out playoff between the next four teams on the ladder. Starting in 2009–10, the knock-out stages for the Top 14 involve six teams and consist of three rounds. The top two teams on the ladder receive a bye into the semi-finals, while the next four teams on the ladder play in the first round, with the third-and fourth-place teams each hosting a match. The winners of those matches face the top two teams in the semi-finals, which are held at neutral sites, and the semi-final winners advance to the final at Stade de France. The qualification criteria for European competition also changed for 2009–10. Normally, the top six teams on the ladder will qualify for the following season's Heineken Cup. The winners of the Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup will also qualify for the next Heineken Cup. The exact number and identity of qualifying teams will depend on a number of factors, but will always be either six or seven. * Seven teams will qualify if: * * A French team wins either or both of the European competitions. If French teams win both, only five teams will earn Heineken Cup berths by league position, as France is capped at seven Heineken Cup participants. * * Teams from England's Aviva Premiership, also capped at seven Heineken Cup places, win both European competitions, and the team that lies highest in the European Rugby Cllub Rankings among those that have not already qualified for the Heineken Cup is French. All Top 14 teams that do not qualify for the Heineken Cup, including the teams newly promoted from Pro D2, will play in the Challenge Cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「French rugby union system」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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