While all rugby competitions have been stopped in France, we still do not know what form the next Pro D2 season will take. Two visions are opposed. The National Rugby League plans for the second division championship to restart with the same 16 teams, without going up to the Top 14 or going down in Federal 1 (the third division). But, Bernard Laporte, the president of the FFR elected vice-president of World Rugby on Saturday, does not hear it that way and wants two Fédérale 1 clubs (Albi and Massy) to be promoted next season, carrying for one season the number of clubs from 16 to 18. The LNR manages the Pro D2 while the Federal 1 is the responsibility of the FFR.
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The le-mag-sport.com website, which covers news from the Tarn and therefore from the Albi club, reports that the presidents of the two governing bodies of French rugby had a tough exchange on this issue on Saturday. a videoconference organized on Saturday at the end of the afternoon. Revealing, once again, the dissensions between the Federation and the League. Bernard Laporte proposes that the Pro D2 be divided into two pools of nine with final stages for the ascent and the descent.
Question decided on Wednesday
The option recommended by the president of the FFR would save dates in the event of a late recovery and would ensure that clubs could participate in the final stages of the end of the season. The League being an offshoot of the Federation, Laporte could have the last word in this matter. The issue will be raised at a meeting of Pro D2 presidents and the final decision will be confirmed on Wednesday. RC Massy Essonne and Sporting Club Albigeois will then be fixed on their fate.
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