Kicked off two weeks ago, the final stage of the French Rugby Championships really gets to the heart of the matter, during this first weekend in May, with the Federals 1, 2, 3 and their reserves, Regional 3 and Regional 1 reserves as well as the U16s and U18s – the national teams on deck.
Saturday 4 May
National U18
16th round
15:30, Riom – Périgueux (at Egletons)
Issoire – Malemort (in Ussel)
National U16
16th round
14.00, Riom – Limoges (at Egletons)
Sunday 5 May
Federal 1
16th round in the first leg
15.00, Gaillac – Issoire
Federal hopes
16th round
15.00, Issoire – Le Havre (in Fleury-les-Aubrais)
Federal 2
Dams (in the country of the former)
15.00, Clermont-Cournon – ES Catalane
Castanet Tolosan – Causse Vézère
Federal B
Dams
15.00, Clermont-Cournon – Villefranche-de-Lauragais (in Gourdon)
Le Puy – Veore (at Cheylard)
Leucate – Malemort (in Villemur-sur-Tarn)
Riom – Levezou-Segala (in Albaret-Sainte-Marie)
Federal 3
Round of 32 return
15.00, Vichy – Saint-Cernin (first leg: 15-41; 0 field points at 4)
Figeac – Montluçon (first leg: 25-21; 4 ground points to 1)
Guéret – Puilboreau (first stage: 12-10; 4 hill points to 1)
Regional 3
32nd final (in the country of the former)
15.00, Saint-Georges-les-Baillargeaux – Vaux
Stade Clermontois – Séverac-le-Château
Périgueux West – Sioule Limagne
Canet d’Aude – Chameyrat
Regional reserves 1
32nd final (in the country of the former)
15.00, Juillac-Objat – Thiers
Brioude – Pompadour
Saint-Flour – Valras Plage