The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earns the second ticket to the next Top 14.

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,[4] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match.

[5] France's bonus point system operates as follows:[5] Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season.

After the General Assembly of the League National de Rugby, held at Aix-en-Provence on 5 and 6 July 2013, the outline calendar of fixtures for the 2013–14 season were released.

[6] Detailed fixtures information evolves as the season progresses (i.e. specific kick off times).