The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France.
[1] There are two lists of the clubs playing in the French rugby union system in the following levels: Some other clubs are listed (only if they have a dedicated article) : The first list displays the clubs sorted by name of the town where they are located The second list displays the clubs sorted by league.
14 clubs[2] SU Agen Union Bordeaux Bègles[a] CA Brive Castres Olympique ASM Clermont Auvergne Stade Rochelais Lyon OU Montpellier Hérault Rugby Oyonnax Rugby Section Paloise Racing 92 Stade Français RC Toulonnais Stade Toulousain 16 clubs[3] Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Aviron Bayonnais Biarritz Olympique AS Béziers Hérault US Carcassonne Colomiers Rugby US Dax FC Grenoble Rugby RC Massy US Montauban Stade Montois RC Narbonne USO Nevers USA Perpignan Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente RC Vannes 40 Teams in 4 pools[4] AC Bobigny 93 Rugby CS Bourgoin-Jallieu RC Chalonnais US Cognac SC Graulhet US Tyrosse Avenir Valencien Limoges Rugby Stade Bagnérais Blagnac SCR Stade Rodez Aveyron US Bressane ROC La Voulte-Valence US Romanaise et Péageoise 80 Teams in 8 pools[5] Note: At this level, only clubs with articles are listed, with no attempt to divide by pool.
RC Arras Cahors Rugby RC Châteaurenard CO Creusot Stade Dijonnais UA Gaillac CA Lannemezan FC Lourdes SC Mazamet RC Nîmes Stade Niortais RC Orléans Paris Université Club FC Rumilly CA Saint-Étienne Saint-Paul Sports Rugby Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby US Tours 160 Teams in 16 pools[6] Note: At this level, only clubs with articles are listed, with no attempt to divide by pool.
FC Auch Gers (defunct, as of 2017) Olympique Marcquois Rugby CA Périgueux Stade Poitevin Rugby US Quillan RC Vichy SO Voiron CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde[a] Stade Bordelais[a] Châtenoy RC Rugby Club Stade Phocéen