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2 unusual facts about Fédérale 1


AC Bobigny 93 Rugby

AC Bobigny 93 Rugby is a rugby union team from Île-de-France which plays in Fédérale 1 (D3).

Pays d'Aix RC

They arrived in Pro D2 for the 2009–10 season after earning promotion from the top amateur league, Fédérale 1.


CA Saint-Étienne Loire Sud Rugby

The 3,000 people in the stadium were not the only ones to witness the locals' 15–9 victory though, as the match was broadcast live on Eurosport, a first for a Fédérale 1 game.

Davit Kacharava

He played for Bastia, Nice, from 2009/10 to 2011/12, and currently plays for Stade Rodez Aveyron, since 2012/13, in the Fédérale 1, in France.

Jean-Marc Souverbie

Jean-Marc Souverbie (born 13 March 1981 in Pau, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for US Morlaàs in the Fédérale 1.

Philippe Benetton

Philippe Benetton (born Cahors, 18 May 1968) is a former French rugby union footballer and currently head coach of the Fédérale 1 club Limoges.

Stade Dijonnais Côte D'Or

The Stade dijonnais Côte D'Or, commonly know also as "Dijion" is a French rugby union based a Longvic, a suburb od Dijon and is participating at the championship "Fédérale 1" (the third level of French rugby union system)


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2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season

Lannemezan and Aix-en-Provence earned promotion from Fédérale 1 for the 2009–10 season, while Dax and Mont-de-Marsan were relegated from the 2008–09 Top 14.