The French National Rugby League (french: Ligue Nationale de Rugby), known as the LNR, manages the professional rugby sector in France, by delegation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the French Rugby Federation.
LNR
* organises, manages and regulates the two French rugby club divisions,
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...
and
Rugby Pro D2,
* promotes and develops the professional sector of French rugby clubs, and represents it in the management of European cups,
* negotiates and markets the television and partnership rights of the French Rugby Championship TOP 14 and PRO D2, and
* assures the defence of the material and moral interests of professional rugby.
Data on the ownership of LNR is not available.
LNR established a
third fully professional division below Pro D2; the new league launched in the 2020–21 season.
See also
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List of rugby union clubs in France
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The oldest rugby club in France is Le Havre AC, founded in 1872 making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in F ...
References
External links
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Official site*
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