# 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 season

The 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, in the 2008–09 season. It ran alongside the 2008–09 Top 14 competition; both competitions were operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).

## Previous season

At the end of the previous season, Toulon were champions and thus automatically promoted to Top 14. They were eventually followed by Mont-de-Marsan, who beat Racing Métro in extra time in the final providing the second promotion place. Blagnac, which had been newly promoted to Pro D2 for the 2007–08 season, finished bottom of the table and were initially relegated to Fédérale 1, but were further relegated by French sporting authorities to Fédérale 2 due to financial problems. Limoges finished second-from-bottom for the second consecutive year; unlike 2006–07, when Limoges were reprieved when Gaillac were denied a professional license due to financial issues, they received no such break in 2007–08. The other promoted team in 2007–08, Aurillac, stayed up, finishing in 11th.
Colomiers and Bourg-en-Bresse earned promotion from Fédérale 1 for the 2008–09 season, while Albi and Auch were relegated from the 2007–08 Top 14.

## 2008–09 synopsis

Racing Métro, which had barely missed out on promotion the previous season, easily won the title, clinching with three rounds to spare. The three promotion playoff games were decided by a total of 5 points, with the semifinal between Albi and La Rochelle being tied after extra time and decided on the third step of the tiebreaker, penalties scored during the match. Albi ultimately defeated Oyonnax in the final to secure an immediate return to the Top 14.
The two newly promoted teams, Colomiers and Bourg-en-Bresse, were in relegation trouble throughout the season, but Colomiers escaped, finishing in 14th, the last safe spot. Bourg-en-Bresse were provisionally joined in relegation by Béziers.
However, this did not end the relegation saga. In order to keep a professional license and stay in Pro D2, all clubs must pass a postseason audit conducted by DNACG (Direction nationale d'aide et de contrôle de gestion), the LNR's financial arm. On June 12, DNACG announced that Tarbes and Bourg-en-Bresse had failed their audits and would be relegated. Tarbes would be relegated to Fédérale 1, while Bourg-en-Bresse, already consigned to Fédérale 1, would face a further drop to Fédérale 2. Béziers would have been spared the drop if Tarbes had not successfully appealed its relegation. However, Tarbes were able to come up with sufficient financial guarantees to satisfy DNACG, and its relegation to Fédérale 1 was officially rescinded on June 26.

## The competition

The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. 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, a system that also makes it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for 2008–09.
France's bonus point system operates as follows:
* 4 points for a win.
* 2 points for a draw.
* 1 "bonus" point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
* 1 "bonus" point for losing by 7 points (or less).

## Season table

    Key to colors   Champions automatically promoted to Top 14   Winner of playoffs between second- through fifth-place teams for the second promotion place   Remaining participants in promotion playoffs   Bottom two teams are relegated to Fédérale 1.
2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 Table :
| | Club | Total points | Bonus points | Match points | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Diff |
| 1 | Racing Métro | 107 | 11 | 96 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 754 | 469 | +285 |
| 2 | Agen | 94 | 10 | 84 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 799 | 543 | +256 |
| 3 | Albi | 87 | 7 | 80 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 569 | 493 | +76 |
| 4 | La Rochelle | 87 | 15 | 72 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 647 | 499 | +148 |
| 5 | Oyonnax | 85 | 11 | 74 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 605 | 438 | +167 |
| 6 | Lyon | 84 | 14 | 72 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 600 | 448 | +152 |
| 7 | Tarbes | 73 | 11 | 62 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 602 | 534 | +68 |
| 8 | Pau | 72 | 10 | 62 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 523 | 507 | +16 |
| 9 | Aurillac | 72 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 615 | 653 | −38 |
| 10 | Grenoble | 60 | 14 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 416 | 469 | −53 |
| 11 | Bordeaux-Bègles | 60 | 8 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 591 | 639 | −48 |
| 12 | Auch | 53 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 416 | 533 | −117 |
| 13 | Narbonne | 49 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 494 | 672 | −178 |
| 14 | Colomiers | 47 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 541 | 679 | −138 |
| 15 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 43 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 507 | 813 | −306 |
| 16 | Béziers | 41 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 465 | 755 | −290 |

## Schedule and results

Matches are listed in the following order:
* By date.
* If matches are held on the same day, by kickoff time.
* Otherwise, in alphabetic order of home club.
All times CET.

### Rounds 1 to 5

Round 1
* 6 September, 18:30 — Aurillac 11 - 6 (1 BP) Albi
* 6 September, 18:30 — Béziers 15 - 15 Pau
* 6 September, 18:30 — Grenoble (1 BP) 31 - 6 Colomiers
* 6 September, 18:30 — La Rochelle 30 - 12 Oyonnax
* 6 September, 18:30 — Lyon 18 - 9 Racing Métro
* 6 September, 18:30 — Narbonne 6 - 6 Tarbes
* 7 September, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 18 - 25 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 7 September, 15:15 — Agen 30 - 16 Auch
Round 2
* 13 September, 18:30 — Albi 26 - 19 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 13 September, 18:30 — Auch 21 - 16 (1 BP) Narbonne
* 13 September, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 24 - 12 Béziers
* 13 September, 18:30 — Colomiers 20 - 6 Lyon
* 13 September, 18:30 — Pau 27 - 15 Agen
* 13 September, 18:30 — Tarbes (1 BP) 15 - 16 Aurillac
* 14 September, 15:00 — Racing Métro 12 - 9 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 14 September, 16:00 — Oyonnax (1 BP) 38 - 8 Bourg-en-Bresse
Round 3
* 20 September, 18:30 — Agen 26 - 19 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 20 September, 18:30 — Aurillac (1 BP) 49 - 19 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 20 September, 18:30 — La Rochelle 15 - 12 (1 BP) Auch
* 20 September, 18:30 — Lyon (1 BP) 56 - 3 Tarbes
* 20 September, 18:30 — Narbonne 16 - 25 Racing Métro
* 21 September, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 12 - 18 Albi
* 21 September, 15:00 — Grenoble 22 - 9 Pau
* 21 September, 15:15 — Colomiers (1 BP) 38 - 17 Béziers
Round 4
* 27 September, 18:30 — Albi 28 - 22 (1 BP) Narbonne
* 27 September, 18:30 — Auch 24 - 6 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 27 September, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles (1 BP) 22 - 23 La Rochelle
* 27 September, 18:30 — Oyonnax 22 - 15 (1 BP) Lyon
* 27 September, 18:30 — Pau 30 - 23 (1 BP) Colomiers
* 27 September, 18:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 35 - 16 Aurillac
* 27 September, 18:30 — Tarbes 34 - 24 Agen
* 28 September, 15:15 — Béziers 16 - 25 Grenoble
Round 5
* 4 October, 18:30 — Agen (1 BP) 14 - 17 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 4 October, 18:30 — Aurillac 30 - 26 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 4 October, 18:30 — Béziers 22 - 19 (1 BP) Auch
* 4 October, 18:30 — Colomiers 15 - 15 Narbonne
* 4 October, 18:30 — Grenoble (1 BP)10 - 16 Racing Métro
* 4 October, 18:30 — Lyon (1 BP) 15 - 22 (1 BP) Albi
* 5 October, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 22 - 16 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 5 October, 15:15 — La Rochelle 18 - 14 (1 BP) Pau

### Rounds 6 to 10

Round 6
* 18 October, 18:30 — Agen (1 BP) 62 - 9 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 18 October, 18:30 — Albi 29 - 22 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 18 October, 18:30 — Auch 15 - 9 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 18 October, 18:30 — Narbonne 26 - 17 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 18 October, 18:30 — Oyonnax 16 - 3 Pau
* 18 October, 18:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 37 - 9 Béziers
* 18 October, 18:30 — Tarbes 25 - 10 Colomiers
* 19 October, 14:00 — Lyon 19 - 13 (1 BP) Aurillac
Round 7
* 25 October, 18:30 — Béziers 9 - 30 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 25 October, 18:30 — Grenoble 23 - 19 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 25 October, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 23 - 18 (1 BP) Lyon
* 25 October, 18:30 — Narbonne 25 - 22 (1 BP) Agen
* 25 October, 18:30 — Pau 16 - 15 (1 BP) Racing Métro
* 26 October, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 11 - 20 Aurillac
* 26 October, 15:00 — Colomiers 24 - 15 Auch
* 26 October, 15:15 — Bordeaux-Bègles 19 - 6 Albi
Round 8
* 1 November, 18:30 — Agen 18 - 12 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 1 November, 18:30 — Auch 17 - 12 (1 BP) Pau
* 1 November, 18:30 — Aurillac (1 BP) 31 - 9 Narbonne
* 1 November, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 56 - 18 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 1 November, 18:30 — Lyon 12 - 10 (1 BP) Béziers
* 1 November, 18:30 — Oyonnax 16 - 16 Albi
* 1 November, 18:30 — Tarbes 31 - 15 Bordeaux
* 2 November, 16:45 — Racing Métro 9 - 8 (1 BP) Colomiers
Round 9
* 8 November, 18:30 — Albi 30 - 20 Colomiers
* 8 November, 18:30 — Aurillac 25 - 19 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 8 November, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles (1 BP) 14 - 18 Pau
* 8 November, 18:30 — Grenoble 21 - 20 (1 BP) Lyon
* 8 November, 18:30 — Narbonne 22 - 21 (1 BP) Bourg-en-Bresse
* 8 November, 18:30 — Oyonnax 25 - 9 Auch
* 8 November, 18:30 — Tarbes (1 BP) 16 - 23 Racing Métro
* 9 November, 15:15 — Béziers 21 - 16 (1 BP) Agen
Round 10
* 15 November, 18:30 — Agen 19 - 16 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 15 November, 18:30 — Albi 18 - 12 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 15 November, 18:30 — Auch 15 - 5 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 15 November, 18:30 — Colomiers 15 - 30 (1 BP) Aurillac
* 15 November, 18:30 — Pau 21 - 16 (1 BP) Lyon
* 15 November, 18:30 — Racing Métro 31 - 20 Oyonnax
* 16 November, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 9 - 3 (1 BP) Béziers
* 16 November, 15:15 — Narbonne 6 - 3 (1 BP) Grenoble

### Rounds 11 to 15

Round 11
* 29 November, 18:30 — Agen 36 - 17 Colomiers
* 29 November, 18:30 — Aurillac 29 - 22 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 29 November, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 15 - 9 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 29 November, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 33 - 9 Béziers
* 29 November, 18:30 — Lyon 14 - 13 (1 BP) Narbonne
* 29 November, 18:30 — Pau 22 - 9 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 30 November, 15:15 — Tarbes 26 - 12 Auch
* 30 November, 16:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 36 - 17 Albi
Round 12
* 6 December, 18:30 — Albi 16 - 13 (1 BP) Pau
* 6 December, 18:30 — Béziers 25 - 16 Aurillac
* 6 December, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 33 - 12 Colomiers
* 6 December, 18:30 — Grenoble 12 - 12 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 6 December, 18:30 — Lyon (1 BP) 12 - 13 Agen
* 6 December, 18:30 — Narbonne 33 - 16 La Rochelle
* 6 December, 18:30 — Oyonnax 12 - 6 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 7 December, 15:15 — Auch 22 - 18 (1 BP) Racing Métro
Round 13
* 13 December, 18:30 — Albi 20 - 14 (1 BP) Auch
* 13 December, 18:30 — Aurillac (1 BP) 16 - 20 Agen
* 13 December, 18:30 — Colomiers 24 - 16 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 13 December, 18:30 — Pau (1 BP) 33 - 3 Narbonne
* 13 December, 18:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 22 - 6 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 13 December, 18:30 — Tarbes 23 - 10 Béziers
* 14 December, 14:30 — Grenoble 14 - 6 La Rochelle
* 14 December, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 18 - 23 Lyon
Round 14
* 20 December, 18:30 — Auch 11 - 9 (1 BP) Aurillac
* 20 December, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 32 - 9 Colomiers
* 20 December, 18:30 — Narbonne (1 BP) 34 - 8 Béziers
* 20 December, 18:30 — Oyonnax 9 - 3 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 20 December, 18:30 — Pau 12 - 11 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 21 December, 14:30 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 10 - 17 Racing Métro
* 21 December, 15:00 — Bordeaux-Bègles 28 - 37 (1 BP) Lyon
* 21 December, 15:15 — Agen 20 - 8 Albi
Round 15
* 10 January, 18:30 — Béziers 21 - 21 Albi
* 10 January, 18:30 — Colomiers 13 - 3 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 10 January, 18:30 — Grenoble 13 - 12 (1 BP) Bordeaux-Bègles
* 10 January, 18:30 — Tarbes (1 BP) 10 - 12 La Rochelle
* 11 January, 15:00 — Oyonnax (1 BP) 42 - 17 Narbonne
* 11 January, 15:15 — Lyon 9 - 3 (1 BP) Auch
* 14 February, 18:30 — Aurillac 13 - 22 Pau
* 15 February, 14:00 — Racing Métro 32 - 28 (1 BP) Agen

### Rounds 16 to 20

Round 16
* 17 January, 18:30 — Auch 12 - 20 Agen
* 17 January, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles (1 BP) 45 - 12 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 17 January, 18:30 — Oyonnax 18 - 12 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 17 January, 18:30 — Pau 27 - 14 Béziers
* 17 January, 18:30 — Tarbes 27 - 8 Narbonne
* 18 January, 14:15 — Albi (1 BP) 28 - 12 Aurillac
* 18 January, 15:00 — Colomiers 12 - 6 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 18 January, 15:00 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 30 - 6 Lyon
Round 17
* 24 January, 18:30 — La Rochelle 22 - 11 Racing Métro
* 24 January, 18:30 — Lyon 9 - 9 Colomiers
* 25 January, 14:30 — Agen 28 - 14 Pau
* 25 January, 15:00 — Aurillac 17 - 37 Tarbes
* 25 January, 15:00 — Béziers 18 - 12 (1 BP) Bordeaux-Bègles
* 25 January, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 3 - 9 Oyonnax
* 25 January, 15:00 — Grenoble (1 BP) 9 - 13 Albi
* 25 January, 15:30 — Narbonne (1 BP) 6 - 13 Auch
Round 18
* 31 January, 18:30 — Albi (1 BP) 31 - 18 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 31 January, 18:30 — Auch (1 BP) 5 - 6 La Rochelle
* 31 January, 18:30 — Béziers 12 - 6 (1 BP) Colomiers
* 31 January, 18:30 — Pau 9 - 8 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 31 January, 18:30 — Tarbes 19 - 16 (1 BP) Lyon
* 1 February, 14:45 — Oyonnax 19 - 3 Agen
* 1 February, 15:00 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 37 - 10 Narbonne
* 1 February, 15:15 — Bordeaux-Bègles 29 - 18 Aurillac
Round 19
* 7 February, 15:00 — Narbonne 10 - 9 (1 BP) Albi
* 7 February, 16:00 — Grenoble 12 - 8 (1 BP) Béziers
* 7 February, 16:00 — Lyon 9 - 6 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 8 February, 15:00 — Agen (1 BP) 45 - 23 Tarbes
* 8 February, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 36 - 0 Auch
* 8 February, 15:00 — Colomiers 18 - 13 (1 BP) Pau
* 8 February, 15:00 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 13 -16 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 8 February, 17:15 — Aurillac 16 - 35 Racing Métro
Round 20
* 21 February, 18:30 — Albi 19 - 13 (1 BP) Lyon
* 21 February, 18:30 — Auch (1 BP) 32 - 8 Béziers
* 21 February, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 37 - 28 Agen
* 21 February, 18:30 — Narbonne 37 - 24 Colomiers
* 21 February, 18:30 — Oyonnax (1 BP) 34 - 7 Aurillac
* 21 February, 18:30 — Tarbes (1 BP) 59 - 9 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 22 February, 15:00 — Racing Métro 15 - 7 Grenoble
* 22 February, 15:15 — Pau 20 - 19 (1 BP) La Rochelle

### Rounds 21 to 25

Round 21
* 28 February, 18:30 — Aurillac 18 - 9 Lyon
* 28 February, 18:30 — Béziers 19 - 51 (1 BP) Racing Métro
* 28 February, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 26 - 22 Narbonne
* 28 February, 18:30 — Colomiers 20 - 16 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 28 February, 18:30 — Grenoble 26 - 3 Auch
* 28 February, 18:30 — Pau 15 - 12 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 1 March, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 18 - 65 (1 BP) Agen
* 1 March, 15:15 — La Rochelle 19 - 16 (1 BP) Albi
Round 22
* 7 March, 18:30 — Agen 20 - 6 Narbonne
* 7 March, 18:30 — Albi 20 - 17 (1 BP) Bordeaux-Bègles
* 7 March, 18:30 — Auch 17 - 12 (1 BP) Colomiers
* 7 March, 18:30 — Aurillac 23 - 17 (1 BP) Bourg-en-Bresse
* 7 March, 18:30 — Lyon 27 - 12 La Rochelle
* 7 March, 18:30 — Racing Métro 28 - 10 Pau
* 7 March, 18:30 — Tarbes 10 - 3 (1 BP) Grenoble
* 8 March, 15:45 — Oyonnax (1 BP) 35 - 6 Béziers
Round 23
* 14 March, 18:30 — Béziers 17 - 56 (1 BP) Lyon
* 14 March, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 12 - 27 Tarbes
* 14 March, 18:30 — Colomiers 19 - 27 Racing Métro
* 14 March, 18:30 — Grenoble (1 BP) 16 - 20 Agen
* 14 March, 18:30 — Narbonne 23 - 23 Aurillac
* 14 March, 18:30 — Pau 25 - 14 Auch
* 15 March, 14:00 — Albi 30 - 13 Oyonnax
* 15 March, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 20 - 38 (1 BP) La Rochelle
Round 24
* 21 March, 18:30 — Agen (1 BP) 51 - 16 Béziers
* 21 March, 18:30 — Auch 15 - 12 (1 BP) Oyonnax
* 21 March, 18:30 — La Rochelle 33 - 19 Aurillac
* 21 March, 18:30 — Pau (1 BP) 22 - 27 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 21 March, 18:30 — Racing Métro 25 - 16 Tarbes
* 22 March, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 24 - 16 Narbonne
* 22 March, 15:00 — Colomiers (1 BP) 31 - 37 Albi
* 22 March, 15:15 — Lyon (1 BP) 45 - 6 Grenoble
Round 25
* 4 April, 18:30 — Aurillac 25 - 15 Colomiers
* 4 April, 18:30 — Béziers (1 BP) 23 - 26 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 4 April, 18:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 25 - 8 Auch
* 4 April, 18:30 — Grenoble 23 - 16 (1 BP) Narbonne
* 4 April, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 23 - 25 Agen
* 4 April, 18:30 — Lyon 25 - 12 Pau
* 4 April, 18:30 — Tarbes 20 - 11 Albi
* 5 April, 15:15 — Oyonnax 28 - 13 Racing Métro

### Rounds 26 to 30

Round 26
* 11 April, 18:30 — Auch 6 - 16 Tarbes
* 11 April, 18:30 — Béziers 15 - 9 (1 BP) La Rochelle
* 11 April, 18:30 — Grenoble (1 BP) 17 - 20 Aurillac
* 11 April, 18:30 — Narbonne 6 - 26 Lyon
* 11 April, 19:00 — Oyonnax 18 - 17 (1 BP) Bordeaux-Bègles
* 12 April, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 31 - 12 Pau
* 12 April, 15:00 — Colomiers 19 - 28 Agen
* 12 April, 16:00 — Albi 14 - 26 Racing Métro
Round 27
* 18 April, 18:30 — Aurillac 25 - 24 (1 BP) Béziers
* 18 April, 18:30 — Colomiers (1 BP) 44 - 16 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 18 April, 18:30 — La Rochelle (1 BP) 37 - 16 Narbonne
* 18 April, 18:30 — Pau 11 - 3 Albi
* 18 April, 18:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 35 - 13 Auch
* 18 April, 18:30 — Tarbes 24 - 15 Oyonnax
* 19 April, 15:00 — Bourg-en-Bresse 19 - 6 Grenoble
* 19 April, 15:15 — Agen (1 BP) 25 - 0 Lyon
Round 28
* 25 April, 18:30 — Agen 23 - 12 Aurillac
* 25 April, 18:30 — Auch (1 BP) 7 - 11 Albi
* 25 April, 18:30 — Béziers 35 - 19 Tarbes
* 25 April, 18:30 — La Rochelle 23 - 7 Grenoble
* 25 April, 18:30 — Lyon (1 BP) 27 - 10 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 25 April, 18:30 — Narbonne 21 - 15 (1 BP) Pau
* 25 April, 18:30 — Oyonnax 27 - 16 Colomiers
* 26 April, 17:30 — Bordeaux-Bègles 12 - 33 (1 BP) Racing Métro
Round 29
* 2 May, 18:30 — Albi 30 - 23 (1 BP) Agen
* 2 May, 18:30 — Aurillac 37 - 36 (1 BP) Auch
* 2 May, 18:30 — Béziers 37 - 18 Narbonne
* 2 May, 18:30 — Grenoble 10 - 18 Oyonnax
* 2 May, 18:30 — Lyon (1 BP) 30 - 10 Bordeaux-Bègles
* 2 May, 18:30 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 48 - 32 Bourg-en-Bresse
* 2 May, 18:30 — Tarbes 23 - 22 (1 BP) Pau
* 3 May, 14:15 — Colomiers 15 - 29 La Rochelle (1 BP)
Round 30
* 17 May, 14:15 — Agen 32 - 17 Racing Métro
* 17 May, 14:15 — Albi (1 BP) 24 - 6 Béziers
* 17 May, 14:15 — Auch (1 BP) 10 - 12 Lyon
* 17 May, 14:15 — Bordeaux-Bègles (1 BP) 19 - 21 Grenoble
* 17 May, 14:15 — Bourg-en-Bresse (1 BP) 52 - 27 Colomiers
* 17 May, 14:15 — La Rochelle 19 - 13 (1 BP) Tarbes
* 17 May, 14:15 — Narbonne 16 - 29 Oyonnax
* 17 May, 14:15 — Pau (1 BP) 16 - 19 Aurillac

## Promotion playoffs

All times CEST.

### Semi-finals

* 23 May 2009 16:00
| Albi | 15 – 15 (a.e.t.) | La Rochelle |
| Pen: Manca (1/1) 12' Stewart (2/2) 20', 43' Boulogne (2/2) 54', 94' | Report | Pen: Boboul (4/7) 15', 34', 67', 90' Drop: Boboul 7' |
* Stade Municipal, Albi Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Romain Poite
* 24 May 2009 15:00
| Agen | 15 – 18 | Oyonnax |
| Pen: Miquel (5/6) 23', 37', 46', 53', 73' | Report | Pen: Montagnat (5/8) 14', 17', 29', 39', 59' Bouillot (1/1) 77' |
* Stade Armandie, Agen Attendance: 12,500 Referee: David Rosich
* ^1 In the case of a draw at the end of extra-time, the team who has received the fewer red cards goes through. If the number of red cards is the same for both teams, the team that has scored the more tries, then the more penalties qualifies. Albi went through thanks to their 5 penalties to La Rochelle's 4.

### Final

* 31 May 2009 15:10
| Albi | 14 – 12 | Oyonnax |
| Try: Lakafia 30' m Pen: Manca (2/5) 43', 50' Boulogne (1/1) 75' | Report | Pen: Montagnat (3/5) 15', 53', 78' Drop: Guilloux 33' |
* Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Franck Maciello