The Pro D2 season is coming to an end. Thursday and Friday, the Top 14 promotion semi-finals will determine the identity of the two teams who will face each other in the final on Saturday June 8. Promoted to Pro D2 in 2018, Provence Rugby has the opportunity to discover the elite next season, just like Vannes, which will play its fourth final since 2019.
The semi-finals will begin Thursday May 30 at 9 p.m. In Aix-en-Provence, Provence Rugby will host Grenoble, who largely defeated Dax in the quarter-final (58-10). First in the regular season, the Aixois can offer themselves in front of their public their first ProD2 final against the Grenoblois who went down to the second division in 2019 and who lost the accession final against Oyonnax last season before lose against Perpignan in the accession play-off.
The next day, Vannes, second in the regular season, will be keen to finally win an accession semi-final, the Bretons having lost the three they played in 2010, 2021 and 2023. They will face Béziers , winner in the quarter-final of Brive at the very end of the match on Friday.
After these semi-finals, the two winners will face each other in the final in Toulouse on Saturday June 8. The winner of the match will go directly to the Top 14 while the loser will play a final promotion match on Sunday June 16 against the 13th in the Top 14, Montpellier.
The program for the accession semi-finals
Semi-finals:
Thursday May 30 (9 p.m.): Provence Rugby (1st) – Grenoble (4th), in Aix-en-Provence
Friday May 31 (9 p.m.): Vannes (2nd) – Béziers (3rd), in Vannes
Finale
Saturday June 8 (5:30 p.m.): the two winners of the semi-finals face each other in Toulouse. The winner is promoted to Top 14.
“Access game” :
Sunday June 16 (6 p.m.): match between the unfortunate finalist of Pro D2 and Montpellier, 13th in Top 14
