Provence Rugby Win: Grenoble Defeated, 2nd Place Claimed

Provence Rugby dominated Grenoble this Thursday at the opening of the 16th day of Pro D2.

After three weeks of truce, Provence Rugby temporarily seized second place in the Pro D2 ranking, coming back to three points behind leader Vannes after sweeping Grenoble 45 to 15 on Thursday in the opening match of the 16th day.

Superior in all areas of the game, the Provençaux, who now have 51 points, took the lead from the 5th minute (Drouet’s try) in this replay of the last Pro D2 semi-final won by the FCG (38-17) last May.

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This time, the Isère club seemed helpless against the Aix surge and its 7 tries (3 in the first period, 17-3 at the break) on the synthetic turf of the Maurice-David stadium.

Grenoble continues its eighth away defeat this season and remains tenth while awaiting the other matches of this first day of the return phase with in particular the leader Vannes who will want to bounce back on Friday against Mont-de-Marsan after having ended 2025 with a setback in Béziers.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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