Fédérale 3 is the fifth division of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 in France

France

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. The competition involves 226 clubs in 21 pools of 8, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is Fédérale 2

Fédérale 2

Fédérale 2 is a rugby union club championship division in France. It is the fourth division of rugby above Fédérale 3. Teams can earn promotion to Fédérale 1, and subsequently, the professional leagues such as Rugby Pro D2 and the Top 14.-Results:...

 and above that, Fédérale 1

Fédérale 1

Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...

. Above the Fédérale divisions are the two professional leagues, Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2

Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...

 and the highest, the Top 14.

Results

• 2001 Marseille Provence XV
  Marseille Provence XV
  Marseille Provence XV is a defunct French rugby union club, founded in 2000. The team played at the Stade Roger Couderc in Marseille, France.The club debuted in Fédérale 3 in the 2000-01 season...
  
   (Marseille
  Marseille
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• 2003 Avenir Bizanos (Bizanos
  Bizanos
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• 2004 Cercle Amical Lannemezanais (Lannemezan
  Lannemezan
  Lannemezan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-Geography:The Petite Baïse has its source in the commune.Lannemezan is around 30 km east of Tarbes, and around 100 km south-west of Toulouse.-References:*...
  
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• 2005 Stade Bagnérais
  Stade Bagnérais
  Stade Bagnérais is a French rugby union club currently competing at the fourth level of the French league system . They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, at the foot of the Pyrénées.Formed in 1901 they have reached the final of...
  
   (Bagnères-de-Bigorre
  Bagnères-de-Bigorre
  Bagnères-de-Bigorre is a French commune in the south-western Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture.-Notable people:Bagnères-de-Bigorre was the birthplace of:*Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke...
  
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• 2006 US Casteljalousaine (Casteljaloux
  Casteljaloux
  Casteljaloux is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department...
  
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