Toulon will likely win the Pro D2 and Racing Métro will finish behind them and go through the playoff for second against Béziers, La Rochelle and Agen I bet. I wouldn't count out LOU or Narbonne though. This should be the best Pro D2 season yet and French television is already prepared for it! On France 3 South (15h15) and Sport + this weekend (17h) look for Toulon against Béziers.
Here are the opening weekend matches:
Toulon vs. Béziers
Sunday, 28 October @ 15h15, Mayol
Aurillac vs. Mt. de Marsan
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Jean-Alric
Grenoble vs. Tarbes
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Lesdiguières
La Rochelle vs. Oyonnax
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Marcel-Deflandre
Racing-Métro vs. Lyon OU
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Pau vs. Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Du Hameau
Agen vs. Blagnac
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Armandie
Limoges vs. Narbonne
Saturday, 27 October @ 18h30, Parc Municipal de Beaublanc
My predictions:
Toulon over Béziers
Mt. de Marsan over Aurillac
Tarbes over Grenoble
La Rochelle over Oyonnax
Racing Métro over LOU
Pau over Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Agen over Blagnac
Narbonne over Limoges
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