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Audience, salary cap, déficit : le rugby professionnel en 2025

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La Ligue Nationale de Rugby, créée en 1998 pour organiser les compétitions de rugby professionnel, élit son président jeudi 13 mars.

Voici quelques données sur le rugby professionnel en France.

Deux divisions professionnelles, un cas unique au monde

Les clubs professionnels sont au nombre de 30 pour le rugby français : 14 équipes dans la première division, le Top 14, depuis 2005 et 16 en Pro D2. Un club qui descend en National, la troisième division, perd automatiquement son statut professionnel.

La Ligue organise aussi une compétition de rugby à VII, le « Super Sevens », qui réunit les 14 équipes de première division, ainsi que Monaco et des Barbarians.

Un salary cap protecteur

Le salary cap a été lancé en 2010 pour éviter une inflation des salaires et un déséquilibre du Top 14. La masse salariale des clubs est limitée, selon un montant défini par les présidents des clubs. Jusqu’à la saison 2026-2027, ce plafond est fixé à 10,7 millions d’euros.

La somme comprend le salaire, mais aussi les primes, les avantages en nature, mise à disposition gratuite d’un bien, etc.

Mais ce montant est réhaussé de 180 000 euros par joueur sur la liste premium du XV de France, qui en comprend 45, ou ayant été réserviste à au moins deux reprises lors du précédent Tournoi des Six Nations, le rendant indisponible pour son club.

Les JIFF, terreau du renouveau français

Pour protéger les joueurs français, la Ligue oblige les clubs de Top 14 et Pro D2 à inscrire sur la feuille de match un certain nombre de joueurs issus des filières de formation (JIFF). Pour obtenir ce label, il faut avoir passé trois saisons dans un centre de formation agréé, quelle que soit sa nationalité, ou avoir été licencié cinq ans à la FFR avant ses 22 ans.

En principe, un club n’a le droit d’aligner que 13 joueurs « non JIFF » sur une saison, et doit en moyenne aligner 16 joueurs JIFF sur l’ensemble des matches, sous peine de retrait de points la saison suivante.

Des droits TV à la hausse

Les clubs ont une prévisibilité rare sur les droits télé : jusqu’en 2032, le Top 14 et la Pro D2 seront retransmis sur Canal +, le diffuseur historique, qui versera près de 140 millions d’euros par saison à partir de 2027 (121 millions d’euros jusqu’en 2026-2027).

Le diffuseur a fait état d’une hausse des audiences sur les rencontres, et jamais autant de monde ne s’est pressé dans les gradins des matches avec 15 429 spectateurs de moyennes en Top 14, +7% sur un an.

La dernière finale de Top 14, retransmise sur France 2 et sur Canal +, a attiré 4,2 millions de spectateurs.

Pour la première fois, plusieurs affiches d’Elite 1 (première division féminine), organisée par la FFR et non la LNR car les joueuses n’ont pas le statut professionnel, ont aussi été diffusées par Canal +.

Des budgets fragiles

Les clubs du Top 14 ont une santé fragile, et dépendent beaucoup des mécènes à qui ils appartiennent.

Sur la saison 2022-2023, la dernière renseignée par le gendarme financier du rugby, le déficit d’exploitation cumulé s’élève à plus de 50 millions d’euros, dont 19 millions pour Toulon. Quatre clubs seulement affichent un résultat d’exploitation positif contre six, et douze sur quatorze ont vu leurs résultats financiers se dégrader par rapport à la saison précédente.

Le prochain rapport est attendu d’ici à la fin du mois de mars 2025.

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JW 1 hour ago

Crusaders vs Force takes: Let's talk about Sevu Reece, forgotten All Black returns

NZ rugby needs to allow the All blacks coaching staff to select whoever they like, that will only strengthen the Allblacks and perhaps disincentive the clubs from signing up NZ rugby players, not that it will matter.

Yeah it would be interesting what sort of difference that would make. Don’t forget that International teams are also allowed/required to have players avaliable for their second sides. So even if he was eligible for the ABs, they could have an ‘offshore’ seconds side they use which would have the same effect you suggest above, while also providing a better idea of where those players are at, if NZ whished them return or be selectable.

I don’t think SA have done that to any great or useful extent. It is mainly local players that went overseas that they have just continued to select.

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YeowNotEven 1 hour ago

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JWH 1 hour ago

Crusaders vs Force takes: Let's talk about Sevu Reece, forgotten All Black returns

Was agreeing with you until you mentioned WJ on the wing and BB at 15. Just blatantly wrong. This isn’t 2022. Move on.

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JWH 1 hour ago

Crusaders vs Force takes: Let's talk about Sevu Reece, forgotten All Black returns

Ragebait, Sevu still scoring running try’s. He’s probably quicker than Telea as well atp, maybe Clarke too. He is a track runner after all

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JW 1 hour ago

Crusaders vs Force takes: Let's talk about Sevu Reece, forgotten All Black returns

I think Reece has bulked up too much and now doesn’t have the pace to perform to his previously high standards. He’s making himself less of a winger but I’m not really sure he’s filling another role succinctly either. I think criticism at the AB level has seen him try to redevelop his game, I’m really not sure he can be continued to be used at the highest level. Definitely becoming the wing version Richie Mo’unga is possible (if not already attained) at Super Rugby level however. I loved watching him play when he first broke through.

The Force are undeniably much improved this season, but it’s going to take some reps to prove to themselves that they really can hang with the big dogs.

Yeah they’re still well off in the quality personal front.

It was the 21-year-old’s first appearance of the season, and he certainly made the most of it, with 13 carries accounting for 50 running metres – each of them passing by in a blur as Springer made his may to the try line time and time again.

Will Jordan was playmaking superbly to assist the youngster’s points tally, but it was all individual brilliance in the 53rd minute when Springer tiptoed down the sideline before collecting his own chip kick and outpacing the final two defenders to score under the posts.

After pre-season I said that I wanted Springer to cement the starting jersey, and that (well I’ve not no idea exactly which sides they play) another new wing recruit, Kunawave, would replace Reece as the Fijian Flyer in the team by season end. Reece might be making that tough, but unfortunately it looks like there wasn’t a full squad spot for the young fella and he has since made his AB7s debut instead. Watch this space though as he and Saifoloi look to have the X factor👍

That Jordan pass to Springer aside it was otherwise a very lackluster game for him as he looks to be struggling with processing his option taking in this new style he’s trying. Still have to think a man of that talent and ingenuity is going to make it click sooner or later though!

t’s a congested position, and after Ennor shot down talk of him being swept up by a Top 14 outfit this week, it looks as if the Crusaders have some selection headaches to solve in the coming weeks.

That’s great news. I can’t remember if it was because he actually made his return in pre-season or not but for some reason I was liking how Ennor looked like he might be providing the right options for Saders and even ABs when back. Very pleased to see him fit straight in though there was plenty of space on offer but he almost looked as if he was more dangerous with no space. Could be the long looked for option at 13?

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JWH 1 hour ago

Super Rugby Pacific has turned the ship around in the right direction

What are you talking about? Why change it? Why a 5v5 comp? Everything you’re saying doesn’t make sense. The comp is finally performing well and you want to chop and axe teams because … what?

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JW 2 hours ago

Chiefs vs Blues takes: Blues need Spider-Man, McKenzie is All Blacks’ form 10

Dmac is setup to be the main kick returner too, so he gets most of the receipts (shown by his carry stats). Dunno if that will change/switch back to Shaun as he works into the season.

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JW 2 hours ago

Chiefs vs Blues takes: Blues need Spider-Man, McKenzie is All Blacks’ form 10

Wasn’t Jordan shocking in the weekend though, trying to fullfil his new playmaker role? That one lovely pass, still a bit of work to fulfil that statement I think.

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JW 2 hours ago

Chiefs vs Blues takes: Blues need Spider-Man, McKenzie is All Blacks’ form 10

Chiefs were in the driver’s seat for most of Saturday night’s fixture in the Tron

I don’t know about that. The majority of stats all favour the Blues.

Referee Ben O’Keeffe did show the rising star a yellow card during the second half after a series of infringements from the Blues, but that shouldn’t take away too much from the main point here. Taele looks at home with the Blues in Super Rugby Pacific.

There were a few errors that crept into his performance in that second half, but yes, I was surprised after watching him a few times how comfortable he looked in his role as a 2nd5, and even how well he performed it. It is a shame for Lam to be injured but I picked up a distinct difference in how the backline functioned by having Taele at twelve instead. I might not have given him another go this week but now it will be very interesting to see what Vern does and without knowing what else is going on (Pero might be fit enough to start and psuh Plummer to 12) I think he might start again (Heem has been very very good in the role in recent years, is he fit).

Shaun Stevenson fails to make an All Blacks-worthy statement

He’s leaving Hamish (don’t know how you missed that), it’s impossible to make a statement for AB selection, and that also be well out of his mind.

Watching him in Japan he looked to be struggling as much of his team. Which is often how I think his contributions have depended, how well he fits in with the team. He’s a very unique player and I don’t think the Chiefs have anywhere near the right momentum and structure to unlock Shaun’s strengths. In saying that I thought he played well and that pass showed he’s in a great headspace, you might also be overplaying Corey’s contribution, which from the weekend would be of greatest value if he was Lams midfield replacement imo. I’d like Forbes to return this weekend and don’t think Corey did enough to take that opportunity away from him.

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JW 2 hours ago

Super Rugby Pacific has turned the ship around in the right direction

I wonder whether even more consolidation is in order. If going back to a 12 team competition is unrealistic in the foreseeable future (and you have to think with the lack of talk it is going to be for the new/next 5 year cycle) then conformity with NZ matching Aus with four teams might be on the cards, or possibly less disruptively (all considered) Australia going down to 3 teams and incorporating Drua and Moana into a 5 v 5 comp, might be more workable?

The later change could possibly even be advantageous if it makes more use of Twiggies desire to have his region at the forefront (setting up their rival competition again).

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Super Rugby Pacific has turned the ship around in the right direction

“We want jeopardy in our competition, right? We want ladder movement. We don’t want teams to stay in the same ladder position that they were in last year.

You need promotion relegation then. You cannot always rely on 4 teams being the right number for Australia, it could mean that they are too strong in future. Or that Fijian Drua doesn’t always has the players to knock of the best.

“We want unexpected results. We want every fan to be sitting here on a Friday at lunchtime going ‘I’m a chance this weekend’.’’

Oh, so you want a made up fantasy league like the NFL, rather than a quantifiable competition like NPC, and to a lesser degree, then NRL. Meaningless rather than meaningful, you don’t want the best of NSW taking on the best of Queensland, or the Blues region versus the Chiefs region.

There is still huge room for improvement in the way rugby is played and officiated, it is an incredibly young professional sport. Some of these introduced concepts are tricks taken from others and have done a lot to engage and increase Super Rugby’s appeal, but there has been a hint of whether the game is selling it’s soul to get back on the table.

For me, Super Rugby’s best years were around the turn of the millennium, when the Crusaders and Brumbies held sway. The speed with which possession was recycled at the breakdown and the minutes the ball was in play remains my benchmark for flowing rugby.

Have you used you’re own license for viewing “feels rather than facts” here Hamish?

I agree, the rugby isn’t as good as it has been at times in the recent past, but it is more engaging. Which I think is due to a whole factor of fortunate and one off reasons, along with targeted ones.

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Bruiser 2 hours ago

Super Rugby Pacific has turned the ship around in the right direction

Definitely best season for several years. Lots of young NZ talent coming through and skill level and intensity has increased. No real weak NZ team and pretty even overall. The Aussies consolidating to 4 teams should have happened years ago and will make Wallabies a lot stronger. Moana and Drua are getting stronger and making the championship a true authentic Pacific competition. We certainly dont need SA teams back now. Keeping as many players from leaking to Europe or Japan should be the aim

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Gatland lasted 17 years as Wales coach, I suspect Rassie’s lifespan might be similar. He could probably hang on until 2034-ish if he really wants, but moving on after 2027 - or 2031 at the latest - might be wise.

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Crusaders vs Force takes: Let's talk about Sevu Reece, forgotten All Black returns

True, they can talk about Reece all they like , but he has continued to disappoint at test level with his decision making and defence. I’d rather see Jordan in his place with DMac or BB at fullback and #10.

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