The 2018–19 Élite 2 season commenced on 23 September 2018 and concluded on 19 May 2019.
Lyon OUR defeated RC Chilly-Mazarin in the final to be crowned champions, and both teams were promoted to the Elite 1 championship for the following season.
Format The competition takes place in the form of a single group of 10 teams in "home and away" matches.
The clubs ranked 1st and 2nd are promoted to Elite 1. The clubs ranked 9th and 10th at the end of the qualifying phase are relegated to Fédérale 1. Participants For the 2018–19 Elite 2 season, the following ten teams took part in the tournament:
Seven teams from the 2017–2018 Elite 2 championship that did not qualify for the round of 16: RC Chilly-Mazarin Lyon OUR Racing Nanterre Rugby RC Narbonne Méditerranée USAP Women's XV Roussillon Stade Rochelais RC La Valette Le Revest La Garde Le Pradet Three teams that were promoted from the 2017–2018 Fédérale 1 league: AS Béziers Hérault Entente Bruges Blanquefort USA Limoges
Regular season standings RankClubPoints1Lyon OUR18150315264897 +551772RC Chilly-Mazarin18150391440155 +285703Stade Rochelais18141391476139 +337684RC La Valette Le Revest La Garde Le Pradet18110732280226 +54495RC Narbonne Méditerranée18100852257239 +18476USA Limoges1892750381312 +69457ES Bruges Blanquefort18801052331328 +3398USAP Women's XV18211512140599 -459139Racing Nanterre Rugby1820160378534 -4561110AS Béziers Hérault1820160399501 -40211
Final
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