The fourth team of the last season in French handball, Aix, won the first match in the new one against Saint Raphael 31:29 (15:14). This was the clash of two teams who are probably the closest in terms of quality to the first three teams of the LidlStarLigue – PSG Handball, Montpellier Handball and HBC Nantes.
Aix – St. Raphael 31-29 (15-14)
Aix: Aymeric Minne 6, Iosu Goni 5, Tim Dahlhaus 4, Jordan Camarero 4, Morten Bjornshauge 3, Matthieu Ong 3, Martin Larsen 2, Philip Stenmalm 2, Juan Andreu 1, Karl Konan 1
St. Raphael: Raphael Caucheteux 8, Vadim Gayduchenko 6, Xavier Barachet 4, Adrien Dipanda 4, Daniel Sarmiento 3, Nicolas Krakowski 2, Jonathan Mapu 1, Alexian Trottet 1
Results of Round 2:
| Aix – St. Raphael | 31:29 | ||||
| Ivry – Pontault | 29:22 | ||||
| Nimes – Cesson Rennes-Metropole | 24:19 | ||||
| Toulouse – Montpellier | 29:34 | ||||
| Tremblay – Chambery Savoie | 27:30 | ||||
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Montpellier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60:52 | 4 | |
| 2. | Nimes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50:44 | 4 | |
| 3. | Chambery Savoie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60:55 | 4 | |
| 4. | Paris SG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38:21 | 2 | |
| 5. | Nantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32:22 | 2 | |
| 6. | Tremblay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57:56 | 2 | |
| 7. | Aix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54:55 | 2 | |
| 8. | Ivry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50:60 | 2 | |
| 9. | Istres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:23 | 1 | |
| 10. | Dunkerque | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:23 | 1 | |
| 11. | St. Raphael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54:57 | 0 | |
| 12. | Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57:64 | 0 | |
| 13. | Cesson Rennes-Metropole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45:54 | 0 | |
| 14. | Pontault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44:61 | 0 |
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