2005–06 Top 14 season |
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Countries | France |
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Date | 25 August 2005 – 10 June 2006 |
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Champions | Biarritz (5th title) |
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Runners-up | Toulouse |
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Relegated | Toulon, Pau |
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Matches played | 185 |
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Attendance | 1,922,393 (average 10,391 per match) |
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Highest attendance | 79,604 Stade Français v Biarritz 4 March 2006 |
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Lowest attendance | 4,163 Agen v Brive 27 August 2005 |
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Top point scorer | Cédric Rosalen (Narbonne) 328 points |
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Top try scorer | Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Agen) 17 tries |
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The 2005–06 Top 14 competition was the: 107th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by, the——Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and the "1st using the name Top 14." Previously the league was known as Top 16. But the restructuring of the league at the end of the 2004–05 season meant that it shrank from 16——to 14 clubs. Toulon were the only promoted team having won the 2004–05 Pro D2.
During the season attendance records in the league were broken with 79,502 spectators attending the Round 9 clash between Stade Français and Toulouse at the Stade de France, shattering the attendance record for any regular league season game in France (not just rugby union). However, "that record was short-lived when 79,"604 spectators attended the Round 17 match between Stade Français and Biarritz Olympique.
The regular season finished in late May 2006, with Biarritz finishing at the top of the ladder. The semi-finals and "final were contested in June," with Biarritz defeating Toulouse——to claim back-to-back titles, "and their fifth overall." Two teams were relegated with newly promoted Toulon, who had easily the poorest record in top 14 with just 3 wins from 26 games, being the first to go down, followed by Pau who were much more competitive but not quite good enough to stay up, finishing 3 points from safety. Both clubs would drop to the 2006–07 Pro D2.
Teams※
Club |
City (department) |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Previous season
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Agen
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Agen (Lot-et-Garonne)
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Stade Armandie
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13,000
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7th
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Bayonne
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Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
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Stade Jean Dauger
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16,934
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12th
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Biarritz
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Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
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Parc des Sports Aguiléra
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15,000
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Champions
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Bourgoin
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Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère)
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Stade Pierre Rajon
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9,441
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Semi-finals (3rd in league)
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Brive
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Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze)
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Stade Amédée-Domenech
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15,000
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9th
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Castres
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Castres (Tarn)
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Stade Pierre-Fabre
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11,500
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6th
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Clermont
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Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)
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Stade Marcel-Michelin
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16,334
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8th
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Montpellier
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Montpellier (Hérault)
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Stade Sabathé
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8,000
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11th
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Narbonne
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Narbonne (Aude)
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Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié
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12,000
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10th
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Pau
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Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
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Stade du Hameau
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14,000
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13th
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Perpignan
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Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)
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Stade Aimé Giral
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16,593
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5th
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Stade Français
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Paris, 16th arrondissement
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Stade Jean-Bouin
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12,000
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Runners up (2nd in league)
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Toulon
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Toulon (Var)
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Stade Mayol
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13,700
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Promoted from Pro D2 (champions)
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Toulouse
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Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)
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Stade Ernest-Wallon
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19,500
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Semi-finals (4th in league)
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Locations of the 2005–06 Top 14 teams
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Number of teams by regions※
Table※
Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Fixtures & Results※
Round 1※
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,079 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 7,249 |
Narbonne | 26–20 | Stade Français |
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Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 7,873 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 5,907 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,873 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 12,604 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 10,444 |
Round 2※
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 7,937 |
Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 9,081 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,449 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,330 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,981 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 4,163 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 13,486 |
Round 3※
Stade Armandie Attendance: 7,030 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 5,101 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 6,585 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 7,059 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,336 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 6,996 |
Perpignan | 16–12 | Stade Français |
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Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 12,291 |
Round 4※
Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,840 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 14,464 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 6,279 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,424 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,141 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 8,707 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,592 |
Round 5※
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,239 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 5,965 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,508 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,594 |
Biarritz | 7–14 | Stade Français |
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Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 6,383 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 4,904 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 6,283 |
Round 6※
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 6,286 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 18,703 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,832 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 6,124 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 7,770 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 5,371 |
Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,783 |
Round 7※
Stade Français | 25–10 | Castres |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 6,448 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 12,168 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 9,362 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,612 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,371 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 5,628 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 6,100 |
Round 8※
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 18,639 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 6,481 |
Clermont | 23–12 | Stade Français |
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Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 12,671 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 9,601 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,219 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,767 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,087 |
Round 9※
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,388 |
Stade Français | 29–15 | Toulouse |
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Stade de France Attendance: 79,502 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,770 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,685 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,811 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,352 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 6,559 |
Round 10※
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 5,173 |
Bourgoin | 29–16 | Stade Français |
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Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 9,017 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 12,055 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 18,699 |
Montpellier | 19–17 | Perpignan |
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Stade Sabathé Attendance: 6,510 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 6,290 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,298 |
Round 11※
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 13,850 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,372 |
Stade Français | 27–19 | Bayonne |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,978 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,579 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 5,219 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 5,785 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 11,915 |
Round 12※
Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,225 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 6,810 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 7,374 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 7,244 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,478 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 6,014 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 11,218 |
Round 13※
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 15,989 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,746 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,492 |
Stade Français | 45–13 | Montpellier |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 6,995 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,046 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 4,506 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,416 |
Round 14※
Stade Français | 36–24 | Narbonne |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 7,079 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,957 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 13,536 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 9,000 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 4,801 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,126 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,325 |
Round 15※
Toulon | 11–24 | Stade Français |
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Stade Mayol Attendance: 13,408 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,518 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 11,708 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 8,341 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 5,114 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,335 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 7,578 |
Round 16※
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,170 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 8,395 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 11,579 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,529 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 9,280 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 11,517 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 7,822 |
Round 17※
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 11,247 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,857 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 13,565 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 6,321 |
Stade Français | 21–16 | Biarritz |
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Stade de France Attendance: 79,604 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 7,691 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,484 |
Round 18※
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 4,482 |
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 5,175 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 12,156 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,513 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 5,665 |
Stade Français | 23–16 | Perpignan |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,990 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 7,114 |
Round 19※
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 9,294 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 11,013 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 12,662 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 6,894 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,103 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 6,695 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,698 |
Round 20※
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 16,841 |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 22,621 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 11,778 |
Castres | 10–11 | Stade Français |
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Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 7,809 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 8,062 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,311 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,206 |
Round 21※
Stade Français | 28–15 | Clermont |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,961 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 8,642 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 12,707 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,963 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 10,978 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 7,723 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 7,789 |
Round 22※
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 8,094 |
Toulouse | 15–0 | Stade Français |
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Stade Municipal Attendance: 35,439 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 10,231 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 10,521 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 6,349 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,376 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 6,640 |
Round 23※
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 9,510 |
Stade Français | 33–7 | Bourgoin |
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Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 9,998 |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 7,617 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 7,671 |
Perpignan | 42–20 | Montpellier |
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Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,913 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 10,703 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 11,342 |
Round 24※
Stade Pierre Rajon Attendance: 6,451 |
Bayonne | 28–11 | Stade Français |
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Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 9,800 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 9,080 |
Stade Sabathé Attendance: 5,654 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 10,773 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 10,624 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 18,854 |
Round 25※
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Attendance: 5,233 |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 12,051 |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 6,183 |
Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 8,782 |
Stade Armandie Attendance: 7,716 |
Stade Aimé Giral Attendance: 11,745 |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 16,736 |
Round 26※
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 24,790 |
Stade Jean Dauger Attendance: 11,115 |
Stade du Hameau Attendance: 7,043 |
Montpellier | 24–43 | Stade Français |
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Stade Sabathé Attendance: 6,251 |
Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié Attendance: 8,664 |
Stade Mayol Attendance: 11,051 |
Stade Amédée-Domenech Attendance: 8,627 |
Knock-out stages※
Semi-finals※
Stade Français | 9–12 | Toulouse |
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Final※
Leading scorers※
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers※
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Top try scorers※
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Attendances※
- Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
Club
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Home Games
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Total
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Average
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Highest
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Lowest
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% Capacity
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Agen |
13 |
90,087 |
6,930 |
9,362 |
4,163 |
53%
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Bayonne |
13 |
118,595 |
9,123 |
12,055 |
7,114 |
54%
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Biarritz |
13 |
81,805 |
6,293 |
12,707 |
4,482 |
42%
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Bourgoin |
13 |
118,412 |
9,109 |
24,790 |
5,175 |
68%
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Brive |
13 |
112,902 |
8,685 |
11,915 |
6,100 |
58%
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Castres |
13 |
80,394 |
6,184 |
9,510 |
4,801 |
54%
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Clermont |
13 |
143,688 |
11,053 |
13,850 |
9,000 |
68%
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Montpellier |
13 |
73,807 |
5,677 |
6,585 |
4,904 |
71%
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Narbonne |
13 |
95,297 |
7,331 |
10,773 |
5,628 |
61%
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Pau |
13 |
86,913 |
6,686 |
11,517 |
5,101 |
48%
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Perpignan |
13 |
148,913 |
11,455 |
12,662 |
5,785 |
69%
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Stade Français |
13 |
249,041 |
19,157 |
79,604 |
6,448 |
73%
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Toulon |
13 |
158,958 |
12,228 |
13,408 |
10,624 |
89%
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Toulouse |
13 |
227,107 |
17,470 |
35,439 |
12,156 |
83%
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See also※
Notes※
References※
External links※
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