2006-07 Top 14
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The 2006-07 Top 14 Competition was a French
domestic rugby union
club competition that ran from August 2006 through to June 2007. Biarritz
were out to defend their crown, after their defeat of Toulouse
in the 2005-06 Top 14
final. Both Albi and Montauban were promoted from Rugby Pro D2
, whilst Toulon
and Pau
were relegated from the Top 14.
Stade Français
, who had topped the table at the end of the home-and-away season, lifted the Bouclier de Brennus
as Top 14 champions with a 23-18 win over Clermont
at Stade de France
.
The seventh-place team would have received a Heineken Cup place if a French club had advanced farther in that season's Heineken Cup than any club from England
or Italy
. However, the quarterfinal losses of Biarritz and Stade Français, the last two remaining French sides in the 2006-07 Heineken Cup
, to English sides Northampton Saints
and Leicester Tigers
, meant that the "extra" Heineken Cup place would go to England. (The remaining two semifinalists were another English side, eventual winners London Wasps
, and Welsh side Llanelli Scarlets
.)
The 2007-08 Heineken Cup was in doubt earlier this season. French clubs announced plans to boycott the competition, and the English PRL clubs joined them, demanding a financial stake in the competition from the RFU. However, recent negotiations have ensured that top teams from both countries will now play.
The final Heineken Cup berth came down to the last round as well, with Bourgoin holding off the challenge of Top 14 newcomers Montauban.
The relegation battle came down to the last week. Narbonne had been assured of the drop after Round 25, while any of six other clubs were in mathematical danger of the drop going into the final week. In the end, Agen, who were next-to-last entering the final week, were consigned to the drop by Stade Français.
Round 2
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Round 4
Round 5
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
domestic rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club competition that ran from August 2006 through to June 2007. Biarritz
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
were out to defend their crown, after their defeat of Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
in the 2005-06 Top 14
2005-06 Top 14
The 2005-06 Top 14 was a French domestic rugby union club competition that ran from August 2005 to June 2006.The 2005-06 season saw attendance records broken. 79,502 spectators attended the Round 9 clash between Stade Français and Stade Toulousain at the Stade de France, shattering the attendance...
final. Both Albi and Montauban were promoted from Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...
, whilst Toulon
RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
and Pau
Section Paloise
Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.-History:...
were relegated from the Top 14.
Stade Français
Stade Français Paris
Stade Français CASG is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era....
, who had topped the table at the end of the home-and-away season, lifted the Bouclier de Brennus
Bouclier de Brennus
The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league.The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the USFSA, the original...
as Top 14 champions with a 23-18 win over Clermont
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club...
at Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
.
- Second division: 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 season2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 seasonThe 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 is a French rugby union club competition. The season runs alongside the 2006-07 Top 14 competition, which is the highest club competition. At the end of the season, Auch were champions and thus automatically promoted to Top 14. They were eventually followed by Dax who beat...
Table
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| Top four advance to playoffs, and receive places in the 2007-08 Heineken Cup Heineken Cup The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,... . |
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| Fifth and sixth place also receive Heineken Cup places | |
| Bottom two places relegated to Rugby Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition... . |
| 2006-07 Top 14 Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Bonus points | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Français Stade Français Paris Stade Français CASG is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era.... |
26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 667 | 433 | 9 | 87 |
| 2 | Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... |
26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 643 | 424 | 10 | 86 |
| 3 | Clermont ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 772 | 454 | 11 | 84 |
| 4 | Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup... |
26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 549 | 385 | 10 | 76 |
| 5 | Perpignan USA Perpignan Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French... |
26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 493 | 398 | 9 | 75 |
| 6 | Bourgoin CS Bourgoin-Jallieu CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club... |
26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 543 | 484 | 12 | 58 |
| 7 | Montauban US Montauban US Montauban were a French rugby union club, which competed in the Top 14 competition between 2007 and 2010, after being promoted from Rugby Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season... |
26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 475 | 493 | 10 | 54 |
| 8 | Bayonne Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition... |
26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 452 | 647 | 5 | 51 |
| 9 | Brive CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on... |
26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 419 | 516 | 8 | 50 |
| 10 | Albi SC Albi Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club playing the second-level Rugby Pro D2. During the past years it went back and forth between Top 14, the highest level of the French league system and the second-level Rugby Pro D2. Their last time in the Top 14 was for 2009–10 after... |
26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 333 | 512 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Castres Castres Olympique Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906... |
26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 531 | 576 | 11 | 49 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 442 | 596 | 10 | 48 |
| 13 | Agen SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne is a French rugby union club based in Agen in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. They currently play in the top flight of French professional rugby, Top 14; they were most recently promoted after winning the 2010 title in the second-level Pro D2. Agen also... |
26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 382 | 520 | 6 | 44 |
| 14 | Narbonne RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club that play in the second-level Rugby Pro D2, after finishing at the bottom of the 2006-07 Top 14 table.... |
26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 521 | 784 | 7 | 39 |
The seventh-place team would have received a Heineken Cup place if a French club had advanced farther in that season's Heineken Cup than any club from England
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
or Italy
Super 10 (Italian premiership)
The withdrawal of Viadana and Benetton Treviso from the league has been compounded by club mergers. Rugby Viadana, Gran Parma and Colorno have merged to form GranDucato Rugby. Overmach Parma and Noceto have merged to form Crociati, both new clubs to be based in Parma. These changes created 2...
. However, the quarterfinal losses of Biarritz and Stade Français, the last two remaining French sides in the 2006-07 Heineken Cup
2006-07 Heineken Cup
The 2006–07 Heineken Cup was the 12th edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. The pool draw took place on 21 June at Twickenham. The pool stages started on 20 October and concluded in January, going for six rounds...
, to English sides Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
and Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
, meant that the "extra" Heineken Cup place would go to England. (The remaining two semifinalists were another English side, eventual winners London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
, and Welsh side Llanelli Scarlets
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup...
.)
The 2007-08 Heineken Cup was in doubt earlier this season. French clubs announced plans to boycott the competition, and the English PRL clubs joined them, demanding a financial stake in the competition from the RFU. However, recent negotiations have ensured that top teams from both countries will now play.
Season synopsis
Stade Français jumped out to an early lead, winning their first nine matches. Although they faded somewhat as the season went on, they held on to top the regular-season ladder. Toulouse and Clermont each entered the final week with a chance to top the ladder, but Stade Français' win over Agen (without a bonus point) made it impossible for Clermont to overtake them, while Toulouse failed to secure the bonus point in their win over Bourgoin that would have made it possible for them to pip the Parisians for the top seed. The last playoff berth came down to the last round between Biarritz and Perpignan, with Biarritz securing fourth place in style with a bonus-point win over Castres.The final Heineken Cup berth came down to the last round as well, with Bourgoin holding off the challenge of Top 14 newcomers Montauban.
The relegation battle came down to the last week. Narbonne had been assured of the drop after Round 25, while any of six other clubs were in mathematical danger of the drop going into the final week. In the end, Agen, who were next-to-last entering the final week, were consigned to the drop by Stade Français.
Rounds 1 to 5
Round 1- 18 August Biarritz 29–24 Clermont (1 BP)
- 19 August Stade Français (1 BP) 52–20 Montpellier
- 19 August Albi 24–12 Bayonne
- 19 August Agen 18–6 Bourgoin
- 19 August Montauban (1 BP) 41–20 Narbonne
- 19 August Perpignan 20–16 Castres (1 BP)
- 19 August Brive 9–24 Toulouse
Round 2
- 25 August Castres 16–26 Stade Français
- 25 August Montpellier 26–7 Agen
- 26 August Bourgoin (1 BP) 42–17 Brive
- 26 August Toulouse (1 BP) 23–0 Albi
- 26 August Bayonne 9–20 Montauban
- 26 August Narbonne 25–18 (1 BP) Biarritz
- 26 August Clermont 25–12 Perpignan
Round 3
- 30 August Albi 21–18 (1 BP) Bourgoin
- 30 August Montauban (1 BP) 19–24 Toulouse
- 30 August Biarritz (1 BP) 54–0 Bayonne
- 30 August Perpignan (1 BP) 45–6 Narbonne
- 30 August Stade Français (1 BP) 45–13 Clermont
- 30 August Montpellier 20–16 (1 BP) Castres
- 30 August Agen 22–16 (1 BP) Brive
Round 4
- 3 September Bourgoin (1 BP) 35–22 Montauban
- 3 September Toulouse 20–3 Biarritz
- 3 September Bayonne 9–20 Perpignan
- 3 September Narbonne 24–33 Stade Français
- 3 September Clermont (1 BP) 55–7 Montpellier
- 3 September Brive 6–3 (1 BP) Albi
- 3 September Castres 31–26 (1 BP) Agen
Round 5
- 8 September Biarritz 12–6 (1 BP) Bourgoin
- 9 September Perpignan 30–17 Toulouse
- 9 September Stade Français (1 BP) 48–29 Bayonne
- 9 September Montpellier (1 BP) 33–10 Narbonne
- 9 September Castres (1 BP) 9–13 Clermont
- 9 September Montauban 21–20 (1 BP) Brive
- 9 September Agen (1 BP) 32–3 Albi
Rounds 6 to 10
Round 6- 15 September Bourgoin 22–3 Perpignan
- 16 September Toulouse (1 BP) 12–16 Stade Français
- 16 September Bayonne 25–20 (1 BP) Montpellier
- 16 September Narbonne (1 BP) 39–17 Castres
- 16 September Brive (1 BP) 14–21 Biarritz
- 16 September Albi 12–10 (1 BP) Montauban
- 16 September Clermont 20–3 Agen
Round 7
- 22 September Montpellier 9–9 Toulouse
- 23 September Stade Français (1 BP) 41–27 Bourgoin
- 23 September Castres (1 BP) 39–15 Bayonne
- 23 September Clermont (1 BP) 43–0 Narbonne
- 23 September Perpignan (1 BP) 24–13 Brive
- 23 September Biarritz 20–6 Albi
- 23 September Agen 13–9 (1 BP) Montauban
Round 8
- 26 September Bourgoin 25–3 Montpellier
- 26 September Toulouse (1 BP) 35–3 Castres
- 26 September Bayonne 24–13 Clermont
- 26 September Brive 6–21 Stade Français
- 26 September Albi 16–7 Perpignan
- 26 September Montauban 19–13 (1 BP) Biarritz
- 26 September Narbonne 33–18 Agen
Round 9
- 30 September Agen 20–18 (1 BP) Biarritz
- 30 September Castres 18–16 (1 BP) Bourgoin
- 30 September Narbonne 25–12 Bayonne
- 30 September Montpellier (1 BP) 12–17 Brive
- 30 September Perpignan (1 BP) 13–18 Montauban
- 30 September Stade Français 25–12 Albi
- 30 September Clermont (1 BP) 46–9 Toulouse
Round 10
- 6 October Montauban 15–9 (1 BP) Stade Français
- 7 October Biarritz 25–10 Perpignan
- 7 October Albi 15–9 (1 BP) Montpellier
- 7 October Bayonne 19–15 (1 BP) Agen
- 7 October Brive 22–15 (1 BP) Castres
- 7 October Toulouse 40–34 (1 BP) Narbonne
- 7 October Bourgoin (1 BP) 22–28 Clermont
Rounds 11 to 15
Round 11- 14 October Bayonne 9–20 Toulouse
- 14 October Castres (1 BP) 16–19 Albi
- 14 October Clermont (1 BP) 44–3 Brive
- 14 October Montpellier 19–17 (1 BP) Montauban
- 14 October Narbonne (1 BP) 20–23 Bourgoin
- 14 October Agen (1 BP) 6–13 Perpignan
- 14 October Stade Français 22–16 (1 BP) Biarritz
- For the second consecutive year, this fixture is played at France's national stadium, Stade de FranceStade de FranceThe Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
in Saint-DenisSaint-DenisSaint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....
. Also for the second consecutive year, this fixture sets a record for the largest crowd ever to see a regular-season league match in any French sport. The official attendance of 79,619 breaks last year's record of 79,604.
- For the second consecutive year, this fixture is played at France's national stadium, Stade de France
Round 12
- 3 November Albi 6–27 Clermont
- 4 November Perpignan 11–10 (1 BP) Stade Français
- 4 November Biarritz (1 BP) 44–11 Montpellier
- 4 November Bourgoin (1 BP) 39–10 Bayonne
- 4 November Brive 23–21 (1 BP) Narbonne
- 4 November Montauban 15–15 Castres
- 4 November Agen 24–16 Toulouse
Round 13
- 10 November Toulouse 25–15 Bourgoin
- 11 November Stade Français 31–8 Agen
- 11 November Bayonne (1 BP) 29–6 Brive
- 11 November Castres (1 BP) 12–16 Biarritz
- 11 November Montpellier (1 BP) 12–15 Perpignan
- 11 November Narbonne (1 BP) 50–12 Albi
- 11 November Clermont 27–16 Montauban
Round 14
- 17 November Montpellier 25–13 Stade Français
- 18 November Clermont 25–17 Biarritz
- 18 November Bayonne 15–9 (1 BP) Albi
- 18 November Bourgoin 31–18 Agen
- 18 November Narbonne 37–33 (1 BP) Montauban
- 18 November Toulouse (1 BP) 26–29 Brive
- 18 November Castres 19–13 (1 BP) Perpignan
Round 15
- 24 November Stade Français (1 BP) 43–18 Castres
- 24 November Albi 13–13 Toulouse
- 25 November Agen 14–9 Montpellier
- 25 November Biarritz 42–14 Narbonne
- 25 November Brive 28–3 Bourgoin
- 25 November Montauban 17–18 Bayonne
- 25 November Perpignan (1 BP) 32–15 Clermont
Rounds 16 to 20
Round 16- 1 December Bayonne (1 BP) 11–15 Biarritz
- 2 December Bourgoin 36–11 Albi
- 2 December Toulouse 30–21 Montauban
- 2 December Narbonne 15–19 Perpignan
- 2 December Clermont 29–17 Stade Français
- 2 December Castres 51–13 Montpellier
- 2 December Brive 19–16 Agen
Round 17
- 22 December Agen 20–9 Castres
- 23 December Montauban 26–17 Bourgoin
- 23 December Montpellier 18–31 (1 BP) Clermont
- 23 December Perpignan (1 BP) 36–30 (1 BP) Bayonne
- 23 December Stade Français (1 BP) 41–0 Narbonne
- 23 December Albi 19–3 Brive
- 23 December Biarritz (1 BP) 16–18 Toulouse
Round 18
- 5 January Bourgoin 9–0 Biarritz
- 6 January Toulouse 16–12 (1 BP) Perpignan
- 6 January Albi 16–6 Agen
- 6 January Brive (1 BP) 11–16 Montauban
- 6 January Clermont 30–23 (1 BP) Castres
- 6 January Narbonne 32–9 Montpellier
- 6 January Bayonne 29–27 (1 BP) Stade Français
Round 19
- 26 January Montpellier (1 BP) 39–17 Bayonne
- 27 January Agen 22–18 (1 BP) Clermont
- 27 January Castres (1 BP) 62–14 Narbonne
- 27 January Biarritz 15–6 Brive
- 27 January Montauban (1 BP) 15–19 Albi
- 27 January Perpignan 16–9 (1 BP) Bourgoin
- 27 January Stade Français 22–20 (1 BP) Toulouse (at Stade de France)
- For the fourth time in four fixtures at Stade de France, and the second time this season, Stade Français set an all-time attendance record for a regular-season league match in French sport, drawing 79,741.
Round 20
- 23 March Albi 10–23 Biarritz
- 24 March Bourgoin 19–19 Stade Français
- 24 March Bayonne 19–12 (1 BP) Castres
- 24 March Brive 22–22 Perpignan
- 24 March Montauban 22–12 Agen
- 24 March Toulouse 28–10 Montpellier
- 24 March Narbonne (1 BP) 26–29 (1 BP) Clermont
Rounds 21 to 26
Round 21- 6 April Montpellier 19–7 Bourgoin
- 7 April Castres 19–35 (1 BP) Toulouse
- 7 April Stade Français 18–13 (1 BP) Brive
- 7 April Agen (1 BP) 19–26 Narbonne
- 7 April Clermont (1 BP) 61–24 (1 BP) Bayonne
- 7 April Perpignan 20–3 Albi
- 7 April Biarritz 9–9 Montauban
Round 22
- 13 April Biarritz 17–7 Agen
- 14 April Albi (1 BP) 16–21 Stade Français
- 14 April Bayonne 16–8 Narbonne
- 14 April Bourgoin 32–19 Castres
- 14 April Montauban 12–29 Perpignan
- 14 April Brive 25–16 Montpellier
- 15 April Toulouse 24–7 Clermont
Round 23
- 27 April Narbonne 10–41 (1 BP) Toulouse
- 28 April Perpignan 15–23 Biarritz
- 28 April Agen 16–16 Bayonne
- 28 April Clermont (1 BP) 45–9 Bourgoin
- 28 April Montpellier 23–14 Albi
- 28 April Stade Français 24–17 (1 BP) Montauban
- 28 April Castres 17–15 (1 BP) Brive
Round 24
- 4 May Perpignan (1 BP) 31–18 Agen
- 5 May Biarritz 22–13 Stade Français
- 5 May Albi 19–12 (1 BP) Castres
- 5 May Bourgoin (1 BP) 44–11 Narbonne
- 5 May Montauban 13–12 (1 BP) Montpellier
- 5 May Toulouse (1 BP) 47–28 (1 BP) Bayonne
- 5 May Brive 28–22 (1 BP) Clermont
Round 25
- 11 May Toulouse (1 BP) 47–0 Agen
- 12 May Bayonne 18–11 (1 BP) Bourgoin
- 12 May Castres 25–13 Montauban
- 12 May Clermont (1 BP) 70–6 Albi
- 12 May Narbonne 21–42 (1 BP) Brive
- 12 May Montpellier (1 BP)39–29 (1 BP) Biarritz
- 13 May Stade Français 12–11 (1 BP) Perpignan
Round 26
- 26 May Albi (1 BP) 29–0 Narbonne
- 26 May Agen 5–18 Stade Français
- 26 May Biarritz (1 BP) 32–17 Castres
- 26 May Bourgoin (1 BP) 20–21 Toulouse
- 26 May Brive (1 BP) 6–9 Bayonne
- 26 May Montauban (1 BP) 19–21 Clermont
- 26 May Perpignan 14–9 (1 BP) Montpellier
Semi-finals
- 1 June Stade Français 18–6 Biarritz at Stade Chaban-DelmasStade Chaban-DelmasStade Chaban-Delmas is a sporting stadium located in the city of Bordeaux, France. It is the home ground of FC Girondins de Bordeaux.Until 2001, the stadium's name was the Stade du Parc Lescure...
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