2009–10 Top 14 season

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2009–10 Top 14 season
Countries France
ChampionsClermont (1st title)
Runners-upPerpignan
RelegatedMontauban
Albi
Matches played187
Attendance2,672,064
(average 14,289 per match)
Highest attendance79,262 (play-offs)
Perpignan v Clermont
29 May 2010
78,254 (league stage)
Stade Français v Toulouse
6 March 2010
Lowest attendance4,813
Bourgoin v Montauban
6 March 2010
Tries scored597
(average 3.2 per match)
Top point scorerFrance Romain Teulet (263)
Top try scorerSouth Africa Sam Gerber (9)

The 2009–10 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). It began on August 14, 2009 with a match between Toulon and Stade Français at Stade Mayol in Toulon, and continued through to the final at the Stade de France on May 29, 2010.

This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Racing Métro, winners of the 2009 title in the second-level Pro D2, and Albi, victors in the 2009 promotion playoffs between the second- through fifth-placed teams in Pro D2, thus becoming the first team to achieve promotion to the Top 14 only one year after being relegated. They took the place of the two clubs from Landes, Dax and Mont-de-Marsan, relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Top 14. Mont-de-Marsan, which had been promoted to the Top 14 for 2008–09, finished bottom of the table and went down. The other newly promoted team in 2008–09, Toulon, finished ninth, sending Dax, who had already finished second-to-bottom the previous season before being allowed to stay in the Top 14 due to Albi's financial troubles, to Pro D2.

The two teams promoted for 2009–10 had very different results. Albi finished bottom of the table by a wide margin and went directly back to Pro D2. Racing Métro, on the other hand, finished sixth, giving them a berth in the newly expanded playoffs and a place in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. Bayonne finished in the other relegation spot of 13th place, but were reprieved due to the financial problems of 12th-place Montauban.

The season ended with Clermont winning their first French national title in their nearly century-long history, defeating defending champions Perpignan 19–6 in a rematch of last season's final. This result ended decades of frustration for Les Jaunards and their supporters, who had previously tasted defeat in all 10 of their previous final-game appearances.[1]

Teams[]

Managerial changes[]

  • On 8 September, Stade Français sacked head coach Ewen McKenzie and his assistant Christophe Dominici after a disastrous start to the season put the Parisians in the drop zone. and were named as co-head coaches. Dominici, who owns a small stake in the club, was expected to remain in some capacity.[2] (Stade Français quickly exited relegation danger, scoring bonus-point wins in three of their next four matches.)
  • On 26 October, struggling Brive, lying just above the drop zone at the time, sacked head coach . The move came a week after honorary club president Patrick Sébastien resigned.[3] Ugo Mola, previously backs coach for Brive, was promoted to the head coaching position.[4]
  • On 7 November, Richard Dourthe resigned at Bayonne after a run of defeats put them in the drop zone.[5] Club president Francis Salagoïty announced later that day that and would serve as co-head coaches.[6]
  • On 19 March, Stade Français announced a reorganisation effective at the end of the 2009–10 season. Michael Cheika, whose contract with Celtic League side Leinster expires at the end of this season, signed a three-year deal to become Director of Rugby and effective head coach from 2010–11.[7]

Captains and head coaches[]

Club Captain Head Coach
Albi France France
France
Bayonne France Rémy Martin France
Biarritz France Jérôme Thion Australia
France Jean-Michel Gonzalez
Bourgoin France Julien Frier France
France
Brive France Fabrice Estebanez France Ugo Mola
France Christophe Laussucq
Castres France Alexandre Albouy
France Sébastien Tillous-Borde 		France Laurent Labit
France
Clermont France Aurélien Rougerie New Zealand Vern Cotter
Montauban England Matthew Clarkin France
France
Montpellier France Fulgence Ouedraogo South Africa
Perpignan France Nicolas Mas France Jacques Brunel
Racing Métro France Lionel Nallet France Pierre Berbizier
Stade Français Argentina Rodrigo Roncero France
France
Toulon South Africa Joe van Niekerk France Philippe Saint-André
Toulouse France Thierry Dusautoir France Guy Novès

Competition format[]

Each club played every other club twice. The second half of the season is conducted in the same order as the first, with the club at home in the first half of the season away in the second. This season introduced a new format for the knockout stage: the top two teams qualify directly to the semifinals, while teams ranked from third to sixth qualify for a quarterfinal held at the homeground of the higher-ranked team. The semifinals are then held at neutral sites, with the final being played at the Stade de France. This replaced the classical format consisting of semifinals between the top four teams held at neutral sites.

Going into the season, the top six clubs were guaranteed of berths in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. The winners of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup are assured of berths in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup regardless of their league standing. This means that if a club finishes in the top six and wins one of the European competitions, the seventh-place team will gain a Heineken Cup berth. However, if French clubs win both competitions, only five clubs will qualify for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup via their league position because France is capped at seven Heineken Cup places. France can also secure a seventh berth if clubs from England's Guinness Premiership, also capped at seven Heineken Cup places, win both Cup competitions, and the top club in the European Rugby Club Rankings among those not already qualified for the Heineken Cup is from the Top 14. As it turned out, France earned a seventh berth when Toulouse won the Heineken Cup; because Toulouse had finished fourth on the regular-season table, the extra berth went to seventh-place Biarritz, who were also their opponent in the Heineken Cup final.

The bottom two teams are provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them fails a postseason financial audit (mandatory for all clubs in the league).

The LNR used a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match,[8] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. The LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.[9]

France's bonus point system operated as follows:[9]

  • 4 points for a win.
  • 2 points for a draw.
  • 1 "bonus" point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
  • 1 "bonus" point for losing by 7 points (or less).

Table[]

2009–10 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Bonus Points Points
1 Perpignan (F)[a 8] 26 17 0 9 582 412 170 12 80
2 Toulon (SF) 26 18 1 7 541 456 85 6 80
3 Clermont (C) 26 15 3 8 644 414 230 12 78
4 Toulouse (SF) 26 15 1 10 524 359 165 12 74
5 Castres (QF) 26 14 3 9 542 398 144 11 73
6 Racing Métro (QF) 26 14 1 11 518 530 -12 6 64
7 Biarritz[a 9] 26 12 0 14 471 442 29 11 59
8 Stade Français[a 10] 26 10 4 12 600 572 28 10 58
9 Brive 26 11 2 13 459 513 -54 10 58
10 Montpellier 26 13 0 13 453 574 -121 3 55
11 Bourgoin 26 11 1 14 407 591 -184 4 50
12 Montauban (R)[a 11] 26 10 2 14 422 525 -103 5 49
13 Bayonne 26 9 0 17 492 490 2 11 47
14 Albi (R) 26 4 0 22 349 728 -379 8 24
Green background Top two advance to playoff semi-finals, and receive places in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.

Blue background Three to sixth qualify for the playoff quarter finals, and also receive places in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.
Yellow background Seventh place does not qualify for playoffs but does receive place in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.
Pink background Bottom two places are typically relegated to the 2011–12 Rugby Pro D2

Fixtures & Results[]

Round 1[]

14 August 2009
20:45
Toulon 22 – 22 Stade Français
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,480[12]
15 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Albi 13 – 19 Racing Métro
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 8,233[13]
15 August 2009
16:00
Biarritz 12 – 24 Castres
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,530[14]
15 August 2009
16:00
Bourgoin 28 – 37 Clermont
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,577[15]
15 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Montauban 16 – 17 Toulouse
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 10,622[16]
15 August 2009
16:25
Perpignan 28 – 20 Bayonne
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,714[17]
15 August 2009
20:35
(1 BP) Brive 30 – 9 Montpellier
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,098[18]

Round 2[]

21 August 2009
20:35
Bayonne 38 – 24 Stade Français
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 24,411[19]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 39 – 6 Albi
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,850[14]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Clermont 37 – 16 Montauban
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 14,333[20]
22 August 2009
16:00
Montpellier 18 – 12 Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,991[21]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Toulouse 38 – 0 Brive
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,458[22]
22 August 2009
16:25
Toulon 27 – 13 Racing Métro
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,499[12]
22 August 2009
20:35
Castres 29 – 9 Bourgoin
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,171[23]

Round 3[]

28 August 2009
19:00
Brive 9 – 9 Clermont
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,289[18]
29 August 2009
16:00
Montauban P – P Castres
Stade Sapiac
  • Postponed after six Castres players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Game rescheduled to 16 September 2009.[24][25]
29 August 2009
16:00
Racing Métro 18 – 9 Bayonne
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,638[26]
29 August 2009
16:00
Stade Français 43 – 26 Montpellier
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,068[27]
29 August 2009
16:25
Bourgoin 22 – 17 Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,063[15]
29 August 2009
16:25
Perpignan 17 – 15 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,696[17]
29 August 2009
20:35
(1 BP) Albi 9 – 15 Toulon
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,241[13]

Round 4[]

2 September 2009
19:30
Albi P – P Castres
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
  • Game postponed due to the H1N1 outbreak in the Castres side. Game to be rescheduled for 29 September 2009.[24]
2 September 2009
19:30
Bourgoin 17 – 13 Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,542[15]
2 September 2009
19:30
Montpellier 22 – 18 Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,826
2 September 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Stade Français 35 – 40 Montauban
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,008[27]
2 September 2009
19:30
Toulon 26 – 21 Clermont
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,115[12]
2 September 2009
19:30
Toulouse 21 – 17 Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,639[22]
2 September 2009
20:30
Perpignan 21 – 9 Brive
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,240[17]

Round 5[]

6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Bayonne 53 – 6 Bourgoin
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,140[28]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Brive 39 – 6 Albi
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,824[18]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Castres 33 – 18 Montpellier
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 6,953[23]
6 September 2009
15:00
Montauban 21 – 18 Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,444[16]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Racing Métro 14 – 18 Perpignan
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,910[26]
6 September 2009
17:00
Biarritz 30 – 22 Stade Français
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,921[14]
6 September 2009
21:00
Clermont 19 – 12 Toulouse (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,803[20]

Round 6[]

11 September 2009
20:35
Bourgoin 17 – 6 Perpignan
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 14,062[29]
12 September 2009
14:30
Montauban 23 – 20 Brive (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,766[16]
12 September 2009
14:30
Montpellier 21 – 20 Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,825
12 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Stade Français 44 – 18 Castres
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,585[27]
12 September 2009
14:30
Toulouse 19 – 13 Albi (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,581[22]
12 September 2009
16:25
Biarritz 12 – 6 Bayonne (1 BP)
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 28,933[19]
12 September 2009
20:35
Clermont 30 – 22 Racing Métro
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,701[20]

Round 3 (rescheduled game)[]

16 September 2009
19:30
Montauban 18 – 18 Castres
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,353[16]
  • Game rescheduled from 29 August 2009.

Round 7[]

19 September 2009
14:30
Albi 8 – 40 Clermont (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,408[13]
19 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Stade Français 20 – 6 Bourgoin
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,401[27]
19 September 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Brive 12 – 15 Biarritz
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,507[18]
20 September 2009
14:30
Castres 9 – 6 Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,485[23]
20 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 28 – 9 Montauban
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,593[17]
20 September 2009
16:05
Toulon 18 – 13 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,091[30]
20 September 2009
17:00
Bayonne 26 – 3 Montpellier
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,023[28]

Round 8[]

25 September 2009
19:30
Albi 19 – 14 Bayonne (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,351[13]
25 September 2009
20:35
Brive 11 – 9 Castres (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,255[18]
26 September 2009
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan 19 – 3 Clermont
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,691[17]
26 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Biarritz 23 – 9 Toulon
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,434[14]
26 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Montauban 12 – 15 Bourgoin
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,332[16]
26 September 2009
14:30
Racing Métro 18 – 14 Montpellier (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,846[26]
26 September 2009
16:25
Toulouse 9 – 9 Stade Français
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 32,176[31]

Round 4 (rescheduled game)[]

29 September 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Albi 21 – 25[a 12] Castres (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 8,704[13]
  • Game rescheduled from 2 September 2009.

Round 9[]

2 October 2009
20:45
(1 BP) Stade Français 44 – 16 Brive
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,892[27]
3 October 2009
14:30
Castres 21 – 19 Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,149[23]
3 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont 38 – 13 Bayonne
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 14,827[20]
3 October 2009
14:30
Montpellier 12 – 30 Toulouse
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 14,261
3 October 2009
14:30
Racing Métro 17 – 12 Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,446[26]
3 October 2009
16:25
Biarritz 27 – 12 Perpignan
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 10,016[14]
3 October 2009
20:45
Bourgoin 28 – 16 Albi
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,465[15]

Round 10[]

23 October 2009
20:45
Bayonne 6 – 15 Castres
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 10,419[28]
24 October 2009
14:15
Toulouse 23 – 3 Biarritz
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,690[22]
24 October 2009
14:30
Brive 10 – 18 Racing Métro
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,476[18]
24 October 2009
14:30
Montauban 20 – 6 Albi
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,908[16]
24 October 2009
14:30
Montpellier 16 – 9 Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,292
24 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Toulon 46 – 28 Bourgoin
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,774[12]
24 October 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français 14 – 20 Perpignan
Stade de France
Attendance: 76,972[32]

Round 11[]

30 October 2009
20:45
Perpignan 17 – 15 Castres (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,948[17]
31 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Albi 15 – 18 Montpellier
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,461[13]
31 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne 8 – 14 Toulon
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,095[28]
31 October 2009
14:30
Bourgoin 14 – 14 Brive
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,269[15]
31 October 2009
14:30
Racing Métro 27 – 20 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,140[26]
31 October 2009
16:25
Clermont 19 – 19 Stade Français
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,854[20]
31 October 2009
20:45
Montauban 14 – 5 Biarritz
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 8,579[16]

Round 12[]

5 November 2009
19:30
Biarritz P – P Racing Métro
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch. Game rescheduled to 2 December 2009.[33][34][a 13]
5 November 2009
19:30
Brive 19 – 14 Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,167[18]
5 November 2009
19:30
Castres 9 – 9 Clermont
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,492[23]
5 November 2009
19:30
Montpellier 19 – 0 Montauban
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,094
5 November 2009
19:30
Stade Français 23 – 18 Albi (1 BP)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,220[27]
5 November 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Toulouse 41 – 3 Bourgoin
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,695[22]
5 November 2009
21:00
(1 BP) Perpignan 25 – 9 Toulon
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,539[17]

Round 13[]

20 November 2009
19:00
Albi 24 – 23 Perpignan (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,731[13]
21 November 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne 38 – 13 Montauban
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,174[28]
21 November 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin 20 – 23 Montpellier
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,350[15]
21 November 2009
14:30
Racing Métro 20 – 18 Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,756[26]
21 November 2009
14:30
Toulon 19 – 10 Brive
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,675[12]
21 November 2009
16:05
(1 BP) Castres 30 – 10 Toulouse
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,878[23]
21 November 2009
20:30
(1 BP) Clermont 13 – 16 Biarritz
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,187[20]

Round 14[]

27 November 2009
19:45
(1 BP) Stade Français 18 – 22 Toulon
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,787[27]
27 November 2009
21:00
(1 BP) Castres 34 – 6 Biarritz
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,635[23]
27 November 2009
21:00
Racing Métro 9 – 6 Albi (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,354[26]
28 November 2009
14:30
Montpellier 3 – 25 Brive (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,004
28 November 2009
14:30
Toulouse 17 – 12 Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,390[22]
28 November 2009
16:25
Bayonne P – P Perpignan
Stade Jean Dauger
  • Game postponed after Perpignan reported that seven of their traveling party (including both players and coaches) were diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Game to be rescheduled for 5 February 2010.[35]
28 November 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Clermont 32 – 8 Bourgoin
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 12,131[20]

Round 12 (rescheduled game)[]

2 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 19 – 23 Racing Métro
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,977[14]
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2009.

Round 15[]

4 December 2009
20:45
Montauban 20 – 16 Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,581[16]
5 December 2009
14:30
Bourgoin 15 – 9 Castres (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,976[15]
5 December 2009
14:30
Perpignan 29 – 3 Montpellier
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,410[17]
5 December 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français 34 – 10 Bayonne
Stade de France
Attendance: 69,850[32]
6 December 2009
15:00
Albi 20 – 9 Biarritz
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,617[13]
6 December 2009
15:00
Brive 27 – 21 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,638[18]
6 December 2009
17:05
Racing Métro 28 – 15 Toulon
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,728[26]

Round 16[]

30 December 2009
18:45
Montpellier 25 – 23 Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,936
30 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Bayonne 19 – 23 Racing Métro
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 14,138[28]
30 December 2009
19:00
Biarritz 23 – 6 Bourgoin
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,786[14]
30 December 2009
19:00
Castres 30 – 7 Montauban
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,052[23]
30 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Clermont 52 – 10 Brive
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,741[20]
30 December 2009
19:00
Toulon 41 – 13 Albi
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,502[12]
30 December 2009
20:45
Toulouse 22 – 11 Perpignan
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 33,414[31]

Round 17[]

3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Biarritz 26 – 10 Montpellier
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,461[14]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Brive 29 – 9 Perpignan
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,622[18]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Castres 41 – 10 Albi
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,485[23]
3 January 2010
15:00
Montauban 6 – 6 Stade Français
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,094[16]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Racing Métro 17 – 18 Bourgoin
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,834[26]
3 January 2010
17:00
(1 BP) Clermont 39 – 3 Toulon
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,409[20]
3 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Bayonne 13 – 15 Toulouse
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,503[28]

Round 18[]

8 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Perpignan 31 – 12 Racing Métro
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,425[17]
9 January 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Albi 15 – 17 Brive
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,835[13]
9 January 2010
14:30
Bourgoin P – P Bayonne
Stade Pierre Rajon
  • Postponed due to unplayable conditions. Game rescheduled to 27 February 2010.[36]
9 January 2010
14:30
Montpellier 15 – 0 Castres
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,633
9 January 2010
14:30
Toulon 18 – 7 Montauban
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 11,518[12]
9 January 2010
16:25
Stade Français 25 – 15 Biarritz
Stade de France
Attendance: 76,879[32]
10 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Toulouse 15 – 16 Clermont
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 24,000[31]

Round 19[]

27 January 2010
19:00
Brive 19 – 14 Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 7,996[18]
27 January 2010
19:00
Racing Métro 33 – 24 Clermont
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,993[26]
27 January 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Toulon 31 – 19 Montpellier
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 11,169[12]
28 January 2010
20:45
Castres 32 – 14 Stade Français
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,040[23]
28 January 2010
19:00
Albi 6 – 24 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,726[13]
28 January 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Perpignan 49 – 20 Bourgoin
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,535[17]
28 January 2010
20:45
Bayonne 15 – 0 Biarritz
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,407[28]

Round 14 (rescheduled game)[]

5 February 2010
20:45
Bayonne 13 – 30 Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,449[28]
  • Game rescheduled from 28 November 2009.

Round 20[]

19 February 2010
20:45
Biarritz 12 – 6 Brive (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,013[14]
20 February 2010
14:15
Racing Métro 24 – 24 Castres
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,556[26]
20 February 2010
14:30
Bourgoin 13 – 22 Stade Français
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,886[15]
20 February 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont 45 – 18 Albi
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 14,368[20]
20 February 2010
14:30
Montauban 16 – 13 Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,718[16]
20 February 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Montpellier 16 – 22 Bayonne
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,390
20 February 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Toulouse 3 – 6 Toulon
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,699[22]

Round 18 (rescheduled game)[]

27 February 2010
20:45
Bourgoin 12 – 6 Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 8,000[15]
  • Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

Round 21[]

5 March 2010
20:45
Clermont 22 – 17 Perpignan (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,815[20]
6 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne 46 – 13 Albi
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,041[28]
6 March 2010
14:30
Bourgoin 22 – 14 Montauban
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,813[15]
6 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Castres 35 – 10 Brive
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,944[23]
6 March 2010
14:30
Toulon 21 – 20 Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,630[12]
6 March 2010
16:25
Stade Français 0 – 29 Toulouse
Stade de France
Attendance: 78,254[32]
6 March 2010
20:45
Montpellier 22 – 19 Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,032

Round 22[]

12 March 2010
19:00
Albi 7 – 17 Bourgoin
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,680[13]
12 March 2010
19:00
Bayonne 22 – 13 Clermont
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,357[28]
12 March 2010
19:00
Brive 26 – 14 Stade Français
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,677[18]
12 March 2010
19:00
Toulon 19 – 6 Castres
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,040[12]
12 March 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Toulouse 34 – 3 Montpellier
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,001[22]
12 March 2010
20:45
Perpignan 19 – 14 Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,252[17]
13 March 2010
20:45
Montauban 45 – 31 Racing Métro
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 8,014[16]

Round 23[]

26 March 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Bourgoin 9 – 13 Toulon
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,970[15]
27 March 2010
14:15
Racing Métro 25 – 18 Brive (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,792[26]
27 March 2010
14:30
Albi 12 – 26 Montauban
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,569[13]
27 March 2010
14:30
Castres 26 – 10 Bayonne
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,216[23]
27 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont 41 – 3 Montpellier
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,740[20]
27 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Perpignan 44 – 23 Stade Français
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,345[17]
27 March 2010
16:25
Biarritz 26 – 10 Toulouse
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 21,948

Round 24[]

2 April 2010
20:45
Toulouse 28 – 23 Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,574[22]
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Biarritz 42 – 13 Montauban
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,000[14]
3 April 2010
14:30
Brive 25 – 15 Bourgoin
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,360[18]
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Montpellier 62 – 15 Albi
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,456
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Toulon 31 – 13 Bayonne
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,805[12]
3 April 2010
16:25
Stade Français 19 – 10 Clermont
Stade de France
Attendance: 72,877[32]
3 April 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Castres 11 – 17 Perpignan
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,943[23]

Round 25[]

16 April 2010
20:45
Clermont 25 – 19 Castres (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,852[20]
17 April 2010
14:30
Albi 38 – 24 Stade Français
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,996[13]
17 April 2010
14:30
Bayonne 33 – 25 Brive
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,883[28]
17 April 2010
14:30
Montauban 6 – 19 Montpellier
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,500[16]
17 April 2010
14:30
Bourgoin 15 – 13 Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 29,876[37]
17 April 2010
16:25
Toulon 33 – 23 Perpignan
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 57,392[30]
17 April 2010
20:45
Racing Métro 29 – 22 Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,425[26]

Round 26[]

24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Biarritz 19 – 26 Clermont
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,017[14]
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Brive 21 – 26 Toulon
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,847[18]
24 April 2010
16:25
Montauban 22 – 8 Bayonne
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 9,198[16]
24 April 2010
16:25
Montpellier 34 – 27 Bourgoin (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,346
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Perpignan 44 – 0 Albi
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,256[17]
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français 41 -17 Racing Métro
24 April 2010
16:25
Toulouse 25 – 17 Castres
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,732[22]

Playoffs[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Perpignan 21
4 Toulouse 35 4 Toulouse 13
5 Castres 12 1 Perpignan 6
3 Clermont 19
2 Toulon 29
3 Clermont 21 3 Clermont (a.e.t.) 35
6 Racing Métro 17

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals[]

7 May 2010
21:00
Clermont 21 – 17 Racing Métro
Pen: James (2/4) 3', 21'
Parra (5/5) 48', 60', 64', 70', 75'
 Report Try: Cronjé 38' m
Pen: Wisniewski (1/2) 41'
Steyn (1/1) 46'
Drop: Wisniewski 53'
Steyn 62'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 15,811[39]
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
8 May 2010
16:30
Toulouse 35 – 12 Castres
Try: Médard 2' c
Clerc (2) 15' c, 64' m
David 69' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Fritz (1/2)
Pen: Élissalde (3/4) 26', 52', 59'
 Report Pen: Teulet (4/4) 20', 31', 41', 55'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 34,594[40]
Referee: Jean-Pierre Matheu

Semi-finals[]

14 May 2010
21:00
Perpignan 21 – 13 Toulouse
Pen: Porical (7/8) 9', 17', 22', 42', 51', 62', 78'
 Report Try: Bézy 7' c
Con: Skrela (1/1)
Pen: Skrela (2/2) 18', 26'
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 32,204[41]
Referee: Romain Poite
15 May 2010
16:30
Toulon 29 – 35 (a.e.t.) Clermont
Try: Williams 73' c
Cibray 96' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 3', 32', 63', 77'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 14'
 Report Try: Zirakashvili 69' c
Malzieu 93' c
Con: Parra (1/1)
James (1/1)
Pen: Parra (4/5) 27', 47', 49', 58'
James (1/1) 89'
Drop: Floch (1/1) 6'
James (1/2) 91'
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 33,609[42]
Referee: Jérôme Garces

Final[]

29 May 2010
21:00
Perpignan 6 – 19 Clermont
Pen: Porical (2/6) 21', 27'
 Report Try: Nalaga 17' c
Con: Parra (1/1)
Pen: Parra (3/6) 12', 29', 63'
Drop: Floch (1/1) 69'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,262[43]
Referee: Christophe Berdos
FB 15 France Jérôme Porical
RW 14 France
OC 13 France David Marty
IC 12 France Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 France Adrien Planté
FH 10 South Africa Gavin Hume Substituted off 53'
SH 9 France Nicolas Durand Substituted off 59'
N8 8 Samoa Henry Tuilagi Substituted off 45' Substituted in 52' Substituted off 56'
OF 7 France Substituted off 52'
BF 6 Romania Ovidiu Toniţa
RL 5 Cameroon Robins Tchale-Watchou Substituted off 69'
LL 4 France Olivier Olibeau
TP 3 France Nicolas Mas (c) Substituted off 73'
HK 2 France Guilhem Guirado Substituted off 54'
LP 1 England Perry Freshwater Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Romania Marius Tincu Substituted in 54'
PR 17 France Jérôme Schuster Substituted in 63'
LK 18 France Substituted in 56'
FL 19 France Grégory Le Corvec Substituted in 45'
SH 20 Spain David Mélé Substituted in 59'
CE 21 France Jean-Philippe Grandclaude Substituted in 69'
FH 22 France Nicolas Laharrague Substituted in 53'
PR 23 Tonga Kisi Pulu Substituted in 73'
Coach: France Jacques Brunel
FB 15 France Anthony Floch
RW 14 Fiji Napolioni Nalaga
OC 13 France Aurélien Rougerie (c)
IC 12 South Africa Marius Joubert
LW 11 France Julien Malzieu
FH 10 Australia Brock James
SH 9 France Morgan Parra
N8 8 France Elvis Vermeulen
OF 7 France Alexandre Lapandry Substituted off 59'
BF 6 France Julien Bonnaire
RL 5 France Thibaut Privat Substituted off 52'
LL 4 Canada Jamie Cudmore
TP 3 Argentina Martín Scelzo Substituted off 43' Substituted in 72'
HK 2 Argentina Mario Ledesma Substituted off 70'
LP 1 France Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 France Benoît Cabello Substituted in 70'
PR 17 France Vincent Debaty
LK 18 France Julien Pierre Substituted in 52'
FL 19 France Alexandre Audebert Substituted in 59'
SH 20 New Zealand Kevin Senio
FH 21 Samoa Tasesa Lavea
CE 22 Italy Gonzalo Canale
PR 23 Georgia (country) Davit Zirakashvili Substituted in 43' Substituted off 72'
Coach: New Zealand Vern Cotter

Leading scorers[]

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Awards[]

Player of the Month[]

Players were selected by fan vote from a three-player shortlist on the official LNR site, and the results are posted roughly in the middle of the following month.

Month Player of the Month Club
August Joe van Niekerk Toulon
September Jonny Wilkinson Toulon
October Julien Candelon Perpignan
November Not awarded — Test window

Attendances[]

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
Club Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Albi 13 89,552 6,889 8,704 5,680 53%
Bayonne 13 182,040 14,003 24,411 10,419 77%
Biarritz 13 157,886 12,145 28,933 8,013 67%
Bourgoin 13 113,849 8,758 29,876 4,813 68%
Brive 13 123,756 9,520 13,847 7,996 63%
Castres 13 106,443 8,188 9,943 6,953 71%
Clermont[a 14] 14 212,572 15,184 15,854 12,131 92%
Montauban 13 100,109 7,701 10,622 6,332 61%
Montpellier 13 147,086 11,314 14,261 9,004 72%
Perpignan 13 170,644 13,126 14,345 11,535 79%
Racing Métro 13 117,418 9,032 13,425 6,354 65%
Stade Français 13 451,301 34,715 78,254 7,008 79%
Toulon 13 254,690 19,592 57,392 11,169 92%
Toulouse[a 15] 14 299,643 21,403 34,594 15,001 89%

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Bayonne would also play one home game at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
  2. ^ Biarritz would also play two home games at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
  3. ^ Bourgon would also play one home game at the 20,088 capacity Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, and another at the 41,044 capacity Stade Gerland in Lyon.
  4. ^ Stade Français would also play five home games at the 81,338 capacity Stade de France as well as one home game at 20,000 capacity Stade Sébastien Charléty.
  5. ^ Toulon would also play two home games at the 67,394 capacity Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
  6. ^ Capacity of Stade Mayol up to 13,800 from 13,700 the previous season.
  7. ^ Toulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal.
  8. ^ Perpignan finished first on the ladder, ahead of Toulon, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.
  9. ^ It was possible that the sixth-place team on the table would not qualify for the Heineken Cup. However, it would occur only if French teams won both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, and both of these teams finished outside the top six on the league table. This did not happen in 2009–10 because only one of the European cups was won by a French team (the Heineken Cup by Toulouse). Conversely, if the only French team to win a European trophy finished in the top six, or if both European trophy winners finished in the top six, the seventh-place finisher would receive a Heineken Cup berth. Since Toulouse finished fourth, Biarritz claimed the extra French berth.
  10. ^ Stade Français finished eighth on the ladder, ahead of Brive, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.
  11. ^ Normally, the bottom two teams are relegated. However, on 1 April, the LNR's financial watchdog, DNACG, called Bourgoin, Montauban, and Stade Français for a financial review. No action was taken against Bourgoin or Stade Français, but DNACG announced that Montauban would be relegated because the club could not assure that they could clear their €1.7 million financial shortfall,[10] which reportedly stemmed from a loan the club took out to improve their ground, Stade Sapiac.[11] Montauban could have appealed at the next DNACG meeting on 4 May,[10] but the club wound up filing for bankruptcy on 26 April.[11] The bankruptcy filing confirmed their relegation from the Top 14. They could potentially have been relegated to Fédérale 3, the fifth level of the French rugby pyramid,[10] but ultimately were relegated to the third-level Fédérale 1. These developments meant that Bayonne, who finished second from bottom, escaped the drop.
  12. ^ This was only the second Top 14 match to see both teams earn bonus points since France adopted its current bonus system in 2007–08.
  13. ^ The game was original rescheduled to 1 December 2009 but this was changed to the 2nd after it was noted that the original makeup date potentially violated LNR and French Rugby Federation (FFR) regulations requiring a minimum of 72 hours between matches.[34]
  14. ^ Clermont's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.
  15. ^ Toulouse's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.

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Shute Shield
Currie Cup
Sevens Sevens
World Cup Sevens Pacific Rugby Cup Churchill Cup Air New Zealand Cup
Super 14 Pacific Nations Cup Tri Nations
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Rugby union schedule for 2010
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H. Cup Six Nations Championship Heineken Cup Mid-Year Tests H. Cup End of year Int'ls H. Cup
Guinness Premiership Aviva Premiership
Celtic League Celtic League
Top 14 Top 14
Top League Top League
Currie Cup
Sevens Sevens
Pacific Rugby Cup Churchill Cup ITM Cup
Super 14 Pacific Nations Cup Tri Nations


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