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2009–10 Top 14 season

2009–10 Top 14 season

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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.

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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

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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. Jacques Delmas and Didier Faugeron 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 Laurent Seigne. 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 Thierry Mentières and Jean-Philippe Coyola 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

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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

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(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Perpignan finished first on the ladder, ahead of Toulon, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.
  2. 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.
  3. Stade Français finished eighth on the ladder, ahead of Brive, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.
  4. 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.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

14 August 2009
20:45
Toulon22–22Stade Français
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,480[12]
15 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Albi13–19Racing Métro
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 8,233[13]
15 August 2009
16:00
Biarritz12–24Castres
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,530[14]
15 August 2009
16:00
Bourgoin28–37Clermont
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,577[15]
15 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Montauban16–17Toulouse
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 10,622[16]
15 August 2009
16:25
Perpignan28–20Bayonne
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,714[17]
15 August 2009
20:35
(1 BP) Brive30–9Montpellier
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,098[18]

Round 2

21 August 2009
20:35
Bayonne38–24Stade Français
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 24,411[19]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Biarritz39–6Albi
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,850[14]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Clermont37–16Montauban
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,333[20]
22 August 2009
16:00
Montpellier18–12Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,991[21]
22 August 2009
16:00
(1 BP) Toulouse38–0Brive
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,458[22]
22 August 2009
16:25
Toulon27–13Racing Métro
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,499[12]
22 August 2009
20:35
Castres29–9Bourgoin
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,171[23]

Round 3

28 August 2009
19:00
Brive9–9Clermont
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,289[18]
29 August 2009
16:00
MontaubanP–PCastres
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 Métro18–9Bayonne
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,638[26]
29 August 2009
16:00
Stade Français43–26Montpellier
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,068[27]
29 August 2009
16:25
Bourgoin22–17Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,063[15]
29 August 2009
16:25
Perpignan17–15Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,696[17]
29 August 2009
20:35
(1 BP) Albi9–15Toulon
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,241[13]

Round 4

2 September 2009
19:30
AlbiP–PCastres
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
Bourgoin17–13Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,542[15]
2 September 2009
19:30
Montpellier22–18Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,826
2 September 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Stade Français35–40Montauban
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,008[27]
2 September 2009
19:30
Toulon26–21Clermont
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,115[12]
2 September 2009
19:30
Toulouse21–17Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,639[22]
2 September 2009
20:30
Perpignan21–9Brive
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,240[17]

Round 5

6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Bayonne53–6Bourgoin
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,140[28]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Brive39–6Albi
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,824[18]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Castres33–18Montpellier
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 6,953[23]
6 September 2009
15:00
Montauban21–18Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,444[16]
6 September 2009
15:00
(1 BP) Racing Métro14–18Perpignan
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,910[26]
6 September 2009
17:00
Biarritz30–22Stade Français
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,921[14]
6 September 2009
21:00
Clermont19–12Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,803[20]

Round 6

11 September 2009
20:35
Bourgoin17–6Perpignan
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 14,062[29]
12 September 2009
14:30
Montauban23–20Brive (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,766[16]
12 September 2009
14:30
Montpellier21–20Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,825
12 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Stade Français44–18Castres
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,585[27]
12 September 2009
14:30
Toulouse19–13Albi (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,581[22]
12 September 2009
16:25
Biarritz12–6Bayonne (1 BP)
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 28,933[19]
12 September 2009
20:35
Clermont30–22Racing Métro
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,701[20]

Round 3 (rescheduled game)

16 September 2009
19:30
Montauban18–18Castres
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,353[16]
  • Game rescheduled from 29 August 2009.

Round 7

19 September 2009
14:30
Albi8–40Clermont (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,408[13]
19 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Stade Français20–6Bourgoin
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,401[27]
19 September 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Brive12–15Biarritz
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,507[18]
20 September 2009
14:30
Castres9–6Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,485[23]
20 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Perpignan28–9Montauban
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,593[17]
20 September 2009
16:05
Toulon18–13Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,091[30]
20 September 2009
17:00
Bayonne26–3Montpellier
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,023[28]

Round 8

25 September 2009
19:30
Albi19–14Bayonne (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,351[13]
25 September 2009
20:35
Brive11–9Castres (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,255[18]
26 September 2009
14:15
(1 BP) Perpignan19–3Clermont
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,691[17]
26 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Biarritz23–9Toulon
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,434[14]
26 September 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Montauban12–15Bourgoin
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,332[16]
26 September 2009
14:30
Racing Métro18–14Montpellier (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,846[26]
26 September 2009
16:25
Toulouse9–9Stade Français
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 32,176[31]

Round 4 (rescheduled game)

29 September 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Albi21–25[a 8]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 Français44–16Brive
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,892[27]
3 October 2009
14:30
Castres21–19Toulon (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,149[23]
3 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont38–13Bayonne
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,827[20]
3 October 2009
14:30
Montpellier12–30Toulouse
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 14,261
3 October 2009
14:30
Racing Métro17–12Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,446[26]
3 October 2009
16:25
Biarritz27–12Perpignan
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 10,016[14]
3 October 2009
20:45
Bourgoin28–16Albi
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,465[15]

Round 10

23 October 2009
20:45
Bayonne6–15Castres
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 10,419[28]
24 October 2009
14:15
Toulouse23–3Biarritz
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,690[22]
24 October 2009
14:30
Brive10–18Racing Métro
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,476[18]
24 October 2009
14:30
Montauban20–6Albi
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,908[16]
24 October 2009
14:30
Montpellier16–9Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,292
24 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Toulon46–28Bourgoin
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,774[12]
24 October 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français14–20Perpignan
Stade de France
Attendance: 76,972[32]

Round 11

30 October 2009
20:45
Perpignan17–15Castres (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,948[17]
31 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Albi15–18Montpellier
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,461[13]
31 October 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne8–14Toulon
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,095[28]
31 October 2009
14:30
Bourgoin14–14Brive
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,269[15]
31 October 2009
14:30
Racing Métro27–20Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,140[26]
31 October 2009
16:25
Clermont19–19Stade Français
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,854[20]
31 October 2009
20:45
Montauban14–5Biarritz
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 8,579[16]

Round 12

5 November 2009
19:30
BiarritzP–PRacing Métro
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch. Game rescheduled to 2 December 2009.[33][34][a 9]
5 November 2009
19:30
Brive19–14Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,167[18]
5 November 2009
19:30
Castres9–9Clermont
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,492[23]
5 November 2009
19:30
Montpellier19–0Montauban
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,094
5 November 2009
19:30
Stade Français23–18Albi (1 BP)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,220[27]
5 November 2009
19:30
(1 BP) Toulouse41–3Bourgoin
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,695[22]
5 November 2009
21:00
(1 BP) Perpignan25–9Toulon
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,539[17]

Round 13

20 November 2009
19:00
Albi24–23Perpignan (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,731[13]
21 November 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne38–13Montauban
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,174[28]
21 November 2009
14:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin20–23Montpellier
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,350[15]
21 November 2009
14:30
Racing Métro20–18Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,756[26]
21 November 2009
14:30
Toulon19–10Brive
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,675[12]
21 November 2009
16:05
(1 BP) Castres30–10Toulouse
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,878[23]
21 November 2009
20:30
(1 BP) Clermont13–16Biarritz
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,187[20]

Round 14

27 November 2009
19:45
(1 BP) Stade Français18–22Toulon
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,787[27]
27 November 2009
21:00
(1 BP) Castres34–6Biarritz
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,635[23]
27 November 2009
21:00
Racing Métro9–6Albi (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,354[26]
28 November 2009
14:30
Montpellier3–25Brive (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,004
28 November 2009
14:30
Toulouse17–12Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,390[22]
28 November 2009
16:25
BayonneP–PPerpignan
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) Clermont32–8Bourgoin
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 12,131[20]

Round 12 (rescheduled game)

2 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Biarritz19–23Racing Métro
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,977[14]
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2009.

Round 15

4 December 2009
20:45
Montauban20–16Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,581[16]
5 December 2009
14:30
Bourgoin15–9Castres (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,976[15]
5 December 2009
14:30
Perpignan29–3Montpellier
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,410[17]
5 December 2009
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français34–10Bayonne
Stade de France
Attendance: 69,850[32]
6 December 2009
15:00
Albi20–9Biarritz
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,617[13]
6 December 2009
15:00
Brive27–21Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,638[18]
6 December 2009
17:05
Racing Métro28–15Toulon
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,728[26]

Round 16

30 December 2009
18:45
Montpellier25–23Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,936
30 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Bayonne19–23Racing Métro
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 14,138[28]
30 December 2009
19:00
Biarritz23–6Bourgoin
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,786[14]
30 December 2009
19:00
Castres30–7Montauban
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,052[23]
30 December 2009
19:00
(1 BP) Clermont52–10Brive
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,741[20]
30 December 2009
19:00
Toulon41–13Albi
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,502[12]
30 December 2009
20:45
Toulouse22–11Perpignan
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 33,414[31]

Round 17

3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Biarritz26–10Montpellier
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,461[14]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Brive29–9Perpignan
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,622[18]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Castres41–10Albi
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,485[23]
3 January 2010
15:00
Montauban6–6Stade Français
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,094[16]
3 January 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Racing Métro17–18Bourgoin
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,834[26]
3 January 2010
17:00
(1 BP) Clermont39–3Toulon
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,409[20]
3 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Bayonne13–15Toulouse
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,503[28]

Round 18

8 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Perpignan31–12Racing Métro
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,425[17]
9 January 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Albi15–17Brive
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,835[13]
9 January 2010
14:30
BourgoinP–PBayonne
Stade Pierre Rajon
  • Postponed due to unplayable conditions. Game rescheduled to 27 February 2010.[36]
9 January 2010
14:30
Montpellier15–0Castres
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,633
9 January 2010
14:30
Toulon18–7Montauban
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 11,518[12]
9 January 2010
16:25
Stade Français25–15Biarritz
Stade de France
Attendance: 76,879[32]
10 January 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Toulouse15–16Clermont
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 24,000[31]

Round 19

27 January 2010
19:00
Brive19–14Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 7,996[18]
27 January 2010
19:00
Racing Métro33–24Clermont
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 7,993[26]
27 January 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Toulon31–19Montpellier
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 11,169[12]
28 January 2010
20:45
Castres32–14Stade Français
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,040[23]
28 January 2010
19:00
Albi6–24Toulouse (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,726[13]
28 January 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Perpignan49–20Bourgoin
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,535[17]
28 January 2010
20:45
Bayonne15–0Biarritz
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,407[28]

Round 14 (rescheduled game)

5 February 2010
20:45
Bayonne13–30Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,449[28]
  • Game rescheduled from 28 November 2009.

Round 20

19 February 2010
20:45
Biarritz12–6Brive (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,013[14]
20 February 2010
14:15
Racing Métro24–24Castres
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,556[26]
20 February 2010
14:30
Bourgoin13–22Stade Français
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,886[15]
20 February 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont45–18Albi
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,368[20]
20 February 2010
14:30
Montauban16–13Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,718[16]
20 February 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Montpellier16–22Bayonne
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,390
20 February 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Toulouse3–6Toulon
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,699[22]

Round 18 (rescheduled game)

27 February 2010
20:45
Bourgoin12–6Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 8,000[15]
  • Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

Round 21

5 March 2010
20:45
Clermont22–17Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,815[20]
6 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne46–13Albi
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,041[28]
6 March 2010
14:30
Bourgoin22–14Montauban
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,813[15]
6 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Castres35–10Brive
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,944[23]
6 March 2010
14:30
Toulon21–20Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,630[12]
6 March 2010
16:25
Stade Français0–29Toulouse
Stade de France
Attendance: 78,254[32]
6 March 2010
20:45
Montpellier22–19Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,032

Round 22

12 March 2010
19:00
Albi7–17Bourgoin
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,680[13]
12 March 2010
19:00
Bayonne22–13Clermont
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,357[28]
12 March 2010
19:00
Brive26–14Stade Français
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,677[18]
12 March 2010
19:00
Toulon19–6Castres
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,040[12]
12 March 2010
19:00
(1 BP) Toulouse34–3Montpellier
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,001[22]
12 March 2010
20:45
Perpignan19–14Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,252[17]
13 March 2010
20:45
Montauban45–31Racing Métro
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 8,014[16]

Round 23

26 March 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Bourgoin9–13Toulon
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,970[15]
27 March 2010
14:15
Racing Métro25–18Brive (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,792[26]
27 March 2010
14:30
Albi12–26Montauban
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,569[13]
27 March 2010
14:30
Castres26–10Bayonne
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,216[23]
27 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Clermont41–3Montpellier
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,740[20]
27 March 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Perpignan44–23Stade Français
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,345[17]
27 March 2010
16:25
Biarritz26–10Toulouse
Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 21,948

Round 24

2 April 2010
20:45
Toulouse28–23Racing Métro (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,574[22]
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Biarritz42–13Montauban
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,000[14]
3 April 2010
14:30
Brive25–15Bourgoin
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,360[18]
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Montpellier62–15Albi
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,456
3 April 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Toulon31–13Bayonne
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,805[12]
3 April 2010
16:25
Stade Français19–10Clermont
Stade de France
Attendance: 72,877[32]
3 April 2010
20:45
(1 BP) Castres11–17Perpignan
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,943[23]

Round 25

16 April 2010
20:45
Clermont25–19Castres (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,852[20]
17 April 2010
14:30
Albi38–24Stade Français
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,996[13]
17 April 2010
14:30
Bayonne33–25Brive
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,883[28]
17 April 2010
14:30
Montauban6–19Montpellier
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,500[16]
17 April 2010
14:30
Bourgoin15–13Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 29,876[37]
17 April 2010
16:25
Toulon33–23Perpignan
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 57,392[30]
17 April 2010
20:45
Racing Métro29–22Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,425[26]

Round 26

24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Biarritz19–26Clermont
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,017[14]
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Brive21–26Toulon
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,847[18]
24 April 2010
16:25
Montauban22–8Bayonne
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 9,198[16]
24 April 2010
16:25
Montpellier34–27Bourgoin (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,346
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Perpignan44–0Albi
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,256[17]
24 April 2010
16:25
(1 BP) Stade Français41 -17Racing Métro
Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 19,508[38]
24 April 2010
16:25
Toulouse25–17Castres
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,732[22]

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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
Clermont21–17Racing Métro
Pen: James (2/4) 3', 21'
Parra (5/5) 48', 60', 64', 70', 75'		ReportTry: 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
Toulouse35–12Castres
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'		ReportPen: 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
Perpignan21–13Toulouse
Pen: Porical (7/8) 9', 17', 22', 42', 51', 62', 78'ReportTry: 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
Toulon29–35 (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'		ReportTry: 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
Perpignan6–19Clermont
Pen: Porical (2/6) 21', 27'ReportTry: 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

Leading scorers

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

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.

More information Month, Player of the Month ...

Attendances

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
More information Club, Home Games ...

See also

Notes

  1. [a 1]
    Bayonne would also play one home game at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
  2. [a 2]
    Biarritz would also play two home games at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
  3. [a 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. [a 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. [a 5]
    Toulon would also play two home games at the 67,394 capacity Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
  6. [a 6]
    Capacity of Stade Mayol up to 13,800 from 13,700 the previous season.
  7. [a 7]
    Toulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal.
  8. [a 8]
    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.
  9. [a 9]
    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]
  10. [A 10]
    Clermont's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.
  11. [A 11]
    Toulouse's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.

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