2003–04 Top 16 season
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The 2003-04 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2003-05.The competition was played by 16 team.
In the first phase, two pool of 8 was Played. The first 4 of each pool was admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title, the other to a relegation tournament.
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: Nicolas Mas
, Michel Konieck, Perry Freshwater
, Colin Gaston, Christophe Porcu
, Grégory Le Corvec
, Bernard Goutta
, Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
, Ludovic Loustau, Manuel Edmonds, Dan Luger
, Christophe Manas, David Marty
, Pascal Bomati
, Diego Giannantonio- Replacements : Nicolas Grelon, Alessandro Moreno, Mick O'Driscoll
, Scott Robertson, Jérôme Fillol
, David Janin, Nicolas Laharrague
Stade Français: Sylvain Marconnet
, Mathieu Blin
, Pieter de Villiers, David Auradou
, Mike James
, Pierre Rabadan
, Mauro Bergamasco
, Patrick Tabacco
, Agustín Pichot
, Diego Dominguez
, Christophe Dominici
, Brian Liebenberg
, Stéphane Glas
, Juan Martín Hernández
, Ignacio Corleto
- Replacements : Benoît August
, Pablo Lemoine
, Arnaud Marchois
, Christophe Moni
, Grégory Mahé, David Skrela
, Thomas Lombard
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In the first phase, two pool of 8 was Played. The first 4 of each pool was admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title, the other to a relegation tournament.
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 352 | 280 | 32 |
| 2 | 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... |
14 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 357 | 301 | 31 |
| 3 | 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... |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 297 | 281 | 31 |
| 4 | Stade Français | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 299 | 263 | 28 |
| 5 | Agen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 292 | 268 | 28 |
| 6 | 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:... |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 281 | 343 | |
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| 7 | Montferrand 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... |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 226 | 278 | |
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| 8 | Colomiers US Colomiers US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the third level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a... |
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 238 | 327 | |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 371 | 319 | 34 |
| 2 | 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... |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 357 | 284 | 32 |
| 3 | 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... |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 335 | 273 | 30 |
| 4 | Béziers AS Béziers Hérault Association Sportive Béziers Hérault, often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club preparing to return to the second tier of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They earned promotion as 2011 Fédérale 1 champions... |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 274 | 275 | |
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| 5 | Montpellier Montpellier Hérault RC Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007... |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 285 | 288 | |
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| 6 | 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.... |
14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 296 | 303 | |
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| 7 | Grenoble FC Grenoble Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a French rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the French league system. They play at Stade Lesdiguières . They wear red and blue.-History:... |
14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 306 | 362 | |
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| 8 | 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... |
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 216 | 336 | |
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Poul Relegation
Th teams sum to the point obtained in the first round, the point obtained in the matches played with the 4 team from other group (hone and away).| Clubs | AGE | COL | GRE | MTB | MFR | MPL | NAR | PAU |
| SU Agen | 12-16 | 22-0 | 44-3 | 43-21 | ||||
| US Colomiers US Colomiers US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the third level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a... |
25-16 | 9-9 | 25-32 | 70-19 | ||||
| FC Grenoble FC Grenoble Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a French rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the French league system. They play at Stade Lesdiguières . They wear red and blue.-History:... |
19-19 | 26-10 | 15-26 | 40-29 | ||||
| US 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... |
32-10 | 19-23 | 19-22 | 46-12 | ||||
| Montferrand 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... |
44-3 | 47-10 | 34-7 | 45-14 | ||||
| Montpellier | 33-14 | 27-18 | 26-13 | 34-7 | ||||
| RC 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.... |
43-35 | 38-16 | 28-19 | 29-18 | ||||
| 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:... |
81-17 | 34-23 | 16-0 | 68-26 |
| Home victory | Drawn | Home losses |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montferrand 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... |
22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 476 | 400 | 45 |
| 2 | Montpellier Montpellier Hérault RC Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007... |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 457 | 459 | |
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| 3 | Agen | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 491 | 436 | 43 |
| 4 | 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:... |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 546 | 558 | |
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| 5 | 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.... |
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 514 | 617 | |
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| 6 | FC Grenoble FC Grenoble Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a French rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the French league system. They play at Stade Lesdiguières . They wear red and blue.-History:... |
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 458 | 408 | |
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| 7 | Clomiers US Colomiers US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the third level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a... |
22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 434 | 513 | |
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| 8 | 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... |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 374 | 515 | |
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Top 8
Two Pool of 4 teams. The first two of each pool were qualified for semifinals. Them and the third also qualified for 2004–05 Heineken CupPoule A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA 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... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 74 | 16 |
| 2 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 147 | 137 | 12 |
| 3 | Castres Olympique 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 126 | 12 |
| 4 | AS Béziers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 185 | |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stade Français | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 100 | 14 |
| 2 | Tolouse 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... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 133 | 14 |
| 3 | 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 107 | 12 |
| 4 | 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... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 178 | |
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Semifinals
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Final
PerpignanUSA 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...
: Nicolas Mas
Nicolas Mas
Nicolas Mas is a Catalan/French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the USA Perpignan club in the Top 14 French premiership. His usual position is at prop. He also plays for the French national team....
, Michel Konieck, Perry Freshwater
Perry Freshwater
Perry Thomas Freshwater is an English rugby union footballer. He is a loosehead prop and occasional hooker....
, Colin Gaston, Christophe Porcu
Christophe Porcu
Christophe Porcu is a French international rugby union player. He played as a Lock for Agen and USA Perpignan....
, Grégory Le Corvec
Grégory Le Corvec
Grégory Le Corvec is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for USA Perpignan in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker....
, Bernard Goutta
Bernard Goutta
Bernard Goutta , is a retired French rugby league and rugby union player and current rugby union coach. He is now co-head coach of his former union club, USA Perpignan, following the sacking of predecessor Jacques Brunel in November 2011.Goutta began playing Rugby League at with Saint Estève XIII,...
, Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Perpignan in the Top 14 in France. He has represented Argentina, and was part of the Argentinian squad at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups...
, Ludovic Loustau, Manuel Edmonds, Dan Luger
Dan Luger
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, Christophe Manas, David Marty
David Marty
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, Pascal Bomati
Pascal Bomati
Pascal Bomati , is a French rugby league and rugby union player. He has played for France national rugby league team....
, Diego Giannantonio- Replacements : Nicolas Grelon, Alessandro Moreno, Mick O'Driscoll
Mick O'Driscoll
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, Scott Robertson, Jérôme Fillol
Jérôme Fillol
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, David Janin, Nicolas Laharrague
Nicolas Laharrague
Nicolas Laharrague is a French rugby union footballer. Laharrague's main position is centre and fly-half where he plays for USA Perpignan in France's Top 14 championship. Born in Tarbes, Laharrague played in several age group representative sides for France, including Under 19, Under 20, and Under...
Stade Français: Sylvain Marconnet
Sylvain Marconnet
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, Mathieu Blin
Mathieu Blin
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, Pieter de Villiers, David Auradou
David Auradou
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, Mike James
Mike James
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, Pierre Rabadan
Pierre Rabadan
Pierre Rabadan , is French international rugby union player, who plays his club rugby for Stade Français....
, Mauro Bergamasco
Mauro Bergamasco
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, Patrick Tabacco
Patrick Tabacco
Patrick Tabacco is a French rugby player.A native of Toulouse, he has played for the US Colomiers , Stade Français Paris , Section Paloise and Castres Olympique. He was a member of France's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad.-External links:* *...
, Agustín Pichot
Agustín Pichot
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, Diego Dominguez
Diego Dominguez
Diego Dominguez is a former Argentine rugby union fly-half who played for Argentina and Italy, winning 74 caps for the latter....
, Christophe Dominici
Christophe Dominici
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, Brian Liebenberg
Brian Liebenberg
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, Stéphane Glas
Stéphane Glas
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, Juan Martín Hernández
Juan Martín Hernández
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, Ignacio Corleto
Ignacio Corleto
Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...
- Replacements : Benoît August
Benoît August
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, Pablo Lemoine
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, Arnaud Marchois
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, Christophe Moni
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, Grégory Mahé, David Skrela
David Skrela
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, Thomas Lombard
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