2009–10 Top 14 season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Team	Captain	Head coach	Stadium	Capacity
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...	Vincent Clément	Jean Christophe Bacca Philippe Laurent	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	13,058
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...	Rémy Martin	Christian Gajan	Stade Jean-Dauger Garage de la Nive Stade Jean Dauger is a multi-purpose stadium in Bayonne, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Aviron Bayonnais. After a renovation project completed in 2009, the stadium can hold 16,934, with 10,733 seated....	16,934
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...	Jérôme Thion Jérôme Thion Jerome Thion is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...	Jack Isaac and Jean-Michel Gonzalez Jean-Michel Gonzalez Jean-Michel Gonzalez , nicknamed Gonzo, is a former French rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a hooker and as a prop....	Parc des Sports Aguiléra Parc des Sports Aguiléra Parc des Sports Aguiléra is a multi-purpose stadium in Biarritz, France. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Biarritz Olympique....	15,000
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...	Julien Frier Julien Frier Julien Frier is a French rugby union player and currently the captain of the Top 14 team CS Bourgoin-Jallieu.After four years spent with Bourgoin, Frier signed for the nearby rival club FC Grenoble...	Éric Catinot and Xavier Péméja	Stade Pierre-Rajon Stade Pierre Rajon Stade Pierre Rajon is a multi-purpose stadium in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France.It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. The stadium can hold 10,000 people....	9,441
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...	Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez , is a French rugby league player and now rugby union player. He is a utility back and is able to play center and flyhalf. He has played for his CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92.-Career:...	Ugo Mola Christophe Laussucq Christophe Laussucq Christophe Laussucq is a retired rugby union player and current coach for CA Brive in the Top 14.Christophe Laussucq's position of choice was scrum-half. He earned three caps for the France national team, making his debut on April 10, 1999 against Scotland...	Stade Amédée-Domenech	15,000
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...	Alexandre Albouy Alexandre Albouy Alexandre Albouy is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Top 14 team Castres Olympique.A scrum-half, Albouy went through the different levels of Castres – his home town – youth teams before signing his first professional contract in 1998... Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sébastien Tillous-Borde is a French rugby union player. He plays scrum-half for his club rugby with Castres Olympique. He won his first international cap for France against Australia in 2008.-Notes:...	Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers	Stade Pierre-Antoine Stade Pierre-Antoine Stade Pierre-Antoine is a multi-purpose stadium in Castres, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Castres Olympique. The stadium is able to hold 11,500 people.-External links:*...	11,500
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...	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...	Vern Cotter	Parc des Sports Marcel-Michelin Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin is a multi-purpose stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of ASM Clermont Auvergne. The stadium is able to hold 18,030 people.-External links:*...
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...	Matthew Clarkin Matthew Clarkin Matthew Clarkin is an English born New Zealand rugby union player and son of Chele and the late Paul Clarkin who was known internationally as 'Mr Polo'...	Sébastien Calvet and Marc Raynaud	Stade Sapiac Stade Sapiac Stade Sapiac is a rugby union stadium in Montauban, France. It is the home of the US Montauban rugby union club. It can hold around 12,600 people....	11,500
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...	Fulgence Ouedraogo Fulgence Ouedraogo Fulgence Ouedraogo is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker....	Warren Britz	Stade Yves-du-Manoir Stade Yves-du-Manoir (Montpellier) Stade Yves-du-Manoir is a multi-use stadium in Montpellier, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Montpellier Hérault RC. The stadium is able to hold 14,700 spectators . Rugby League side Catalans Dragons used the venue on 5th June 2011 with their...	15,000
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...	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....	Jacques Brunel	Stade Aimé-Giral Stade Aimé Giral Stade Aimé Giral is a multi-purpose stadium in Perpignan, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of USA Perpignan...	16,593
Racing Métro	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...	Pierre Berbizier Pierre Berbizier Pierre Berbizier is a French former rugby union footballer, and currently head coach of Top 14 side Racing Métro. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played 56 times for France.-Biography:Berbizier was born in Saint-Gaudens...	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time...	14,000
Stade Français	Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...	Jacques Delmas and Didier Faugeron	Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Jean-Bouin is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The facility, across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Stade Français. Through 2006, it hosted the annual Paris Sevens...	12,000
Stade Français		Jacques Delmas and Didier Faugeron	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...	80,000
Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...	Joe van Niekerk Joe van Niekerk Johann "Joe" van Niekerk is a South African rugby union player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8...	Philippe Saint-André Philippe Saint-André Philippe Georges Saint-André is a former French rugby union footballer who earned 69 test caps for France between 1990 and 1997, 34 of them as captain. His preferred position was wing but he could also play at Fullback. After retiring, Saint-André found success as a rugby coach in both England and...	Stade Mayol Stade Mayol Stade Mayol is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulon, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of RC Toulonnais. The stadium is able to hold 13,700 people....	13,700
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...	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...	Guy Novès Guy Novès Guy Novès is a former French rugby union footballer and current long-serving coach of Stade Toulousain. Born in Toulouse, Novès, who played on the wing, was capped six times for the France national team...	Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Ernest-Wallon is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France. It is currently the home of rugby union team Stade Toulousain. The stadium was built in the late 1980s and was recently renovated. It has a capacity of 19,500. The stadium however is not always suitable for big games...	19,500
			Stadium Municipal

Stade de France was listed as an alternate home for Stade Français because the club hosted five of their 13 home matches this season at the national stadium. Similarly, Stadium Municipal was listed as an alternate home for Toulouse, who normally play two Top 14 matches a year at that facility. In addition, four other clubs hosted home matches at larger stadiums, and Stade Français took a home match to yet another ground:

Bayonne-Stade Français, Round 2 — Estadio Anoeta
Estadio Anoeta
Anoeta is a multi-purpose stadium in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Real Sociedad. In recent years, it has also been used for occasional Heineken Cup rugby union fixtures by nearby French club Biarritz Olympique...

, Donostia-San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

(32,076)
Biarritz-Bayonnne, Round 6 — Estadio Anoeta
Bourgoin-Perpignan, Round 6 — Stade des Alpes
Stade des Alpes
Stade des Alpes is a football stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 20,068 and hosts the home games of Grenoble Foot 38.Situated in Parc Paul Mistral, it replaced their stadium Stade Lesdiguières....

, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

(20,088)
Toulon-Toulouse, Round 7 — Stade Vélodrome
Stade Vélodrome
The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...

, Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

(60,013)
Biarritz-Toulouse, Round 23 — Estadio Anoeta
Bourgoin-Toulouse, Round 25 — Stade Gerland
Stade Gerland
The Stade de Gerland is a stadium, in the city of Lyon, France and home to Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais...

, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

(41,044)
Toulon–Perpignan, Round 25 — Stade Vélodrome
Stade Français–Racing Métro, Round 26 — Stade Charléty
Stade Sebastien Charlety
Stade Sebastien Charléty, known simply as Stade Charléty or just Charléty, is a multi-use stadium in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Officially, the current capacity of the stadium is 20,000 people. The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architect Bernard Zehrfuss...

, Paris (20,000)

Managerial changes

On 8 September, Stade Français sacked head coach Ewen McKenzie
Ewen McKenzie
Ewen James Andrew McKenzie is a former Australian Rugby Union prop and now professional coach, currently with the Queensland Reds who won the 2011 premiership...

and his assistant Christophe Dominici
Christophe Dominici
Christophe Dominici is a former French rugby union footballer of Italian origin. He played wing for Stade Français and France. He has been a coach with Stade Français since the start of the 2008/9 season and a board member since 2009/10 season.-Club career:Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon...

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. (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. Ugo Mola, previously backs coach for Brive, was promoted to the head coaching position.
On 7 November, Richard Dourthe
Richard Dourthe
Richard Dourthe is a retired French international rugby union.He is the son of Claude Dourthe and both Raphaël Ibañez and Olivier Magne's brother-in-law, being them married with his two sisters.- External links :****...

resigned at Bayonne after a run of defeats put them in the drop zone. Club president Francis Salagoïty announced later that day that Thierry Mentières and Jean-Philippe Coyola would serve as co-head coaches.
On 19 March, Stade Français announced a reorganisation effective at the end of the 2009–10 season. Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika is a former Australian rugby union player and is a Heineken Cup winning coach and entrepreneur. He is the head coach of Stade Français since his appointment in 2010. He is of Lebanese origin -Other Clubs:...

, whose contract with Magners League side Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

expires at the end of this season, signed a three-year deal to become Director of Rugby and effective head coach from 2010–11.

Table

Key to colors
	League champions; receive a place in the 2010–11 2010–11 Heineken Cup The 2010–11 Heineken Cup was the 16th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby... 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,... .
	Top two teams qualify directly to semifinals and receive places in the 2010–11 2010–11 Heineken Cup The 2010–11 Heineken Cup was the 16th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby... 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,... .
	Third and fourth placed teams play their quarterfinal at home and also receive automatic Heineken Cup berths.
	Fifth and sixth placed teams play their quarterfinal away and also receive automatic Heineken Cup berths (but see note 1 below).
	Seventh-place Biarritz receive a Heineken Cup berth. See note 2 below the table for the reason.
	Two teams 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... — Montauban due to financial issues, and Albi as bottom finisher.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Bonus points	Points	Head-to-head
2009–10 Top 14 Table
1	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	17	0	9	582	412	12	80	Perpignan 5–4
2	Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...	26	18	1	7	541	456	6	80	Perpignan 5–4
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	15	3	8	644	414	12	78
4	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	15	1	10	524	359	12	74
5	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	14	3	9	542	398	11	73
6	Racing Métro	26	14	1	11	518	530	6	64
7	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	12	0	14	471	442	11	59
8	Stade Français	26	10	4	12	600	572	10	58	Stade Français 5–4
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	11	2	13	459	513	10	58	Stade Français 5–4
10	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...	26	13	0	13	453	574	3	55
11	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	407	591	4	50
12	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	422	525	5	49
13	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	9	0	17	492	490	11	47
14	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	4	0	22	349	728	8	24

Notes

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.

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, which reportedly stemmed from a loan the club took out to improve their ground, Stade Sapiac

Stade Sapiac

Stade Sapiac is a rugby union stadium in Montauban, France. It is the home of the US Montauban rugby union club. It can hold around 12,600 people....

. Montauban could have appealed at the next DNACG meeting on 4 May, but the club wound up filing for bankruptcy on 26 April. The bankruptcy filing confirmed their relegation from the Top 14. They could potentially have been relegated to Fédérale 3

Fédérale 3

Fédérale 3 is the fifth division of rugby union in France. The competition involves 226 clubs in 21 pools of 8, and winners can progress up into higher division of competition. The competition above Fédérale 3 is Fédérale 2 and above that, Fédérale 1...

, the fifth level of the French rugby pyramid, but ultimately were relegated to the third-level Fédérale 1

Fédérale 1

Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...

. These developments meant that Bayonne, who finished second from bottom, escaped the drop.

If clubs were level on competition points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

Head-to-head competition points earned.
Points differential in head-to-head matches.
Difference between tries scored and tries conceded in head-to-head matches.
Points differential in all matches.
Difference between tries scored and tries conceded in all matches.
Number of points scored in all matches.
Number of tries scored in all matches.
Number of forfeited matches (fewer forfeits wins).
Final classification in the last Top 14 regular season.
Fewer red cards issued during the season.

Schedule and results

From the official Top 14 site. Within each weekend, matches are to be listed in the following order:

By date.
If matches are held on the same day, by kickoff time.
Otherwise, in alphabetic order of home club.

All times CET

Central European Time

Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

or CEST

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

, depending on the time of year.

Rounds 1 to 5

Round 1

14 August, 20:45 — Toulon 22 – 22 Stade Français = 13'480
15 August, 16:00 — Albi (1 BP) 13 – 19 Racing Métro= 8'233
15 August, 16:00 — Biarritz 12 – 24 Castres= 11'530
15 August, 16:00 — Bourgoin 28 – 37 Clermont= 6'577
15 August, 16:00 — Montauban (1 BP) 16 – 17 Toulouse= 10'622
15 August, 16:25 — Perpignan 28 – 20 Bayonne= 13'714
15 August, 20:35 — Brive (1 BP) 30 – 9 Montpellier= 10'098

Round 2

21 August, 20:35 — Bayonne 38 – 24 Stade Français (at Estadio Anoeta
Estadio Anoeta
Anoeta is a multi-purpose stadium in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Real Sociedad. In recent years, it has also been used for occasional Heineken Cup rugby union fixtures by nearby French club Biarritz Olympique...

, Donostia-San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

)= 24'411
22 August, 16:00 — Biarritz (1 BP) 39 – 6 Albi= 9'850
22 August, 16:00 — Clermont (1 BP) 37 – 16 Montauban= 14'333
22 August, 16:00 — Montpellier 18 – 12 (1 BP) Perpignan= 11'991
22 August, 16:00 — Toulouse (1 BP) 38 – 0 Brive= 18'458
22 August, 16:25 — Toulon 27 – 13 Racing Métro= 13'499
22 August, 20:35 — Castres 29 – 9 Bourgoin= 7'171

Round 3

28 August, 19:00 — Brive 9 – 9 Clermont= 11'289
29 August, 16:00 — Montauban P – P Castres= 7'353
- Match postponed after six Castres players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu
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29 August, 16:00 — Racing Métro 18 – 9 Bayonne= 7'638
29 August, 16:00 — Stade Français 43 – 26 Montpellier= 8'068
29 August, 16:25 — Bourgoin 22 – 17 (1 BP) Biarritz= 5'063
29 August, 16:25 — Perpignan 17 – 15 Toulouse= 13'696
29 August, 20:35 — Albi (1 BP) 9 – 15 Toulon= 7'241

Round 4

2 September, 19:30 — Albi P – P Castres= 8'704
- Match also postponed due to the H1N1 outbreak in the Castres side.
2 September, 19:30 — Bourgoin 17 – 13 (1 BP) Racing Métro= 7'542
2 September, 19:30 — Montpellier 22 – 18 (1 BP) Biarritz= 9'826
2 September, 19:30 — Stade Français (1 BP) 35 – 40 Montauban= 7'008
2 September, 19:30 — Toulon 26 – 21 (1 BP) Clermont= 13'115
2 September, 19:30 — Toulouse 21 – 17 (1 BP) Bayonne= 18'639
2 September, 20:30 — Perpignan 21 – 9 Brive= 12'240

Round 5

6 September, 15:00 — Bayonne (1 BP) 53 – 6 Bourgoin= 11'140
6 September, 15:00 — Brive (1 BP) 39 – 6 Albi= ?
6 September, 15:00 — Castres (1 BP) 33 – 18 Montpellier= 6'953
6 September, 15:00 — Montauban 21 – 18 (1 BP) Toulon= 7'444
6 September, 15:00 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 14 – 18 Perpignan= 7'910
6 September, 17:00 — Biarritz 30 – 22 Stade Français= 9'921
6 September, 21:00 — Clermont 19 – 12 (1 BP) Toulouse= 15'803

Match attendance source=Ligue Nationale de Rugby http://www.lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=112695- kovana

Rounds 6 to 10

Round 6

11 September, 20:35 — Bourgoin 17 – 6 Perpignan (at Stade des Alpes
Stade des Alpes
Stade des Alpes is a football stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 20,068 and hosts the home games of Grenoble Foot 38.Situated in Parc Paul Mistral, it replaced their stadium Stade Lesdiguières....

, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

)
12 September, 14:30 — Montauban 23 – 20 (1 BP) Brive
12 September, 14:30 — Montpellier 21 – 20 (1 BP) Toulon
12 September, 14:30 — Stade Français (1 BP) 44 – 18 Castres
12 September, 14:30 — Toulouse 19 – 13 (1 BP) Albi
12 September, 16:25 — Biarritz 12 – 6 (1 BP) Bayonne (at Estadio Anoeta)
12 September, 20:35 — Clermont 30 – 22 Racing Métro

Makeup match, Round 3

16 September, 19:30 — Montauban 18 – 18 Castres

Round 7

19 September, 14:30 — Albi 8 – 40 (1 BP) Clermont
19 September, 14:30 — Stade Français (1 BP) 20 – 6 Bourgoin
19 September, 16:25 — Brive (1 BP) 12 – 15 Biarritz
20 September, 14:30 — Castres 9 – 6 (1 BP) Racing Métro
20 September, 14:30 — Perpignan (1 BP) 28 – 9 Montauban
20 September, 16:05 — Toulon 18 – 13 (1 BP) Toulouse (at Stade Vélodrome
Stade Vélodrome
The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...

, Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

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20 September, 17:00 — Bayonne 26 – 3 Montpellier

Round 8

25 September, 19:30 — Albi 19 – 14 (1 BP) Bayonne
25 September, 20:35 — Brive 11 – 9 (1 BP) Castres
26 September, 14:15 — Perpignan (1 BP) 19 – 3 Clermont
26 September, 14:30 — Biarritz (1 BP) 23 – 9 Toulon
26 September, 14:30 — Montauban (1 BP) 12 – 15 Bourgoin
26 September, 14:30 — Racing Métro 18 – 14 (1 BP) Montpellier
26 September, 16:25 — Toulouse 9 – 9 Stade Français

Makeup match, Round 4

29 September, 19:30 — Albi (1 BP) 21 – 25 (1 BP) Castres
- 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.

Round 9

2 October, 20:45 — Stade Français (1 BP) 44 – 16 Brive
3 October, 14:30 — Castres 21 – 19 (1 BP) Toulon
3 October, 14:30 — Clermont (1 BP) 38 – 13 Bayonne
3 October, 14:30 — Montpellier 12 – 30 Toulouse
3 October, 14:30 — Racing Métro 17 – 12 (1 BP) Montauban
3 October, 16:25 — Biarritz 27 – 12 Perpignan
3 October, 20:45 — Bourgoin 28 – 16 Albi

Round 10

23 October, 20:45 — Bayonne 6 – 15 Castres
24 October, 14:15 — Toulouse 23 – 3 Biarritz
24 October, 14:30 — Brive 10 – 18 Racing Métro
24 October, 14:30 — Montauban 20 – 6 Albi
24 October, 14:30 — Montpellier 16 – 9 (1 BP) Clermont
24 October, 14:30 — Toulon (1 BP) 46 – 28 Bourgoin
24 October, 16:25 — Stade Français (1 BP) 14 – 20 Perpignan (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...

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Rounds 11 to 15

Round 11

30 October, 20:45 — Perpignan 17 – 15 (1 BP) Castres
31 October, 14:30 — Albi (1 BP) 15 – 18 Montpellier
31 October, 14:30 — Bayonne (1 BP) 8 – 14 Toulon
31 October, 14:30 — Bourgoin 14 – 14 Brive
31 October, 14:30 — Racing Métro 27 – 20 (1 BP) Toulouse
31 October, 16:25 — Clermont 19 – 19 Stade Français
31 October, 20:45 — Montauban 14 – 5 Biarritz

Round 12

5 November, 19:30 — Biarritz P – P Racing Métro
- Postponed due to unplayable conditions at Biarritz' ground. The makeup date was initially announced as 1 December, but was further postponed to 2 December 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.
5 November, 19:30 — Brive 19 – 14 (1 BP) Bayonne
5 November, 19:30 — Castres 9 – 9 Clermont
5 November, 19:30 — Montpellier 19 – 0 Montauban
5 November, 19:30 — Stade Français 23 – 18 (1 BP) Albi
5 November, 19:30 — Toulouse (1 BP) 41 – 3 Bourgoin
5 November, 21:00 — Perpignan (1 BP) 25 – 9 Toulon

Round 13

20 November, 19:00 — Albi 24 – 23 (1 BP) Perpignan
21 November, 14:30 — Bayonne (1 BP) 38 – 13 Montauban
21 November, 14:30 — Bourgoin (1 BP) 20 – 23 Montpellier
21 November, 14:30 — Racing Métro 20 – 18 (1 BP) Stade Français
21 November, 14:30 — Toulon 19 – 10 Brive
21 November, 16:05 — Castres (1 BP) 30 – 10 Toulouse
21 November, 20:30 — Clermont (1 BP) 13 – 16 Biarritz

Round 14

27 November, 19:45 — Stade Français (1 BP) 18 – 22 Toulon
27 November, 21:00 — Castres (1 BP) 34 – 6 Biarritz
27 November, 21:00 — Racing Métro 9 – 6 (1 BP) Albi
28 November, 14:30 — Montpellier 3 – 25 (1 BP) Brive
28 November, 14:30 — Toulouse 17 – 12 (1 BP) Montauban
28 November, 16:25 — Bayonne P – P Perpignan
- Match postponed after Perpignan reported that seven of their traveling party (including both players and coaches) were diagnosed with H1N1 flu.
28 November, 19:00 — Clermont (1 BP) 32 – 8 Bourgoin

Makeup match, Round 12

2 December, 19:00 — Biarritz (1 BP) 20 – 23 Racing Métro

Round 15

4 December, 20:45 — Montauban 20 – 16 (1 BP) Clermont
5 December, 14:30 — Bourgoin 15 – 9 (1 BP) Castres
5 December, 14:30 — Perpignan 29 – 3 Montpellier
5 December, 16:25 — Stade Français (1 BP) 34 – 10 Bayonne (at Stade de France)
6 December, 15:00 — Albi 20 – 9 Biarritz
6 December, 15:00 — Brive 27 – 21 (1 BP) Toulouse
6 December, 17:05 — Racing Métro 28 – 15 Toulon

Rounds 16 to 20

Round 16

30 December, 18:45 — Montpellier 25 – 23 (1 BP) Stade Français
30 December, 19:00 — Bayonne (1 BP) 19 – 23 Racing Métro
30 December, 19:00 — Biarritz 23 – 6 Bourgoin
30 December, 19:00 — Castres 30 – 7 Montauban
30 December, 19:00 — Clermont (1 BP) 52 – 10 Brive
30 December, 19:00 — Toulon 41 – 13 Albi
30 December, 20:45 — Toulouse 22 – 11 Perpignan (at Stadium Municipal)

Round 17

3 January, 15:00 — Biarritz (1 BP) 26 – 10 Montpellier
3 January, 15:00 — Brive (1 BP) 29 – 9 Perpignan
3 January, 15:00 — Castres (1 BP) 41 – 10 Albi
3 January, 15:00 — Montauban 6 – 6 Stade Français
3 January, 15:00 — Racing Métro (1 BP) 17 – 18 Bourgoin
3 January, 17:00 — Clermont (1 BP) 39 – 3 Toulon
3 January, 20:45 — Bayonne (1 BP) 13 – 15 Toulouse

Round 18

8 January, 20:45 — Perpignan (1 BP) 31 – 12 Racing Métro
9 January, 14:30 — Albi (1 BP) 15 – 17 Brive
9 January, 14:30 — Bourgoin P – P Bayonne
- Postponed due to unplayable conditions at Bourgoin's ground.
9 January, 14:30 — Montpellier 15 – 0 Castres
9 January, 14:30 — Toulon 18 – 7 Montauban
9 January, 16:25 — Stade Français 25 – 15 Biarritz (at Stade de France)
10 January, 20:45 — Toulouse (1 BP) 15 – 16 Clermont (at Stadium Municipal)

Round 19

27 January, 19:00 — Brive 19 – 14 (1 BP) Montauban
27 January, 19:00 — Racing Métro 33 – 24 Clermont
27 January, 19:00 — Toulon (1 BP) 31 – 19 Montpellier
27 January, 20:45 — Castres 32 – 14 Stade Français
28 January, 19:00 — Albi 6 – 24 (1 BP) Toulouse
28 January, 19:00 — Perpignan (1 BP) 49 – 20 Bourgoin
28 January, 20:45 — Bayonne 15 – 0 Biarritz

Makeup match, Round 14

5 February, 20:45 — Bayonne 13 – 30 (1 BP) Perpignan

Round 20

19 February, 20:45 — Biarritz 12 – 6 (1 BP) Brive
20 February, 14:15 — Racing Métro 24 – 24 Castres
20 February, 14:30 — Bourgoin 13 – 22 Stade Français
20 February, 14:30 — Clermont (1 BP) 45 – 18 Albi
20 February, 14:30 — Montauban 16 – 13 (1 BP) Perpignan
20 February, 14:30 — Montpellier (1 BP) 16 – 22 Bayonne
20 February, 16:25 — Toulouse (1 BP) 3 – 6 Toulon

Makeup match, Round 18

27 February, 20:45 — Bourgoin 12 – 6 (1 BP) Bayonne

Rounds 21 to 26

Round 21

5 March, 20:45 — Clermont 22 – 17 (1 BP) Perpignan
6 March, 14:30 — Bayonne (1 BP) 46 – 13 Albi
6 March, 14:30 — Bourgoin 22 – 14 Montauban
6 March, 14:30 — Castres (1 BP) 35 – 10 Brive
6 March, 14:30 — Toulon 21 – 20 (1 BP) Biarritz
6 March, 16:25 — Stade Français 0 – 29 Toulouse (at Stade de France)
6 March, 20:45 — Montpellier 22 – 19 (1 BP) Racing Métro

Round 22

12 March, 19:00 — Albi 7 – 17 Bourgoin
12 March, 19:00 — Bayonne 22 – 13 Clermont
12 March, 19:00 — Brive 26 – 14 Stade Français
12 March, 19:00 — Toulon 19 – 6 Castres
12 March, 19:00 — Toulouse (1 BP) 34 – 3 Montpellier
12 March, 20:45 — Perpignan 19 – 14 (1 BP) Biarritz
13 March, 20:45 — Montauban 45 – 31 Racing Métro

Round 23

26 March, 20:45 — Bourgoin (1 BP) 9 – 13 Toulon
27 March, 14:15 — Racing Métro 25 – 18 (1 BP) Brive
27 March, 14:30 — Albi 12 – 26 Montauban
27 March, 14:30 — Castres 26 – 10 Bayonne
27 March, 14:30 — Clermont (1 BP) 41 – 3 Montpellier
27 March, 14:30 — Perpignan (1 BP) 44 – 23 Stade Français
27 March, 16:25 — Biarritz 26 – 10 Toulouse (at Estadio Anoeta)

Round 24

2 April, 20:45 — Toulouse 28 – 23 (1 BP) Racing Métro
3 April, 14:30 — Biarritz (1 BP) 42 – 13 Montauban
3 April, 14:30 — Brive 25 – 15 Bourgoin
3 April, 14:30 — Montpellier (1 BP) 62 – 15 Albi
3 April, 14:30 — Toulon (1 BP) 31 – 13 Bayonne
3 April, 16:25 — Stade Français 19 – 10 Clermont (at Stade de France)
3 April, 20:45 — Castres (1 BP) 11 – 17 Perpignan

Round 25

16 April, 20:45 — Clermont 25 – 19 (1 BP) Castres
17 April, 14:30 — Albi 38 – 24 Stade Français
17 April, 14:30 — Bayonne 33 – 25 Brive
17 April, 14:30 — Montauban 6 – 19 Montpellier
17 April, 14:30 — Bourgoin 15 – 13 (1 BP) Toulouse (at Stade Gerland
Stade Gerland
The Stade de Gerland is a stadium, in the city of Lyon, France and home to Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais...

, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

)
17 April, 16:25 — Toulon 33 – 23 Perpignan (at Stade Vélodrome)
17 April, 20:45 — Racing Métro 29 – 22 (1 BP) Biarritz

Round 26

24 April, 16:25 — Biarritz (1 BP) 19 – 26 Clermont
24 April, 16:25 — Brive (1 BP) 21 – 26 Toulon
24 April, 16:25 — Montauban 22 – 8 Bayonne
24 April, 16:25 — Montpellier 34 – 27 (1 BP) Bourgoin
24 April, 16:25 — Perpignan (1 BP) 44 – 0 Albi
24 April, 16:25 — Stade Français (1 BP) 41 -17 Racing Métro (at Stade Charléty
Stade Sebastien Charlety
Stade Sebastien Charléty, known simply as Stade Charléty or just Charléty, is a multi-use stadium in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Officially, the current capacity of the stadium is 20,000 people. The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architect Bernard Zehrfuss...

, Paris)
24 April, 16:25 — Toulouse 25 – 17 Castres

Playoffs

All times are in Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time

(UTC+2).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Scorers

Final statistics at the end of the season (including play-offs). Player nationalities are as recognized by the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

; players may have one or more non-IRB nationalities.

Top point scorers

#	Name	Club	Points
1	Romain Teulet Romain Teulet Romain Teulet is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Top 14 team Castres Olympique....	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...	263
2	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...	Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...	230
3	Brock James Brock James Brock James is an Australian rugby union player currently playing for French club ASM Clermont Auvergne....	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...	225
4	Jonathan Wisniewski Jonathan Wisniewski Jonathan Wisniewski is a French rugby union fly-half, currently playing for the Top 14 team Racing Métro.-Club career:...	Racing Métro Racing Metro 92 Paris Racing Métro 92 is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. "92" is the number of Hauts-de-Seine, the département of Île-de-France, bordering Paris to the west, where they play, and whose council...	185
5	Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini Federico Todeschini is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He has played for several teams in Argentina, Italy and France, he has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team on several occasions since 1998....	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...	168

Top try scorers

#	Name	Club	Tries
1	Sam Gerber Sam Gerber Sam Gerber is a South African rugby union winger, currently playing for the Top 14 club Aviron Bayonnais, having previously only played for the Pumas, with whom he participated in the Currie Cup in 2005 and 2006. He was the top try scorer during the 2009–10 Top 14 season.-References:...	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...	9
2	Napolioni Nalaga Napolioni Nalaga Napolioni Vonowale Nalaga is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing, flanker and Centre. He is nicknamed Napoleon or Naps or Napo...	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...	8
3	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...	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...	7
3	Benjamin Fall Benjamin Fall Benjamin Fall is a French rugby player who currently plays for Racing Metro in the Top 14 club competition. He plays as a wing. He was part of the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship playing for France playing 4 games and scoring 2 tries...	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...	7
3	Anthony Floch Anthony Floch thumb\|upright\|left\|Floch before a matchAnthony Floch is a French rugby union player, who normally plays at fullback....	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...	7
3	Mark Gasnier Mark Gasnier Mark Gasnier is an Australian former rugby league player, a state and national representative centre three-quarter. He played eleven top-grade seasons with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, interrupted by two seasons of rugby union played with the French club Stade Français. He was a...	Stade Français	7
3	Chris Masoe Chris Masoe Chris Masoe is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for Castres Olympique.-Super 14:...	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...	7
3	Takudzwa Ngwenya Takudzwa Ngwenya Takudzwa Ngwenya is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz...	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...	7
3	François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...	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...	7

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 Joe van Niekerk Johann "Joe" van Niekerk is a South African rugby union player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8...	Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
September	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...	Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
October	Julien Candelon Julien Candelon Julien Candelon is a professional rugby union winger currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14.Candelon has earned two caps for the France national team, the first one coming on June 18, 2005 against South Africa, and scored two tries. He also played for the sevens national team.-References:...	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...
November	Not awarded — Test window 2009 end of year rugby tests The 2009 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere....

External links

Ligue Nationale de Rugby – Official website

Top 14 on Planetrugby.com

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