Английская Википедия:2007–08 Top 14 season

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The 2007–08 Top 14 Competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition, operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Because France hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the competition did not begin at its normal time of August, but instead started on the last weekend in October 2007, one week after the Rugby World Cup final. The league compensated for the late start by playing on several weekends that it normally skips, namely the weekends of the 2008 Six Nations Championship and the semifinals and final of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup. The season ended on June 28, 2008, with Toulouse defeating regular-season league leader Clermont 26–20 in the final and thereby lifting the Bouclier de Brennus.

This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Auch and Dax, who earned promotion from Rugby Pro D2. Agen and Narbonne were relegated from the Top 14.

As in previous seasons, the top four clubs at the end of the home-and-away season advanced to a single-elimination playoff. The semifinals were held at neutral sites, with the final at Stade de France. Going into the season, the top six clubs were guaranteed of berths in the 2008-09 Heineken Cup. Since Toulouse advanced to the 2007–08 Heineken Cup final against Irish club Munster, thereby assuring a higher finish for a French team in that competition than for any team from England or Italy, the seventh-place club also earned a berth in the 2008-09 Heineken Cup. The bottom two teams were provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them failed a postseason financial audit. This happened in 2007-08, as Albi failed the audit, ultimately giving a reprieve to second-from bottom Dax.

This season, LNR trialled a modification to the bonus point system in both the Top 14 and Pro D2. The system to be used this season was:

• 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).

This system was explicitly intended to prevent a losing team from earning two bonus points, as is possible under the standard system.

• Second division: 2007–08 Rugby Pro D2 season

Teams

Club	City (department)	Stadium	Capacity	Previous season
Albi	Albi (Tarn)	Stadium Municipal d'Albi	12,000	10th
Auch	Auch (Gers)	Stade Jacques Fouroux	7,000	Promoted from Pro D2 (champions)
Bayonne	Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)	Stade Jean Dauger	16,934	8th
Biarritz	Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)	Parc des Sports Aguiléra	15,000	Semi-finals (4th in league)
Bourgoin	Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère)	Stade Pierre Rajon	9,441	6th
Brive	Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze)	Stade Amédée-Domenech	15,000	9th
Castres	Castres (Tarn)	Stade Pierre-Fabre	11,500	11th
Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)	Stade Marcel-Michelin	16,574Шаблон:Refn	Runners up (3rd in league)
Dax	Dax (Landes)	Stade Maurice Boyau	16,170	Promoted from Pro D2 (runners up)
Montauban	Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne)	Stade Sapiac	11,500	7th
Montpellier	Montpellier (Hérault)	Stade Yves-du-ManoirШаблон:Refn	15,789	12th
Perpignan	Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)	Stade Aimé Giral	16,593	5th
Stade Français	Paris, 16th arrondissement	Stade Jean-BouinШаблон:Refn	12,000	Champions (1st in league)
Toulouse	Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)	Stade Ernest-WallonШаблон:Refn	19,500	Semi-finals (2nd in league)

Number of teams by regions

Teams	Region or country	Team(s)
7	Шаблон:Flag	Albi, Auch, Castres, Montauban, Montpellier, Perpignan and Toulouse
4	Шаблон:Flag	Bayonne, Biarritz, Brive and Dax
2	Шаблон:Flag	Bourgoin and Clermont
1	Шаблон:Flag	Stade Français

Table

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|note_MTB = Montauban received a Heineken Cup berth because Toulouse advanced farther in the 2007–08 Heineken Cup than any team from England or Italy. |note_ALB = Due to financial irregularities, SC Albi were relegated to the Pro D2 for 2008-09. This saved Dax from relegation and gave them what had been Albi's place in the Challenge Cup.

|col_A=#d8ffeb|text_A=Advance to playoffs
Qualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup |result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A |col_Q=#ccccff|text_Q=Qualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup |result5=Q|result6=Q|result7=Q |col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=Relegated to the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 |result12=R|result14=R |update=complete|source= }}

Fixtures & Results

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Round 19

• Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup semi-finals on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 7 May 2008.

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Round 19 (rescheduled game)

• Rescheduled from 26 April 2008.

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Round 23

• Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup final on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 3 June 2008.

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Round 23 (rescheduled game)

• Rescheduled from 24 May 2008.

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Knock-out stages

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Final

CLERMONT AUVERGNE:
FB	15	Шаблон:Flagicon Benoît Baby		Шаблон:Suboff
RW	14	Шаблон:Flagicon Aurélien Rougerie (c)
OC	13	Шаблон:Flagicon Gonzalo Canale		Шаблон:Suboff
IC	12	Шаблон:Flagicon Marius Joubert
LW	11	Шаблон:Flagicon Napolioni Nalaga
FH	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Brock James
SH	9	Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre Mignoni
N8	8	Шаблон:Flagicon Elvis Vermeulen		Шаблон:Suboff
OF	7	Шаблон:Flagicon Alexandre Audebert
BF	6	Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Bonnaire
RL	5	Шаблон:Flagicon Thibaut Privat		Шаблон:Suboff
LL	4	Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Cudmore		Шаблон:Suboff
TP	3	Шаблон:Flagicon Laurent Emmanuelli		Шаблон:Suboff
HK	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Ledesma		Шаблон:Suboff
LP	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Davit Zirakashvili
Replacements:
HK	16	Шаблон:Flagicon John Smit		Шаблон:Subon
PR	17	Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Domingo		Шаблон:Subon
LK	18	Шаблон:Flagicon Loïc Jacquet		Шаблон:Subon
LK	19	Шаблон:Flagicon Christophe Samson		Шаблон:Subon
N8	20	Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Broomhall		Шаблон:Subon
CE	21	Шаблон:Flagicon Seremaia Bai		Шаблон:Subon
FB	22	Шаблон:Flagicon Anthony Floch		Шаблон:Subon
Coach:
Шаблон:Flagicon Vern Cotter

TOULOUSE:
FB	15	Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Médard
RW	14	Шаблон:Flagicon Yves Donguy
OC	13	Шаблон:Flagicon Maleli Kunavore		Шаблон:Suboff
IC	12	Шаблон:Flagicon Yannick Jauzion
LW	11	Шаблон:Flagicon Cédric Heymans
FH	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Élissalde		Шаблон:Suboff
SH	9	Шаблон:Flagicon Byron Kelleher
N8	8	Шаблон:Flagicon Shaun Sowerby		Шаблон:Suboff
OF	7	Шаблон:Flagicon Thierry Dusautoir		Шаблон:Suboff
BF	6	Шаблон:Flagicon Jean Bouilhou (c)
RL	5	Шаблон:Flagicon Fabien Pelous		Шаблон:Suboff
LL	4	Шаблон:Flagicon Patricio Albacete
TP	3	Шаблон:Flagicon Omar Hasan
HK	2	Шаблон:Flagicon William Servat		Шаблон:Suboff
LP	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Daan Human		Шаблон:Suboff
Replacements:
PR	16	Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Poux		Шаблон:Subon
HK	17	Шаблон:Flagicon Alberto Vernet Basualdo		Шаблон:Subon
LK	18	Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Millo-Chluski		Шаблон:Subon
FL	19	Шаблон:Flagicon Grégory Lamboley		Шаблон:Subon
N8	20	Шаблон:Flagicon Finau Maka		Шаблон:Subon
FH	21	Шаблон:Flagicon Valentin Courrent		Шаблон:Subon
CE	22	Шаблон:Flagicon Florian Fritz		Шаблон:Subon
Coach:
Шаблон:Flagicon Guy Novès

Leading scorers

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

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Brock James	Clermont	301
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Dourthe	Bayonne	245
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Martín Hernández	Stade Français	227
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Teulet	Castres	221
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Fabien Fortassin	Montauban	212
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Benjamin Boyet	Bourgoin	191
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	Toulouse	155
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Couzier	Auch	140
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Hough	Albi	134
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Luciano Orquera	Brive	122

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Napolioni Nalaga	Clermont	18
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Maxime Médard	Toulouse	14
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Aurélien Rougerie	Clermont	12
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Takudzwa Ngwenya	Biarritz	8
	Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet	Bayonne	8
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Vincent Clerc	Toulouse	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Yves Donguy	Toulouse	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Julien Saubade	Stade Français	7
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Yoan Audrin	Montauban	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Yannick Jauzion	Toulouse	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Ledesma	Clermont	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Davit Zirakashvili	Clermont	6

Attendances

The league has seen a major increase in attendance in recent years. In 2006-07, per-game attendance averaged 10,549, up from 9,288 in 2005–06 and 7,255 in 2004–05, when the league consisted of 16 teams instead of its current 14. The 2005-06 and 2006-07 totals are skewed to some degree because Stade Français drew over 79,000 fans to each of the two fixtures they played at Stade de France in both seasons. However, even if the Stade de France fixtures are not included, per-game attendance was 8,549 in 2005-06 and 9,267 in 2006-07, both well above the 2004-05 figures.

The final average attendance for the 2007-08 regular season was 11,106, another increase from the previous season. The LNR also reported that league-wide season ticket sales were up by 11% from 2006-07. The most-attended matches were the three Stade Français matches played at Stade de France, each of which drew more than 75,000, and Toulouse's three games at Stadium Municipal, each of which drew at least 30,000.

• Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Albi	13	93,351	7,181	10,000	5,865	55%
Auch	13	62,337	4,795	6,681	3,159	69%
Bayonne	13	161,135	12,395	14,025	9,645	73%
Biarritz	13	115,573	8,890	13,044	6,000	59%
Bourgoin	13	82,464	6,343	8,000	4,832	67%
Brive	13	136,768	10,521	14,868	7,899	70%
Castres	13	102,095	7,853	10,000	6,560	68%
Clermont	13	189,327	14,564	16,574	12,827	88%
Dax	13	94,656	7,281	15,000	4,500	45%
Montauban	13	90,816	6,986	9,054	5,553	61%
Montpellier	13	144,520	11,117	15,789	8,895	70%
Perpignan	13	153,181	11,783	14,517	7,889	71%
Stade Français	13	323,069	24,851	79,779	7,443	79%
Toulouse	13	272,011	20,924	36,000	14,066	88%

See also

• 2007–08 Heineken Cup
• 2007–08 Rugby Pro D2 season

References

• Шаблон:In lang "Ligue Nationale de Rugby". lnr.fr. Accessed August 13, 2007.

External links

• Шаблон:In lang Ligue Nationale de Rugby - Official website
• Top 14 on Planetrugby.com