French Rugby Union Championship 2001/02

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Logo of the top 16

The 2001/02 season was the 103rd edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 16 teams each in the top division Top 16 and the second highest division Pro D2 .

Top 16

The regular season of the Top 16 had a preliminary and a second round, whereby the teams were divided into two rating groups. The top four in each case qualified for the playoffs, consisting of two groups of four. The two best of the playoff groups made it to the semifinals. In the final, which took place on June 8, 2002 in the Stade de France , the semi-final winners played for the championship trophy Bouclier the Brennus . Here triumphed Biarritz Olympique against SU Agen and won for the third time the championship.

At the same time as the playoffs there was a round of relegation with the four worst teams of the regular season. After a first and second round, the last two, Atlantique Stade Rochelais and US Dax , were relegated .

The points were distributed as follows:

  • 3 points if you win
  • 2 points if there is a tie
  • 1 point if you lose
  • 0 points for a forfait

Placement round

Group 1
team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. Biarritz Olympique 14th 11 0 3 385: 221 + 164 36
2. Stade Toulousain 14th 10 0 4th 346: 272 + 74 34
3. AS Béziers 14th 9 0 5 366: 285 + 81 32
4th Stade Français 14th 9 0 5 315: 244 + 71 32
5. US Colomiers 14th 7th 0 7th 309: 337 - 28 28
6th US Montauban 14th 5 0 9 258: 365 - 107 24
7th Atlantique Stade Rochelais 14th 3 0 11 259: 350 - 91 20th
8th. US Dax 14th 2 0 12 250: 411 - 161 18th
Group 2
team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. USA Perpignan 14th 11 0 3 413: 313 + 100 36
2. SU Agen 14th 10 0 4th 364: 245 + 119 34
3. AS Montferrandaise 14th 7th 0 7th 351: 296 + 55 28
4th CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 14th 7th 0 7th 392: 338 + 54 28
5. RC Narbonne 14th 6th 0 8th 357: 408 - 51 26th
6th Section Paloise 14th 6th 0 8th 266: 408 - 142 26th
7th CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde 14th 5 0 9 278: 361 - 83 24
8th. Castres Olympique 14th 4th 0 10 366: 418 - 51 22nd

Playoffs

Group A
team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. Biarritz Olympique 6th 4th 1 1 153: 125 + 28 15th
2. SU Agen 6th 3 1 2 163: 116 + 47 13
3. CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 6th 2 1 3 127: 179 - 52 11
4th Stade Français 6th 0 3 3 133: 159 - 26th 9
Group B
team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. Stade Toulousain 6th 5 0 1 198: 120 + 78 16
2. AS Montferrandaise 6th 3 0 3 146: 161 - 15 12
3. USA Perpignan 6th 2 0 4th 127: 154 - 27 10
4th AS Béziers 6th 2 0 4th 137: 173 - 36 10

Relegation round

team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. US Montauban 22nd 11 0 11 483: 610 - 127 44
2. US Colomiers 22nd 9 2 11 487: 517 - 30 42
3. RC Narbonne 22nd 10 0 12 577: 642 - 65 42
4th CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde 22nd 9 0 13 457: 526 - 69 40
5. Castres Olympique 22nd 8th 1 13 624: 570 + 54 39
6th Section Paloise 22nd 8th 1 13 484: 636 - 152 39
7th Atlantique Stade Rochelais 22nd 8th 0 14th 485: 565 - 80 38
8th. US Dax 22nd 5 0 17th 399: 648 - 249 32

Semifinals

June 1, 2002
 SU Agen 15:21 Stade Toulousain Stade de la Mosson , Montpellier
Attempts: Garbajosa , Desbrosse
Elevations: Delaigue (1)
Penalty kicks: Delaigue (1)
 Penalty kicks : Lamaison (4), Gelez (3)
June 1, 2002
 Biarritz Olympique 31:12 AS Montferrandaise Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux
Attempts: Bidabé , Roff , Peyrelongue
Increases: Roff (2)
Penalty kicks : Roff (2), Legg (2)
 Penalty Kicks: Merceron (4)

final

June 8, 2002
 Biarritz Olympique 25:22 a.d. SU Agen Stade de France , Saint-Denis
Spectators: 78,457
Referee: Didier Mené
Attempts: Bernat-Salles
Raise: Roff (1)
Penalty Kicks : Roff (5)
Dropgoals: Mazas (1) 		(16:13, 19:19)
Report 		Attempts: Barrau
Elevations: Gelez (1)
Penalty kicks : Gelez (5)
15th Emmanuel Menieu
14th Jean-Michel Gonzales
13 Denis Avril
12 Jean-Philippe Versailles
11 Olivier Roumat
10 Serge Betsen
09 Christophe Milhères
08th Thomas Lièvremont
07th Christophe Milhères
06th Julien Peyrelongue
05 Philippe Bidabé
04th John Isaac
03 Joe Roff
02 Philippe Bernat-Salles
01 Nicolas Brusque
Substitute:
16 Olivier Nauroy
17th Didier Chouchan
18th Sotele Puleoto
19th Laurent Mazas
20th Guillaume Bousses
21st Noël Curnier
22nd Stuart Legg
15th Jean-Jacques Crenca
14th Jean-Baptiste Rué
13 Omar Hasan
12 David Couzinet
11 Christophe Porcu
10 Mathieu Lièvremont
09 Philippe Benetton
08th Thierry Labrousse
07th Mathieu Barrau
06th François Gelez
05 Christophe Manas
04th Luc Lafforgue
03 Conrad Stoltz
02 Pépito Elhorga
01 Christophe Lamaison
Substitute:
16 Guillaume Bouic
17th Maurice Barragué
18th Nicolas Martin
19th Philippe Piacentini
20th Patrick Blanco
21st Xavier Guillemet
22nd François Tandonnet

Pro D2

Logo of the Pro D2

The regular season lasted 30 game days (one first and one second round). The two best-ranked teams, Stade Montois and FC Grenoble , moved up into the top 16. Two teams had to relegate to the amateur league Fédérale 1 , the US Tours and the FCS Rumilly .

table

  • Promotion to the top 16
  • Relegation to the Fédérale 1
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    1. Stade Montois 30th 25th 1 4th 939: 563 + 376 81
    2. FC Grenoble 30th 24 1 5 892: 500 + 392 79
    3. CA Brive 30th 22nd 0 8th 1009: 516 + 493 74
    4th Tarbes Pyrénées rugby 30th 20th 2 8th 819: 528 + 291 72
    5. FC too 30th 16 1 13 756: 689 + 67 63
    6th RC Toulon 30th 15th 2 13 729: 640 + 89 62
    7th Montpellier RC 30th 16 0 14th 770: 706 + 64 62
    8th. Stade Aurillacois 30th 14th 2 14th 694: 743 - 49 60
    9. Aviron Bayonnais 30th 12 3 15th 652: 686 - 34 57
    10. Tyrosse RCS 30th 10 2 18th 657: 808 - 151 52
    11. RC Aubenas Vals 30th 11 0 19th 571: 770 - 199 52
    12. US Marmande 30th 10 1 19th 639: 651 - 12 51
    13. Racing Métro 92 30th 10 1 19th 530: 741 - 211 51
    14th CA Périgueux 30th 9 3 18th 541: 864 - 323 51
    15th US Tours 30th 9 1 20th 559: 795 - 236 49
    16. FCS Rumilly 30th 6th 2 22nd 471: 823 - 352 44

    The points were distributed as follows:

    • 3 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 1 point if you lose
    • 0 points for a forfait

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