French Rugby Union Championship 2004/05
The 2004/05 season was the 106th 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 30 game days (one first and one second round). The four best-placed teams qualified for the semi-finals. In the final, which took place on June 11, 2005 in the Stade de France , the semi-final winners played for the Bouclier de Brennus championship trophy . Here triumphed Biarritz Olympique against the reigning champions Stade Français and won for the fourth time the championship.
The teams in places 14 to 16 relegated: While AS Béziers and FC also relegated to the second division Pro D2 , FC Grenoble was not given a professional license due to financial problems and was relegated to the amateur league Fédérale 1 . The team in 13th place played in a barrage against the playoff winner of the Pro D2 to maintain the league; it sat section paloise with 46:13 against Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne through and remained first class.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Stade Français | 30th | 21st | 2 | 7th | 861: 613 | + 248 | 11 | 99 |
2. | Biarritz Olympique | 30th | 20th | 0 | 10 | 838: 488 | + 350 | 16 | 96 |
3. | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30th | 20th | 2 | 8th | 855: 648 | + 207 | 12 | 96 |
4th | Stade Toulousain | 30th | 19th | 0 | 11 | 881: 574 | + 307 | 18th | 94 |
5. | USA Perpignan | 30th | 18th | 1 | 11 | 688: 583 | + 105 | 12 | 86 |
6th | Castres Olympique | 30th | 17th | 3 | 10 | 704: 678 | + 26 | 10 | 84 |
7th | SU Agen | 30th | 16 | 1 | 13 | 674: 568 | + 106 | 11 | 77 |
8th. | ASM Clermont Auvergne | 30th | 16 | 2 | 12 | 745: 649 | + 96 | 9 | 77 |
9. | CA Brive | 30th | 14th | 1 | 15th | 665: 746 | - 81 | 8th | 66 |
10. | RC Narbonne | 30th | 13 | 2 | 15th | 588: 752 | - 164 | 7th | 63 |
11. | Montpellier RC | 30th | 12 | 0 | 18th | 628: 771 | - 143 | 14th | 62 |
12. | Aviron Bayonnais | 30th | 12 | 3 | 15th | 587: 763 | - 176 | 6th | 60 |
13. | Section Paloise | 30th | 10 | 2 | 18th | 605: 715 | - 110 | 11 | 55 |
14th | FC Grenoble | 30th | 7th | 2 | 21st | 665: 746 | - 81 | 10 | 42 |
15th | AS Béziers | 30th | 6th | 3 | 21st | 600: 876 | - 276 | 8th | 38 |
16. | FC too | 30th | 7th | 0 | 23 | 503: 736 | - 233 | 9 | 37 |
Semifinals
June 3, 2005 |
Stade Français | 23:18 | Stade Toulousain |
Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux |
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Attempts: Pichot , de Villiers Elevations: Skrela (2) Penalty kicks : Skrela (3) |
Attempts: Élissalde , Heymans Increases: Élissalde (1) Penalty kicks: Élissalde (1) Dropgoals: Élissalde (1) |
June 4, 2005 |
Biarritz Olympique | 32: 27 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
Municipal Stadium , Toulouse |
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Attempts: Gobelet , Traille , Peyrelongue , Brusque Elevations: Yachvili (3) Penalty kicks : Yachvili (1) Dropgoals : Peyrelongue (1) |
Attempts: Papé , Forest , Davis Elevations: Péclier (3) Penalty kicks : Péclier (2) |
final
June 11, 2005 |
Stade Français | 34: 37 a.d. | Biarritz Olympique |
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,475 Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou |
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Attempts: Dominici Elevations: Skrela (1) Penalty kicks : Skrela (8) Dropgoals: Liebenberg (1) |
(19:19, 31:31) report |
Attempts: Gobelet Elevations: Yachvili (1) Penalty Kicks : Yachvili (9) Dropgoals : Peyrelongue (1) |
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Pro D2
The regular season lasted 30 game days (one first and one second round). The best-ranked team, the RC Toulon , rose directly to the first division. For the second promotion place, the teams in places 2 to 5 contested a playoff consisting of semi-finals and finals. The final winner Stade Aurillacois then played against the 13th of the first division ( Section Paloise ), but lost the game and stayed in the Pro D2. Two teams had to relegate to the amateur league Fédérale 1 , the USA Limoges and the CA Périgueux .
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | RC Toulon | 30th | 23 | 1 | 6th | 840: 460 | + 380 | 13 | 107 |
2. | US Montauban | 30th | 22nd | 0 | 8th | 822: 469 | + 353 | 15th | 103 |
3. | Lyon Olympique Universitaire | 30th | 20th | 0 | 10 | 693: 537 | + 156 | 11 | 91 |
4th | Stade Montois | 30th | 17th | 1 | 12 | 801: 599 | + 202 | 16 | 86 |
5. | Stade Aurillacois | 30th | 18th | 0 | 12 | 743: 565 | + 178 | 12 | 84 |
6th | Stade Bordelais | 30th | 18th | 0 | 12 | 614: 587 | + 27 | 10 | 82 |
7th | Tarbes Pyrénées rugby | 30th | 17th | 1 | 12 | 609: 552 | + 57 | 9 | 79 |
8th. | SC Albi | 30th | 14th | 0 | 16 | 708: 525 | + 183 | 19th | 75 |
9. | US Dax | 30th | 15th | 1 | 14th | 672: 698 | - 26th | 7th | 69 |
10. | Tyrosse RCS | 30th | 15th | 1 | 14th | 543: 659 | - 116 | 4th | 66 |
11. | US Oyonnax | 30th | 14th | 0 | 16 | 553: 618 | - 65 | 9 | 65 |
12. | Racing Métro 92 | 30th | 13 | 1 | 16 | 571: 786 | - 215 | 9 | 63 |
13. | Atlantique Stade Rochelais | 30th | 10 | 3 | 17th | 600: 743 | - 143 | 9 | 55 |
14th | Pays d'Aix RC | 30th | 10 | 0 | 20th | 523: 702 | - 179 | 8th | 48 |
15th | USA Limoges | 30th | 6th | 1 | 23 | 522: 752 | - 230 | 12 | 38 |
16. | CA Périgueux | 30th | 3 | 0 | 27 | 464: 1026 | - 562 | 3 | 15th |
The points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points
Semifinals
encounter | Result |
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Stade Aurillacois - US Montauban | 21:20 |
Lyon Olympique Universitaire - Stade Montois | 32:27 |
final
encounter | Result |
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Stade Aurillacois - Lyon Olympique Universitaire | 21:19 |
Barrage
date | place | encounter | Result |
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June 12, 2005 | Stade Ernest-Wallon , Toulouse | Section Paloise - Stade Aurillacois | 46:13 |