French Rugby Union Championship 2012/13

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Logo top 14

The 2012/13 season was the 114th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 14 teams in the top division Top 14 and 16 teams in the second highest division Pro D2 .

Top 14

The regular season of the Top 14 had 26 game days (one first and one second round). It began on August 17, 2012 and lasted until May 4, 2013. The two best-placed teams qualified directly for the semifinals and met the winners of the barrage games, which were played between the third to sixth place. The semi-final winners met in the final on June 1, 2013 and played for the Bouclier de Brennus championship trophy at the Stade de France . The title won for the fourth time Castres Olympique , which prevailed against the RC Toulon . The last two teams, the SU Agen and Stade Montois , had to relegate to the Pro D2.

table

  • Qualification for semi-finals and participation in the Heineken Cup
  • Qualification for Barrage and participation in the Heineken Cup
  • Relegation to the Pro D2

    • M = reigning master
    A = promoted

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. ASM Clermont Auvergne 26th 19th 1 6th 779: 418 + 361 13 91
    02. RC Toulon 26th 18th 1 7th 779: 456 + 323 16 90
    03. Stade Toulousain (M) 26th 17th 0 9 702: 501 + 201 11 79
    04th Castres Olympique 26th 15th 2 9 599: 489 + 110 10 74
    05. Montpellier Hérault RC 26th 16 0 10 570: 520 + 50 9 73
    06th Racing Métro 92 26th 16 0 10 512: 431 + 81 9 73
    07th USA Perpignan 26th 13 0 13 593: 607 - 14 9 61
    08th. Aviron Bayonnais 26th 12 1 13 467: 609 - 142 7th 57
    09. Biarritz Olympique 26th 12 1 13 505: 540 - 35 7th 57
    10. Stade Français 26th 12 1 13 578: 691 - 113 4th 54
    11. FC Grenoble (A) 26th 12 0 14th 480: 606 - 126 6th 54
    12. Union Bordeaux Bègles 26th 8th 1 17th 561: 584 - 23 13 47
    13. SU Agen 26th 6th 0 20th 423: 709 - 286 7th 31
    14th Stade Montois (A) 26th 2 0 24 374: 761 - 387 8th 16

    The points are distributed as follows:

    • 5 points for a forfeit win
    • 4 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
    • -2 points in the event of a forfait loss
    • 1 bonus point for three attempts more than the opponent
    • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

    Final phase

    Barrage

    May 10, 2013
    9:00 p.m. CEST     		Stade Toulousain 33: 19 Racing Métro 92 Stadium Municipal , Toulouse
    Spectators: 30,000
    Referee: Jérôme Garcès
    Attempts: Fickou 17th n.erh.
    Picamoles 52nd
    increments: McAlister (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: McAlister (7) 3rd, 28th, 40th, 49th, 58th, 68th, 75th.
    		 (14:11)
    Report     		Attempts: Matadigo 35th n.erh.
    Chavancy 56th ad.
    Penalty kicks: Wisniewski (3) 7., 14., 61.
    May 11, 2013
    2:40 pm CEST     		Castres Olympique 25:12 Montpellier Hérault RC Stade Pierre-Antoine , Castres
    Spectators: 11,500
    Referee: Romain Poite
    Attempts: Claassen 45th
    increases: Kockott (1/1)
    Penalty kicks : Kockott (5) 25th, 30th, 38th, 52nd, 62nd Dropgoals
    : Talès (1) 13th     		(12: 9)
    Report     		Penalty kicks : Paillaugue (4) 3rd, 19th, 34th, 58th

    Semifinals

    May 24, 2013
    9:00 p.m. CEST     		RC Toulon 24: 9 Stade Toulousain Stade de la Beaujoire , Nantes
    Spectators: 36,726
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
    Attempts: Rossouw 2nd n.erh.
    Armitage 72nd
    raises: Wilkinson (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/3) 10th, 54th, 70th
    Dropgoals: Wilkinson (1/1) 64.     		(8: 6)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: McAlister (3/3) 6th, 30th, 43rd
    May 25, 2013
    16:30 CEST     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 9:25 Castres Olympique Stade de la Beaujoire , Nantes
    Spectators: 36,242
    Referee: Christophe Berdos
    Penalty kicks: Delany (3/3) 28., 46., 59.
    		 (3:12)
    Report     		Attempts: Cabannes 63rd
    increases: Kockott (1/1)
    Penalty kicks : Kockott (6/6) 9th, 19th, 36th, 40th, 44th, 53rd

    final

    June 1, 2013
    9:00 p.m. CEST     		RC Toulon 14:19 Castres Olympique Stade de France , Saint-Denis
    Spectators: 80,033
    Referee: Jérôme Garcès
    Attempts: D. Armitage 80. + n.erh.
    Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/3) 7th, 47th, 67th
    		 (3:10)
    Report     		Attempts: Kockott 40th +
    increments: Kockott (1/1)
    Penalty kicks : Kockott (2/2) 14th, 80th Dropgoals
    : Talès (2/2) 72nd, 74th
    15th Delon Armitage
    14th Rudi Wulf Changed after 64 minutes 64.
    13 Mathieu Bastareaud
    12 Matt Giteau
    11 Alexis Palisson
    10 Jonny Wilkinson (C)Captain of the crew
    09 Frédéric Michalak Changed after 49 minutes 49.
    08th Chris Masoe Changed after 70 minutes 70.
    07th Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
    06th Danie Rossouw Changed after 58 minutes 58.
    05 Nick Kennedy
    04th Bakkies Botha
    03 Carl Hayman Changed after 18 minutes 18th
    02 Sébastien Bruno Changed after 48 minutes 48.
    01 Andrew Sheridan Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    Substitute:
    16 Jean-Charles Orioli Substituted after 48 minutes 48.
    17th Xavier Chiocci Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    18th Jocelino Suta
    19th Joe van Niekerk Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    20th Steffon Armitage Substituted after 70 minutes 70.
    21st Maxime Mermoz Substituted after 64 minutes 64.
    22nd Sébastien Tillous-Borde Substituted after 49 minutes 49.
    23 Dawit Kubriashvili Substituted after 18 minutes 18th
    15th Brice Dulin
    14th Romain Martial
    13 Romain Cabannes
    12 Seremaia Bai
    11 Marc Andreu
    10 Rémy Talès (C)Captain of the crew Changed after 78 minutes 78.
    09 Rory Kockott
    08th Antonie Claassen
    07th Yannick Caballero
    06th Ibrahim Diarra Changed after 72 minutes 72.
    05 Rodrigo Capo Ortega Changed after 58 minutes 58.
    04th Christophe Samson
    03 Karena Wihongi Changed after 70 minutes 70.
    02 Brice do Changed after 48 minutes 48.
    01 Saimone Taumoepeau Changed after 75 minutes 75.
    Substitute:
    16 Mathieu Bonello Substituted after 48 minutes 48.
    17th Yannick Forestier Substituted after 75 minutes 75.
    18th Josefa Tekori Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    19th Jannie Bornman Substituted after 72 minutes 72.
    20th Romain Teulet Substituted after 78 minutes 78.
    21st Daniel Kirkpatrick
    22nd Paul Bonnefond
    23 Mihaita Lazar Substituted after 70 minutes 70.

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. FijiFiji Napolioni Nalaga 13 ASM Clermont Auvergne
    2. FranceFrance Wesley Fofana 10 ASM Clermont Auvergne
    3. FranceFrance Vincent Clerc 9 Stade Toulousain
    New ZealandNew Zealand David Smith 9 RC Toulon
    5. South AfricaSouth Africa Rory Kockott 8th Castres Olympique
    FijiFiji Timoci Matanavou 8th Stade Toulousain
    FijiFiji Noa Nakaitaci 8th ASM Clermont Auvergne
    New ZealandNew Zealand Sitiveni Sivivatu 8th ASM Clermont Auvergne
    FijiFiji Metuisela Talebula 8th Union Bordeaux Bègles
    Most points scored
    Surname Points tries Increases Penalties Dropkicks society
    1. South AfricaSouth Africa Rory Kockott 376 8th 33 90 0 Castres Olympique
    2. EnglandEngland Jonny Wilkinson 373 0 47 85 8th RC Toulon
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg James Hook 265 2 21st 69 2 USA Perpignan
    4th FranceFrance Jérôme Porical 244 0 14th 72 0 Stade Français
    5. FranceFrance Camille Lopez 232 2 33 49 3 Union Bordeaux Bègles

    Pro D2

    Logo Pro D2

    The regular season of the Pro D2 consisted of 30 game days (one first and one second round). It began on August 25, 2012 and lasted until May 8, 2013. The top-ranked team, the US Oyonnax , rose straight away. The teams in places 2 to 5 contested a playoff for the second promotion place, which the CA Brive was able to secure on May 19, 2013. Two teams had to relegate to the amateur league Fédérale 1 , the Pays d'Aix RC and the RC Massy Essonne .

    table

  • Direct promotion to the top 14
  • Participants in the playoff for the second promotion place
  • Relegation to the Fédérale 1

    • T = relegated Top 14
    F = promoted Fédérale 1

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. US Oyonnax 30th 24 1 5 877: 536 + 341 13 111
    02. CA Brive (T) 30th 20th 2 8th 658: 532 + 126 10 94
    03. Section Paloise 30th 20th 1 9 725: 519 + 206 10 92
    04th Atlantique Stade Rochelais 30th 19th 0 11 718: 569 + 149 11 87
    05. Stade Aurillacois 30th 19th 1 10 680: 643 + 37 4th 82
    06th Tarbes Pyrénées rugby 30th 17th 1 12 695: 625 + 70 10 80
    07th US Carcassonne 30th 15th 1 14th 640: 595 + 45 12 74
    08th. Lyon Olympique Universitaire (T) 30th 13 3 14th 696: 585 + 111 14th 72
    09. RC Narbonne 30th 14th 2 14th 610: 593 + 17 9 69
    10. US Colomiers (F) 30th 13 2 15th 568: 615 - 47 10 66
    11. SC Albi 30th 12 1 17th 580: 630 - 50 9 59
    12. AS Béziers 30th 10 1 19th 534: 742 - 208 9 51
    13. FC too 30th 8th 3 19th 442: 612 - 170 12 50
    14th US Dax 30th 10 1 19th 567: 708 - 141 7th 49
    15th Pays d'Aix RC 30th 9 0 21st 552: 774 - 222 9 45
    16. RC Massy Essonne (F) 30th 6th 2 22nd 598: 848 - 250 9 37

    The points are distributed as follows:

    • 5 points for a forfeit win
    • 4 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
    • -2 points in the event of a forfait loss
    • 1 bonus point for three attempts more than the opponent
    • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

    Playoff for the second promotion place

    Semifinals
    May 11th, 2013
    		 Section Paloise 30:16 Atlantique Stade Rochelais Stade du Hameau , Pau
    May 12, 2013
    		 CA Brive 30: 14 Stade Aurillacois Stade Amédée-Domenech , Brive-la-Gaillarde
    final
    May 19, 2013
    		 CA Brive 30:10 Section Paloise Stade Jacques-Chaban-Delmas , Bordeaux

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