French Rugby Union Championship 2014/15

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The 2014/15 season is the 116th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprises 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 consists of 26 game days (one first and one second round). It began on August 15, 2014 and lasts until May 23, 2015. The two best-placed teams qualify directly for the semi-finals and meet the winners of the barrage games, which are played between the third to sixth placed teams. The semi-final winners will meet in the final on June 13, 2015 and play for the Bouclier de Brennus championship trophy at the Stade de France . The defending champion is the RC Toulon .

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  • Qualification for semi-finals and participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup 2015/16
  • Qualification for Barrage and participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Play-off for participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Relegation to the Pro D2

    • M = reigning master
    A = promoted

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. RC Toulon (M) 26th 16 0 10 740: 525 + 215 12 76
    02. ASM Clermont Auvergne 26th 16 1 9 630: 464 + 166 9 75
    03. Stade Toulousain 26th 16 0 10 573: 504 + 69 6th 70
    04th Stade Français 26th 15th 1 10 691: 576 + 15 8th 70
    05. Racing Métro 92 26th 13 3 10 551: 497 + 54 7th 65
    06th US Oyonnax 26th 14th 0 12 514: 507 + 7 6th 62
    07th Union Bordeaux Bègles 26th 12 0 14th 701: 578 + 123 13 61
    08th. Montpellier Hérault RC 26th 11 2 13 537: 516 + 21 7th 55
    09. Atlantique Stade Rochelais (A) 26th 10 5 11 520: 659 - 139 4th 54
    10. CA Brive 26th 12 0 14th 502: 619 - 117 5 53
    11. FC Grenoble 26th 11 0 15th 626: 735 - 109 9 53
    12. Castres Olympique 26th 11 0 15th 509: 627 - 118 8th 52
    13. Aviron Bayonnais 26th 10 1 15th 522: 548 - 26th 10 52
    14th Lyon Olympique Universitaire (A) 26th 8th 1 17th 469: 630 - 161 7th 41

    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 29, 2015
    9:00 p.m. CEST     		Stade Français 38:15 Racing Métro 92 Stade Jean-Bouin , Paris
    Referee: Romain Poite
    Attempts: Nayacalevu . 10. erh
    penalty try 34.
    increases: Steyn (2/2)
    penalty kicks: Steyn (8/8) 24, 43., 52., 58., 62., 71., 77., 80. + 1
    		 (17: 5)
    Report     		Attempts: Machaud 40th received
    Roberts 67th received
    Elevations: sixth tone (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: sixth tone (1/1) 47.
    May 30, 2015
    4:30 PM CEST     		Stade Toulousain 20:19 US Oyonnax Stade Ernest-Wallon , Toulouse
    Referee: Jérôme Garcès
    Attempts: Baille 74th n.erh.
    Increases: Flood (0/1)
    Penalty kicks: Flood (5/5) 7th, 12th, 30th, 54th, 61st
    		 (9:10)
    Report     		Attempts: Paea 38th
    increments: Urdapilleta (1/1)
    Penalty kicks : Urdapilleta (4/4) 15th, 46th, 50th, 70th
    Semifinals
    June 5, 2015
    8:45 PM CEST     		RC Toulon 16:33 Stade Français Grand Stade de Bordeaux , Bordeaux
    Referee: Mathieu Raynal
    Attempts: Mitchell 5th
    increments: Halfpenny (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (3/3) 12th, 33rd, 44th
    		 (13:20)
    Report     		Attempts: Lakafia 24th raised
    Burban 39th
    raised single cell 80. + 1
    raised elevations: Steyn (3/3)
    Penalty kicks: Steyn (4/4) 10th, 21st, 58th, 71st.
    June 6, 2015
    4:15 p.m. CEST     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 18:14 Stade Toulousain Grand Stade de Bordeaux , Bordeaux
    Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
    Penalty kicks: Parra (4/4) 5th, 18th, 32nd, 51st
    James (1/1)
    72.Dropgoals: James (1/1) 76.     		(9: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Medard 46th n.erh.
    Raise: McAlister (0/1)
    Penalty: McAlister (3/3) 11th, 36th, 64th
    final
    June 13, 2015
    9:00 p.m. CEST     		ASM Clermont Auvergne 6:12 Stade Français Stade de France , Saint-Denis
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
    Penalty kicks: Parra (0/2)
    Lopez (1/1) 39.
    James (1/2) 62.
    		 (3: 9)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Steyn (4/6) 15th, 22nd, 29th, 80th
    15th Nick Abendanon
    14th Jean-Marcellin Buttin
    13 Aurélien Rougerie
    12 Benson Stanley Changed after 69 minutes 69.
    11 Naipolioni Nalaga
    10 Camille Lopez Changed after 51 minutes 51.
    09 Morgan Parra Changed after 69 minutes 69.
    08th Fritz Lee
    07th Julien Bardy
    06th Damien Chouly (C)Captain of the crew
    05 Sébastien Vahaamahina
    04th Paul Jedrasiak Changed after 51 minutes 51.
    03 Dawit Sirakashvili Changed after 73 minutes 73.
    02 John John Ulugia Changed after 20 minutes 20th
    01 Thomas Domingo Changed after 73 minutes 73.
    Substitute:
    16 Benjamin Kayser Substituted after 20 minutes 20th
    17th Raphael Chaume Substituted after 73 minutes 73.
    18th Julien Pierre Substituted after 51 minutes 51.
    19th Alexandre Lapandry Substituted after 69 minutes 69.
    20th Ludovic Radosavljevic
    21st Brock James Substituted after 51 minutes 51.
    22nd Mike Delany Substituted after 69 minutes 69.
    23 Clement Ric Substituted after 73 minutes 73.
    15th Djibril Camara Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    14th Julien Arias
    13 Waisale Nayacalevu Changed after 78 minutes 78.
    12 Jonathan Danty
    11 Jérémy Sinzelle
    10 Morné Steyn
    09 Julien Dupuy
    08th Sergio Parisse (C)Captain of the crew
    07th Raphaël Lakafia
    06th Antoine Burban Changed after 65 minutes 65.
    05 Alexandre Flanquart
    04th Hugh Pyle Changed after 26 minutes 26th
    03 Rabah Slimani
    02 Rémi Bonfils Changed after 33 minutes 33. Substituted after 40 minutes 40. Changed after 56 minutes 56.
    01 Hendrik van der Merwe Changed after 62 minutes 62.
    Substitute:
    16 Laurent Sempéré Substituted after 33 minutes 33. Changed after 40 minutes 40. Substituted after 56 minutes 56.
    17th Sakaria Taulafo Substituted after 62 minutes 62.
    18th Pascal Papé Substituted after 26 minutes 26th
    19th Jonathon Ross Substituted after 65 minutes 65.
    20th Jérôme Fillol
    21st Meyer Bosman Substituted after 78 minutes 78.
    22nd Geoffrey Doumayrou Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    23 Davit Kubriashvili

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. New ZealandNew Zealand David Smith 16 RC Toulon
    2. FranceFrance Julien Arias 10 Stade Français
    AustraliaAustralia Blair Connor Union Bordeaux Bègles
    FranceFrance Remy Grosso Castres Olympique
    FijiFiji Waisale Nayacalevu Stade Français
    FijiFiji Metuisela Talebula Union Bordeaux Bègles
    Most points scored
    Surname Points tries Increases Penalties Dropkicks society
    1. FranceFrance Jonathan Wisniewski 323 1 36 77 5 FC Grenoble
    2. ArgentinaArgentina Benjamin Urdapilleta 308 2 20th 83 3 US Oyonnax
    3. FranceFrance Gaetan Germain 289 2 30th 73 0 CA Brive
    4th ArgentinaArgentina Martín Bustos Moyano 155 4th 15th 35 0 Aviron Bayonnais
    5. FranceFrance Rory Kockott 154 4th 22nd 29 1 Castres Olympique

    Pro D2

    Logo Pro D2

    The regular season of Pro D2 includes 30 game days. It began on August 31, 2013 and will last until May 9, 2015. The top-ranked team will be promoted directly to the top 14. The teams in places 2 to 5 contest a playoff for the second promotion place. Two teams relegated to the Amateur League Fédérale 1 .

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  • 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. Section Paloise 30th 20th 1 9 754: 530 + 224 12 94
    02. Stade Montois 30th 18th 0 12 676: 531 + 145 11 83
    03. USA Perpignan (T) 30th 17th 1 12 744: 615 + 129 12 82
    04th SU Agen 30th 17th 0 13 732: 611 + 121 13 81
    05. SC Albi 30th 18th 0 12 651: 606 + 45 8th 80
    06th Stade Aurillacois 30th 16 2 12 650: 579 + 71 9 77
    07th Biarritz Olympique (T) 30th 17th 0 13 647: 580 + 67 9 77
    08th. US Colomiers 30th 16 0 14th 635: 632 + 3 5 69
    09. US Carcassonne 30th 15th 0 15th 688: 706 - 18th 6th 66
    10. US Montauban (F) 30th 13 1 16 620: 638 - 18th 10 64
    11. AS Béziers 30th 14th 0 16 620: 655 - 35 7th 63
    12. Tarbes Pyrénées rugby 30th 13 2 15th 635: 750 - 115 6th 62
    13. CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 1 30th 11 3 16 548: 652 - 104 6th 52
    14th RC Narbonne 30th 11 1 18th 604: 746 - 142 4th 50
    15th US Dax 30th 10 1 19th 518: 687 - 169 5 47
    16. RC Massy Essonne (F) 30th 8th 0 22nd 643: 847 - 204 9 41
    1On September 25, 2014, 6 points were deducted from CS Bourgoin-Jallieu . On October 7, 2014, the penalty was reduced by 2 points to 4 points.

    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
    17th May 2015
    		 Stade Montois 22: 8 SC Albi Stade Guy-Boniface , Mont-de-Marsan
    17th May 2015
    		 USA Perpignan 32:32 SU Agen Stade Aimé-Giral , Perpignan

    According to the rules of the French Federation, in the event of a tie in the semi-finals, the number of attempts is decisive. SU Agen won 2: 4.

    final
    May 24, 2015
    		 Stade Montois 15:16 SU Agen Stade Ernest-Wallon , Toulouse

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