2007–08 Top 14 season

French domestic rugby union club competition RugbyTop14Logo.png France Toulouse 17 Clermont Auch, Albi 185 2188767 79,779Stade Français v Toulouse22 March 2008 3,159Auch v Castres15 March 2008 AUS Brock James (Clermont)301 points FIJ Napolioni Nalaga (Clermont)18 tries 2006–07 2008–09 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.Top 14 . Les clubs Ligue Nationale de Rugby http://lnr.fr/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=75697&CSSR=75698&Cle=76232 2007-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20060825212335/http://www.lnr.fr/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=75697&CSSR=75698&Cle=76232 2006-08-25 dead 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:http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3559_2450951,00.html French try out new bonus point system Planet-Rugby.com 2007-06-27 2007-08-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120105/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0%2C18259%2C3559_2450951%2C00.html 2007-09-29 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 2 Teams 100% 70% ClubCity (department)StadiumCapacityPrevious 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 16,574Capacity of Stade Marcel-Michelin up to 16,574 from 16,334 the previous season. a Clermont 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-ManoirMontpellier moved into a new stadium this season having previously based at Stade Sabathé. a Montpellier 15,789 12th Perpignan Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) Stade Aimé Giral 16,593 5th Stade Français Paris, 16th arrondissement Stade Jean-BouinStade Français would also play three home games at the 81,338 capacity Stade de France. a Stade Français 12,000 Champions (1st in league) Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-WallonToulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal. a Toulouse 19,500 Semi-finals (2nd in league) 30% France left 450 Locations of the 2007–08 Top 14 teams France 43.93 2.15 Albi right France 43.65 0.59 Auch left France 43.485469 -1.479289 Bayonne bottom France 43.483333 -1.55 Biarritz left France 45.58961 5.28764 Bourgoin bottom France 45.16 1.55 Brive top France 43.61087 2.25271 Castres right France 45.78938 3.10609 Clermont top France 43.712222 -1.047222 Dax top France 44.010278 1.351667 Montauban top France 43.593 3.8496 Montpellier right France 42.715278 2.891389 Perpignan right France 48.843056 2.252778 Stade Français left France 43.621944 1.415556 Toulouse bottom Number of teams by regions Teams Region or country Team(s)7OccitanieAlbi, Auch, Castres, Montauban, Montpellier, Perpignan and Toulouse4Nouvelle-AquitaineBayonne, Biarritz, Brive and Dax2Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesBourgoin and Clermont1Île-de-FranceStade Français Table main Rugby QR n n y CLE Clermont (F) TOU Toulouse STF Stade Français (SF) PER Perpignan (SF) CAS Castres BIA Biarritz MTB Montauban MTP Montpellier BAY Bayonne BOU Bourgoin BRI Brive ALB Albi DAX Dax AUC Auch 20 0 6 773 380 16 19 0 7 723 394 15 C 18 0 8 617 417 8 17 2 7 531 392 7 15 0 11 564 524 9 13 1 12 385 339 12 13 0 13 420 446 11 14 0 12 426 490 5 11 1 14 457 535 8 10 2 14 453 526 8 10 0 16 425 514 11 9 1 16 415 549 10 R 6 1 19 314 645 8 3 0 23 336 688 7 R Montauban received a Heineken Cup berth because Toulouse advanced farther in the 2007–08 Heineken Cup than any team from England or Italy. 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.http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_10453.php Albi Could Miss Out on Europe Following Appeal Decision European Rugby Cup 2008-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080620091807/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/174_10453.php 20 June 2008 dead #d8ffeb Advance to playoffsQualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup A A A A #ccccff Qualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup Q Q Q #ffcccc Relegated to the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 R R complete Fixtures & Results Round 1 26 October 2007 20:30 (1 BP) Dax 10–15 Toulouse Stade Maurice Boyau 8,973https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Dax%7CStade%20Maurice%20Boyau RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MAURICE BOYAU STADES ET SPECTATEURS 17 September 2018 27 October 2007 15:00 Stade Français 23–17 Clermont (1 BP) Stade de France 75,620https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CStade%20de%20France RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DE FRANCE STADES ET SPECTATEURS 15 September 2018 27 October 2007 17:30 Biarritz 15–15 Albi Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,699https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Biarritz%7CParc%20des%20sports%20Aguilera RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS PARC DES SPORTS AGUILERA STADES ET SPECTATEURS 14 September 2018 27 October 2007 17:30 Bourgoin 10–8 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 5,179https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bourgoin%7Cstade%20Pierre%20Rajon RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE RAJON STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 27 October 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Brive 21–22 Bayonne Stade Amédée-Domenech 10,552https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Brive%7CParc%20des%20Sports RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS PARC DES SPORTS STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 27 October 2007 17:30 Castres 25–12 Auch Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,055https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Castres%7CStade%20Pierre%20Antoine RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE ANTOINE STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 27 October 2007 20:30 Montpellier 19–12 Perpignan (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 11,058https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montpellier%7CStade%20Yves%20du%20manoir RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE YVES DU MANOIR STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 Round 2 2 November 2007 19:30 (1 BP) Brive 7–12 Biarritz Stade Amédée-Domenech 11,027 3 November 2007 15:00 (1 BP) Toulouse 28–9 Stade Français Stadium Municipal 34,791https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulouse%7CStadium RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADIUM STADES ET SPECTATEURS 15 September 2018 3 November 2007 17:30 Albi 21–16 Perpignan (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 7,381https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=albi%7CStade%20Muncipal% RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MUNCIPAL STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 3 November 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Auch 13–14 Bourgoin Stade Jacques Fouroux 4,066https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Auch%7CStade%20du%20Moulias RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DU MOULIAS STADES ET SPECTATEURS 17 September 2018 3 November 2007 17:30 Clermont 33–20 Montpellier Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,495https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Clermont%7CStade%20Marcel%20Michelin RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MARCEL MICHELIN STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 3 November 2007 17:30 Montauban 15–12 Castres (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 7,458https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montauban%7CStade%20Sapiac RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE SAPIAC STADES ET SPECTATEURS 17 September 2018 3 November 2007 20:30 (1 BP) Bayonne 27–0 Dax Stade Jean Dauger 14,022https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bayonne%7CStade%20Jean%20Dauger RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE JEAN DAUGER STADES ET SPECTATEURS 16 September 2018 Round 3 23 November 2007 20:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 46–6 Bayonne Stade Jean-Bouin 8,968https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CJean%20Bouin RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS JEAN BOUIN STADES ET SPECTATEURS 15 September 2018 24 November 2007 15:00 Biarritz 6–18 Toulouse Parc des Sports Aguiléra 10,817 24 November 2007 17:30 Dax 16–6 Auch Stade Maurice Boyau 6,150 24 November 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Montauban 43–14 Brive Stade Sapiac 6,339 24 November 2007 17:30 Montpellier 25–9 Castres Stade Yves-du-Manoir 8,895 24 November 2007 17:30 Perpignan 3–3 Bourgoin Stade Aimé Giral 11,860https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Perpignan%7CStade%20Aime%20Giral RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE AIME GIRAL STADES ET SPECTATEURS 17 September 2018 25 November 2007 20:30 (1 BP) Albi 6–12 Clermont Stadium Municipal d'Albi 6,417 Round 4 30 November 2007 20:30 Stade Français 22–19 Dax (1 BP) Stade Jean-Bouin 8,541 1 December 2007 15:00 (1 BP) Bayonne 10–14 Biarritz Stade Jean Dauger 14,025 1 December 2007 17:30 Auch 19–13 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 4,055 1 December 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Brive 6–9 Montpellier Stade Amédée-Domenech 7,899 1 December 2007 17:30 Castres 0–16 Perpignan Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,785 1 December 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 33–12 Albi Stade Ernest-Wallon 16,524https://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulouse%7CStade%20Ernest%20Wallon RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE ERNEST WALLON STADES ET SPECTATEURS 15 September 2018 1 December 2007 20:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 14–20 Clermont Stade Pierre Rajon 7,452 Round 5 21 December 2007 19:00 (1 BP) Auch 11–17 Biarritz Stade Jacques Fouroux 4,980 21 December 2007 21:00 Clermont 21–17 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,837 22 December 2007 17:30 (1 BP) Bayonne 35–8 Perpignan Stade Jean Dauger 12,346 22 December 2007 17:30 Castres 32–17 Bourgoin Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,560 22 December 2007 17:30 Dax 19–27 Brive Stade Maurice Boyau 6,242 22 December 2007 17:30 Montpellier 19–14 Albi (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 9,950 22 December 2007 20:30 Montauban 24–16 Stade Français Stade Sapiac 9,053 Round 6 4 January 2008 20:30 Biarritz 10–8 Montauban (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,664 5 January 2008 17:30 Albi 24–17 Dax (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 5,865 5 January 2008 17:30 Bourgoin 15–10 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 5,351 5 January 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Clermont 26–6 Auch Stade Marcel-Michelin 12,827 5 January 2008 17:30 Perpignan 23–19 Brive (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 11,644 5 January 2008 20:30 Stade Français 33–6 Montpellier Stade Jean-Bouin 8,452 6 January 2008 21:00 (1 BP) Toulouse 44–23 Castres Stade Ernest-Wallon 14,228 Round 7 25 January 2008 20:30 Auch 3–34 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 6,681 25 January 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Brive 25–6 Albi Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,389 26 January 2008 15:05 Biarritz 21–8 Perpignan Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,928 26 January 2008 17:30 Bourgoin 16–31 Stade Français Stade Pierre Rajon 7,803 26 January 2008 17:30 Castres 15–14 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,545 26 January 2008 17:30 Montauban 12–11 Dax (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,082 26 January 2008 17:30 Montpellier 37–13 Bayonne Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,068 Round 8 1 February 2008 20:30 Perpignan 23–3 Montauban Stade Aimé Giral 11,433 2 February 2008 17:30 Bayonne 25–10 Auch Stade Jean Dauger 10,954 2 February 2008 17:30 Brive 26–13 Castres Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,844 2 February 2008 17:30 Dax 15–14 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 5,522 2 February 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 35–13 Montpellier Stade Ernest-Wallon 14,995 2 February 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Albi 18–23 Stade Français Stadium Municipal d'Albi 7,866 3 February 2008 21:00 Clermont 12–9 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,390 Round 9 8 February 2008 20:30 Stade Français 36–7 Brive Stade Jean-Bouin 9,250 9 February 2008 15:00 (1 BP) Auch 14–19 Albi Stade Jacques Fouroux 3,482 9 February 2008 15:00 Biarritz 13–7 Dax (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 9,193 9 February 2008 15:00 Bourgoin 23–17 Montpellier (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 4,886 9 February 2008 15:00 (1 BP) Castres 37–17 Bayonne Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,650 9 February 2008 15:00 Perpignan 18–17 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 12,290 9 February 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Montauban 12–16 Toulouse Stade Sapiac 9,054 Round 10 15 February 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 14–18 Biarritz Stade Yves-du-Manoir 11,309 16 February 2008 15:05 (1 BP) Toulouse 41–15 Perpignan Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,931 16 February 2008 17:30 Albi 33–8 Bourgoin Stadium Municipal d'Albi 5,929 16 February 2008 17:30 Bayonne 25–18 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 11,989 16 February 2008 17:30 Dax 8–17 Castres Stade Maurice Boyau 5,767 16 February 2008 17:30 Stade Français 15–12 Auch (1 BP) Stade Jean-Bouin 8,641 16 February 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Brive 9–11 Clermont Stade Amédée-Domenech 13,072 Round 11 22 February 2008 20:00 Castres 16–47 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Pierre-Fabre 8,836 23 February 2008 17:30 Bayonne 31–13 Albi Stade Jean Dauger 11,396 23 February 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Clermont 40–13 Montauban Stade Marcel-Michelin 13,120 23 February 2008 17:30 Montpellier 18–13 Dax (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,780 23 February 2008 17:30 Perpignan 28–23 Auch (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 11,470 23 February 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 51–3 Brive Stade Ernest-Wallon 15,648 24 February 2008 15:00 Bourgoin 35–15 Biarritz Stade Pierre Rajon 5,876 Round 12 29 February 2008 20:30 Montauban 14–6 Montpellier Stade Sapiac 6,130 1 March 2008 15:00 Biarritz 9–6 Stade Français (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 11,522 1 March 2008 17:30 Albi 6–33 Castres (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 8,983 1 March 2008 17:30 Auch 20–30 Brive Stade Jacques Fouroux 4,032 1 March 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Clermont 27–3 Bayonne Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,587 1 March 2008 17:30 Perpignan 10–10 Dax Stade Aimé Giral 11,140 1 March 2008 20:30 Bourgoin 30–23 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 7,861 Round 13 7 March 2008 20:30 Castres 26–19 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,506 8 March 2008 17:30 Albi 15–25 Montauban (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 6,492 8 March 2008 17:30 Brive 29–13 Bourgoin Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,488 8 March 2008 17:30 Dax 22–40 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 6,760 8 March 2008 17:30 Montpellier 29–24 Auch (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 8,968 8 March 2008 18:30 Bayonne 10–25 Toulouse Stade Jean Dauger 14,018 8 March 2008 21:00 Stade Français 12–23 Perpignan Stade Jean-Bouin 8,792 Round 14 14 March 2008 20:30 Albi 13–8 Biarritz (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 6,167 15 March 2008 15:00 Auch 15–36 Castres (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 3,159 15 March 2008 15:00 Bayonne 20–18 Brive (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 9,645 15 March 2008 15:00 Montauban 16–11 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,147 15 March 2008 15:00 (1 BP) Toulouse 58–5 Dax Stade Ernest-Wallon 14,066 15 March 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 27–6 Montpellier Stade Aimé Giral 11,380 16 March 2008 15:00 (1 BP) Clermont 50–12 Stade Français Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,804 Round 15 21 March 2008 20:30 Biarritz 10–0 Brive Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,206 22 March 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 36–0 Auch Stade Pierre Rajon 4,832 22 March 2008 17:30 Castres 21–7 Montauban Stade Pierre-Fabre 8,016 22 March 2008 17:30 Dax 11–6 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 8,903 22 March 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 45–7 Albi Stade Aimé Giral 11,981 22 March 2008 18:30 Montpellier 17–56 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 13,230 22 March 2008 21:00 (1 BP) Stade Français 29–0 Toulouse Stade de France 79,779 Round 16 28 March 2008 20:30 Toulouse 12–6 Biarritz (1 BP) Stadium Municipal 35,188 29 March 2008 15:05 Bayonne 14–36 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 13,189 29 March 2008 17:30 Auch 16–10 Dax (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 3,882 29 March 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Castres 12–17 Montpellier Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,642 29 March 2008 17:30 Brive 14–7 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 9,289 29 March 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Clermont 52–17 Albi Stade Marcel-Michelin 13,295 29 March 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 9–10 Perpignan Stade Pierre Rajon 7,224 Round 17 11 April 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Dax 9–13 Stade Français Stade Maurice Boyau 8,839 12 April 2008 15:00 Perpignan 20–18 Castres (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 11,653 12 April 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Albi 13–20 Toulouse Stadium Municipal d'Albi 9,251 12 April 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 20–0 Bayonne Parc des Sports Aguiléra 13,044 12 April 2008 17:30 Montauban 30–19 Auch Stade Sapiac 5,553 12 April 2008 17:30 Montpellier 20–14 Brive (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,022 12 April 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Clermont 36–7 Bourgoin Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,771 Round 18 18 April 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 12–14 Castres Stade Pierre Rajon 8,000 19 April 2008 15:00 Toulouse 11–23 Clermont Stadium Municipal 36,000http://archives.stadetoulousain.fr/popMusee/champ-2007-2008-montauban.html 18ème match Musée du stade toulousain 19 April 2008 19 April 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Albi 25–12 Montpellier Stadium Municipal d'Albi 6,000 19 April 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 26–3 Auch Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,500 19 April 2008 17:30 Brive 30–0 Dax Stade Amédée-Domenech 9,193 19 April 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 38–13 Bayonne Stade Aimé Giral 12,407 19 April 2008 20:30 Stade Français 25–18 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Jean-Bouin 10,000 Round 19 25 April 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 9–12 Stade Français Stade Yves-du-Manoir 13,103 26 April 2008 17:30 Auch 15–36 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 6,000 26 April 2008 17:30 Bayonne 19–19 Bourgoin Stade Jean Dauger 11,500 26 April 2008 17:30 Dax 12–9 Albi (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 5,000 26 April 2008 18:30 Montauban 19–13 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 7,500 26 April 2008 20:30 Brive 7–16 Perpignan Stade Amédée-Domenech 10,347 26 April 2008 Castres P–P Toulouse Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup semi-finals on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 7 May 2008. Round 20 2 May 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Clermont 28–35 Castres (1 BP) Stade Marcel-Michelin 16,574 2 May 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 73–12 Auch Stade Ernest-Wallon 16,574 3 May 2008 15:05 Perpignan 16–3 Biarritz Stade Aimé Giral 14,517 3 May 2008 17:30 Albi 21–18 Brive (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 7,000 3 May 2008 17:30 Bayonne 19–16 Montpellier (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 12,000 3 May 2008 17:30 Dax 20–16 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 5,000 3 May 2008 20:30 Stade Français 34–20 Bourgoin Stade Jean-Bouin 8,939 Round 19 (rescheduled game) 7 May 2008 18:30 Castres 6–16 Toulouse Stade Pierre-Fabre 10,000 Rescheduled from 26 April 2008. Round 21 9 May 2008 21:00 (1 BP) Biarritz 11–16 Clermont Parc des Sports Aguiléra 12,500 10 May 2008 15:00 (1 BP) Auch 19–23 Bayonne Stade Jacques Fouroux 5,000 10 May 2008 15:00 Stade Français 43–20 Albi Stade Jean-Bouin 9,000 10 May 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 50–14 Dax Stade Pierre Rajon 6,000 10 May 2008 18:30 Montauban 28–22 Perpignan (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 7,000https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/05/11/453018-top-14-montauban-coupeur-de-tetes.html Top 14. Montauban, coupeur de têtes La Dépêche 10 May 2008 11 May 2008 17:00 (1 BP) Castres 41–10 Brive Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,500 11 May 2008 19:00 Montpellier 17–15 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 15,789 Round 22 16 May 2008 20:00 Brive 11–3 Stade Français Stade Amédée-Domenech 13,869https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/la-fiche-17-05-2008-3298506447.php BRIVE - STADE FRANCAIS 11-3 (5-0) La Fiche 17 May 2008 17 May 2008 15:00 Clermont 29–15 Perpignan Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,800 17 May 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Albi 29–0 Auch Stadium Municipal d'Albi 6,000 17 May 2008 17:30 Bayonne 27–16 Castres Stade Jean Dauger 13,000 17 May 2008 17:30 Montpellier 12–6 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 9,000Surprisingly there is no information available online for Montpellier's home attendance against Bourgoin on 17 May 2008, despite all other home games being accounted for. However, using figures acquired from the Sur la touche website, who state Montpellier's seasonal average attendance at 11,118, this game had a crowd of around 9,000.https://surlatouche.fr/affluences-top-14/ Affluences – Top 14 Sur la touche 17 September 2018 a 17 May 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 28–6 Montauban Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,870http://archives.stadetoulousain.fr/popMusee/champ-2007-2008-montauban.html 22ème match Musée du stade toulousain 17 May 2008 17 May 2008 18:35 Dax 17–12 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 8,000 Round 23 23 May 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Clermont 38–7 Brive Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,000 24 May 2008 15:05 Biarritz 20–0 Montpellier Parc des Sports Aguiléra 6,500 24 May 2008 20:30 Auch 9–6 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Jacques Fouroux 5,000 24 May 2008 20:30 Bourgoin 18–13 Albi (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 5,000 24 May 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Castres 38–16 Dax Stade Pierre-Fabre 8,500 24 May 2008 20:30 Montauban 15–12 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,000 24 May 2008 (1 BP) Perpignan P - P Toulouse Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup final on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 3 June 2008. Round 24 30 May 2008 19:00 Auch 13–25 Perpignan Stade Jacques Fouroux 6,000 30 May 2018 21:00 Brive 15–12 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 14,868 31 May 2008 15:05 (1 BP) Stade Français 44–15 Castres Stade Jean-Bouin 7,443 31 May 2008 17:30 Albi 13–6 Bayonne (1 BP) Stadium Municipal d'Albi 10,000 31 May 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 30–10 Bourgoin Parc des Sports Aguiléra 6,000 31 May 2008 17:30 Dax 16–36 Montpellier (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 4,500 31 May 2008 20:30 Montauban 18–16 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 8,000 Round 23 (rescheduled game) 3 June 2008 21:00 (1 BP) Perpignan 50–6 Toulouse Stade Aimé Giral 7,889 Rescheduled from 24 May 2008. Round 25 6 June 2008 20:30 Montpellier 12–8 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 12,348 7 June 2008 15:05 Stade Français 22–18 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade de France 79,644 7 June 2008 17:30 Bayonne 36–8 Clermont Stade Jean Dauger 13,051 7 June 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Brive 40–26 Auch Stade Amédée-Domenech 10,931 7 June 2008 17:30 Castres 20–16 Albi (1 BP) Stade Pierre-Fabre 9,500 7 June 2008 17:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 57–17 Bourgoin Stade Ernest-Wallon 16,796 7 June 2008 20:30 Dax 10–21 Perpignan Stade Maurice Boyau 15,000 Round 26 14 June 2008 15:15 Auch 12–23 Montpellier Stade Jacques Fouroux 6,000 14 June 2008 (1 BP) Biarritz 30–34 Castres Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,000 14 June 2008 15:15 Bourgoin 22–19 Brive (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 7,000 14 June 2008 15:15 (1 BP) Clermont 95–7 Dax Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,827 14 June 2008 15:15 Montauban 24–17 Albi (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,500 14 June 2008 15:15 Perpignan 23–19 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 13,517 14 June 2008 15:15 Toulouse 35–28 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 19,400https://recettedumoutonflingue.over-blog.com/article-20489772.html Stade Toulusain Bayonne 35-28 Mouton Fou Le Grand 16 June 2008 Knock-out stages Semi-finals 21 June 2008 17:00 Clermont 21 – 7 Report Perpignan Tries: Nalaga (2) 23' c, 47' mCon: James (1/2)Pen: James (2/3) 21', 40'Drop: James (1/1) 10' Try: N. Laharrague 63' cCon: Montgomery (1/1) Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,042https://www.rugbystats.fr/historique-classements-top14.php CLASSEMENT DU TOP 14 ET DE PRO D2 DE RUGBY 2008 (PLAY OFF) Rugby Stats 17 September 2018 22 June 2008 15:15 Toulouse 31 – 13 Report Stade Français Tries: Médard 44' cJauzion (2) 56' c, 60' mCon: Élissalde (1/1)Kunavore (1/2)Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 20', 22'Kunavore (1/1) 48'Drop: Fritz (1/1) 77' Try: Fillol 73' cCon: Hernández (1/1)Pen: Hernández (2/2) 24', 52' Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 33,147 Final 2007–08 Top 14 Final _navyshoulders _navyshoulders FFF146 FFF146 FFF146 102773 FFF146 Clermont _black_streak _black_streak ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Toulouse 28 June 2008 21:00 Clermont 20 – 26 Toulouse Tries: Rougerie 20' cZirakashvili 80' cCon: James (2/2)Pen: James (2/2) 13', 69' Tries: Servat 17' cMédard 60' cCon: Élissalde (2/2)Pen: Élissalde (2/3) 33', 56'Kunavore (1/1) 74'Courrent (1/1) 79' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,275 Eric Darrière FRA CLERMONT AUVERGNE: FB 15FRA Benoît Baby 65RW 14FRA Aurélien Rougerie (c)OC 13ITA Gonzalo Canale 52IC 12RSA Marius JoubertLW 11FIJ Napolioni NalagaFH 10AUS Brock JamesSH 9 FRA Pierre MignoniN8 8 FRA Elvis Vermeulen 62OF 7 FRA Alexandre AudebertBF 6 FRA Julien BonnaireRL 5 FRA Thibaut Privat 66LL 4 CAN Jamie Cudmore 56TP 3 FRA Laurent Emmanuelli 52HK 2 ARG Mario Ledesma 68LP 1 GEO Davit ZirakashviliReplacements:HK 16RSA John Smit 68PR 17FRA Thomas Domingo 52LK 18FRA Loïc Jacquet 66LK 19FRA Christophe Samson 56N8 20NZL Sam Broomhall 62CE 21FIJ Seremaia Bai 52FB 22FRA Anthony Floch 65Coach:NZL Vern Cotter TOULOUSE: FB 15FRA Maxime MédardRW 14FRA Yves DonguyOC 13FIJ Maleli Kunavore 78IC 12FRA Yannick JauzionLW 11FRA Cédric HeymansFH 10FRA Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 62SH 9 NZL Byron KelleherN8 8 RSA Shaun Sowerby 76OF 7 FRA Thierry Dusautoir 56BF 6 FRA Jean Bouilhou (c)RL 5 FRA Fabien Pelous 65LL 4 ARG Patricio AlbaceteTP 3 ARG Omar HasanHK 2 FRA William Servat 78LP 1 RSA Daan Human 56Replacements:PR 16FRA Jean-Baptiste Poux 56HK 17ARG Alberto Vernet Basualdo 78LK 18FRA Romain Millo-Chluski 65FL 19FRA Grégory Lamboley 76N8 20TGA Finau Maka 56FH 21FRA Valentin Courrent 78CE 22FRA Florian Fritz 62Coach:FRA 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 AUS Brock James Clermont 301 2 FRA Richard Dourthe Bayonne 245 3 ARG Juan Martín Hernández Stade Français 227 4 FRA Romain Teulet Castres 221 5 FRA Fabien Fortassin Montauban 212 6 FRA Benjamin Boyet Bourgoin 191 7 FRA Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Toulouse 155 8 FRA Frédéric Couzier Auch 140 9 FRA Andre Hough Albi 134 10 ITA Luciano Orquera Brive 122 https://www.itsrugby.fr/statistiques-top14-2007.html Top 14 : 2007/2008 - Statistiques - Rugby It's Rugby 17 September 2018 Top try scorers Rank Player Club Tries 1 FIJ Napolioni Nalaga Clermont 18 2 FRA Maxime Médard Toulouse 14 3 FRA Aurélien Rougerie Clermont 12 4 USA Takudzwa Ngwenya Biarritz 8 FRA Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet Bayonne 8 5 FRA Vincent Clerc Toulouse 7 FRA Yves Donguy Toulouse 7 FRA Julien Saubade Stade Français 7 6 FRA Yoan Audrin Montauban 6 FRA Yannick Jauzion Toulouse 6 ARG Mario Ledesma Clermont 6 GEO 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,http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=81150 Affluence totale par club: TOP 14 - 26 premières journées - Saison 2006-2007 fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2007-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011111900/http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=81150 2007-10-11 dead up from 9,288 in 2005–06http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=69748 Affluence totale par club: TOP 14 - 26 premières journées - Saison 2005-2006 fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2007-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011110646/http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=69748 2007-10-11 dead and 7,255 in 2004–05,http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=56992 Affluence totale par club: TOP 16 - 30 premières journées - Saison 2004-2005 fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2007-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20071010054519/http://lnr.fr/Client/asp/championnat/statsdyn/StatsStadetop14.asp?CleCompet=56992 2007-10-10 dead 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 to 2007.http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_27608182837.php Top 14 the 'cash cow' of the French Agence France-Presse RugbyRugby.com 2008-06-27 2008-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100552/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_27608182837.php 2011-09-27 dead 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.http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=99671 TOP 14: Les affluences club/club, journée/journée fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2008-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20080329234744/http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=99671 2008-03-29 dead Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues. ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% 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 Notes a References fr "Ligue Nationale de Rugby". lnr.fr. Accessed August 13, 2007. External links fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby - Official website Top 14 on Planetrugby.com Category:Top 14 seasons France