2008–09 Top 14 season

French rugby union season Top 14 Logo.jpg 100px France Perpignan 7 Clermont Mont-de-Marsan, Dax 185 2362394 79,842Stade Français v Clermont4 April 2009 4,428Bourgoin v Mont-de-Marsan13 September 2008 610 AUS Brock James (324) FIJ Napolioni Nalaga (21) 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Top 14 Competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). It ran from late August 2008 through the final at Stade de France on June 6, 2009, in which Perpignan lifted the Bouclier de Brennus with a 22–13 win over Clermont. This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Toulon, winners of the 2008 title in the second-level Pro D2, and Mont-de-Marsan, victors in the 2008 promotion playoffs between the second- through fifth-place teams in Pro D2. They took the place of Auch and Albi, relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Top 14. Auch, which had been promoted to the Top 14 for 2007–08, finished bottom of the table and went down. The other newly promoted team in 2007–08, Dax, finished second-from-bottom, but were reprieved when French sporting authorities forcibly relegated 12th-place Albi to Pro D2 due to financial issues. 2 Teams 100% 70% ClubCity (department)StadiumCapacityPrevious season Bayonne Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade Jean Dauger 16,934Although the capacity of Stade Jean Dauger is listed at 16,934, the club achieved an attendance of 18,840 at the ground in their game against Toulouse on 13 May 2009. Whether this attendance was achieved due to a temporary capacity increase is unclear but no sources list Stade Jean Dauger as having a regular capacity of this size. a Bayonne 9th Biarritz Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 15,000 6th Bourgoin Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère) Stade Pierre Rajon 9,441 10th Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze) Stade Amédée-Domenech 15,000 11th Castres Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Fabre 11,500 5th Clermont Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Stade Marcel-Michelin 16,574 Runners up (1st in league) Dax Dax (Landes) Stade Maurice Boyau 16,170 13th (not relegated)Despite finishing 13th Dax were saved from relegation due to 12th placed Albi going down instead due to financial irregularities.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 a Dax Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) Stade Guy Boniface 22,000 Promoted from Pro D2 (play-offs) Montauban Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) Stade Sapiac 12,600Capacity of Stade Sapiac up to 12,600 from 11,500 the previous season. a Montauban 7th Montpellier Montpellier (Hérault) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 15,789 8th Perpignan Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) Stade Aimé Giral 16,593 Semi-finals (4th in league) 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 Semi-finals (4th in league) Toulon Toulon (Var) Stade MayolToulon would also play one home game at the 67,394 capacity Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. a Toulon 13,700 Promoted from Pro D2 (champions) Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-WallonToulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal. a Toulouse 19,500 Champions (2nd in league) 30% France left 450 Locations of the 2008–09 Top 14 teams 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 top France 45.78938 3.10609 Clermont top France 43.712222 -1.047222 Dax left France 43.895481 -0.482786 Mont-de-Marsan 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 43.118947 5.936531 Toulon right France 43.621944 1.415556 Toulouse bottom Competition format Each club plays every other club twice. The second half of the season is conducted in the same order as the first, with the club at home in the first half of the season away in the second. 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 on May 29 and 30, with the final at Stade de France on June 6. Going into the season, the top six clubs were guaranteed of berths in the 2009–10 Heineken Cup, with the possibility of a seventh if a French club had advanced further in the 2008–09 Heineken Cup than any team from England or Italy. However, the seventh French berth did not materialize this season, as the only Top 14 club to make the knockout stage, Toulouse, were eliminated in the quarterfinals, while England's Leicester Tigers reached the final (where they lost to Irish side Leinster). The sixth-place team would have been relegated to the 2009–10 European Challenge Cup if 11th-place Bourgoin had won the 2008–09 Challenge Cup final on 22 May; however, Bourgoin were defeated by English side Northampton Saints. The bottom two teams are provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them fails a postseason financial audit (mandatory for all clubs in the league). The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007-08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match,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 a system that also makes it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for 2008-09.http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/3%20-%20Titre%20II%20-%20Reglement%20sportif%202008%20-2009.pdf Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain" Reglements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2008/2009, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif du Championnat de France Professionnel Ligue Nationale de Rugby fr 2008-08-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217084857/http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/3%20-%20Titre%20II%20-%20Reglement%20sportif%202008%20-2009.pdf 2012-02-17 France's bonus point system operates as follows: 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). Season synopsis While the four playoff teams—Perpignan, Toulouse, Clermont, and Stade Français—separated themselves from the pack fairly early in the season, it was Toulouse who were the form team in the first half of the season; they had a Top 14-record streak of 11 wins from Round 5 through Round 15. However, Perpignan surged in the second half of the season, finishing level with Toulouse on the season log; the Catalans claimed the top seed on the first tiebreaker of head-to-head competition points. Biarritz used a late-season surge to claim fifth place, while the final Heineken Cup berth was ultimately decided in the final round, when Brive's draw with Bourgoin combined with Bayonne's win over Stade Français without a bonus point left Brive and Bayonne level on the log; Brive won on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head scoring. At the other end of the ladder, Mont-de-Marsan were rarely competitive and finished bottom. The second relegation place finally fell on Dax, after Bourgoin, Castres, and the highly ambitious Toulon spent time in relegation trouble. For much of the season, Bourgoin faced another type of relegation trouble—financial. At the end of each season, all teams in both divisions of LNR must pass a financial audit conducted by DNACG (Direction nationale d'aide et de contrôle de gestion), LNR's financial arm, to be able to keep their professional licenses. The club were able to satisfy DNACG that they had sufficient financial guarantees to participate in Top 14 and were thus allowed to stay in the top flight.https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20090612_2243_bourgoin-reste-parmi-l-elite.html Bourgoin reste parmi l'élite fr L'Équipe 2009-06-12 2009-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090615041012/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20090612_2243_bourgoin-reste-parmi-l-elite.html 15 June 2009 dead dmy-all Second division: 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 season Table main Rugby QR n n y PER Perpignan TLS Toulouse (SF) CLE Clermont (F) STF Stade Français (SF) BIA Biarritz BRI Brive BAY Bayonne MTB Montauban TLN Toulon MTP Montpellier BOU Bourgoin CAS Castres DAX Dax MDM Mont-de-Marsan 20 1 5 615 374 10 C 21 0 5 594 324 8 16 1 9 754 367 17 16 1 9 622 430 12 15 0 11 516 398 11 13 4 9 481 481 6 14 2 10 475 481 6 10 2 14 485 572 9 9 2 15 409 488 11 11 0 15 408 568 6 8 2 16 451 599 10 7 3 16 473 537 10 7 1 18 375 634 7 R 5 1 20 325 730 7 R Perpignan finished first on the ladder, ahead of Toulouse, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points; Toulouse scored a regular win against Perpignan in Round 6, while Perpignan picked up a bonus-point win in the return match in Round 19. PER Brive edged out Bayonne for sixth place, and ultimately the final Heineken Cup berth. In Round 8, Bayonne defeated Brive 14–9 at home. In the return match in Round 21, Brive won 13–6 at home. Since both losing teams picked up bonus points, the tiebreaker went to head-to-head point differential, in which Brive had a two-point edge. BRI #d8ffeb Advance to playoffsQualified for the 2009–10 Heineken Cup A A A A #ccccff Qualified for the 2009–10 Heineken Cup Q Q #ffcccc Relegated to the 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 R R complete Fixtures & Results Round 1 26 August 2008 19:00 Biarritz 29 - 22 Bourgoin (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 10,133http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Biarritz%7CParc%20des%20sports%20Aguilera RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS PARC DES SPORTS AGUILERA STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 26 August 2008 19:00 (1 BP) Castres 26 - 27 Bayonne Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,717http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Castres%7CStade%20Pierre%20Antoine RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE ANTOINE STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 26 August 2008 19:00 Dax 9 - 31 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 9,110http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Dax%7CStade%20Maurice%20Boyau RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MAURICE BOYAU STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 26 August 2008 19:00 (1 BP) Montauban 37 - 19 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Sapiac 6,844http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montauban%7CStade%20Sapiac RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE SAPIAC STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 26 August 2008 19:00 Montpellier 16 - 11 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 14,248http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montpellier%7CStade%20Yves%20du%20manoir RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE YVES DU MANOIR STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 26 August 2008 19:00 Perpignan 34 - 18 Brive Stade Aimé Giral 12,890http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Perpignan%7CStade%20Aime%20Giral RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE AIME GIRAL STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 26 August 2008 21:00 Toulon 22 - 16 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Mayol 12,835http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulon%7CStade%20Mayol RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MAYOL STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 Round 2 30 August 2008 14:30 Bayonne 22 - 20 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 11,412http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bayonne%7CStade%20Jean%20Dauger RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE JEAN DAUGER STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 30 August 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 43 - 20 Montpellier Stade Marcel-Michelin 12,207http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Clermont%7CStade%20Marcel%20Michelin RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MARCEL MICHELIN STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 30 August 2008 14:30 Stade Français 27 - 22 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Jean-Bouin 8,777http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CJean%20Bouin RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS JEAN BOUIN STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 30 August 2008 14:30 Toulon 3 - 3 Brive Stade Mayol 12,351 30 August 2008 14:30 Toulouse 25 - 20 Dax (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 15,665http://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 30 August 2008 16:45 Biarritz 32 - 17 Castres Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,667 30 August 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 16 - 22 Perpignan Stade Pierre Rajon 5,283http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bourgoin%7Cstade%20Pierre%20Rajon RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE RAJON STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 Round 3 5 September 2008 20:30 Bayonne 17 - 6 Clermont Stade Jean Dauger 11,841 6 September 2008 14:30 Brive 16 - 16 Castres Stade Amédée-Domenech 7,893http://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 6 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Dax 6 - 9 Montpellier Stade Maurice Boyau 5,057 6 September 2008 14:30 Montauban 18 - 14 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 5,068 6 September 2008 16:30 Perpignan 11 - 26 Stade Français Stade Aimé Giral 11,671 6 September 2008 20:30 Mont-de-Marsan 25 - 18 Toulon (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 6,851http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Mont-de-Marsan%7CStade%20Guy%20Boniface RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE GUY BONIFACE STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 7 September 2008 20:00 (1 BP) Toulouse 20 - 6 Biarritz Stadium Municipal 24,722http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulouse%7CStadium RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADIUM STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 Round 4 12 September 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Toulon 13 - 19 Stade Français Stade Mayol 12,916 13 September 2008 14:30 Bourgoin 18 - 6 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Pierre Rajon 4,428 13 September 2008 14:30 Castres 11 - 19 Dax Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,907 13 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 32 - 10 Montauban Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,263 13 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 38 - 10 Bayonne Stade Aimé Giral 11,671 13 September 2008 16:30 Clermont 16 - 6 Toulouse Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,701 13 September 2008 20:30 Biarritz 24 - 5 Brive Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,101 Round 5 19 September 2008 20:30 Dax 30 - 18 Biarritz Stade Maurice Boyau 8,004 20 September 2008 14:30 Bayonne 19 - 15 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 12,827 20 September 2008 14:30 Castres 12 - 6 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,103 20 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 37 - 16 Brive Stade Jean-Bouin 9,250 20 September 2008 14:30 Toulon 15 - 9 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Mayol 12,557 20 September 2008 16:30 Montauban 10 - 41 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 9,049 20 September 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 3 - 5 Perpignan Stade Yves-du-Manoir 14,182 Round 6 26 September 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 25 - 32 Stade Français Stade des Alpes, Grenoble 18,014http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Grenoble%7CStade%20des%20Alpes RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DES ALPES STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 27 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Brive 41 - 9 Dax Stade Amédée-Domenech 7,893 27 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 32 - 6 Biarritz Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,498 27 September 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 22 Montpellier Stade Guy Boniface 6,237 27 September 2008 14:30 Montauban 24 - 23 Castres (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 5,844 27 September 2008 16:30 Toulouse 30 - 20 Perpignan Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,739 27 September 2008 20:30 Bayonne 19 - 15 Toulon (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 13,902 Round 7 3 October 2008 20:30 Castres 10 - 28 Toulouse Stade Pierre-Fabre 9,451 4 October 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 46 - 3 Montpellier Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,000 4 October 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Brive 53 - 11 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,208 4 October 2008 14:30 Perpignan 37 - 12 Toulon Stade Aimé Giral 13,061 4 October 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 34 - 16 Montauban Stade Jean-Bouin 8,357 4 October 2008 16:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 23 - 30 Clermont Stade Pierre Rajon 6,872 4 October 2008 20:30 Dax 27 - 17 Bayonne Stade Maurice Boyau 10,204 Round 8 24 October 2008 20:30 Mont-de-Marsan 6 - 33 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 7,064 25 October 2008 14:30 Bayonne 14 - 9This was the first Top 14 match to see both teams earn bonus points since LNR adopted its revised bonus points system in the 2007-08 season. a Brive (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 11,441 25 October 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 25 - 30 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Marcel-Michelin 12,940 25 October 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 12 - 19 Bourgoin Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,007 25 October 2008 14:30 Perpignan 17 - 6 Dax Stade Aimé Giral 11,705 25 October 2008 16:30 Stade Français 13 - 26 Toulouse Stade de France 78,782http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CStade%20de%20France RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DE FRANCE STADES ET SPECTATEURS 19 September 2018 25 October 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Toulon 17 - 21 Castres Stade Mayol 12,144 Round 9 31 October 2008 18:30 (1 BP) Montauban 42 - 20 Toulon Stade Sapiac 6,291 1 November 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Castres 28 - 31 Montpellier Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,279 1 November 2008 14:30 Dax 32 - 10 Bourgoin Stade Maurice Boyau 6,978 1 November 2008 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 7 - 31 Perpignan (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 6,140 1 November 2008 14:30 Toulouse 21 - 15 Brive (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,708 1 November 2008 16:30 Clermont 22 - 6 Stade Français Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,724 1 November 2008 20:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 12 - 14 Bayonne Parc des Sports Aguiléra 13,104 Round 10 14 November 2008 20:30 Montpellier 26 - 13 Stade Français Stade Yves-du-Manoir 14,570 15 November 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Bourgoin 9 - 13 Bayonne Stade Pierre Rajon 5,325 15 November 2008 14:30 Castres 26 - 3 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,615 15 November 2008 14:30 Dax 20 - 20 Montauban Stade Maurice Boyau 5,703 15 November 2008 14:30 Toulouse 19 - 18 Toulon (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,701 15 November 2008 16:30 Brive 18 - 16 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 11,708 15 November 2008 20:45 (1 BP) Perpignan 27 - 12 Biarritz Stade Aimé Giral 12,942 Round 11 21 November 2008 19:00 (1 BP) Bourgoin 12 - 18 Toulouse Stade Pierre Rajon 7,989 21 November 2008 21:00 Stade Français 19 - 12 Castres (1 BP) Stade Jean-Bouin 7,443 22 November 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Bayonne 42 - 9 Montpellier Stade Jean Dauger 10,938 22 November 2008 14:30 Brive 33 - 28 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 7,892 22 November 2008 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 12 - 6 Dax (BP) Stade Guy Boniface 8,832 22 November 2008 14:30 Toulon 10 - 5 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Mayol 12,357 22 November 2008 16:30 Clermont 29 - 9 Perpignan Stade Marcel-Michelin 14,364 Round 12 28 November 2008 20:35 Toulouse 32 - 11 Bayonne Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,701 29 November 2008 14:30 Castres 9 - 23 Bourgoin Stade Pierre-Fabre 6,851 29 November 2008 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 12 - 11 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 5,507 29 November 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Montauban 6 - 9 Perpignan Stade Sapiac 6,965 29 November 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Toulon 6 - 13 Dax Stade Mayol 11,482 29 November 2008 16:30 Biarritz 13 - 32 Stade Français (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 9,923 29 November 2008 20:45 Montpellier 9 - 22 Brive Stade Yves-du-Manoir 9,517 Round 13 19 December 2008 20:35 (1 BP) Dax 16 - 20 Clermont Stade Maurice Boyau 5,983 20 December 2008 14:30 Brive 20 - 12 Bourgoin Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,529 20 December 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 33 - 8 Toulon Stade Yves-du-Manoir 11,707 20 December 2008 14:30 Perpignan 16 - 9 Castres (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 13,102 20 December 2008 14:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 27 - 6 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,654 20 December 2008 16:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 35 - 8 Bayonne Stade Jean-Bouin 9,395 20 December 2008 20:35 Montauban 19 - 12 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,402 Round 14 2 January 2009 20:35 Bayonne 13 - 13 Castres Stade Jean Dauger 12,665 3 January 2009 14:30 Bourgoin 15 - 14 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 6,430 3 January 2009 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 13 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 5,771 3 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 32 - 5 Toulon Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,102 3 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 56 - 15 Dax Stade Jean-Bouin 9,248 3 January 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Toulouse 34 - 0 Montpellier Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,725 3 January 2009 20:45 (1 BP) Brive 15 - 18 Perpignan Stade Amédée-Domenech 9,613 Round 15 9 January 2009 20:35 Dax 9 - 25Toulouse win their 11th consecutive Top 14 match, breaking the previous record of 10 set last season by Clermont. a Toulouse Stade Maurice Boyau 8,325 10 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Castres 9 - 10 Biarritz Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,753 10 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 6 - 13 Stade Français Stade Guy Boniface 7,921 10 January 2009 14:30 Montauban 15 - 13 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,288 10 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 40 - 14 Bourgoin Stade Aimé Giral 11,811 10 January 2009 16:30 Montpellier 3 - 30 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 13,182 10 January 2009 20:35 Brive 19 - 9 Toulon Stade Amédée-Domenech 8,660 Round 16 30 January 2009 20:35 (1 BP) Toulon 38 - 22 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Mayol 12,316 31 January 2009 14:30 Biarritz 17 - 13Toulouse's Top 14-record win streak of 11 ends. a Toulouse (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 11,018 31 January 2009 14:30 Bourgoin 25 - 15 Montauban Stade Pierre Rajon 5,441 31 January 2009 14:30 Castres 11 - 11 Brive Stade Pierre-Fabre 9,304 31 January 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 44 - 10 Bayonne Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,806 31 January 2009 14:30 Montpellier 23 - 14 Dax Stade Yves-du-Manoir 9,552 31 January 2009 16:30 Stade Français 13 - 13 Perpignan Stade de France 79,122 Round 17 20 February 2009 20:35 Stade Français 22 - 12 Toulon Stade Jean-Bouin 9,167 21 February 2009 14:30 Brive 19 - 15 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 10,154 21 February 2009 14:30 Dax 16 - 32 Castres (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 6,738 21 February 2009 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 16 Bourgoin Stade Guy Boniface 5,734 21 February 2009 14:30 Montauban 27 - 19 Montpellier Stade Sapiac 5,734 21 February 2009 16:30 Bayonne 19 - 12 Perpignan (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 15,125 22 February 2009 16:30 Toulouse 20 - 13 Clermont (1 BP) Stadium Municipal 34,932 Round 18 27 February 2009 19:00 Bourgoin 12 - 23 Toulon (1 BP) Stade Pierre Rajon 6,672 28 February 2009 14:15 Brive 26 - 11 Stade Français Stade Amédée-Domenech 11,106 28 February 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 44 - 13 Dax Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,031 28 February 2009 14:30 Clermont 43 - 20 Castres Stade Marcel-Michelin 13,919 28 February 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 30 - 37 Bayonne Stade Guy Boniface 7,201 28 February 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 50 - 13 Montpellier Stade Aimé Giral 12,690 28 February 2009 20:35 Toulouse 9 - 6 Montauban (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,649 Round 19 6 March 2009 21:00 (1 BP) Perpignan 32 - 8 Toulouse Stade Aimé Giral 14,578 7 March 2009 14:30 Castres 31 - 19 Montauban Stade Pierre-Fabre 7,668 7 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Dax 15 - 17 Brive Stade Maurice Boyau 5,514 7 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 33 - 6 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Yves-du-Manoir 9,503 7 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 53 - 3 Bourgoin Stade Jean-Bouin 8,401 7 March 2009 16:30 Biarritz 18 - 14 Clermont (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,708 7 March 2009 20:35 Toulon 3 - 3 Bayonne Stade Mayol 12,888 Round 20 13 March 2009 20:35 Montauban 22 - 16 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 12,589 14 March 2009 14:15 Toulouse 26 - 11 Castres Stade Ernest-Wallon 17,984 14 March 2009 14:30 Bayonne 14 - 9 Dax (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 12,589 14 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 57 - 23 Bourgoin Stade Marcel-Michelin 13,936 14 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 18 Brive Stade Guy Boniface 8,099 14 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Toulon 29 - 32 Perpignan Stade Mayol 12,415 14 March 2009 20:35 Montpellier 12 - 9 Biarritz (1 BP) Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,627 Round 21 27 March 2009 20:35 Castres 25 - 9 Toulon Stade Pierre-Fabre 8,497 28 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 37 - 7 Mont-de-Marsan Parc des Sports Aguiléra 7,192 28 March 2009 14:30 Bourgoin 22 - 3 Montpellier Stade Pierre Rajon 5,847 28 March 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Dax 13 - 16 Perpignan Stade Maurice Boyau 6,333 28 March 2009 14:30 Montauban 19 - 19 Clermont Stade Sapiac 6,724 28 March 2009 16:30 Brive 13 - 6 Bayonne (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 10,762 29 March 2009 20:35 Toulouse 15 - 11 Stade Français (1 BP) Stadium Municipal 34,993 Round 22 3 April 2009 20:35 (1 BP) Bourgoin 43 - 6 Dax Stade Pierre Rajon 6,418 4 April 2009 14:30 Brive 10 - 42 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Amédée-Domenech 14,066 4 April 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Montpellier 21 - 23 Castres Stade Yves-du-Manoir 10,547 4 April 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 44 - 3 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Aimé Giral 12,211 4 April 2009 14:30 Toulon 33 - 20 Montauban Stade Mayol 12,491 4 April 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Stade Français 19 - 21 Clermont Stade de France 79,842 4 April 2009 20:35 (1 BP) Bayonne 15 - 19 Biarritz Stade Jean Dauger 16,930 Round 23 17 April 2009 20:35 Biarritz 12 - 10 Perpignan (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 10,243 18 April 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Bayonne 61 - 10 Bourgoin Stade Jean Dauger 11,624 18 April 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 52 - 7 Brive Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,853 18 April 2009 14:30 Mont-de-Marsan 21 - 15 Castres (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 5,445 18 April 2009 14:30 Stade Français 24 - 15 Montpellier Stade Jean-Bouin 8,651 18 April 2009 16:30 Toulon 14 - 6 Toulouse Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 56,953http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Marseille%7CStade%20Velodrome RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE VELODROME STADES ET SPECTATEURS 20 September 2018 18 April 2009 20:35 (1 BP) Montauban 15 - 20 Dax Stade Sapiac 6,614 Round 24 24 April 2009 20:35 (1 BP) Castres 16 - 21 Stade Français Stade Pierre-Fabre 8,891 25 April 2009 14:30 Biarritz 19 - 12 Toulon (1 BP) Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,257 25 April 2009 14:30 Montauban 15 - 10 Brive (1 BP) Stade Sapiac 6,897 25 April 2009 14:30 Montpellier 20 - 11 Bayonne Stade Yves-du-Manoir 12,497 25 April 2009 14:30 Perpignan 20 - 16 Clermont (1 BP) Stade Aimé Giral 14,499 25 April 2009 16:30 Toulouse 13 - 6 Bourgoin (1 BP) Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,666 25 April 2009 20:35 Dax 12 - 8 Mont-de-Marsan (1 BP) Stade Maurice Boyau 9,725 Round 25 8 May 2009 20:35 Dax 12 - 22 Toulon Stade Maurice Boyau 8,030 9 May 2009 14:30 Bourgoin 31 - 23 Castres Stade Pierre Rajon 6,402 9 May 2009 14:30 Brive 28 - 18 Montpellier Stade Amédée-Domenech 9,272 9 May 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Clermont 66 - 3 Mont-de-Marsan Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,745 9 May 2009 14:30 (1 BP) Perpignan 19 - 9 Montauban Stade Aimé Giral 13,798 9 May 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Bayonne 9 - 12 Toulouse Stade Jean Dauger 18,840 10 May 2009 20:45 (1 BP) Stade Français 12 - 16 Biarritz Stade Jean-Bouin 9,104 Round 26 16 May 2009 16:30 Bayonne 31 - 27 Stade Français (1 BP) Stade Jean Dauger 15,248 16 May 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Biarritz 38 - 10 Montauban Parc des Sports Aguiléra 8,774 16 May 2009 16:30 Bourgoin 19 - 19 Brive Stade Pierre Rajon 6,558 16 May 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Castres 26 - 32 Perpignan Stade Pierre-Fabre 9,039 16 May 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Clermont 75 - 3 Dax Stade Marcel-Michelin 15,827 16 May 2009 16:30 Mont-de-Marsan 8 - 60 Toulouse (1 BP) Stade Guy Boniface 10,468 16 May 2009 16:30 (1 BP) Toulon 23 - 3 Montpellier Stade Mayol 12,926 Knock-out stages Semi-finals 29 May 2009 20:45 CEST Toulouse 9 – 19 Report Clermont Pen: Elissalde (3/3) 21', 26', 31' Try: James 12' c Con: James (1/1) Pen: James (2/3) 4', 63'Baby (2/2) 28', 45' Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 32,824 Christophe Berdos 30 May 2009 16:30 CEST Perpignan 25 – 21 Report Stade Français Tries: Porical 24' cMermoz 48' cCandelon 62' mCon: Porical (2/3)Pen: Porical (2/6) 5', 36' Tries: Beauxis 50' mParisse 69' cCon: Beauxis (1/2)Pen: Beauxis (2/4) 33', 55'Drop: Beauxis 12' Stade de Gerland, Lyon 40,377 Jérôme Garces Final 6 June 2009 20:45 CEST Perpignan 22 – 13 Report Clermont Try: Marty 45' cCon: Porical (1/1)Pen: Porical (4/4) 40', 49, 61', 64'Drop: Hume 15' Try: Nalaga 10' cCon: James (1/1)Pen: James (2/3) 19', 55' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,205 Jean-Pierre Matheu FB 15FRA Jérôme PoricalRW 14FRA Farid SidOC 13FRA David Marty 75IC 12FRA Maxime MermozLW 11FRA Julien Candelon 78FH 10RSA Gavin Hume SH 9 FRA Nicolas Durand 75N8 8 FRA Damien Chouly OF 7 FRA Jean-Pierre Pérez BF 6 FRA Grégory Le Corvec 57RL 5 FRA Olivier Olibeau 65LL 4 ARG Rimas Álvarez KairelisTP 3 FRA Nicolas Mas (c) 78HK 2 ROU Marius Țincu 59LP 1 ENG Perry Freshwater 59Replacements:HK 16FRA Guilhem Guirado 59PR 17TON Kisi Pulu 59LK 18FRA Guillaume Vilaceca 65FL 19RSA Gerrie Britz 57SH 20ESP David Mélé 75CE 21FRA Jean-Philippe Grandclaude 75WG 22RSA Philip Burger 78PR 23ARG Sebastian Bozzi 78Coach: FRA Jacques Brunel FB 15FRA Anthony FlochRW 14FRA Benoît BabyOC 13FRA Aurélien Rougerie (c)IC 12ITA Gonzalo CanaleLW 11FIJ Napolioni Nalaga 77FH 10AUS Brock JamesSH 9 FRA Pierre MignoniN8 8 FRA Julien BonnaireOF 7 FRA Alexandre Audebert BF 6 CAN Jamie Cudmore 50RL 5 FRA Thibaut Privat 55LL 4 FRA Julien PierreTP 3 ARG Martín Scelzo 30 HK 2 ARG Mario Ledesma 65LP 1 FRA Thomas Domingo 74Replacements:HK 16FRA Benoît Cabello 65PR 17FRA Laurent Emmanuelli 74LK 18FRA Loïc Jacquet 55N8 19FRA Elvis Vermeulen 50SH 20SAM John SenioFH 21FIJ Seremaia Bai 77CE 22ESP Pierre-Emmanuel GarciaPR 23GEO Davit Zirakashvili 30 Coach: NZL Vern Cotter 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 324 2 ENG Andy Goode Brive 235 3 FRA Lionel Beauxis Stade Français 212 4 FRA Benjamin Boyet Bourgoin 207 5 FRA Romain Teulet Castres 195 6 FRA Dimitri Yachvili Biarritz 193 7 FRA Jérôme Porical Perpignan 176 8 FRA Antoine Vignau-Tuquet Dax 160 9 FRA Fabien Fortassin Montauban 148 10 SPA Cédric Garcia Bayonne 116 http://www.itsrugby.fr/statistiques-top14-2008.html Top 14 : 2008/2009 - Statistiques - Rugby It's Rugby 20 September 2018 Top try scorers Rank Player Club Tries 1 FIJ Napolioni Nalaga Clermont 21 2 FIJ Vilimoni Delasau Montauban 10 USA Takudzwa Ngwenya Biarritz 10 RSA Sam Gerber Bayonne 10 3 FRA Julien Candelon Perpignan 9 FRA Anthony Floch Clermont 9 4 FRA Mathieu Bastareaud Stade Français 8 5 NZ Byron Kelleher Toulouse 7 FRA Maxime Médard Toulouse 7 FIJ Neumi Nanuku Dax 7 FRA Aurélien Rougerie Clermont 7 Attendances Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues. ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Bayonne 13 175,382 13,491 18,840 10,938 79% Biarritz 13 118,151 9,089 13,104 7,000 61% Bourgoin 13 91,679 7,052 18,014 4,428 67% Brive 13 125,756 9,674 14,066 7,892 64% Castres 13 103,075 7,929 9,451 6,615 69% Clermont 13 190,622 14,663 15,853 12,207 88% Dax 13 95,704 7,362 10,204 5,057 46% Mont-de-Marsan 13 91,270 7,021 10,468 5,445 32% Montauban 13 91,309 7,024 12,589 5,068 56% Montpellier 13 150,402 11,569 14,570 9,503 73% Perpignan 13 166,629 12,818 14,578 11,671 77% Stade Français 13 325,539 25,041 79,842 7,443 79% Toulon 13 206,631 15,895 56,953 11,482 91% Toulouse 13 277,839 21,372 34,993 15,665 93% See also 2008–09 Heineken Cup 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 season Notes a References fr "Ligue Nationale de Rugby". lnr.fr. Accessed July 27, 2008. External links fr Ligue Nationale de Rugby - Official website Top 14 on Planetrugby.com Top 14 - 2008/2009 on itsrugby.co.uk Category:Top 14 seasons France