2018–19 Top 14 season

The 2018–19 Top 14 competition was the 120th season of the French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2017–18 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 (Perpignan and Grenoble) in place of the two relegated teams, Oyonnax and Brive.

2018–19 Top 14
Countries France
Date25 August 2018 – 15 June 2019
ChampionsToulouse (20th title)
Runners-upClermont
RelegatedPerpignan, Grenoble
Matches played187
Attendance2,734,738
(average 14,624 per match)
Highest attendance79,786 (play-offs)
Toulouse v Clermont
15 June 2019
43,089 (league)
Toulon v Toulouse
6 April 2019
Lowest attendance6,100
Stade Français v Agen
13 April 2019
Top point scorerNew Zealand Ihaia West
(La Rochelle)
257 points
Top try scorerFrance Virimi Vakatawa
(Racing)
13 tries
Official website
www.lnr.fr/rugby-top-14

On 27 April 2019, Perpignan were relegated after they lost at home to La Rochelle, condemning the newly promoted side to the drop with three games still to play.[1] It was a truly dreadful season for Perpignan and one of the worst ever by a club in the history of the Top 14 - at one point it even looked like they might go through the whole season without a win but mercifully they finally achieved a victory on 16 February 2019 against Montpellier. They will be joined in 2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 by Grenoble, who lost the relegation playoff game, 22-28, to Brive.[2] Brive and Rugby Pro D2 champions, Bayonne, will play in the 2019–20 Top 14.[3]

The Top 14 final was contested between the top two teams in the league stage – Toulouse (1st) and Clermont (2nd) – who both won their semi-finals with relative ease. In the end it was Toulouse who triumphed at the Stade de France, seeing out a 24-18 victory to win its 20th title and the clubs first since 2012.[4] It was a well deserved victory for Le Stade, who were head and shoulders the best team in the league, finishing 15 points clear of Clermont and beating them twice out of three meetings (the other result was a draw). Despite missing out on the title, it was a still excellent season for Clermont, who massively improved on 2017-18 when they finished 9th, and also won the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

In terms of attendances, the Top 14 once again proved to be the most popular rugby union league in the world, with over 2.7 million supporters watching games that season. This was an average of 14,624 per game, slightly higher than the second best supported league - the 2018–19 English Premiership - which had an average of 14,507.

Teams

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Club City (department) Stadium Capacity Previous season
Agen Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Stade Armandie 14,000 11th
Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas[a 1] 34,694 10th
Castres Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 Champions (6th in league)
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022 9th
Grenoble Grenoble (Isère) Stade des Alpes 20,068 Promoted from Pro D2 (play-off)
La Rochelle La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,000 7th
Lyon Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) Matmut Stadium de Gerland 25,000 Semi-finals (5th in league)
Montpellier Montpellier (Hérault) Altrad Stadium 15,697 Runners up (1st in league)
Pau Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade du Hameau 18,324 8th
Perpignan Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) Stade Aimé Giral 14,593 Promoted from Pro D2 (champions)
Racing Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) Paris La Défense Arena[a 2] 30,681 Semi-finals (2nd in league)
Stade Français Paris, 16th arrondissement Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 12th
Toulon Toulon (Var) Stade Mayol[a 3] 18,200 Quarter-finals (4th in league)
Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-Wallon[a 4] 19,500 Quarter-finals (3rd in league)

Number of teams by region

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Teams Region or country Team(s)
4   Nouvelle-Aquitaine Agen, Bordeaux Bègles, La Rochelle, and Pau
  Occitanie Castres, Montpellier, Perpignan, and Toulouse
3   Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont, Grenoble, and Lyon
2   Île-de-France Racing and Stade Français
1   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon

Competition format

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The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of France. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

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,[5] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.[6]

France's bonus point system operates as follows:[6]

  • 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 5 points (or fewer). The margin had been 7 points until being changed prior to the 2014–15 season.

Table

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2018–19 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Toulouse (CH) 26 21 2 3 820 508 +312 9 1 98
2 Clermont (RU) 26 16 3 7 828 535 +293 9 4 83
3 Lyon (SF) 26 17 1 8 683 525 +158 7 1 78
4 Racing (QF) 26 15 1 10 750 563 +187 8 4 74
5 La Rochelle (SF) 26 16 0 10 719 616 +103 6 1 71
6 Montpellier (QF) 26 14 1 11 659 546 +113 6 6 70
7 Castres 26 15 0 11 508 499 +9 4 5 69
8 Stade Français 26 14 0 12 583 579 +4 4 4 64
9 Toulon 26 12 0 14 572 542 +30 6 3 57
10 Bordeaux Bègles 26 12 1 13 618 711 –93 4 3 57
11 Pau 26 9 0 17 501 763 –262 2 5 43
12 Agen 26 8 1 17 431 654 –223 0 4 38
13 Grenoble (R) 26 5 2 19 448 691 –243 0 5 29
14 Perpignan (R) 26 2 0 24 433 821 –388 0 4 12

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
  2. Points difference in head-to-head matches
  3. Try differential in head-to-head matches
  4. Points difference in all matches
  5. Try differential in all matches
  6. Points scored in all matches
  7. Tries scored in all matches
  8. Fewer matches forfeited
  9. Classification in the previous Top 14 season
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Pink background (row 13) will be contest a play-off with the runners-up of the 2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 season for a place in the 2019–20 Top 14 season.
Red background (row 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Final table

Relegation

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Starting from the 2017–18 season forward, only the 14th placed team will be automatically relegated to Pro D2. The 13th placed team will face the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.[7]

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

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25 August 2018
14:45
Perpignan15–46Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,466
Referee: Laurent Cardona
25 August 2018
17:15
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles41–19Pau
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,126[8]
Referee: Pierre Brousset
25 August 2018
17:15
Lyon16–16Toulouse
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
25 August 2018
17:15
La Rochelle28–21Grenoble
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 15,983
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
25 August 2018
17:15
(1 BP) Clermont67–23Agen
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,528[9]
Referee: Maxime Chalon
25 August 2018
20:45
Toulon9–25Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Romain Poite
26 August 2018
17:05
(1 BP) Montpellier20–25Castres
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 2

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1 September 2018
14:45
Pau20–10Toulon
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 13,557
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
1 September 2018
18:00
Castres19–16Lyon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,250[11]
Referee: Adrien Descottes
1 September 2018
18:00
Stade Français20–8Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 12,366
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
1 September 2018
18:00
Montpellier36–14La Rochelle
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[12]
Referee: Thomas Charabas
1 September 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Grenoble20–23Toulouse
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 13,856
Referee: Cyril Lafon
2 September 2018
12:30
Agen25–23Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,761
Referee: Julien Castaignède
2 September 2018
16:50
Racing17–40Clermont
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 19,152[13]
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 3

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8 September 2018
14:45
Bordeaux Bègles9–9Montpellier
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 15,567
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
8 September 2018
17:00
Toulouse33–26La Rochelle
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,526[15]
Referee: Maxime Chalon
8 September 2018
19:00
Perpignan16–22Lyon
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,066
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
8 September 2018
19:00
(1 BP) Racing59–7Agen
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 9,657
Referee: Tual Trainini
8 September 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Clermont42–20Stade Français
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,388
Referee: Romain Poite
9 September 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Grenoble21–24Pau
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
9 September 2018
16:50
Toulon28–27Castres (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,136
Referee: Laurent Cardona

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Round 4

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15 September 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Lyon55–13Montpellier
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Romain Poite
15 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Pau23–27Clermont
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 14,467
Referee: Thomas Charabas
15 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Castres29–13Grenoble
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Julien Castaignède
15 September 2018
18:00
Agen22–17Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,288[17]
Referee: Cyril Lafon
15 September 2018
20:45
Toulouse30–17Racing
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,200[18]
Referee: Adrien Descottes
16 September 2018
12:30
(1 BP) La Rochelle37–10Perpignan
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
16 September 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Stade Français37–10Toulon
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,478
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 5

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22 September 2018
14:45
Bordeaux Bègles23–19Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 20,132
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
22 September 2018
18:00
La Rochelle30–13Lyon
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tual Trainini
22 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Toulon33–3Agen
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,395[20]
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
22 September 2018
18:00
Grenoble31–22Perpignan
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 13,000[21]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
22 September 2018
20:45
Racing27–11Castres
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 15,102[22]
Referee: Maxime Chalon
23 September 2018
12:30
Pau13–25Stade Français
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
23 September 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Montpellier66–15Toulouse
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,652[23]
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 6

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29 September 2018
15:10
(1 BP) Toulouse22–26Castres
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Romain Poite
29 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Perpignan20–23Montpellier
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Tual Trainini
29 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Agen25–28Pau
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,205
Referee: Laurent Cardona
29 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles34–22La Rochelle
Report
Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 25,200[25]
Referee: Maxime Chalon
29 September 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon34–6Grenoble
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,875
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
29 September 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Clermont28–8Toulon
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,756
Referee: Adrien Descottes
30 September 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Stade Français16–17Racing
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 15,500[26]
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 7

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6 October 2018
14:45
La Rochelle16–12Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
6 October 2018
18:00
Pau12–9Perpignan (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,267
Referee: Cyril Lafon
6 October 2018
18:00
Racing13–19Lyon
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 15,123
Referee: Thomas Charabas
6 October 2018
18:00
Grenoble28–25Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
6 October 2018
20:45
Toulouse10–0Agen
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,213
Referee: Julien Castaignède
7 October 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Castres9–14Stade Français
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,325
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
7 October 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Montpellier29–17Toulon
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 12,537
Referee: Pierre Brousset

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Round 8

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27 October 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Clermont41–6Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,653[29]
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
27 October 2018
18:00
Agen9–9Grenoble
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,706
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
27 October 2018
18:00
Racing48–28Pau
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 12,565
Referee: Tual Trainini
27 October 2018
18:00
Perpignan18–36Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,266
Referee: Thomas Charabas
27 October 2018
20:45
Stade Français25–20Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
28 October 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles35–13Lyon
Report[dead link]
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 13,273
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
28 October 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Toulon9–13La Rochelle
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,970
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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Round 9

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3 November 2018
14:45
Grenoble27–27Clermont
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 15,551
Referee: Pierre Brousset
3 November 2018
18:45
La Rochelle33–29Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas
3 November 2018
18:45
(1 BP) Castres37–10Pau
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,027
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
3 November 2018
18:45
Toulon26–16Perpignan
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,988
Referee: Maxime Chalon
3 November 2018
18:45
(1 BP) Toulouse40–0Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,372
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
4 November 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Lyon41–6Stade Français
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,197
Referee: Adrien Descottes
4 November 2018
16:50
Montpellier13–27Racing
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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Round 10

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24 November 2018
14:45
Bordeaux Bègles36–25Toulon
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
24 November 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Agen15–18Montpellier
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,492
Referee: Cyril Lafon
24 November 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Pau13–15Toulouse
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 16,652
Referee: Laurent Cardona
24 November 2018
18:00
Racing24–23Grenoble (1 BP)
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Julien Castagnède
24 November 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Perpignan12–16Castres
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Adrien Descottes
25 November 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Stade Français12–14La Rochelle
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,575
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
25 November 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Clermont31–11Lyon
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 17,848
Referee: Tual Trainini

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Round 11

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1 December 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Montpellier23–28Clermont
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 13,387
Referee: Romain Poite
1 December 2018
18:05
(1 BP) Castres13–16Agen
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,365[33]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
1 December 2018
18:05
La Rochelle16–11Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
1 December 2018
18:05
(1 BP) Lyon30–10Pau
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 11,557
Referee: Cédric Marchat
1 December 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Toulon22–3Grenoble
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,804
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
2 December 2018
12:30
Perpignan11–22Bordeaux Bègles
Report[dead link]
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,385
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
2 December 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Toulouse49–20Stade Français
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,729
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 12

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22 December 2018
14:30
Agen6–19Stade Français
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,602
Referee: Pierre Brousset
22 December 2018
16:30
(1 BP) Toulon40–7Lyon
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,248
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
22 December 2018
18:30
Grenoble17–16Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas
22 December 2018
18:30
(1 BP) Pau23–28La Rochelle
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Mathieu Raynel
22 December 2018
18:30
(1 BP) Racing64–28Perpignan
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 14,352
Referee: Hervé Lasausa Lespy Labaylette
23 December 2018
16:50
Castres13–32Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 11,023
Referee: Tua Trainini
23 December 2018
21:00
Clermont20–20Toulouse
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,761
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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Round 13

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29 December 2018
14:30
(1 BP) Lyon52–20Agen
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,644
Referee: Maxime Chalon
29 December 2018
16:30
Stade Français23–20Grenoble (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 6,840
Referee: Laurent Cardona
29 December 2018
18:30
(1 BP) La Rochelle53–27Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Romain Poite
29 December 2018
21:00
Perpignan16–37Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,066
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
30 December 2018
16:00
(1 BP) Montpellier41–13Pau
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 9,464
Referee: Julien Castaignede
30 December 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles40–7Racing
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 26,242
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
30 December 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Toulouse39–0Toulon
Report
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 32,721
Referee: Adrien Descottes

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Round 14

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5 January 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Stade Français27–8Perpignan
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,150
Referee: Cédric Marchat
5 January 2019
16:30
Grenoble6–16Castres
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
5 January 2019
16:30
Montpellier14–25Lyon
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jérôme Garces
5 January 2019
16:30
(1 BP) Pau40–23Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: Pierre Brousset
5 January 2019
19:00
Agen20–27Toulouse
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 10,569
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
5 January 2019
21:00
Racing22–13Toulon
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
6 January 2019
17:00
Clermont44–19La Rochelle
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,036
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 15

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26 January 2019
15:00
Castres24–16Clermont
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 11,023
Referee: Jérôme Garces
26 January 2019
18:00
Bordeaux Bègles25–17Agen
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,054
Referee: Adrien Descottes
26 January 2019
18:00
Perpignan24–30Pau
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 10,066
Referee: Laurent Cardona
26 January 2019
18:00
La Rochelle27–25Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tual Trainini
26 January 2019
20:45
Lyon32–11Racing
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 12,557
Referee: Thomas Charabas
27 January 2019
12:30
(1 BP) Toulouse29–16Grenoble
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 10,767
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
27 January 2019
16:50
Toulon33–30Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,000[38]
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 16

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16 February 2019
14:45
Clermont40–20Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 17,430[40]
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
16 February 2019
18:00
Montpellier10–28Perpignan
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
16 February 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Pau9–14Castres
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,887
Referee: Maxime Chalon
16 February 2019
18:00
Stade Français13–24Lyon
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
16 February 2019
20:45
Agen19–10Toulon
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,498
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
17 February 2019
12:30
Grenoble21–28La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000[41]
Referee: Pierre Brousset
17 February 2019
16:50
(1 BP) Racing29–34Toulouse
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 25,305
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 17

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23 February 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles47–31Grenoble
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 14,837
Referee: Sébastien Minery
23 February 2019
18:00
Perpignan13–20Agen
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,166
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
23 February 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Toulon38–11Pau
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,585
Referee: Cédric Marchat
23 February 2019
18:00
Toulouse27–14Montpellier
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,839
Referee: Laurent Cardona
23 February 2019
20:45
La Rochelle14–27Stade Français
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000[43]
Referee: Adrien Descottes
24 February 2019
12:30
Castres18–9Racing
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 11,008
Referee: Tual Trainini
24 February 2019
16:50
Lyon19–13Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 18,016
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 18

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2 March 2019
14:45
(1 BP) Racing50–14La Rochelle
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 15,046
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
2 March 2019
18:00
Pau27–17Agen
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,857
Referee: Thomas Charabas
2 March 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Clermont52–17Grenoble
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,579
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
2 March 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Montpellier37–10Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Maxime Chalon
2 March 2019
20:45
Lyon15–23Castres
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,015
Referee: Adrien Descottes
3 March 2019
12:30
Perpignan11–24Toulon
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,466
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
3 March 2019
16:50
Stade Français9–28Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,206
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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Round 19

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16 March 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Toulon18–21Montpellier
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,283[46]
Referee: Cyril Lafon
16 March 2019
18:00
Agen19–7La Rochelle
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,490[46]
Referee: Romain Poite
16 March 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Castres36–17Perpignan
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,857
Referee: Sébastien Minery
16 March 2019
18:00
Grenoble16–34Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Laurent Cardona
16 March 2019
20:45
Bordeaux Bègles26–12Stade Français
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 18,423
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
17 March 2019
12:30
Clermont27–14Pau
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,001
Referee: Pierre Brousset
17 March 2019
16:50
(1 BP) Toulouse53–21Lyon
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,398
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 20

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23 March 2019
14:45
Lyon42–33Toulon
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,079
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
23 March 2019
16:45
(1 BP) Stade Français32–16Castres
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,661
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
23 March 2019
18:45
Perpignan22–16Grenoble
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 10,038
Referee: Cédric Marchat
23 March 2019
18:45
Pau15–24Montpellier
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,823[48]
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
23 March 2019
20:45
Agen13–28Clermont
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 9,896
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
24 March 2019
16:50
(1 BP) Racing45–27Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 14,166
Referee: Romain Poite
24 March 2019
21:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle19–23Toulouse
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 21

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6 April 2019
14:45
Toulon25–10Toulouse
Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 43,089
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
6 April 2019
18:00
Bordeaux Bègles31–22Perpignan
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 20,168
Referee: Maxime Chalon
6 April 2019
18:00
Grenoble21–17Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sébastien Minery
6 April 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Montpellier33–17Agen
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Adrien Descottes
6 April 2019
20:45
Castres25–11La Rochelle
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,429
Referee: Cyril Lafon
7 April 2019
12:30
(1 BP) Pau24–27Lyon
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,324
Referee: Tual Trainini
7 April 2019
16:50
Clermont31–31Racing
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,730
Referee: Thomas Charabas

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Round 22

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13 April 2019
14:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles12–16Castres
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 30,127
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
13 April 2019
18:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle71–21Pau
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
13 April 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon47–9Perpignan
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 15,037
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
13 April 2019
18:00
Stade Français25–22Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Laurent Cardona
13 April 2019
20:45
Grenoble19–18Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
14 April 2019
12:30
Racing26–25Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 15,383
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
14 April 2019
16:50
Toulouse47 – 44Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 32,700
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 23

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27 April 2019
14:45
Pau29–27Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
27 April 2019
16:45
(1 BP) Castres20–21Toulouse
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Adrien Descottes
27 April 2019
18:45
Agen25–15Lyon
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,305
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
27 April 2019
18:45
(1 BP) Montpellier47–12Grenoble
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Julien Castaignède
27 April 2019
20:45
Perpignan29–49La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,023
Referee: Tual Trainini
  • Perpignan are relegated.[1]
28 April 2019
12:30
(1 BP) Toulon45–17Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,836
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
28 April 2019
16:50
Stade Français25–41Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 24

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4 May 2019
14:45
(1 BP) Toulouse83–6Pau
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Maxime Chalon
4 May 2019
18:00
Grenoble11–29Agen
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Romain Poite
4 May 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Clermont35–13Perpignan
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,565
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
4 May 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Castres9–12Montpellier
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 11,613
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
4 May 2019
20:45
La Rochelle30–21Toulon
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Cédric Marchat
5 May 2019
12:30
(1 BP) Lyon34–10Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,527
Referee: Sébastien Minery
5 May 2019
16:50
(1 BP) Racing23–27Stade Français
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 20,866
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 25

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18 May 2019
15:00
Agen10–17Castres
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 9,803
Referee: Jérôme Garcès[54]
18 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Pau22–0Grenoble
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,467
Referee: Laurent Cardona[54]
18 May 2019
15:00
Perpignan14–52Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 10,666
Referee: Jonathan Dufort[54]
18 May 2019
21:00
Lyon29–19La Rochelle
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,513
Referee: Romain Poite[54]
19 May 2019
12:30
(1 BP) Montpellier42–25Stade Français
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère[54]
19 May 2019
16:50
Bordeaux Bègles36–43Toulouse
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 27,318
Referee: Tual Trainini[54]
19 May 2019
21:00
(1 BP) Toulon32–11Clermont
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,985
Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué[54]

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Round 26

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25 May 2019
16:30
Agen3–35Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 9,298
Referee: Pierre Brousset[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
Castres16–25Toulon
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 11,874
Referee: Thomas Charabas[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
Clermont (1 BP)27–28Montpellier
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,783
Referee: Mathieu Raynal[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
Grenoble (1 BP)23–24Lyon
Report
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
La Rochelle (1 BP)81–12Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Maxime Chalon[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
Stade Français31–17Pau
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,623[57]
Referee: Julien Castaignède[56]
25 May 2019
16:30
Toulouse (1 BP)47–7Perpignan
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Cyril Lafon[56]

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Relegation playoff

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The team finishing in 13th place faces the runner-up of the Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in the 2019–20 Top 14 and the loser in the 2019–20 Pro D2.

2 June 2019
15:15
Brive28–22Grenoble
Try: Penalty try 22' m
Romanet 35' c
Marques 44' c
Giorgadze 76' c
Con: Laranjeira (1/2) 35'
Olding (2/2) 44', 76'
ReportTry: Guillemin 80' c
Con: Pourteau (1/1) 80'
Pen: Germain (5/5) 4', 15', 27', 33', 66'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tual Trainini[59]

Playoffs

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Semi-final Qualifiers Semi-finals Final
1 Toulouse 20
4 Racing 13 5 La Rochelle 6
5 La Rochelle 19 1 Toulouse 24
2 Clermont 18
2 Clermont 33
3 Lyon 21 3 Lyon 13
6 Montpellier 16

Semi-final Qualifiers

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31 May 2019
21:00
Racing (4)13–19La Rochelle (5)
Try: Nakarawa 67' c
Con: Iribaren (1/1) 67'
Pen: Machenaud (1/1) 40'
Iribaren (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: Retière 52' c
Con: West (1/1) 52'
Pen: West (4/4) 11', 16', 30', 38'
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes[a 5]
Attendance: 11,498
Referee: Mathieu Raynal[59]
1 June 2019
17:00
Lyon (3)21–16Montpellier (6)
Try: Barassi 13' m
Ngatai 69' c
Con: Wisniewski (1/2) 69'
Pen: Wisniewski (3/3) 21', 40', 53'
ReportTry: Cruden 4' c
Con: Paillaugue (1/1) 4'
Pen: Paillaugue (2/2) 11', 29'
Cruden (1/1) 61'
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz[59]

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Semi-finals

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8 June 2019
21:00
Toulouse (1)20–6La Rochelle (5)
Try: Guitoune 13' c
Bézy 60' m
Kolbe 65' m
Con: Ramos (1/1) 13'
Pen: Bézy (1/1) 73'
ReportPen: West (2/2) 22', 27'
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère[62]
9 June 2019
16:30
Clermont (2)33–13Lyon (3)
Try: Penaud 31' c
Raka 53' c
Moala 80' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 31', 53'
Lopez (1/1) 80'
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 14', 25', 29', 75'
ReportTry: Gill 10' m
Fourie 68' m
Pen: Wisniewski (1/1) 20'
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Attendance: 42,042
Referee: Romain Poite[62]

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Final

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15 June 2019
21:00
Toulouse (1)24–18Clermont (2)
Try: Huget (2) 29' m, 55' c
Con: Ramos (1/2) 56'
Pen: Ramos (4/4) 9', 18', 48', 65'
ReportPen: Laidlaw (5/5) 1', 14', 34', 52', 60'
Lopez (1/1) 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,786
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
FB 15   Cheslin Kolbe
RW 14   Yoann Huget   75'
OC 13   Sofiane Guitoune
IC 12   Pita Ahki   75'
LW 11   Maxime Médard   60'   75'
FH 10   Thomas Ramos
SH 9   Antoine Dupont
N8 8   Jerome Kaino (c)   60'
OF 7   François Cros
BF 6   Rynhardt Elstadt
RL 5   Joe Tekori   60'
LL 4   Richie Arnold   43'
TP 3   Charlie Faumuina   48'   75'
HK 2   Péato Mauvaka   62'
LP 1   Cyril Baille   51'   77'
Substitutions:
HK 16   Guillaume Marchand   62'
PR 17   Clément Castets   51'   77'
BR 18   Piula Faʻasalele   60'
BR 19   Selevasio Tolofua   60'
LK 20   Richie Gray   43'
SH 21   Sébastien Bézy   60'
FH 22   Romain Ntamack   75'
PR 23   Maks van Dyk   48'   75'
Coach:
  Ugo Mola
FB 15   Isaia Toeava
RW 14   Damian Penaud
OC 13   George Moala   75'
IC 12   Wesley Fofana
LW 11   Alivereti Raka   60'
FH 10   Camille Lopez
SH 9   Greig Laidlaw   61'
N8 8   Fritz Lee (c)
OF 7   Alexandre Lapandry   30'
BF 6   Judicaël Cancoriet
RL 5   Sébastien Vahaamahina   78'
LL 4   Sitaleki Timani   55'   78'
TP 3   Rabah Slimani   48'
HK 2   Benjamin Kayser   48'
LP 1   Etienne Falgoux   53'
Substitutions:
HK 16   John Ulugia   48'
PR 17   Loni Uhila   53'
BR 18   Peceli Yato   30'
LK 19   Paul Jedrasiak   55'
SH 20   Charlie Cassang   61'
CE 21   Tim Nanai-Williams   60'
CE 22   Apisai Naqalevu   75'
PR 23   Davit Zirakashvili   48'
Coach:
  Franck Azéma

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Leading scorers

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Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Attendances

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  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Agen 13 109,913 8,455 10,569 6,492 60%
Bordeaux Bègles 13 265,315 20,409 30,127 13,273 58%
Castres 13 140,994 10,846 12,500 9,700 87%
Clermont 13 232,058 17,851 18,783 15,579 94%
Grenoble 13 166,407 12,801 15,551 10,000 64%
La Rochelle 13 207,983 15,999 16,000 15,983 100%
Lyon 14 195,364 13,955 18,016 11,298 56%
Montpellier 13 134,140 10,318 13,500 8,100 66%
Pau 13 169,572 13,044 16,652 11,324 71%
Perpignan 13 150,606 11,585 14,466 10,038 79%
Racing 14 214,215 15,301 25,305 9,000 53%
Stade Francais 13 133,812 10,293 15,500 6,100 51%
Toulon 13 211,819 16,294 43,089 12,585 76%
Toulouse 13 238,641 18,357 32,721 10,767 84%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In recent years, Bordeaux Bègles has taken occasional home matches to Matmut Atlantique.
  2. ^ Racing would play their semi-final qualifier game at the 14,000 capacity Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.
  3. ^ In recent years, Toulon has taken occasional home matches to Stade Vélodrome in Marseille and Allianz Riviera in Nice.
  4. ^ Toulouse often takes high-demand home matches to the city's largest sporting venue, Stadium Municipal.
  5. ^ Racing would play their semi-final qualifier game at the 14,000 capacity Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir due to a concert behind held at the Paris La Défense Arena.[60]

References

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