2014–15 Top 14 season

2014–15 Top 14
Countries  France
Date 16 August 2014 – 13 June 2015
Champions Stade Français
Runners-up Clermont
Relegated Bayonne
Lyon
Matches played 182
Attendance 2,403,593 (average 13,207 per match)
Tries scored 682 (average 3.747 per match)
Top point scorer Jonathan Wisniewski (Grenoble)
325 points[1]
Top try scorer David Smith (Toulon)
13 tries[2]
Official website
www.lnr.fr/rugby-top-14

The 2014–15 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2013–14 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 this season, Lyon and La Rochelle in place of the two relegated teams, Perpignan and Biarritz Olympique. Home-and-away play began on 16 August 2014 and ended on 23 May 2015.[3] This was followed by a playoff stage involving the top six teams, culminating in the final on 13 June 2015.[4]

Teams

Club City (department) Stadium Capacity
Bayonne Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade Jean Dauger[a 1] 17,000
Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux)
Stade André Moga (Bègles)[a 2]
34,700
10,000
Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze) Stade Amédée-Domenech 16,000
Castres Olympique Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Antoine[a 3] 11,500
Clermont Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin 18,000
Grenoble Grenoble (Isère) Stade des Alpes[a 4] 20,000
La Rochelle La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) Stade Marcel-Deflandre 15,000
Lyon Lyon (Rhône) Matmut Stadium 8,000
Montpellier Montpellier (Hérault) Altrad Stadium 14,700
Oyonnax Oyonnax (Ain) Stade Charles-Mathon 11,400
Racing Métro 92[a 5] Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) Stade Yves-du-Manoir[a 6] 14,000
Stade Français Paris Paris, 16th arrondissement Stade Jean-Bouin[a 7] 20,000
Toulon Toulon (Var) Stade Mayol[a 8] 15,400
Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-Wallon[a 9] 19,500
  1. Bayonne took one match across the Spanish border to Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián in 2012–13 and in 2013–14.
  2. Bordeaux Bègles has made the larger Stade Chaban-Delmas their primary home since 2013–14 at the expense of their traditional home of Stade André-Moga.
  3. Castres took one home match to Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers.
  4. In 2013–14, Grenoble played six home matches at the city's largest venue, Stade des Alpes, from 2014 onwards Grenoble became the primary tenant at the venue and hosted nearly all of its home games there.
  5. Following the season, Racing Métro dropped "Métro" from its name, becoming simply Racing 92.
  6. Racing took one home match to Stade Océane in Le Havre.
  7. In the past, Stade Français has taken occasional home matches to Stade de France, but did not do so in 2014–15.
  8. So far in 2014–15, Toulon has taken one home match to Allianz Riviera in Nice and one to Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
  9. Toulouse often take high-demand home matches to the city's largest sporting venue, Stadium Municipal. However, they did not do so in either 2013–14 or 2014–15, as it was undergoing renovation for UEFA Euro 2016.

Competition format

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 Stade de France.[3]

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:[7]

Table

2014–15 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Toulon (SF) 26 16 0 10 740 525 +215 81 52 7 5 76
2 Clermont (RU) 26 16 1 9 630 464 +166 58 40 5 4 75
3 Toulouse (SF) 26 16 0 10 573 504 +69 53 37 3 3 70
4 Stade Français (CH) 26 15 1 10 591 576 +15 60 54 6 2 70
5 Racing Métro (QF) 26 13 3 10 551 497 +54 52 37 3 4 65
6 Oyonnax (QF) 26 14 0 12 514 507 +7 37 43 2 4 62
7 Bordeaux 26 12 0 14 701 578 +123 66 45 4 9 61
8 Montpellier 26 11 2 13 537 516 +21 44 46 2 5 55
9 La Rochelle 26 10 5 11 520 659 –139 43 67 2 2 54
10 Brive 26 12 0 14 502 619 −117 40 66 3 2 53
11 Grenoble 26 11 0 15 626 735 –109 54 70 3 6 53
12 Castres 26 11 0 15 509 627 −118 50 63 4 4 52
13 Bayonne (R) 26 10 1 15 522 548 −26 44 46 5 5 52
14 Lyon (R) 26 8 1 17 469 630 −161 42 58 0 7 41

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 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Yellow background (row 7) indicates the team that advances to a play-off against the winner of the Aviva Premiership vs Pro12 play-off, or 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winner if they have not already qualified for the Champions Cup.[8]
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Red background (row 13 and 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Updated 26 April 2015

Relegation

Normally, the teams that finish in 13th and 14th places in the table are relegated to Pro D2 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher placed team to be demoted instead. This last happened at the end of the 2009–10 season when 12th place Montauban were relegated thereby reprieving 13th place Bayonne.

Fixtures

The outline fixtures schedule was announced on 16 May 2014.[4][3] Detailed fixtures information evolved as the season progressed (i.e. specific kick off times).[9]

Round 1

15 August 2014
20:45
Bayonne 15 – 29 Toulon
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,999
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
16 August 2014
14:45
Clermont 30 – 26 Grenoble (BP)
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 16,784
Referee: Cyril Lafon
16 August 2014
18:30
Bordeaux Bègles 18 – 9 Lyon
Stats
Stade André Moga
Attendance: 7,979
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
16 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Brive 37 – 15 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,051
Referee: Christophe Berdos
16 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Castres 22 – 25 Stade Français
Stats
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
Attendance: 12,084
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
16 August 2014
18:30
Toulouse 20 – 19 Oyonnax (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,205
Referee: Maxime Chalon
16 August 2014
20:45
(BP) Montpellier 16 – 19 Racing Métro
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 12,827
Referee: Salem Attalah

Round 2

22 August 2014
20:30
(BP) Toulouse 35 – 6 Castres
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,588
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
23 August 2014
14:45
Brive 6 – 21 Clermont
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,187
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
23 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Bayonne 38 – 12 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,398
Referee: Laurent Cardona
23 August 2014
18:30
Bordeaux Bègles 30 – 21 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 19,578
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
23 August 2014
18:30
Montpellier 20 – 17 Grenoble (BP)
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,044
Referee: Sébastien Minery
23 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Toulon 60 – 19 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Maxime Chalon
23 August 2014
20:45
Stade Français 23 – 20 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cédric Marchat

Round 3

29 August 2014
20:45
(BP) Clermont 20 – 21 Montpellier
Stats
30 August 2014
14:45
La Rochelle 37 – 25 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,765
Referee: Cyril Lafon
30 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Castres 30 – 6 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 6,939
Referee: Maxime Chalon
30 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Grenoble 37 – 23 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Stade Lesdiguières
Attendance: 11,427
Referee: Salem Attalah
30 August 2014
18:30
Lyon 24 – 6 Brive
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 9,147
Referee: Laurent Cardona
30 August 2014
18:30
(BP) Oyonnax 33 – 6 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,771
Referee: Christophe Berdos
30 August 2014
20:45
Racing Métro 17 – 10 Toulon
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,090
Referee: Sébastien Minery

Round 4

5 September 2014
20:45
(BP) Montpellier 43 – 10 Castres
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
6 September 2014
14:45
Brive 26 – 19 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,683
Referee: Romain Poite
6 September 2014
17:00
(BP) Clermont 32 – 6 Racing Métro
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,934
Referee: Christophe Berdos
6 September 2014
18:30
(BP) Grenoble 30 – 12 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Lesdiguières
Attendance: 12,010
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
6 September 2014
18:30
Lyon 26 – 23 Oyonnax (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Sébastien Minery
6 September 2014
18:30
(BP) Stade Français 34 – 29 Bayonne (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,098
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
6 September 2014
20:45
Toulon 18 – 13 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,963
Referee: Cédric Marchat

Round 5

12 September 2014
20:00
(BP) La Rochelle 41 – 19 Castres
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,110
Referee: Sébastien Minery
13 September 2014
14:45
(BP) Toulouse 9 – 13 Clermont
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,161
Referee: Salem Attalah
13 September 2014
18:30
Bayonne 23 – 6 Brive
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Cédric Marchat
13 September 2014
18:30
Oyonnax 40 – 27 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,482
Referee: Romain Poite
13 September 2014
18:30
(BP) Racing Métro 28 – 11 Lyon
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Maxime Chalon
13 September 2014
20:45
(BP) Toulon 24 – 28 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
14 September 2014
14:30
Bordeaux Bègles 27 – 21 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 22,265
Referee: Christophe Berdos

Round 6

19 September 2014
20:45
Brive 13 – 53 Toulon (BP)
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,736
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
20 September 2014
14:45
Racing Métro 27 – 16 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,550
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
20 September 2014
18:30
Castres 27 – 18 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 6,846
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
20 September 2014
18:30
(BP) Clermont 43 – 12 Lyon
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 15,958
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
20 September 2014
18:30
Grenoble 24 – 15 Bayonne
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 11,991
Referee: Cyril Lafon
20 September 2014
18:30
(BP) La Rochelle 26 – 29 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,692
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
20 September 2014
20:45
Montpellier 23 – 3 Stade Français
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 12,262
Referee: Laurent Cardona

Round 7

26 September 2014
20:45
(BP) Bayonne 35 – 19 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,630
Referee: Sébastien Minery
27 September 2014
14:45
(BP) Toulon 40 – 17 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: Romain Poite
27 September 2014
18:30
Brive 34 – 24 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,261
Referee: Salem Attalah
27 September 2014
18:30
Grenoble 27 – 25 Racing Métro (BP)
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
27 September 2014
18:30
Lyon 28 – 18 Castres
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 10,010
Referee: Christophe Berdos
27 September 2014
18:30
(BP) Stade Français 43 – 10 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 11,355
Referee: Cyril Lafon
27 September 2014
20:45
Oyonnax 8 – 19 Clermont
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,847
Referee: Cédric Marchat

Round 8

3 October 2014
20:45
(BP) Oyonnax 18 – 21 Toulon
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
4 October 2014
14:45
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 51 – 21 Clermont
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Maxime Chalon
4 October 2014
18:30
(BP) Bayonne 10 – 15 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,210
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
4 October 2014
18:30
(BP) Castres 51 – 10 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 6,990
Referee: Laurent Cardona
4 October 2014
18:30
(BP) La Rochelle 29 – 8 Lyon
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Romain Poite
4 October 2014
18:30
(BP) Racing Métro 46 – 32 Brive
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
4 October 2014
20:45
Toulouse 22 – 10 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Round 9

10 October 2014
20:45
Grenoble 26 – 25 Brive (BP)
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 13,456
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
11 October 2014
14:35
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 59 – 7 Castres
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
11 October 2014
15:00
Clermont 30 – 10 La Rochelle
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 16,629
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (Italy)
11 October 2014
15:00
Lyon 24 – 19 Bayonne (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 9,780
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
11 October 2014
15:00
Montpellier 25 – 9 Oyonnax
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,997
Referee: Andrew MacMenemy (Scotland)
11 October 2014
15:00
Stade Français 23 – 19 Racing Métro (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 16,588
Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
12 October 2014
21:00
Toulouse 21 – 10 Toulon
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,734
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Round 10

1 November 2014
14:45
Lyon 17 – 41 Toulouse (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
1 November 2014
18:30
Brive 21 – 15 Castres
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,932
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
1 November 2014
18:30
La Rochelle 21 – 15 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,718
Referee: Salem Attalah
1 November 2014
18:30
(BP) Stade Français 39 – 22 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 11,355
Referee: Cyril Lafon
1 November 2014
18:30
(BP) Racing Métro 17 – 21 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,196
Referee: Romain Poite
1 November 2014
20:45
Bayonne 24 – 13 Clermont
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,108
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
2 November 2014
13:00
(BP) Toulon 61 – 28 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Patrick Péchambert

Round 11

7 November 2014
20:45
Montpellier 10 – 25 Brive
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Cédric Marchat
8 November 2014
14:45
Castres 22 – 14 Toulon
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 8,323
Referee: Cyril Lafon
8 November 2014
20:00
(BP) Clermont 51 – 9 Stade Français
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,381
Referee: Maxime Chalon
8 November 2014
20:00
Grenoble 34 – 30 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 16,327
Referee: Salem Attalah
8 November 2014
20:00
(BP) Oyonnax 37 – 9 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,308
Referee: Sébastien Minery
8 November 2014
20:00
Racing Métro 27 – 10 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,385
Referee: Laurent Cardona
8 November 2014
20:45
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 20 – 21 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 33,099
Referee: Christophe Berdos

Round 12

29 November 2014
14:45
Toulon 27 – 19 Clermont
Stats
Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 30,448
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
29 November 2014
18:30
(BP) Castres 9 – 14 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 8,381
Referee: Salem Attalah
29 November 2014
18:30
La Rochelle 19 – 19 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,682
Referee: Cédric Marchat
29 November 2014
18:30
Lyon 23 – 20 Montpellier (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Romain Poite
29 November 2014
18:30
Oyonnax 28 – 23 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,797
Referee: Laurent Cardona
29 November 2014
20:45
(BP) Toulouse 22 – 25 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,641
Referee: Maxime Chalon
30 November 2014
12:30
Stade Français 20 – 17 Brive (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 11,018
Referee: Sébastien Minery

Round 13

19 December 2014
20:45
Grenoble 30 – 43 Stade Français
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: Christophe Berdos
20 December 2014
14:45
Montpellier 23 – 20 Toulouse (BP)
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 13,350
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
20 December 2014
18:30
Bayonne 15 – 12 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,114
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
20 December 2014
18:30
Brive 19 – 6 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,677
Referee: Cédric Marchat
20 December 2014
18:30
Racing Métro 27 – 3 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,256
Referee: Cyril Lafon
20 December 2014
18:30
(BP) Toulon 30 – 6 Lyon
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,707
Referee: Maxime Chalon
20 December 2014
20:45
Clermont 19 – 10 Castres
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: Romain Poite

Round 14

28 December 2014
15:05
Toulouse 15 – 9 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,649
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
28 December 2014
17:00
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 46 – 10 Brive
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 28,545
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
28 December 2014
17:00
Castres 27 – 9 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 8,603
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
28 December 2014
17:00
La Rochelle 19 – 15 Grenoble (BP)
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,153
Referee: Salem Attalah
28 December 2014
17:00
Oyonnax 12 – 9 Bayonne (BP)
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,754
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
28 December 2014
19:00
Lyon 16 – 13 Clermont (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 11,718
Referee: Laurent Cardona
28 December 2014
21:00
Stade Français (BP) 30 – 6 Toulon
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

Round 15

2 January 2015
20:45
Lyon 12 – 9 Stade Français (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 10,540
Referee: Cédric Marchat
3 January 2015
14:35
Racing Métro 12 – 9 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,592
Referee: Sébastien Minery
3 January 2015
15:00
Brive 25 – 9 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,168
Referee: Laurent Cardona
3 January 2015
15:00
Castres 30 – 15 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 8,330
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
3 January 2015
15:00
(BP) Grenoble 33 – 19 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 13,228
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
3 January 2015
15:35
Montpellier 16 – 12 Toulon (BP)
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 14,476
Referee: Romain Poite
4 January 2015
21:00
Clermont 24 – 6 Toulouse
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,637
Referee: Christophe Berdos

Round 16

9 January 2015
20:45
(BP) Stade Français 49 – 13 Castres
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,569
Referee: Maxime Chalon
10 January 2015
14:45
Toulon 32 – 23 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,665
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
10 January 2015
18:30
Bayonne 23 – 22 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 10,851
Referee: Romain Poite
10 January 2015
18:30
Bordeaux Bègles 34 – 16 Grenoble
Stats
Stade André Moga
Attendance: 8,246
Referee: Cyril Lafon
10 January 2015
18:30
Oyonnax 20 – 13 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,290
Referee: Christophe Berdos
10 January 2015
18:30
Toulouse 29 – 26 La Rochelle (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 12,396
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
10 January 2015
20:45
(BP) Clermont 44 – 20 Brive
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,345
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

Round 17

30 January 2015
20:45
Toulon 24 – 17 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,146
Referee: Salem Attalah
31 January 2015
14:45
Montpellier 34 – 24 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
31 January 2015
18:30
Brive 23 – 0 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,794
Referee: Christophe Berdos
31 January 2015
18:30
La Rochelle 16 – 12 Clermont (BP)
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,750
Referee: Cédric Marchat
31 January 2015
18:30
(BP) Lyon 11 – 13 Racing Métro
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 9,509
Referee: Maxime Chalon
31 January 2015
18:30
(BP) Stade Français 13 – 15 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,038
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
31 January 2015
20:45
(BP) Castres 9 – 13 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 10,038
Referee: Cyril Lafon

Round 18

19 February 2015
20:45
La Rochelle 19 – 12 Brive
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
21 February 2015
14:45
Bordeaux Bègles 28 – 23 Toulon (BP)
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 31,376
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
21 February 2015
18:30
(BP) Bayonne 23 – 6 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,413
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
21 February 2015
18:30
Grenoble 20 – 18 Montpellier (BP)
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 13,640
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
21 February 2015
18:30
Oyonnax 23 – 13 Castres
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,504
Referee: Laurent Cardona
21 February 2015
18:30
Toulouse 23 – 20 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 11,732
Referee: Salem Attalah
21 February 2015
20:45
Racing Métro 13 – 13 Clermont
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,366
Referee: Romain Poite

Round 19

6 March 2015
20:45
Oyonnax 9 – 3 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,690
Referee: Romain Poite
7 March 2015
14:45
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 22 – 23 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,925
Referee: Cyril Lafon
7 March 2015
18:30
Castres 23 – 20 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 7,993
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
7 March 2015
18:30
Clermont 28 – 16 Bayonne
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,597
Referee: Maxime Chalon
7 March 2015
18:30
Montpellier 15 – 15 La Rochelle
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,692
Referee: Sébastien Minery
7 March 2015
18:45
Racing Métro 34 – 29 Grenoble (BP)
Stats
Stade Océane, Le Havre
Attendance: 13,476
Referee: Laurent Cardona
7 March 2015
20:45
(BP) Toulon 34 – 11 Brive
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,978
Referee: Cédric Marchat

Round 20

13 March 2015
20:45
Clermont 31 – 23 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 16,763
Referee: Salem Attalah
14 March 2015
14:45
Toulouse 18 – 13 Montpellier (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,220
Referee: Christophe Berdos
14 March 2015
18:30
Bayonne 21 – 19 Castres (BP)
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,737
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
14 March 2015
18:30
(BP) Brive 36 – 12 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Amédée Domenech
Attendance: 11,272
Referee: Laurent Cardona
14 March 2015
18:30
La Rochelle 35 – 20 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,255
Referee: Maxime Chalon
14 March 2015
18:30
Stade Français 21 – 30 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Sébastien Minery
14 March 2015
20:45
Lyon 14 – 22 Toulon
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Patrick Péchambert

Round 21

27 March 2015
20:45
Bayonne 6 – 12 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,894
Referee: Romain Poite
28 March 2015
14:35
Stade Français 40 – 26 Clermont
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 19,677
Referee: Cédric Marchat
28 March 2015
15:00
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 21 – 22 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 30,834
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
28 March 2015
15:00
(BP) Montpellier 45 – 17 Lyon
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,284
Referee: Laurent Cardona
28 March 2015
15:00
Oyonnax 24 – 3 Brive
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,094
Referee: Christophe Berdos
28 March 2015
16:35
Toulon 24 – 34 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 64,819
Referee: Cyril Lafon
28 March 2015
20:45
(BP) Grenoble 12 – 16 Castres
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 16,832
Referee: Salem Attalah

Round 22

10 April 2015
20:45
La Rochelle 19 – 19 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,752
Referee: Salem Attalah
11 April 2015
14:35
Racing Métro 24 – 24 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,998
Referee: Cédric Marchat
11 April 2015
15:00
Brive 22 – 20 Lyon (BP)
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,190
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
11 April 2015
15:00
(BP) Clermont 10 – 11 Oyonnax
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,489
Referee: Mathieu Reynal
11 April 2015
15:00
Toulouse 20 – 17 Bayonne (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,884
Referee: Maxime Chalon
11 April 2015
16:35
Grenoble 24 – 35 Toulon
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 18,812
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
11 April 2015
20:45
Castres 22 – 20 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,043
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

Round 23

24 April 2015
20:45
Stade Français 12 – 21 Toulouse
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 19,388
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
25 April 2015
14:45
La Rochelle 32 – 29 Toulon (BP)
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,805
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
25 April 2015
18:30
(BP) Bayonne 42 – 33 Grenoble
Stats
Stade Jean-Dauger
Attendance: 13,178
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
25 April 2015
18:30
Brive 15 – 10 Montpellier (BP)
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,777
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
25 April 2015
18:30
Lyon 22 – 37 Bordeaux Bègles
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 10,401
Referee: Cédric Marchat
25 April 2015
18:30
Oyonnax 21 – 16 Racing Métro (BP)
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,453
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
25 April 2015
20:45
(BP) Castres 31 – 10 Clermont
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 10,448
Referee: Christophe Berdos

Round 24

9 May 2015
14:45
Toulon 37 – 21 Castres
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
9 May 2015
18:30
Bordeaux Bègles 26 – 23 Oyonnax (BP)
Stats
Stade André Moga
Attendance: 9,403
Referee: Christophe Berdos
9 May 2015
18:30
Lyon 16 – 16 La Rochelle
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 8,914
Referee: Maxime Chalon
9 May 2015
18:30
Montpellier 33 – 16 Bayonne
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,904
Referee: Patrick Péchambert
9 May 2015
18:30
(BP) Toulouse 67 – 19 Brive
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,774
Referee: Laurent Cardona
9 May 2015
20:45
Grenoble 17 – 37 Clermont (BP)
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 17,370
Referee: Romain Poite
10 May 2015
16:15
Racing Métro 19 – 28 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,689
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

Round 25

15 May 2015
20:45
Oyonnax 28 – 10 Lyon
Stats
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,860
Referee: Pascal Gaúzère
16 May 2015
14:35
Grenoble 32 – 11 Toulouse
Stats
Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 18,140
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
16 May 2015
15:00
(BP) Bordeaux Bègles 38 – 20 Bayonne
Stats
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,583
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
16 May 2015
15:00
(BP) Castres 32 – 12 Brive
Stats
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 10,726
Referee: Romain Poite
16 May 2015
15:00
La Rochelle 18 – 18 Racing Métro
Stats
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Cédric Marchat
16 May 2015
16:35
(BP) Stade Français 35 – 21 Montpellier
Stats
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Christophe Berdos
17 May 2015
21:00
Clermont 22 – 19 Toulon (BP)
Stats
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 17,741
Referee: Patrick Péchambert

Round 26

23 May 2015
16:15
(BP) Bayonne 45 – 12 La Rochelle
Stats
Stade Jean-Dauger
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Salem Attalah
23 May 2015
16:15
(BP) Brive 27 – 0 Stade Français
Stats
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
23 May 2015
16:15
Lyon 29 – 24 Grenoble (BP)
Stats
Matmut Stadium
Attendance: 8,723
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
23 May 2015
16:15
Montpellier 17 – 29 Clermont
Stats
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Pascal Gauzère
23 May 2015
16:15
(BP) Racing Métro 53 – 10 Castres
Stats
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,833
Referee: Maxime Chalon
23 May 2015
16:15
(BP) Toulon 46 – 17 Oyonnax
Stats
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,229
Referee: Laurent Cardona
23 May 2015
16:15
Toulouse 23 – 22 Bordeaux Bègles (BP)
Stats
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,836
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1  Toulon 16  
  4  Stade Français 38     4  Stade Français 33    
  5  Racing Métro 15         4  Stade Français 12
      2  Clermont 6
      2  Clermont 18    
  3  Toulouse 20     3  Toulouse 14  
  6  Oyonnax 19  

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals

29 May 2015
21:00
Stade Français 38 – 15 Racing Métro
Try: Nayacalevu 8' c
Penalty try 33' c
Con: Steyn (2/2) 10', 34'
Pen: Steyn (8/8) 23', 42', 51', 57', 61', 70', 76', 80'
Stats Try: Machenaud 40' c
Roberts 66' m
Con: Sexton (1/2) 40'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 47'

30 May 2015
16:30
Toulouse 20 – 19 Oyonnax
Try: Baille 74' m
Pen: Flood (5/5) 7', 13', 29', 54', 61'
Stats Try: Paea 39' c
Con: Urdapilleta (1/1) 39'
Pen: Urdapilleta (4/4) 15', 45', 50', 69'

Semi-finals

5 June 2015
21:00
Toulon 16 – 33 Stade Français
Try: Mitchell 4' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 5'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 11', 32', 45'
Stats Try: Lakafia 23' c
Burban 38' c
Arias 80' c
Con: Steyn (3/3) 24', 39', 80'
Pen: Steyn (4/4) 8', 20', 57', 70'

6 June 2015
16:15
Clermont 18 – 14 Toulouse
Pen: Parra (4/4) 5', 17', 31', 50'
James (1/1) 72'
Drop: James 75'
Stats Try: Medard 45' m
Pen: McAlister (3/5) 10', 36', 64'
Stade Bordeaux-Atlantique[10]
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Final

13 June 2015
20.00
Stade Français 12 – 6 Clermont
Pen: Steyn (4/6) 14' 21' 28' 80'
Stats Pen: Parra (0/2)
Lopez (1/1) 39'
James (1/2) 62'
FB 15France Djibril Camara  66'
RW 14France Julien Arias
OC 13Fiji Waisea Nayacalevu  79'
IC 12France Jonathan Danty
LW 11France Jérémy Sinzelle
FH 10South Africa Morné Steyn
SH 9 France Julien Dupuy  69'
N8 8 Italy Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 France Raphaël Lakafia
BF 6 France Antoine Burban  65'
RL 5 France Alexandre Flanquart
LL 4 Australia Hugh Pyle  26'
TP 3 France Rabah Slimani
HK 2 France Rémi Bonfils 33' to 40+1'  56'
LP 1 South Africa Heinke van der Merwe  63'
Substitutions:
HK 16France Laurent Sempéré  33'  40+1'  56'
PR 17Samoa Sakaria Taulafo  63'
LK 18France Pascal Papé  26'
N8 19South Africa Jono Ross  65'
SH 20France Jérôme Fillol  69'
FH 21South Africa Meyer Bosman  79'
CE 22France Geoffrey Doumayrou  66'
PR 23Georgia (country) Davit Kubriashvili
Coach:
Argentina Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15England Nick Abendanon
RW 14France Jean-Marcellin Buttin
OC 13France Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12New Zealand Benson Stanley  69'
LW 11Fiji Napolioni Nalaga
FH 10France Camille Lopez  51'
SH 9 France Morgan Parra  69'
N8 8 New Zealand Fritz Lee
OF 7 Portugal Julien Bardy 14' to 24'  69'
BF 6 France Damien Chouly (c)
RL 5 France Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL 4 France Paul Jedrasiak  51'
TP 3 Georgia (country) Davit Zirakashvili  73'
HK 2 Australia John Ulugia  20'
LP 1 France Thomas Domingo  73'
Substitutions:
HK 16France Benjamin Kayser  20'
PR 17France Raphaël Chaume  73'
LK 18France Julien Pierre  51'
FL 19France Alexandre Lapandry  69'
SH 20France Ludovic Radosavljevic  69'
FH 21Australia Brock James  51'
FB 22New Zealand Mike Delany  69'
PR 23France Clément Ric  73'
Coach:
France Franck Azéma

Top scorers

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.

Notes and references

  1. "Statistiques générales, Saison 2014-2015" (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. Retrieved 21 May 2015. Click on the tabs for "Joueurs" and "Meilleurs réalisateurs".
  2. "Statistiques générales, Saison 2014-2015" (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. Retrieved 21 May 2015. Click on the tabs for "Joueurs" and "Meilleurs marqueurs".
  3. 1 2 3 "Calendrier 2014/2015" (PDF) (in French). LNR. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "CP LNR - TOP 14 et PRO D2, les calendriers 2014-2015" (in French). LNR. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. "French try out new bonus point system". Planet-Rugby.com. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  6. "Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain"" (PDF). Règlements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2008/2009, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif du Championnat de France Professionnel (in French). LNR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  7. "Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain" et points de bonus" (PDF). Statuts et Reglements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2014/2015, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif des championnats profesionnels (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. p. 166. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  8. "Future of European Rugby resolved" (Press release). RFU. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. "TOP 14, le calendrier des oppositions" (in French). LNR. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 "TOP 14, les demi-finales 2015 à Bordeaux" (Press release) (in French). Ligue nationale de rugby. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

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