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2006–07 Top 14 season

108th domestic rugby union competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby


108th domestic rugby union competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby

FieldValue
imageRugbyTop14Logo.png
countriesFrance
championsStade Français
count13
runnersupClermont
relegatedNarbonne, Agen
matches185
attendance2065975
highest attendance79,741
Stade Français v Toulouse
27 January 2007
lowest attendance4,553
Bourgoin v Montpellier
26 September 2006
top point scorerAUS Brock James (Clermont)
377 points
top try scorerFRA Aurélien Rougerie (Clermont)
13 tries
prevseason[2005–06](2005-06-top-14-season)
nextseason[2007–08](2007-08-top-14-season)

Stade Français v Toulouse 27 January 2007 Bourgoin v Montpellier 26 September 2006 377 points 13 tries

The 2006–07 Top 14 competition was the 108th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and the 2nd using the name Top 14. Biarritz were out to defend their crown, after their defeat of Toulouse in the 2005–06 Top 14 final. New teams to the league included Albi and Montauban who were promoted from 2004–05 Pro D2, replacing relegated sides Toulon and Pau. During the season attendance records in the league were once again broken with 79,741 attending the Round 19 clash between Stade Français and Toulouse at the Stade de France, and over 2 million supporters attended games across the campaign.

In the league Stade Français jumped out to an early lead, winning their first nine matches. Although they faded somewhat as the season went on, they held on to top the regular-season ladder. Toulouse and Clermont each entered the final week with a chance to top the ladder, but Stade Français' win over Agen (without a bonus point) made it impossible for Clermont to overtake them, while Toulouse failed to secure the bonus point in their win over Bourgoin that would have made it possible for them to pip the Parisians for the top seed. The last playoff berth came down to the last round between Biarritz and Perpignan, with Biarritz securing fourth place in style with a bonus-point win over Castres.

The final Heineken Cup berth came down to the last round as well, with Bourgoin holding off the challenge of Top 14 newcomers Montauban. The relegation battle came down to the last week. Narbone had been assured of the drop after Round 25, while any of six other clubs were in mathematical danger of the drop going into the final week. In the end, Agen, who were next-to-last entering the final week, were consigned to the drop by league leaders Stade Français. Both clubs would be relegated to the 2007–08 Pro D2.

The play-offs saw Stade Français and Clermont win their respective semi-finals to qualify for the final. In the end it was Stade Français who lifted the Bouclier de Brennus as Top 14 champions for the 13th time in the club's history, beating Clermont 23–18 at the Stade de France.

Teams

ClubCity (department)StadiumCapacityPrevious season
AgenAgen (Lot-et-Garonne)Stade Armandie13,0005th
AlbiAlbi (Tarn)Stadium Municipal d'Albi12,000Promoted from [Pro D2](2005-06-rugby-pro-d2-season) (runners up)
BayonneBayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Stade Jean Dauger16,93412th
BiarritzBiarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Parc des Sports Aguiléra15,000Champions (1st in league)
BourgoinBourgoin-Jallieu (Isère)Stade Pierre Rajon9,4416th
BriveBrive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze)Stade Amédée-Domenech15,0009th
CastresCastres (Tarn)Stade Pierre-Fabre11,5007th
ClermontClermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)Stade Marcel-Michelin16,3348th
MontaubanMontauban (Tarn-et-Garonne)Stade Sapiac11,500Promoted from [Pro D2](2005-06-rugby-pro-d2-season) (champions)
MontpellierMontpellier (Hérault)Stade Sabathé8,00011th
NarbonneNarbonne (Aude)Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié12,00010th
PerpignanPerpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)Stade Aimé Giral16,593Semi-finals (4th in league)
Stade FrançaisParis, [16th arrondissement](16th-arrondissement-of-paris)Stade Jean-Bouin12,000Semi-finals (2nd in league)
ToulouseToulouse (Haute-Garonne)Stade Ernest-Wallon19,500Runners up (3rd in league)

Table

Qualified for the 2007–08 Heineken Cup The seventh-place team would have received a Heineken Cup place if a French club had advanced farther in that season's Heineken Cup than any club from England or Italy. However, the quarterfinal losses of Biarritz and Stade Français, the last two remaining French sides in the 2006–07 Heineken Cup, to English sides Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers, meant that the "extra" Heineken Cup place would go to England. (The remaining two semifinalists were another English side, eventual winners London Wasps, and Welsh side Llanelli Scarlets.)

The 2007–08 Heineken Cup was in doubt earlier this season. French clubs announced plans to boycott the competition, and the English PRL clubs joined them, demanding a financial stake in the competition from the RFU. However, recent negotiations have ensured that top teams from both countries will now play.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Round 4


Round 5


Round 6


Round 7


Round 8


Round 9


Round 10


Round 11


Round 12


Round 13


Round 14


Round 15


Round 16


Round 17


Round 18


Round 19


Round 20


Round 21


Round 22


Round 23


Round 24


Round 25


Round 26

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

Final

Samo 78'

FRA Fabien Galthié
NZL Vern Cotter

Leading scorers

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

RankPlayerClubPoints
1AUS Brock JamesClermont377
2FRA Cédric RosalenNarbonne278
3FRA Romain TeuletCastres271
4FRA Benjamin BoyetBourgoin253
5FRA David SkrelaStade Français220
6FRA Dimitri YachviliBiarritz208
7FRA Sébastien FauquéMontauban198
8FRA Richard DourtheBayonne180
9FRA Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeToulouse178
10FRA Andre HoughAlbi173

Top try scorers

RankPlayerClubTries
1FRA Aurélien RougerieClermont13
2FRA Julien CandelonRC Narbonne12
3FRA Cédric HeymansToulouse10
4FRA Philippe BidabéBiarritz9
FRA Julien MalzieuClermont9
SAM Laloa MilfordCastres9
TON Lei TomikiRC Narbonne9
5FRA Vincent ClercToulouse8
6FRA Julien AriasStade Français7
NZ Sam BroomhallClermont7
FRA Anthony FlochClermont7

Attendances

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
ClubHome
GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Agen1397,6627,51211,2935,32158%
Albi1388,2526,7899,6905,05457%
Bayonne13146,61811,27813,9267,96967%
Biarritz13121,5839,35313,0136,71162%
Bourgoin1387,1776,70616,9144,55361%
Brive13122,1459,39612,7476,90863%
Castres1390,9326,9959,2935,65261%
Clermont13151,95011,68813,6858,94372%
Montauban1394,0077,2319,0535,66963%
Montpellier1378,4426,0346,5455,44975%
Narbonne13100,1547,7049,7566,23664%
Perpignan13162,57612,50613,86011,11675%
Stade Français13313,01524,07879,7416,69875%
Toulouse13243,10018,70033,66113,55781%

Notes

References

References

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