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2012–13 Top 14 season


FieldValue
imageLogo Top14 2012.png
imagesize150px
countriesFrance
championsCastres Olympique
runnersupToulon
relegatedAgen, Mont-de-Marsan
matches187
attendance2589905
tries664
top point scorerRory Kockott (376)
top try scorerNapolioni Nalaga (13)
prevseason[2011–12](2011-12-top-14-season)
nextseason[2013–14](2013-14-top-14-season)

The 2012–13 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2011–12 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 this year, Grenoble and Stade Montois in place of the two relegated teams, CA Brive and Lyon OU. Home-and-away play began on 17 August 2012 and continued through to 5 May 2013. The regular season was followed by a three-round playoff involving the top six sides. The final was contested at the Stade de France between Toulon and Castres; the match was won 19–14 by Castres to earn them their first title since the controversial final in 1993.{{Cite web |access-date=20 May 2014 |trans-title=Top 14: Toulon, Castres, remember, there are twenty ... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320050211/http://www.lepoint.fr/sport/top-14-toulon-castres-souviens-toi-il-y-a-vingt-ans-01-06-2013-1675270_26.php |archive-date=20 March 2014 |url-status=live |trans-title=Castres and "the magic of rugby" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010734/http://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/sports/2013/06/03/castres-et-la-magie-du-rugby |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2013

Teams

ClubFull nameCity (department)Stadium
SU AgenSporting Union Agen Lot-et-GaronneAgen (Lot-et-Garonne)Stade Armandie
Aviron BayonnaisAviron BayonnaisBayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Stade Jean Dauger
Biarritz OlympiqueBiarritz Olympique Pays BasqueBiarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Union Bordeaux BèglesUnion Bordeaux BèglesBordeaux (Gironde)Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux)
Stade André Moga (Bègles)
Castres OlympiqueCastres OlympiqueCastres (Tarn)Stade Pierre-Antoine
ASM Clermont AuvergneAssociation Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)Stade Marcel-Michelin
FC GrenobleFootball Club Grenoble RugbyGrenoble (Isère)Stade Lesdiguières
Stade MontoisStade MontoisMont-de-Marsan (Landes)Stade Guy Boniface
Montpellier Hérault RugbyMontpellier Hérault RugbyMontpellier (Hérault)Stade Yves-du-Manoir
USA PerpignanUnion Sportive Arlequins PerpignanaisPerpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)Stade Aimé Giral
Racing MétroRacing Métro 92Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine)Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Stade Français ParisStade Français Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux ParisParis, [16th arrondissement](16th-arrondissement-of-paris)Stade Charléty
RC ToulonnaisRugby Club ToulonnaisToulon (Var)Stade Mayol
Stade ToulousainStade ToulousainToulouse (Haute-Garonne)Stade Ernest-Wallon

Team information

ClubLast PromotionBudget 2012–13 million EURPosition in [2011–12 season](2011-12-top-14-season)Coach(es)StadiumCapacity
201013.210Philippe Sella
Mathieu Blin
David DarricarrèreStade Armandie14,000
200417.912Christophe Deylaud
Christian LantaStade Jean-Dauger16,934
199617.39Laurent Rodriguez
Serge Milhas
John IsaacParc des sports d'Aguiléra15,000
201111.98Raphaël Ibañez
Régis Sonnes
Vincent EtchetoStade André-Moga09,088
198915.64Laurent Labit
Laurent TraversStade Pierre-Antoine11,500
192525.52Vern Cotter
Franck AzémaStade Marcel-Michelin18,030
201214.9Fabrice Landreau
Sylvain Bégon
Franck CorrihonsStade Lesdiguières12,000
20126.2Marc Dantin
Stéphane ProsperStade Guy-Boniface22,000
200317.55Fabien Galthié
Mario Ledesma
Stéphane GlasStade Yves-du-Manoir14,700
199722.87Richard Pool-Jones
Christophe Laussucq
David AuradouStade Charléty
Stade de France20,000
191114.411Marc Delpoux
Giampiero de Carli
Patrick ArlettazStade Aimé-Giral14,593
200921.76Gonzalo Quesada
Simon RaiwaluiStade Yves-du-Manoir
Stade de France14,000
200821.83 (finalist)Bernard Laporte
Pierre Mignoni
Olivier AzamStade Mayol15,000
190734.91 (Champion)Guy Novès
William Servat
Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeStade Ernest-Wallon
Stadium municipal19,500

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Table

qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup

  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

Playoffs

| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=Castres | RD1-score1=25 | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=Montpellier | RD1-score2=12 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Toulouse | RD1-score3=33 | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=Racing Métro | RD1-score4=19 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Clermont | RD2-score1=9 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Castres | RD2-score2=25 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Toulon | RD2-score3=24 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Toulouse | RD2-score4=9 | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=Castres | RD3-score1=19 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Toulon | RD3-score2=14

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

Quarter-finals

Picamoles 54' c Chavancy 55' m

Semi-finals

D. Armitage 72' c

Final

FRA Bernard Laporte
FRA Laurent Labit

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Statistics

Top points scorers

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RankPlayerClubPositionPointsTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goals
1Castres OlympiqueScrum-half**376**833900
2RC ToulonFly-half**373**047858
3USA PerpignanFly-half**262**221682
4Union Bordeaux BèglesFly-half**232**233493
5Stade FrançaisFullback**224**013660
6Stade ToulousainFly-half**222**333470
7Racing Metro 92Fly-half**191**214492
8ASM Clermont AuvergneScrum-half**186**135370
9SU AgenFly-half**179**010512
10Stade ToulousainFly-half**179**313460

Top try scorers

Updated 11 June 2013 File:Napolioni Nalaga 02.jpg| File:Wesley Fofana.jpg| File:Vincent.Clerc.jpg| File:Talebula.jpg| File:ST vs Harlequins - Matanavu - Crop.jpg|

RankPlayerClubPositionTries
1ASM Clermont AuvergneWing**13**
2ASM Clermont AuvergneCentre**10**
3Stade ToulousainWing**9**
RC ToulonWing
5Castres OlympiqueScrum-half**8**
Stade ToulousainWing
ASM Clermont AuvergneWing
Union Bordeaux BèglesFullback
9Castres OlympiqueWing**7**
RC ToulonFlanker
RC ToulonCentre
Castres OlympiqueWing
Montpellier HRWing
RC ToulonWing
ASM Clermont AuvergneWing

References

References

  1. "2012–13 Calendar". Ligue National de Rugby.
  2. Chesterman. (2 June 2013). "Castres stun Toulon to win French Top 14 title". [[Sydney Morning Herald]].
  3. (19 August 2012). "Les budgets 2012–2013 des clubs du Top 14". www.sport.fr.
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