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.
Teams
ClubFull nameCity (department)StadiumSU AgenSporting Union Agen Lot-et-GaronneAgen (Lot-et-Garonne)Stade ArmandieAviron BayonnaisAviron BayonnaisBayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Stade Jean DaugerBiarritz OlympiqueBiarritz Olympique Pays BasqueBiarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)Parc des Sports AguiléraUnion Bordeaux BèglesUnion Bordeaux BèglesBordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux)Stade André Moga (Bègles)Castres OlympiqueCastres OlympiqueCastres (Tarn)Stade Pierre-AntoineASM Clermont AuvergneAssociation Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont AuvergneClermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)Stade Marcel-MichelinFC GrenobleFootball Club Grenoble RugbyGrenoble (Isère)Stade LesdiguièresStade MontoisStade MontoisMont-de-Marsan (Landes)Stade Guy BonifaceMontpellier Hérault RugbyMontpellier Hérault RugbyMontpellier (Hérault)Stade Yves-du-ManoirUSA PerpignanUnion Sportive Arlequins PerpignanaisPerpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)Stade Aimé GiralRacing MétroRacing Métro 92Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine)Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirStade Français ParisStade Français Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux ParisParis, 16th arrondissementStade CharlétyRC ToulonnaisRugby Club ToulonnaisToulon (Var)Stade MayolStade ToulousainStade ToulousainToulouse (Haute-Garonne)Stade Ernest-Wallon
Team information Club Last Promotion Budget 2012–13 million EUR Position in 2011–12 season Coach(es) Stadium Capacity 2010 13.2 10 Philippe SellaMathieu BlinDavid Darricarrère Stade Armandie 14,000 2004 17.9 12 Christophe DeylaudChristian Lanta Stade Jean-Dauger 16,934 1996 17.3 9 Laurent RodriguezSerge MilhasJohn Isaac Parc des sports d'Aguiléra 15,000 2011 11.9 8 Raphaël IbañezRégis SonnesVincent Etcheto Stade André-Moga 09,088 1989 15.6 4 Laurent LabitLaurent Travers Stade Pierre-Antoine 11,500 1925 25.5 2 Vern CotterFranck Azéma Stade Marcel-Michelin 18,030 2012 14.9 Fabrice LandreauSylvain BégonFranck Corrihons Stade Lesdiguières 12,000 2012 6.2 Marc DantinStéphane Prosper Stade Guy-Boniface 22,000 2003 17.5 5 Fabien GalthiéMario LedesmaStéphane Glas Stade Yves-du-Manoir 14,700 1997 22.8 7 Richard Pool-JonesChristophe LaussucqDavid Auradou Stade CharlétyStade de France 20,000 1911 14.4 11 Marc DelpouxGiampiero de CarliPatrick Arlettaz Stade Aimé-Giral 14,593 2009 21.7 6 Gonzalo Quesada Simon Raiwalui Stade Yves-du-ManoirStade de France 14,000 2008 21.8 3 (finalist) Bernard LaportePierre MignoniOlivier Azam Stade Mayol 15,000 1907 34.9 1 (Champion) Guy NovèsWilliam ServatJean-Baptiste Élissalde Stade Ernest-WallonStadium municipal 19,500
Table
Playoffs
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Rudi Wulf OC 13 Mathieu BastareaudIC 12 Matt GiteauLW 11 Alexis PalissonFH 10 Jonny Wilkinson (c)SH 9 Frédéric Michalak N8 8 Chris Masoe OF 7 Juan Martín Fernández LobbeBF 6 Danie Rossouw RL 5 Nick KennedyLL 4 Bakkies BothaTP 3 Carl Hayman HK 2 Sébastien Bruno LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Substitutions:HK 16 Jean-Charles Orioli PR 17 Xavier Chiocci LK 18 Jocelino SutaN8 19 Steffon Armitage FL 20 Joe van Niekerk CE 21 Maxime Mermoz FH 22 Sébastien Tillous-Borde PR 23 Davit Kubriashvili Coach: Bernard Laporte FB 15 Brice DulinRW 14 Romain MartialOC 13 Romain CabannesIC 12 Seremaia BaiLW 11 Marc AndreuFH 10 Rémi Talès (c) SH 9 Rory KockottN8 8 Antonie ClaassenOF 7 Yannick CaballeroBF 6 Ibrahim Diarra RL 5 Rodrigo Capó Ortega LL 4 Christophe SamsonTP 3 Karena Wihongi HK 2 Brice MachLP 1 Saimone Taumoepeau Substitutions:HK 16 Mathieu BonelloPR 17 Yannick Forestier LK 18 Joe Tekori FL 19 Jannie Bornman FB 20 Romain TeuletFH 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick CE 22 Paul BonnefondPR 23 Mihaita Lazăr Coaches: Laurent Travers Laurent Labit Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère Sébastien Clouté Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure
Statistics
Top points scorers Updated 11 June 2013
Table of top points scorers Rank Player Club Position Points Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals 1 Castres Olympique Scrum-half 376 8 33 90 0 2 RC Toulon Fly-half 373 0 47 85 8 3 USA Perpignan Fly-half 262 2 21 68 2 4 Union Bordeaux Bègles Fly-half 232 2 33 49 3 5 Stade Français Fullback 224 0 13 66 0 6 Stade Toulousain Fly-half 222 3 33 47 0 7 Racing Metro 92 Fly-half 191 2 14 49 2 8 ASM Clermont Auvergne Scrum-half 186 1 35 37 0 9 SU Agen Fly-half 179 0 10 51 2 10 Stade Toulousain Fly-half 179 3 13 46 0
Top try scorers Updated 11 June 2013
Table of top try scorers Rank Player Club Position Tries 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne Wing 13 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne Centre 10 3 Stade Toulousain Wing 9 RC Toulon Wing 5 Castres Olympique Scrum-half 8 Stade Toulousain Wing ASM Clermont Auvergne Wing Union Bordeaux Bègles Fullback 9 Castres Olympique Wing 7 RC Toulon Flanker RC Toulon Centre Castres Olympique Wing Montpellier HR Wing RC Toulon Wing ASM Clermont Auvergne Wing
See also 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season List of 2013-2014 Top 14 transfers
References
External links
Ligue Nationale de Rugby – Official website Top 14 on Planetrugby.com