2004-05 Top 16 season
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The 2004-05 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2004-05. It was the final season under the 16 club format, as the competition became the Top 14 for the 2005-06 season. Biarritz Olympique won the championship, defeating Stade Francais Paris in the final at Stade de France. FC Grenoble, Béziers and Auch were relegated to Rugby Pro D2 after the 2004-05 season.
Contents |
| Clubs | Total points |
Bonus points |
Points | Games played |
Wins | Draws | Losses | Points for |
Points against |
Diff | |
| 1 | Biarritz | 104 | 16 | 88 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 907 | 549 | +358 |
| 2 | Stade Français | 103 | 11 | 92 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 915 | 668 | +247 |
| 3 | Bourgoin | 96 | 12 | 84 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 882 | 680 | +202 |
| 4 | Toulouse | 94 | 18 | 76 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 893 | 597 | +296 |
| 5 | Perpignan | 86 | 12 | 74 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 688 | 583 | +105 |
| 6 | Castres | 84 | 10 | 74 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 704 | 678 | +26 |
| 7 | Agen | 77 | 11 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 674 | 568 | +106 |
| 8 | Clermont | 77 | 9 | 68 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 745 | 647 | +98 |
| 9 | Brive | 66 | 8 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 668 | 745 | -77 |
| 10 | Narbonne | 63 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 588 | 755 | -167 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 62 | 14 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 628 | 765 | -137 |
| 12 | Bayonne | 60 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 587 | 763 | -176 |
| 13 | Pau | 59 | 11 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 651 | 728 | -77 |
| 14 | Grenoble | 42 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 580 | 842 | -262 |
| 15 | Béziers | 38 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 600 | 876 | -276 |
| 16 | Auch | 37 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 503 | 736 | -233 |
- 3 June 2005 - Stade Francais Paris 23-18 Toulouse in Bordeaux
- 4 June 2005 - Biarritz Olympique 32-27 Bougoin in Toulouse
| Équipes | Stade Francais Paris - Biarritz Olympique |
| Score | 34-37 |
| Date | 11 June 2005 |
| Venue | Stade de France |
| Referee | Jean-Christophe Gastou |
| Teams | |
| Stade Français Paris | Starting XV: Rodrigo Roncero, Mathieu Blin, Pieter de Villiers, David Auradou, Mike James, Pierre Rabadan, Rémy Martin, Shaun Sowerby, Agustin Pichot, David Skrela, Christophe Dominici, Brian Liebenberg, Stéphane Glas, Julien Arias, Juan Martín Hernández Replacements: Benjamin Kayser, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Mauro Bergamasco, Mirco Bergamasco, Olivier Sarramea, Jérôme Fillol |
| Biarritz Olympique | Starting XV: Petru Balan, Benoît August, Denis Avril, Jérôme Thion, David Couzinet, Serge Betsen, Imanol Harinordoquy, Thomas Lièvremont, Dimitri Yachvili, Julien Peyrelongue, jean-Baptiste Gobelet, Damien Traille, Guillaume Bousses, Philippe Bidabé, Nicolas Brusque Replacements: Jean-Michel Gonzales, Benoît Lecouls, Olivier Olibeau, Didier Chouchan, Julien Dupuy, Federico Martin Aramburu, Benjamin Dambielle |
| Scorers: | |
| Stade Français Paris | Tries: Christophe Dominici Conversions:David Skrela Penalties: David Skrela (8) Drop goals: Brian Liebenberg |
| Biarritz Olympique | Tries: Jean-Baptiste Gobelet Conversions: Dimitri Yachvili Penalties: Dimitri Yachvili (9) Drop goals: Julien Peyrelongue |
| Preceded by 2003-04 |
Top 16 season 2004-05 |
Succeeded by 2005-06 |
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| Federation: | Fédération Française de Rugby |
| National team: | France • France Sevens |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • H Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series • Paris Sevens |
| Domestic Competitions: | Ligue Nationale de Rugby (Top 14 • Pro D2) • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3 |
| Top 14 teams: | Agen • Albi • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Montauban • Montpellier • Narbonne • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse |
| Pro D2 teams: | Auch • Béziers • Bordeaux-Bègles • Colomiers • Dax • Gaillac • Grenoble • La Rochelle • Limoges • Lyon • Mont-de-Marsan • Oyonnax • Pau • Racing Paris • Tarbes • Toulon |
| See also: | List of clubs |