2020–21 Top 14 season
2020–21 Top 14 | |
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Countries | Frankreich |
Date | 4 September 2020 – 25 June 2021 |
Champions | Toulouse (21st title) |
Runners-up | La Rochelle |
Official website | |
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The 2020–21 Top 14 competition is the 122nd French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). After play was suspended following the 17th Matchday of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, the season was officially cancelled without any winner or promotion/relegation on 6 May.[1]
Teams
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Number of teams by regions
Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
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6 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Agen, Bayonne, Bordeaux Bègles, Brive, La Rochelle, Pau |
3 | Occitanie | Castres, Montpellier, Toulouse |
2 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Clermont, Lyon |
Île-de-France | Racing, Stade Français | |
1 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Toulon |
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 the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
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,[2] 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.[3]
France's bonus point system operates as follows:[3]
- 4 points for a win.
- 2 points for a draw.
- 1 bonus point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
- 1 bonus point for losing by 5 points (or fewer). The margin had been 7 points until being changed prior to the 2014–15 season.
Table
Relegation
Starting from the 2017–18 season forward, only the 14th placed team will be automatically relegated to Pro D2. The 13th placed team will face the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.[4]
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
4 September 2020 20:45 |
(1 BP) Montpellier | 23–26 | Pau |
Bericht |
Altrad Stadium, Montpellier Referee: Tual Trainini |
6 September 2020 21:00 |
Clermont | 33–30 | Toulouse (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
Round 1 rescheduled match
21 November 2020 15:15 |
Stade Français | 26–16 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Bericht |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Pierre Brousset |
Round 2
11 September 2020 20:45 |
(1 BP) Racing | 41–17 | Montpellier |
Bericht |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Thomas Charabas |
12 September 2020 18:15 |
Bayonne | 21–19 | Clermont (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Stade Jean Dauger Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué |
Round 3
3 October 2020 15:15 |
Clermont | 31–12 | Agen |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
Round 3 rescheduled match
22 November 2020 21:05 |
La Rochelle | 9–6 | Racing (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Cedric Marchat |
Round 4
Round 4 rescheduled match
Round 5
17 October 2020 15:30 |
Pau | 29–24 | Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Stade du Hameau Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué |
17 October 2020 15:30 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 62–3 | Castres |
Bericht |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
18 October 2020 21:05 |
Clermont | 41–27 | Stade Français |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Romain Poite |
Round 5 rescheduled match
Round 6
24 October 2020 18:15 |
(1 BP) Clermont | 50–29 | Pau |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Vivien Praderie |
25 October 2020 21:05 |
La Rochelle | 20–6 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Bericht |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Ludovic Cayre |
Round 7
Round 7 rescheduled match
6 January 2021 18:45 |
Lyon | 24–20 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué |
Round 8
7 November 2020 18:15 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 43–19 | Bayonne |
Bericht |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Pierre Brousset |
Round 8 rescheduled match
6 February 2021 21:00 |
(1 BP) Montpellier | 31–6 | Stade Français |
Bericht |
Altrad Stadium Referee: Laurent Cardona |
Round 9
13 November 2020 20:45 |
(1 BP) Castres | 29–30 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Bericht |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Referee: Julien Castaignede |
15 November 2020 21:05 |
(1 BP) Stade Français | 35–13 | La Rochelle |
Bericht |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
Round 9 rescheduled match
Round 10
27 November 2020 20:45 |
Castres | 14–40 | Clermont (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Stade Pierre-Fabre Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué |
28 November 2020 18:15 |
(1 BP) Montpellier | 22–23 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Bericht |
Altrad Stadium Referee: Maxime Chalon |
29 November 2020 21:05 |
Lyon | 20–19 | Stade Français (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Thomas Charabas |
Round 11
4 December 2020 20:45 |
Clermont | 15–21 | Montpellier |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Julien Castaignede |
5 December 2020 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 12–17 | Racing |
Bericht |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Ludovic Cayre |
5 December 2020 18:15 |
Lyon | 22–18 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
Bericht |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
Round 12
27 December 2020 14:00 |
La Rochelle | 22–9 | Montpellier |
Bericht |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Thomas Charabas |
27 December 2020 16:00 |
(1 BP) Racing | 45–10 | Agen |
Bericht |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Vincent Blasco Baqué |
27 December 2020 18:00 |
(1 BP) Toulouse | 45–23 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Bericht |
Stade Ernest-Wallon Referee: Luc Ramos |
Round 12 rescheduled match
Round 13
3 January 2021 18:00 |
(1 BP) Stade Français | 51–21 | Brive |
Bericht |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
3 January 2021 21:05 |
(1 BP) Clermont | 22–24 | Racing |
Bericht |
Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
Round 13 rescheduled match
Playoffs
Semi-final Qualifiers | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Toulouse | 24 | ||||||||||||
4 | Bordeaux Bègles | 25 | 4 | Bordeaux Bègles | 21 | |||||||||
5 | Clermont | 16 | 1 | Toulouse | 18 | |||||||||
2 | La Rochelle | 8 | ||||||||||||
2 | La Rochelle | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | Racing 92 | 38 | 3 | Racing 92 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | Stade Français | 21 |
Semi-final Qualifiers
11 June 2021 20:45 |
Racing (3) | 38–21 | Stade Français (6) |
Try: Fickou 5' c Thomas 10' c Machenaud 18' c Zebo 29' c Kolingar 42' c Con: Machenaud (5/5) 6', 11', 19', 30', 43' Pen: Le Garrec (1/1) 50' | Bericht | Try: Naivalu 47' c Macalou 62' c Nayacalevu 66' c Con: Joris Segonds (3/3) 48', 63', 67' |
Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre Referee: Thomas Charabas |
12 June 2021 20:45 |
Bordeaux Bègles (4) | 25–16 | Clermont (5) |
Try: Maynadier 37' c Con: Jalibert (1/1) 38' Pen: Jalibert (6/6) 24', 35', 50', 59', 66', 77' | Bericht | Try: Penaud 7' c Con: Parra (1/1) 8' Pen: Parra (3/3) 44', 54', 63' |
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Pascal Gaüzère |
Semi-finals
18 June 2021 20:45 |
La Rochelle (2) | 19–6 | Racing 92 (3) |
Try: Arthur Retière 29' c Con: West (1/1) 31' Pen: West (4/4) 12', 21', 27', 53' | Bericht | Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 8', 14' |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
19 June 2019 20:45 |
Toulouse (1) | 24–21 | Bordeaux Bègles (4) |
Try: Ntamack 5' m Ramos 67' c Con: Ramos (1/2) 69' Pen: Ramos (4/4) 11', 18', 35', 59' | Bericht | Try: Lam 12' c Cordero 54' m Con: Jalibert (1/2) 13' Pen: Jalibert (3/3) 44', 61', 76' |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Referee: Tual Trainini |
Final
26 June 2019 20:45 |
Toulouse (1) | 18–8 | La Rochelle (2) |
Pen: Ramos (4/4) 3', 34', 64', 73' Drop: Ramos (1/1) 9' Kolbe (1/1) 40' | Bericht | Try: Priso 77' m Pen: West (1/1) 43' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
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- ^ "Top 14 - Pro D2 : les présidents d'accord pour ne pas attribuer de titre". L'Equipe. 6 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
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