2021–22 Top 14 | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Date | 4 September 2021 - 5 June 2022 |
Champions | Montpellier (1st title) |
Runners-up | Castres |
Relegated | Biarritz |
Official website | |
www | |
The 2021–22 Top 14 competition was the 123rd French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).
Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
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5 | ![]() |
Biarritz, Bordeaux Bègles, Brive, La Rochelle, Pau |
4 | ![]() |
Castres, Montpellier, Perpignan, Toulouse |
2 | ![]() |
Clermont, Lyon |
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Racing, Stade Français | |
1 | ![]() |
Toulon |
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, [1] 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. [2]
France's bonus point system operates as follows: [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Castres (RU) | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 565 | 529 | +36 | 5 | 1 | 76 | Semi-final play-off places and qualified for the Champions Cup |
2 | Montpellier (CH) | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 619 | 503 | +116 | 4 | 6 | 74 | |
3 | Bordeaux Bègles (SF) | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 610 | 484 | +126 | 5 | 5 | 72 | Quarter-final play-off places and qualified for the Champions Cup |
4 | Toulouse (SF) | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 638 | 432 | +206 | 6 | 5 | 71 | |
5 | La Rochelle (QF) | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 640 | 466 | +174 | 6 | 5 | 71 | |
6 | Racing (QF) | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 568 | +93 | 4 | 2 | 70 | |
7 | Clermont | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 649 | 557 | +92 | 6 | 4 | 66 | Qualified for the Champions Cup |
8 | Toulon | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 572 | 504 | +68 | 4 | 5 | 65 | |
9 | Lyon [b] | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 637 | 558 | +79 | 6 | 6 | 64 | Qualified for the Champions Cup |
10 | Pau | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 1 | 3 | 50 | |
11 | Stade Français | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 544 | 651 | −107 | 2 | 4 | 50 | |
12 | Brive | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 453 | 631 | −178 | 4 | 4 | 46 | |
13 | Perpignan | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 664 | −173 | 2 | 5 | 43 | Relegation play-off [a] |
14 | Biarritz (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 449 | 885 | −436 | 1 | 3 | 24 | Relegated to Rugby Pro D2 |
From the 2017–18 season, only the 14th placed team is automatically relegated to the Pro D2. The 13th placed team play the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner taking up the final place in the Top 14 for the following season. [3]
4 September 2021 14:00 |
Biarritz | 27–15 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
5 September 2021 21:05 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 16–20 | Toulouse |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
11 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Clermont | 30–34 | Castres |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Referee: Cedric Marchat |
11 September 2021 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 37–10 | Stade Français |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Maxime Chalon |
18 September 2021 15:00 |
Biarritz | 28–19 | Racing |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Jonathan Gasnier |
18 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Lyon | 47–3 | Perpignan |
Report |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Sebastien Minery |
18 September 2021 21:05 |
Clermont | 23–22 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Referee: Pierre Brousset |
25 September 2021 15:00 |
Pau | 23–22 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade du Hameau Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
25 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 59–17 | Biarritz |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Vincent Blasco Basque |
25 September 2021 17:00 |
Racing | 24–20 | Lyon (1 BP) |
Report |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Adrien Descottes |
2 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Lyon | 15–20 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Vivien Praderie |
2 October 2021 17:00 |
Biarritz | 11–17 | Toulouse |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
9 October 2021 15:00 |
Bordeaux Bègles | 27–23 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Pierre Brousset |
9 October 2021 15:00 |
Racing | 17–14 | Perpignan (1 BP) |
Report |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
16 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Perpignan | 22–23 | Stade Français |
Report |
Stade Aimé Giral Referee: Laurent Cordona |
23 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 39–13 | Perpignan |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Benoit Rousselet |
23 October 2021 15:00 |
Stade Français | 23–18 | Lyon (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
24 October 2021 21:05 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 39–6 | Toulon |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Pierre Brousset |
30 October 2021 15:00 |
Perpignan | 22–13 | La Rochelle |
Report |
Stade Aimé Giral Referee: Vincent Blasco Basque |
30 October 2021 21:00 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 25–9 | Clermont |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
5 November 2021 21:00 |
La Rochelle | 26–3 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Adrien Descottes |
6 November 2021 14:45 |
(1 BP) Stade Français | 27–31 | Montpellier |
Report |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
The team finishing in 13th place faces the runner-up of the Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in the 2022–23 Top 14 and the loser in the 2022–23 Pro D2.
12 June 2022 17:45 |
Mont-de-Marsan | 16–41 | Perpignan |
Try:
Laousse Azpiazu 4' c Con: Coly (1/1) 4' Pen: Coly (3/3) 11', 31', 40+2' | Report | Try:
Jaminet 18' c de la Fuente 56' c Dubois 68' c Tedder 75' m Con: Jaminet (3/4) 18', 56', 68' Pen: Jaminet (5/5) 8', 22', 36', 51', 54' |
Stade Guy Boniface,
Mont-de-Marsan Referee: Thomas Charabas |
Semi-final Qualifiers | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Castres | 24 | ||||||||||||
4 | Toulouse | 33 | 4 | Toulouse | 18 | |||||||||
5 | La Rochelle | 28 | 1 | Castres | 10 | |||||||||
2 | Montpellier | 29 | ||||||||||||
2 | Montpellier | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bordeaux Bègles | 36 | 3 | Bordeaux Bègles | 10 | |||||||||
6 | Racing 92 | 16 |
11 June 2022 21:05 |
Toulouse (4) | 33–28 | La Rochelle (5) |
Try:
Fouyssac 9' c Dupont 13' m Mallía 62' m Ntamack 69' c Con: Ramos (2/4) 8', 70' Pen: Ramos (3/3) 18', 29', 36' | Report | Try:
Liebenberg 25' c Alldritt 56' c Bourgarit 79' c Favre 80' c Con: West (4/4) 26', 57', 80', 80+1' |
Stade Ernest-Wallon,
Toulouse Attendance: 18,784 Referee: Romain Poite |
12 June 2022 21:05 |
Bordeaux Bègles (3) | 36–16 | Racing 92 (6) |
Try:
Cordero (2) 20' m, 54' c Seuteni 47' c Woki 58' c Lam 80' c Con: Lucu (3/4) 48', 55', 60' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 80+1' Pen: Lucu (1/2) 5' | Report | Try:
Spring 39' c Con: Le Garrec (1/1) 40' Pen: Le Garrec (2/3) 7', 43' Machenaud (1/1) 57' |
Stade Chaban-Delmas,
Bordeaux Attendance: 27,279 [4] Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
17 June 2022 21:05 |
Castres (1) | 24–18 | Toulouse (4) |
Try:
Arata 43' c Dumora 77' m Con: Urdapilleta (1/2) 44' Pen: Urdapilleta (4/4) 21', 27', 40+1', 70' | Report | Try:
Lebel 2' c Ntamack 47' m Con: Ramos (1/2) 3' Pen: Ramos (2/4) 17', 60' |
Allianz Riviera,
Nice Attendance: 35,114 [5] Referee: Ludovic Cayre |
18 June 2022 21:05 |
Montpellier (2) | 19–10 | Bordeaux Bègles (3) |
Try:
Rattez 6' c Con: Paillaugue (1/1) 7' Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 70', 79' Drop: Garbisi (1/1) 13' Bouthier (1/1) 40' | Report | Try:
Jalibert 16' c Con: Lucu (1/1) 17' Pen: Lucu (1/1) 6' |
Allianz Riviera,
Nice Attendance: 34,844 [6] Referee: Pierre Brousset |
24 June 2022 20:45 |
Castres (1) | 10–29 | Montpellier (2) |
Try:
Botitu 75' c Con: Dumora (1/1) 75' Pen: Dumora (1/2) 34' | Report | Try:
Vincent 6' m Verhaeghe 10' c Bouthier 12' m Con: Paillaugue (1/3) 10' Pen: Paillaugue (2/2) 21', 39' Garbisi (1/1) 68' Pollard (1/1) 77' |
Stade de France,
Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,245 Referee: Tual Trainini |
2021–22 Top 14 | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Date | 4 September 2021 - 5 June 2022 |
Champions | Montpellier (1st title) |
Runners-up | Castres |
Relegated | Biarritz |
Official website | |
www | |
The 2021–22 Top 14 competition was the 123rd French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).
Club | City (department) | Stadium | Capacity | Previous season |
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Biarritz | Biarritz ( Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Parc des Sports Aguiléra | 15,000 | Promoted from Pro D2 (play-off accession and 3rd in league) |
Bordeaux Bègles | Bordeaux ( Gironde) | Stade Chaban-Delmas [a 1] | 33,500 | Semi-finals (4th in league) |
Brive | Brive-la-Gaillarde ( Corrèze) | Stade Amédée-Domenech | 13,979 | 11th |
Castres | Castres ( Tarn) | Stade Pierre-Fabre | 12,500 | 7th |
Clermont | Clermont-Ferrand ( Puy-de-Dôme) | Stade Marcel-Michelin | 19,022 | Quarter-finals (5th in league) |
La Rochelle | La Rochelle ( Charente-Maritime) | Stade Marcel-Deflandre | 16,000 | 2nd |
Lyon | Lyon ( Métropole de Lyon) | Matmut Stadium de Gerland | 25,000 | 9th |
Montpellier | Montpellier ( Hérault) | Altrad Stadium | 15,697 | 10th |
Pau | Pau ( Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Stade du Hameau | 18,324 | 12th |
Perpignan | Perpignan ( Pyrénées-Orientales) | Stade Aimé Giral | 14,593 | Promoted from Pro D2 (champions and 1st in league) |
Racing | Nanterre ( Hauts-de-Seine) | Paris La Défense Arena | 30,681 | Semi-finals (3rd in league) |
Stade Français | Paris, 16th arrondissement | Stade Jean-Bouin | 20,000 | Quarter-finals (6th in league) |
Toulon | Toulon ( Var) | Stade Mayol [a 2] | 18,200 | 8th |
Toulouse | Toulouse ( Haute-Garonne) | Stade Ernest-Wallon [a 3] | 18,784 | 1st |
Teams | Region or country | Team(s) |
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5 | ![]() |
Biarritz, Bordeaux Bègles, Brive, La Rochelle, Pau |
4 | ![]() |
Castres, Montpellier, Perpignan, Toulouse |
2 | ![]() |
Clermont, Lyon |
![]() |
Racing, Stade Français | |
1 | ![]() |
Toulon |
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, [1] 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. [2]
France's bonus point system operates as follows: [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Castres (RU) | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 565 | 529 | +36 | 5 | 1 | 76 | Semi-final play-off places and qualified for the Champions Cup |
2 | Montpellier (CH) | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 619 | 503 | +116 | 4 | 6 | 74 | |
3 | Bordeaux Bègles (SF) | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 610 | 484 | +126 | 5 | 5 | 72 | Quarter-final play-off places and qualified for the Champions Cup |
4 | Toulouse (SF) | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 638 | 432 | +206 | 6 | 5 | 71 | |
5 | La Rochelle (QF) | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 640 | 466 | +174 | 6 | 5 | 71 | |
6 | Racing (QF) | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 568 | +93 | 4 | 2 | 70 | |
7 | Clermont | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 649 | 557 | +92 | 6 | 4 | 66 | Qualified for the Champions Cup |
8 | Toulon | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 572 | 504 | +68 | 4 | 5 | 65 | |
9 | Lyon [b] | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 637 | 558 | +79 | 6 | 6 | 64 | Qualified for the Champions Cup |
10 | Pau | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 1 | 3 | 50 | |
11 | Stade Français | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 544 | 651 | −107 | 2 | 4 | 50 | |
12 | Brive | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 453 | 631 | −178 | 4 | 4 | 46 | |
13 | Perpignan | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 664 | −173 | 2 | 5 | 43 | Relegation play-off [a] |
14 | Biarritz (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 449 | 885 | −436 | 1 | 3 | 24 | Relegated to Rugby Pro D2 |
From the 2017–18 season, only the 14th placed team is automatically relegated to the Pro D2. The 13th placed team play the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner taking up the final place in the Top 14 for the following season. [3]
4 September 2021 14:00 |
Biarritz | 27–15 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
5 September 2021 21:05 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 16–20 | Toulouse |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
11 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Clermont | 30–34 | Castres |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Referee: Cedric Marchat |
11 September 2021 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 37–10 | Stade Français |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Maxime Chalon |
18 September 2021 15:00 |
Biarritz | 28–19 | Racing |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Jonathan Gasnier |
18 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Lyon | 47–3 | Perpignan |
Report |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Sebastien Minery |
18 September 2021 21:05 |
Clermont | 23–22 | La Rochelle (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Michelin Referee: Pierre Brousset |
25 September 2021 15:00 |
Pau | 23–22 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade du Hameau Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
25 September 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 59–17 | Biarritz |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Vincent Blasco Basque |
25 September 2021 17:00 |
Racing | 24–20 | Lyon (1 BP) |
Report |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Adrien Descottes |
2 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Lyon | 15–20 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Matmut Stadium de Gerland Referee: Vivien Praderie |
2 October 2021 17:00 |
Biarritz | 11–17 | Toulouse |
Report |
Parc des Sports Aguiléra Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
9 October 2021 15:00 |
Bordeaux Bègles | 27–23 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Pierre Brousset |
9 October 2021 15:00 |
Racing | 17–14 | Perpignan (1 BP) |
Report |
Paris La Défense Arena Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
16 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Perpignan | 22–23 | Stade Français |
Report |
Stade Aimé Giral Referee: Laurent Cordona |
23 October 2021 15:00 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 39–13 | Perpignan |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Benoit Rousselet |
23 October 2021 15:00 |
Stade Français | 23–18 | Lyon (1 BP) |
Report |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
24 October 2021 21:05 |
(1 BP) La Rochelle | 39–6 | Toulon |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Pierre Brousset |
30 October 2021 15:00 |
Perpignan | 22–13 | La Rochelle |
Report |
Stade Aimé Giral Referee: Vincent Blasco Basque |
30 October 2021 21:00 |
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles | 25–9 | Clermont |
Report |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
5 November 2021 21:00 |
La Rochelle | 26–3 | Bordeaux Bègles |
Report |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre Referee: Adrien Descottes |
6 November 2021 14:45 |
(1 BP) Stade Français | 27–31 | Montpellier |
Report |
Stade Jean-Bouin Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy |
The team finishing in 13th place faces the runner-up of the Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in the 2022–23 Top 14 and the loser in the 2022–23 Pro D2.
12 June 2022 17:45 |
Mont-de-Marsan | 16–41 | Perpignan |
Try:
Laousse Azpiazu 4' c Con: Coly (1/1) 4' Pen: Coly (3/3) 11', 31', 40+2' | Report | Try:
Jaminet 18' c de la Fuente 56' c Dubois 68' c Tedder 75' m Con: Jaminet (3/4) 18', 56', 68' Pen: Jaminet (5/5) 8', 22', 36', 51', 54' |
Stade Guy Boniface,
Mont-de-Marsan Referee: Thomas Charabas |
Semi-final Qualifiers | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Castres | 24 | ||||||||||||
4 | Toulouse | 33 | 4 | Toulouse | 18 | |||||||||
5 | La Rochelle | 28 | 1 | Castres | 10 | |||||||||
2 | Montpellier | 29 | ||||||||||||
2 | Montpellier | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bordeaux Bègles | 36 | 3 | Bordeaux Bègles | 10 | |||||||||
6 | Racing 92 | 16 |
11 June 2022 21:05 |
Toulouse (4) | 33–28 | La Rochelle (5) |
Try:
Fouyssac 9' c Dupont 13' m Mallía 62' m Ntamack 69' c Con: Ramos (2/4) 8', 70' Pen: Ramos (3/3) 18', 29', 36' | Report | Try:
Liebenberg 25' c Alldritt 56' c Bourgarit 79' c Favre 80' c Con: West (4/4) 26', 57', 80', 80+1' |
Stade Ernest-Wallon,
Toulouse Attendance: 18,784 Referee: Romain Poite |
12 June 2022 21:05 |
Bordeaux Bègles (3) | 36–16 | Racing 92 (6) |
Try:
Cordero (2) 20' m, 54' c Seuteni 47' c Woki 58' c Lam 80' c Con: Lucu (3/4) 48', 55', 60' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 80+1' Pen: Lucu (1/2) 5' | Report | Try:
Spring 39' c Con: Le Garrec (1/1) 40' Pen: Le Garrec (2/3) 7', 43' Machenaud (1/1) 57' |
Stade Chaban-Delmas,
Bordeaux Attendance: 27,279 [4] Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
17 June 2022 21:05 |
Castres (1) | 24–18 | Toulouse (4) |
Try:
Arata 43' c Dumora 77' m Con: Urdapilleta (1/2) 44' Pen: Urdapilleta (4/4) 21', 27', 40+1', 70' | Report | Try:
Lebel 2' c Ntamack 47' m Con: Ramos (1/2) 3' Pen: Ramos (2/4) 17', 60' |
Allianz Riviera,
Nice Attendance: 35,114 [5] Referee: Ludovic Cayre |
18 June 2022 21:05 |
Montpellier (2) | 19–10 | Bordeaux Bègles (3) |
Try:
Rattez 6' c Con: Paillaugue (1/1) 7' Pen: Aprasidze (2/2) 70', 79' Drop: Garbisi (1/1) 13' Bouthier (1/1) 40' | Report | Try:
Jalibert 16' c Con: Lucu (1/1) 17' Pen: Lucu (1/1) 6' |
Allianz Riviera,
Nice Attendance: 34,844 [6] Referee: Pierre Brousset |
24 June 2022 20:45 |
Castres (1) | 10–29 | Montpellier (2) |
Try:
Botitu 75' c Con: Dumora (1/1) 75' Pen: Dumora (1/2) 34' | Report | Try:
Vincent 6' m Verhaeghe 10' c Bouthier 12' m Con: Paillaugue (1/3) 10' Pen: Paillaugue (2/2) 21', 39' Garbisi (1/1) 68' Pollard (1/1) 77' |
Stade de France,
Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,245 Referee: Tual Trainini |
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