2019–20 Top 14 season

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2019–20 Top 14
Countries France
Date24 August 2019 – 1 March 2020
Matches played119
Attendance1,672,486
(average 14,055 per match)
Highest attendance38,503
Bordeaux Bègles v La Rochelle
22 December 2019
Lowest attendance6,009
Agen v Montpellier
15 September 2019
Top point scorerFrance Thomas Laranjeira
(Brive)
181 points
Top try scorerFrance Arthur Retière
(La Rochelle)
9 tries
Official website
www.lnr.fr/rugby-top-14

The 2019–20 Top 14 competition was the 121st French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2018–19 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 (Bayonne and Brive) in place of the two relegated teams, Perpignan and Grenoble.
Playing was suspended after the 17th Matchday due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The season was officially cancelled without any winner or relegation/promotion on 6 May.[1]

Teams[edit]

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Locations of the 2019–20 Top 14 teams
Club City (department) Stadium Capacity Previous season
Agen Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Stade Armandie 13,863 12th
Bayonne Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade Jean Dauger 16,934 Promoted from Pro D2 (champions and 3rd in league)
Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas[a 1] 33,500 10th
Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze) Stade Amédée-Domenech 13,979 Promoted from Pro D2 (play-off accession and 1st in league)
Castres Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 7th
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022 Runners up (2nd in league)
La Rochelle La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,000 Semi-finals (5th in league)
Lyon Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) Matmut Stadium de Gerland 25,000 Semi-finals (3rd in league)
Montpellier Montpellier (Hérault) Altrad Stadium 15,697 Quarter-finals (6th in league)
Pau Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade du Hameau 18,324 11th
Racing Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) Paris La Défense Arena 30,681 Quarter-finals (4th in league)
Stade Français Paris, 16th arrondissement Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 8th
Toulon Toulon (Var) Stade Mayol[a 2] 18,200 9th
Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-Wallon[a 3] 18,754 Champions (1st in league)

Number of teams by region[edit]

Teams Region or country Team(s)
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[edit]

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[edit]

2019–20 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Bordeaux Bègles 17 13 1 3 475 317 +158 6 1 61
2 Lyon 17 12 0 5 463 304 +159 5 0 53
3 Racing 17 9 1 7 451 326 +125 5 3 46
4 Toulon 17 9 2 6 396 334 +62 3 2 45
5 La Rochelle 17 9 0 8 370 377 –7 3 3 42
6 Clermont 17 10 0 7 423 415 +8 1 0 41
7 Toulouse 17 8 1 8 368 331 +37 4 2 40
8 Montpellier 17 6 3 8 404 390 +14 2 5 37
9 Bayonne 17 7 1 9 327 409 –82 0 3 33
10 Castres 17 7 0 10 392 460 –68 3 2 33
11 Brive 17 7 1 9 364 439 –75 1 2 33
12 Pau 17 6 0 11 334 414 –80 0 4 28
13 Agen 17 5 1 11 323 414 –91 0 4 26
14 Stade Français 17 5 1 11 328 488 –160 0 3 25

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  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
Green background (rows 1 to 8) receive berths in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Final table

Relegation[edit]

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 and results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

24 August 2019
18:00
Agen25–44Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Laurent Cardona
24 August 2019
18:00
Castres26–25Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,080
Referee: Thomas Charabas
24 August 2019
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon43–9Stade Français
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 10,778
Referee: Romain Poite
24 August 2019
18:00
Pau35–14Brive
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Luc Ramos
24 August 2019
18:00
Racing17–24Bayonne
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 9,267
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
24 August 2019
20:45
Bordeaux Bègles30–25Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 24,254
Referee: Maxime Chalon
25 August 2019
15:50
Clermont28–10La Rochelle
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,846
Referee: Adrien Descottes

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Round 2[edit]

31 August 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Bayonne30–34Clermont
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 15,257
Referee: Tual Trainini
31 August 2019
17:00
Agen16–10Brive
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,909
Referee: Cédric Marchat
31 August 2019
17:00
La Rochelle28–26Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
31 August 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Montpellier43–22Pau
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
31 August 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles34–12Toulon
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,451
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
1 September 2019
11:30
Racing23–14Castres
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Julien Castaignède
1 September 2019
16:05
Lyon22–12Toulouse
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,227
Referee: Sébastien Minery

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Round 3[edit]

7 September 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Castres32–34Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,491[7]
Referee: Laurent Cardona
7 September 2019
16:30
Toulon6–20Lyon
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,821
Referee: Pierre Brousset
7 September 2019
19:45
Montpellier30–16La Rochelle
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 9,928
Referee: Vivien Praderie
7 September 2019
19:45
Pau18–12Agen
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,367
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
7 September 2019
19:45
Stade Français33–27Bayonne
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,699
Referee: Cedric Marchat
8 September 2019
15:50
Brive28–21Clermont
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,161
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
8 September 2019
20:00
Toulouse20–17Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,573
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 4[edit]

14 September 2019
14:30
La Rochelle28–13Toulouse
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tual Trainini
14 September 2019
17:00
Bayonne27–17Castres
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Maxime Chalon
14 September 2019
17:00
Clermont28–37Pau
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,957
Referee: Sébastien Minery
14 September 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Lyon59–3Brive
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 12,085
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
14 September 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles52–3Stade Français
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 18,092
Referee: Adrien Descottes
15 September 2019
12:30
Agen29–10Montpellier
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,009
Referee: Pierre Brousset
15 September 2019
16:50
Toulon32–29Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,124
Referee: Thomas Charabas

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Round 5[edit]

28 September 2019
14:30
Brive39–17Toulon
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,489
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
28 September 2019
17:00
Bayonne23–22La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,132
Referee: Julien Castaignède
28 September 2019
17:00
Castres30–27Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,987
Referee: Luc Ramos
28 September 2019
17:00
Toulouse24–23Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
28 September 2019
19:45
Racing20–31Lyon
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 12,566
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
29 September 2019
11:30
Montpellier17–17Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 9,924
Referee: Marchat
29 September 2019
15:50
Stade Français18–32Clermont
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,533
Referee: Pierre Brousset

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Round 6[edit]

5 October 2019
14:30
Clermont20–13Montpellier
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Maxime Chalon
5 October 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Agen27–29Bayonne
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 10,043
Referee: Adrien Descottes
5 October 2019
17:00
Brive23–9Toulouse
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,616
Referee: Laurent Cardona
5 October 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Castres46–16Stade Français
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,325
Referee: Vivien Praderie
5 October 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Lyon25–23Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 15,512
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
6 October 2019
11:30
Pau3–31Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,257
Referee: Tual Trainini
6 October 2019
15:50
Toulon23–3La Rochelle
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,322
Referee: Sébastien Minery

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Round 7[edit]

12 October 2019
14:30
Bayonne28–24Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,517
Referee: Pierre Brousset
12 October 2019
16:30
(1 BP) Toulouse36–15Castres
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
12 October 2019
19:45
(1 BP) La Rochelle41–17Brive
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Luc Ramos
12 October 2019
19:45
Lyon27–8Pau
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,704
Referee: Cédric Marchat
12 October 2019
19:45
Racing27–27Agen
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 11,665[12]
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
13 October 2019
15:50
Stade Français33–30Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
13 October 2019
20:00
Bordeaux Bègles42 – 15Clermont
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 25,170
Referee: Thomas Charabas

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Round 8[edit]

19 October 2019
14:30
Montpellier33–22Toulouse
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Tual Trainini
19 October 2019
17:00
Agen27–14Stade Français
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,710
Referee: Laurent Cardona
19 October 2019
17:00
(1 BP) Brive30–9Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,457
Referee: Pierre Brousset
19 October 2019
17:00
Pau37–24Castres
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Maxime Chalon
19 October 2019
17:00
Toulon20–9Bayonne
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,276
Referee: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy
19 October 2019
19:45
La Rochelle12–6Racing
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Adrien Descottes
20 October 2019
15:50
Clermont24–15Lyon
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 17,502
Referee: Adrien Descottes

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Round 9[edit]

9 November 2019
14:30
Toulon19–19Montpellier
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,336
Referee: Thomas Charabas
9 November 2019
17:00
Bordeaux Bègles23–0Agen
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 18,799
Referee: Romain Poite
9 November 2019
17:00
Castres28–26Brive (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,628
Referee: Julien Castaignède
9 November 2019
17:00
Bayonne3–9Pau
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,630
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
9 November 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Toulouse34–8Clermont
Report
Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 32,800
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
10 November 2019
11:30
(1 BP) Lyon45–17La Rochelle
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 15,884
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
10 November 2019
15:45
Stade Français9–25Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,000[15]
Referee: Pierre Brousset

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Round 10[edit]

30 November 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Racing30–34Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 16,032
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
30 November 2019
17:00
Clermont30–13Agen
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,843
Referee: Vivien Praderie
30 November 2019
17:00
La Rochelle22–13Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy
30 November 2019
17:00
Pau9–19Toulon
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Laurent Cardona
30 November 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Montpellier33–8Lyon
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
1 December 2019
11:30
Brive26–21Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,861
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
1 December 2019
15:50
(1 BP) Toulouse45–10Bayonne
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Adrien Descottes

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Round 11[edit]

21 December 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Castres29–12Lyon
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
21 December 2019
14:35
Bayonne6–6Brive
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,234
Referee: Cédric Marchat
21 December 2019
14:35
Racing29–25Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 13,266
Referee: Tual Trainini
21 December 2019
16:45
(1 BP) Agen8–13Toulouse
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Thomas Charabas
22 December 2019
11:30
Stade Français21–18Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,217
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
22 December 2019
15:45
Bordeaux Bègles20–15La Rochelle (1 BP)
Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 38,503
Referee: Maxime Chalon
22 December 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Toulon41–19Clermont
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 17,287
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 12[edit]

28 December 2019
13:00
Lyon52–9Bayonne
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 16,002
Referee: Vivien Praderie
28 December 2019
15:00
Brive20–44Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,273[19]
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
28 December 2019
17:00
Montpellier20–20Stade Français
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 15,000[20]
Referee: Julien Castaignède
29 December 2019
14:45
(1 BP) La Rochelle40–8Agen
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
29 December 2019
14:45
(1 BP) Pau23–27Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 16,153
Referee: Pierre Brousset
29 December 2019
17:00
Clermont39–22Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,804
Referee: Sébastien Minery
29 December 2019
20:00
Toulouse13–13Toulon
Report
Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 13[edit]

4 January 2020
14:30
(1 BP) Agen12–13Lyon
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,536
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
4 January 2020
16:45
Racing27–19Clermont
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 21,338
Referee: Laurent Cardona
4 January 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles22–3Bayonne
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 28,121
Referee: Luc Ramos
4 January 2020
19:45
Montpellier29–26Brive (1 BP)
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
4 January 2020
19:45
Pau13–44La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Romain Poite
5 January 2020
17:00
(1 BP) Toulon43–3Castres
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,570
Referee: Adrien Descottes
5 January 2020
20:00
Stade Français30–18Toulouse
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Tual Trainini

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Round 14[edit]

25 January 2020
15:30
(1 BP) Lyon27–12Toulon
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 16,256[23]
Referee: Pierre Baptiste Nuchy
25 January 2020
18:00
Brive33–26Pau
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,221[24]
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
25 January 2020
18:00
Castres0–27Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,863
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
25 January 2020
18:00
La Rochelle35–30Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000[25]
Referee: Thomas Charabas
25 January 2020
20:45
Clermont29–19Stade Français
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,517[26]
Referee: Maxime Chalon
25 January 2020
12:30
(1 BP) Bayonne22–23Agen
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,112[27]
Referee: Romain Poite
26 January 2020
16:50
Toulouse22–14Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,669[28]
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 15[edit]

15 February 2020
14:30
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles37–19Lyon
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 33,100
Referee: Vincent Blasco-Baqué
15 February 2020
17:00
Montpellier31–29Bayonne (1 BP)
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Maxime Chalon
15 February 2020
17:00
(1 BP) Pau20–23Clermont
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,657
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
15 February 2020
17:00
Toulon34–17Brive
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,281
Referee: Sébastien Minery
15 February 2020
19:45
Stade Français21–20La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
16 February 2020
11:30
Agen24–43Castres (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,065
Referee: Laurent Cardona
16 February 2020
15:45
Racing30–27Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 26,292
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 16[edit]

22 February 2020
14:30
La Rochelle17–12Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000[31]
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
22 February 2020
19:30
Bayonne28–17Stade Français
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,107[32]
Referee: Adrien Descottes
22 February 2020
19:30
Brive16–30Agen
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,228
Referee: Tual Trainini
22 February 2020
19:30
Castres26–16Pau
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,427
Referee: Maxime Chalon
22 February 2020
19:45
Clermont22–31Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,261[33]
Referee: Thomas Charabas
23 February 2020
11:30
Lyon29–20Racing
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 15,853
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
23 February 2020
15:50
(1 BP) Toulouse25–7Montpellier
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 17,073[34]
Referee: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy

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Round 17[edit]

29 February 2020
14:30
(1 BP) Racing49–0La Rochelle
Report
Paris La Défense Arena
Attendance: 17,856
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
29 February 2020
17:00
Agen15–32Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Cédric Marchat
29 February 2020
17:00
Bayonne20–10Toulouse
Report
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 16,606
Referee: Laurent Cardona
29 February 2020
17:00
Pau19–15Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
29 February 2020
19:45
Brive30–16Lyon
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Romain Poite
1 March 2020
11:30
Bordeaux Bègles26–24Castres (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,172
Referee: Vivien Praderie
1 March 2020
15:50
Toulon19–18Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 12,354
Referee: Luc Ramos

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Positions by round[edit]

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
Agen12101387111210131313131413141213
Bayonne5575433338811121011119
Bordeaux Bègles62222222221112111
Brive13141214129139129699991011
Castres798119581210121112101210910
Clermont43475444667688676
La Rochelle1111149812661179544535
Lyon11111111112221222
Montpellier843468107735867788
Pau38533611841012101111131412
Racing 92107610131091391110753353
Stade Français1413111314141414141414141314121314
Toulon2610611775553335444
Toulouse9129121013511844476867
Leader, semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
Semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
Quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Qualification to relegation play-off
Relegation to Rugby Pro D2
Source: Ligue Nationale de Rugby

Results by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617
AgenLWLWLLDWLLLLLWLWL
BayonneWLLWWWWLLLDLLLLWW
Bordeaux BèglesWWWWDLWLWWWWWLWWW
BriveLLWLWWLWLWDLLWLLW
CastresWLLLWWLLWLWLLLWWL
ClermontWWLLWWLWLWLWLWWLW
La RochelleLWLWLLWWLWLWWWLWL
LyonWWWWWWWLWLLWWWLWL
MontpellierLWWLDLLWDWLDWLWLL
PauWLWWLLLWWLLLLLLLW
Racing 92LWLLLWDLWLWWWWWLW
Stade FrançaisLLWLLLWLLLWDWLWLL
ToulonWLLWLWLWDWWDWLWLW
ToulouseLLWLWLWLWWWDLWLWL
Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Leading scorers[edit]

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Attendances[edit]

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
Club Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Agen 9 74,809 8,312 13,500 6,009 59%
Bayonne 9 129,795 14,422 16,630 12,517 85%
Bordeaux Bègles 9 220,662 24,518 38,503 17,172 68%
Brive 9 97,306 10,812 12,273 9,457 68%
Castres 8 79,525 9,941 10,724 9,325 80%
Clermont 8 134,530 16,816 18,804 14,957 88%
La Rochelle 8 128,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 100%
Lyon 9 130,301 14,478 16,256 10,778 58%
Montpellier 8 91,738 11,467 16,153 8,000 63%
Pau 9 100,752 11,195 16,153 8,000 61%
Racing 9 135,384 15,043 26,292 7,102 49%
Stade Francais 7 72,499 10,357 14,050 8,000 52%
Toulon 9 122,371 13,597 17,287 12,124 75%
Toulouse 8 167,253 20,907 33,000 14,573 90%

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In recent years, Bordeaux Bègles has taken occasional home matches to Matmut Atlantique.
  2. ^ In recent years, Toulon has taken occasional home matches to Stade Vélodrome in Marseille and Allianz Riviera in Nice.
  3. ^ Toulouse often takes high-demand home matches to the city's largest sporting venue, Stadium de Toulouse.

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