2012–13 Top 14 season

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.[1] 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[2] to earn them their first title since the controversial final in 1993.[3][4]

2012–13 Top 14 season
CountriesFrance
ChampionsCastres Olympique
Runners-upToulon
RelegatedAgen, Mont-de-Marsan
Matches played187
Attendance2,589,905
(average 13,850 per match)
Tries scored664
(average 3.6 per match)
Top point scorerRory Kockott (376)
Top try scorerNapolioni Nalaga (13)

Teams
Locations of the 2012–13 Top 14 teams
ClubFull nameCity (department)Stadium
SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Stade Armandie
Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade Jean Dauger[a 1]
Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Parc des Sports Aguiléra[a 2]
Union Bordeaux Bègles Union Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas (Bordeaux)
Stade André Moga (Bègles)[a 3]
Castres Olympique Castres Olympique Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Antoine
ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
FC Grenoble Football Club Grenoble Rugby Grenoble (Isère) Stade Lesdiguières[a 4]
Stade Montois Stade Montois Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) Stade Guy Boniface
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Montpellier Hérault Rugby Montpellier (Hérault) Stade Yves-du-Manoir
USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) Stade Aimé Giral[a 5]
Racing Métro Racing Métro 92 Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine) Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir[a 6]
Stade Français Paris Stade Français Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux Paris Paris, 16th arrondissement[a 7] Stade Charléty[a 8]
RC Toulonnais Rugby Club Toulonnais Toulon (Var) Stade Mayol[a 9]
Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-Wallon[a 10]
  1. Bayonne took one match across the Spanish border to Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián in 2012–13.
  2. Biarritz has historically taken at least one home match per season to the Anoeta, but has not done so since the 2010–11 season.
  3. In 2012–13, Bordeaux Bègles played eight of their 13 home matches at the larger Stade Chaban-Delmas and only five at their traditional home of Stade André-Moga.
  4. In 2012–13, Grenoble played four home matches at the city's largest venue, Stade des Alpes.
  5. In 2012–13, Perpignan played one home match at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona.
  6. Racing took two 2012–13 home matches to Stade de France.
  7. Stade Français' offices are in the 16th arrondissement, although they are currently playing in the 13th arrondissement.
  8. Stade Français' traditional home, Stade Jean-Bouin, is closed while a new stadium is built on the site; the new Jean-Bouin is expected to open for the 2013–14 season. The club also regularly takes at least three home matches per season to Stade de France; in 2012–13, they played three at Stade de France plus one at Grand Stade Lille Métropole in Villeneuve d'Ascq.
  9. Toulon took one home match to Stade Vélodrome in Marseille in 2012–13, resuming a past practice that they skipped in 2011–12.
  10. Toulouse often takes high-demand home matches to the city's largest sporting venue, Stadium Municipal. Two of their 2012–13 home matches were played there.

Team information
Club Last Promotion Budget 2012–13 million EUR[5] Position in 2011–12 season Coach(es) Stadium Capacity
SU Agen201013.210Philippe Sella
Mathieu Blin
David Darricarrère		Stade Armandie14,000
Aviron Bayonnais200417.912Christophe Deylaud
Christian Lanta		Stade Jean-Dauger16,934
Biarritz Olympique199617.39Laurent Rodriguez
Serge Milhas
John Isaac		Parc des sports d'Aguiléra15,000
Bordeaux Bègles201111.98Raphaël Ibañez
Régis Sonnes
Vincent Etcheto		Stade André-Moga09,088
Castres Olympique198915.64Laurent Labit
Laurent Travers		Stade Pierre-Antoine11,500
ASM Clermont Auvergne192525.52Vern Cotter
Franck Azéma		Stade Marcel-Michelin18,030
FC Grenoble201214.91 (Pro D2)Fabrice Landreau
Sylvain Bégon
Franck Corrihons		Stade Lesdiguières12,000
Stade Montois20126.23 (Pro D2)Marc Dantin
Stéphane Prosper		Stade Guy-Boniface22,000
Montpellier HR200317.55Fabien Galthié
Mario Ledesma
Stéphane Glas		Stade Yves-du-Manoir14,700
Stade Français199722.87Richard Pool-Jones
Christophe Laussucq
David Auradou		Stade Charléty
Stade de France		20,000
USA Perpignan191114.411Marc Delpoux
Giampiero de Carli
Patrick Arlettaz		Stade Aimé-Giral14,593
Racing Métro 92200921.76Gonzalo Quesada
Simon Raiwalui		Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Stade de France		14,000
RC Toulon200821.83 (finalist)Bernard Laporte
Pierre Mignoni
Olivier Azam		Stade Mayol15,000
Stade Toulousain190734.91 (Champion)Guy Novès
William Servat
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde		Stade Ernest-Wallon
Stadium municipal		19,500

Table
2012–13 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Head-to-Head
1Clermont Auvergne261916779418+36181328591
2RC Toulon261817779456+323693311590
3Stade Toulousain261709702501+20167377479
4Castres Olympique261529599489+11049334674
5Montpellier Hérault2616010570520+5052385473Montpellier 5–5, 31–29
6Racing Métro2616010512431+8132282773
7USA Perpignan2613013593607-1450482761
8Aviron Bayonnais2612113467609-14232541657Bayonne 6–3
9Biarritz Olympique2612113505540-3536402557
10Stade Français2612113578691-11342602254Stade Français 5–4
11FC Grenoble2612014480606-12637601554
12Bordeaux Bègles268117561584-2351444947
13SU Agen266020423709-28633670731
14Stade Montois262024374761-38722791716

Updated 18 May 2013
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
Yellow background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup. Green background (rows 3 and 4) receive home quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup. Blue background (rows 5 and 6) receive away quarter-final play-off places, and will also receive Heineken Cup berths (barring highly unlikely circumstances). Orange background (row 7) indicates team that receives an extra Heineken Cup berth because Toulon won the Heineken Cup. Red background (row 13 and 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Source:ESPN Scrum

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 Clermont 9  
  4 Castres 25     4 Castres 25    
  5 Montpellier 12         4 Castres 19
      2 Toulon 14
      2 Toulon 24    
  3 Toulouse 33     3 Toulouse 9  
  6 Racing Métro 19  

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Quarter-finals
10 May 2013
21:00
Toulouse 33–19 Racing Métro
Try: Fickou 18' m
Picamoles 54' c
Con: McAlister (1/2)
Pen: McAlister (7/7) 3', 28', 40', 48', 58', 68', 75'
 Try: Matadigo 36' m
Chavancy 55' m
Pen: Wisniewski (3/3) 5', 12', 61'
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
11 May 2013
14:40
Castres 25–12 Montpellier
Try: Claassen 46' c
Con: Kockott (1/1)
Pen: Kockott (5/9) 25', 30', 39', 53', 63'
Drop: Talès (1/1) 13'
 Pen: Paillaugue (4/4) 2', 19', 34', 58'
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Romain Poite

Semi-finals
24 May 2013
21:00
Toulon 24–9 Toulouse
Try: Rossouw 2' m
D. Armitage 72' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 10', 54' 70'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 64'
 Report Pen: McAlister (3/3) 6', 30', 43'
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 36,726
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
25 May 2013
16:30
Clermont 9–25 Castres
Pen: Delany (3/3) 28', 46', 59'
 Report Try: Cabannes 63' c
Con: Kockott (1/1)
Pen: Kockott (6/8) 9', 19', 36', 40', 44', 53'

Final
1 June 2013
21:00
Toulon 14–19 Castres
Try: D. Armitage 80'+1 m
Pen: Wilkinson (3/6) 7', 47' 67'
 Report Try: Kockott 40'+1 c
Con: Kockott (1/1)
Pen: Kockott (2/3) 14', 79'
Drop: Talès (2/2) 72', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,033
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Rudi Wulf 65'
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12 Matt Giteau
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson (c)
SH9 Frédéric Michalak 50'
N88 Chris Masoe 70'
OF7 Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe
BF6 Danie Rossouw 58'
RL5 Nick Kennedy
LL4 Bakkies Botha
TP3 Carl Hayman 19' 28'
HK2 Sébastien Bruno 47'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan 66'
Substitutions:
HK16 Jean-Charles Orioli 47'
PR17 Xavier Chiocci 66'
LK18 Jocelino Suta
N819 Steffon Armitage 70'
FL20 Joe van Niekerk 58'
CE21 Maxime Mermoz 65'
FH22 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 50'
PR23 Davit Kubriashvili 19' 28'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB15 Brice Dulin
RW14 Romain Martial
OC13 Romain Cabannes
IC12 Seremaia Bai
LW11 Marc Andreu
FH10 Rémi Talès (c) 78'
SH9 Rory Kockott
N88 Antonie Claassen
OF7 Yannick Caballero
BF6 Ibrahim Diarra 73'
RL5 Rodrigo Capó Ortega 59'
LL4 Christophe Samson
TP3 Karena Wihongi 80'
HK2 Brice Mach
LP1 Saimone Taumoepeau 75'
Substitutions:
HK16 Mathieu Bonello
PR17 Yannick Forestier 75'
LK18 Joe Tekori 59'
FL19 Jannie Bornman 73'
FB20 Romain Teulet
FH21 Daniel Kirkpatrick 78'
CE22 Paul Bonnefond
PR23 Mihaita Lazăr 80'
Coaches:
Laurent Travers
Laurent Labit

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère
Sébastien Clouté
Television match official:
Philippe Bonhoure

Statistics

Top points scorers

Updated 11 June 2013

  • Rory Kockott
    (Castres Olympique)
  • Jonny Wilkinson
    (RC Toulon)
  • James Hook
    (USA Perpignan)
  • Jérome Porical
    (Stade Français)
  • Luke McAlister
    (Stade Toulousain)
Rank Player Club Position Points Tries Conversions Penalties Drop goals
1Rory KockottCastres OlympiqueScrum-half376833900
2Jonny WilkinsonRC ToulonFly-half373047858
3James HookUSA PerpignanFly-half262221682
4Camille LopezUnion Bordeaux BèglesFly-half232233493
5Jérôme PoricalStade FrançaisFullback224013660
6Luke McAlisterStade ToulousainFly-half222333470
7Jonathan WisniewskiRacing Metro 92Fly-half191214492
8Morgan ParraASM Clermont AuvergneScrum-half186135370
9Conrad BarnardSU AgenFly-half179010512
10Benoît PaillaugueStade ToulousainFly-half179313460

Top try scorers

Updated 11 June 2013

  • Napolioni Nalaga
    (ASM Clermont)
  • Wesley Fofana
    (ASM Clermont)
  • Vincent Clerc
    (Stade Toulousain)
  • Metuisela Talebula
    (Bordeaux Bègles)
  • Timoci Matanavou
    (Stade Toulousain)
Rank Player Club Position Tries
1Napolioni NalagaASM Clermont AuvergneWing13
2Wesley FofanaASM Clermont AuvergneCentre10
3Vincent ClercStade ToulousainWing9
David SmithRC ToulonWing
5Rory KockottCastres OlympiqueScrum-half8
Timoci MatanavouStade ToulousainWing
Noa NakaitaciASM Clermont AuvergneWing
Metuisela TalebulaUnion Bordeaux BèglesFullback
9Marc AndreuCastres OlympiqueWing7
Steffon ArmitageRC ToulonFlanker
Matt GiteauRC ToulonCentre
Romain MartialCastres OlympiqueWing
Timoci NagusaMontpellier HRWing
Alexis PalissonRC ToulonWing
Sitiveni SivivatuASM Clermont AuvergneWing

See also

References
  1. "2012–13 Calendar". Ligue National de Rugby. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. Chesterman, Barnaby (2 June 2013). "Castres stun Toulon to win French Top 14 title". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. "Top 14: Toulon-Castres, souviens-toi, il y a vingt ans..." [Top 14: Toulon, Castres, remember, there are twenty ...]. www.lepoint.fr (in French). 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. Pulze, Stéphane (3 June 2013). "Castres et "la magie du rugby"" [Castres and "the magic of rugby"]. Républicain Lorrain (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. "Les budgets 2012–2013 des clubs du Top 14" [The 2012-2013 budgets clubs Top 14]. www.sport.fr (in French). 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2012.


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