2010–11 Top 14 season

The 2010–11 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Home-and-away play began on August 13, 2010 and continued through April 2011. The regular season was followed by a three-round playoff starting in May that involved the top six teams, culminating in the final on June 4 at Stade de France. Toulouse won the Bouclier de Brennus for the 18th time, defeating Montpellier 15–10.

2010–11 Top 14 season
Countries France
ChampionsToulouse
Runners-upMontpellier
RelegatedLa Rochelle
Bourgoin
Matches played187
Attendance2,827,343
(average 15,119 per match)
Tries scored692
(average 3.7 per match)
Top point scorer Jonathan Wisniewski (336)
Top try scorer Maxime Médard (15)

Season synopsis

This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Agen, winners of the 2010 title in the second-level Pro D2 and returning to the top flight three years after being relegated, and La Rochelle, victors in the 2009 promotion playoffs between the second- through fifth-placed teams. They took the place of Montauban and Albi, relegated at the end of the 2009–10 Top 14.

Of the two promoted teams, Agen survived, while La Rochelle were tentatively relegated after finishing second-from-bottom. The other relegated side were Bourgoin, which had barely avoided bankruptcy in the previous season. Their financial struggles continued, and they were docked 5 points for their financial issues. The deduction was ultimately immaterial, as even without it they would have finished more than 20 points adrift of 13th-place La Rochelle.

There was, however, a chance that La Rochelle would be spared the drop. During the season, Stade Français faced major financial issues, temporarily avoiding an administrative relegation in early June 2011 when president Max Guazzini announced a deal in which a Canadian foundation, working with former France national coach Bernard Laporte and an unnamed investor, would purchase a minority stake in the club.[1] However, the planned infusion of €12 million did not materialize; Guazzini and Laporte sued the foundation, and three people had been arrested in connection with the deal as of June 24. On June 27, Guazzini met with the LNR's financial watchdog, DNACG, to discuss the club's situation. Reports indicated that if the club did not find €6.6 million by the time of the meeting, Stade would file for bankruptcy, which would result in an automatic relegation to the nominally amateur Fédérale 1. The French government had announced it would not bail out the club.[2] The meeting ended with the announcement of a new deal by which Guazzini would sell a controlling stake in the club to a group of investors led by French technology executive Jean-Pierre Savare, keeping Stade in the Top 14 and confirming La Rochelle's relegation. As part of the deal, Guazzini stepped aside as club president in favor of Savare's son Thomas.[3][4]

The season saw signs of a changing of the guard in French rugby, especially in Paris. Racing Métro reasserted itself as a national power, finishing second on the season table. Bayonne went from being reprieved from relegation to playoff contenders, ultimately missing out in the final week of the season. Montpellier went from fighting for survival through much of 2009–10 to finalists this season, winning their quarterfinal and semifinal matches away by 1 point each, and leading Toulouse for most of the final before falling short. In the end, traditional power Toulouse lifted the Bouclier de Brennus.

Previous season

The 2009–10 season saw Clermont, in their 100th season, end decades of frustration by defeating Perpignan in the final to claim their first title, having lost in all 10 of their previous final appearances. At the other end of the table, Albi, which had been promoted to the Top 14 for 2009–10, finished bottom of the table and went down. Bayonne finished second-to-bottom but avoided relegation when it was revealed that 12th-placed Montauban were filing for bankruptcy[5] and would therefore be automatically relegated. The other newly promoted team in 2009–10, Racing Métro, enjoyed a very successful season, finishing sixth, and qualified to the quarter-finals where they narrowly lost to eventual champions Clermont.

Competition format

Each club played every other club twice. The second half of the season was conducted in the same order as the first, with the club at home in the first half of the season away in the second. This season maintained the format introduced the previous season for the knockout stage: the top two teams qualified directly to the semifinals, while teams ranked from third to sixth qualified for a quarterfinal held at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. Semifinals are traditionally held at neutral sites; this season, both were held at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. The final was held at Stade de France.

Going into the season, the top six clubs are guaranteed of berths in the following season's Heineken Cup.[6][7] The winners of the 2010–11 Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup are assured of berths in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup regardless of their league standing, as long as they avoid relegation. This means that if a club finishes in the top six and wins one of the European competitions, the seventh-place team will gain a Heineken Cup berth. However, if French clubs win both competitions, only five clubs will qualify for the 2011–12 Heineken Cup via their league position because France is capped at seven Heineken Cup places. France can also secure a seventh berth if clubs from England's Aviva Premiership, also capped at seven Heineken Cup places, win both Cup competitions, and the top club in the European Rugby Club Rankings among those not already qualified for the Heineken Cup is from the Top 14. Note, however, that if a winner of one of the European cups is relegated in the same season, LNR will not nominate it for European competition; its place will be taken by a current Top 14 side based on league position.[7]

The bottom two teams are provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them fails a postseason financial audit (mandatory for all clubs in the league).

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,[8] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. The LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.[9]

France's bonus point system operates as follows:[9]

  • 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 7 points (or less).

New developments

Salary cap

This season was the first in French rugby history to have a fixed salary cap. Previously, the only restrictions on team salaries were that wage bills were limited to 50% of turnover[10] and that 10% of the salary budget had to be held in reserve.[11] In December 2009, LNR announced that team payrolls would be limited to €8 million in 2010–11, and that the reserve requirement would be increased to 20%.[11] The previous limitation of 50% of turnover remained in effect.[10] However, rugby journalist Ian Moriarty dismissed the cap as "little more than a bit of sleight of hand by the LNR to appease a sporting public", noting that the announced cap was 5% greater than the highest official wage bill in the 2009–10 Top 14, and translated to £7.1 million at the time of announcement, well above the then-current £4 million cap in the English Premiership. Moriarty also added that clubs would likely find ways around the cap, noting, "Last season [2008–09], it's rumoured that one big, overseas name was paid less than 40% of his total income as a salary."[10]

Domestic player rules

LNR also announced new rules requiring a minimum percentage of French players on team rosters. Under the new policy, "French players" are defined as those meeting the following criteria:[11]

  • Players 21 or over must have been registered with the French Rugby Federation (FFR) for at least five years before having turned 21.
  • Players currently under 21 must have spent at least three seasons in an FFR-approved training centre.

The required percentage of French players was 40% this season, and will increase to 50% in 2011–12 and 60% in 2012–13.[11]

Tax issues

A change in French tax law that took effect on 1 July 2010 raised concerns about the financial future of smaller clubs. The root of this issue is a French law known as DIC (Droit à l'Image Collectif), passed in 2004, that had allowed all French professional sports clubs to treat 30% of each player's salary as image rights. This portion of the salary was thus exempt from France's high employment and social insurance taxes, allowing French clubs to compete on a more equal financial footing with those in other European countries. However, the government announced in 2009 that it would suspend DIC.[12]

The policy change was publicly criticized by wealthy club owners. Mourad Boudjellal of Toulon, who claimed that the change in the law would cost him more than €1 million in 2010–11, and Paul Goze of Perpignan took to the pitch before one of their matches to participate in a protest. Max Guazzini of Stade Français complained that the end of DIC would cost him about €800,000. However, the real concern in French rugby circles was for the potential blow to smaller clubs. Bourgoin, who only avoided a bankruptcy filing in 2009 by players agreeing to large wage cuts, faced an effective increase of €400,000 in their 2010–11 expenses. Brive had already announced that they would slash their budget by 40% for the 2010–11 season, but with a 2009–10 wage bill of €7.2 million and several high-profile players locked into long-term contracts, the increased tax bill was speculated to be a serious problem for the club.[12]

Financial troubles at Bourgoin

Bourgoin's financial struggles became a major issue during the early summer of 2010. The club had been called in for a financial review by LNR's financial watchdog DNACG late in the 2009–10 season, which they survived with no action taken at that time.[13] However, after the fixture list for the 2010–11 season was released, DNACG denied Bourgoin a professional license.[14] Bourgoin appealed this ruling, and also considered pursuing legal action against LNR.[14] Had Bourgoin been unsuccessful in their bid to stave off relegation, the choice of the team to replace them would not have been straightforward, as the most logical choice, Albi, who had been relegated after finishing at the bottom of the 2009–10 table, were facing their own financial problems and may not have had the resources for a Top 14 campaign.[15] However, the FFR officially rescinded the DNACG's ruling on July 9, allowing Bourgoin to stay in the Top 14, thus also confirming Albi's place in Pro D2.[16]

The teams

Team Captain Head coach Stadium Capacity
Agen Adri Badenhorst Christophe Deylaud
Christian Lanta
Stade Armandie14,600
Bayonne Pépito Elhorga Christian GajanStade Jean-Dauger16,934
Biarritz Imanol Harinordoquy Jack Isaac and
Jean-Michel Gonzalez
Parc des Sports Aguiléra15,000
Bourgoin Julien Frier Éric CatinotStade Pierre-Rajon9,441
Brive Antonie Claassen Ugo MolaStade Amédée-Domenech15,000
Castres Alexandre Albouy
Sébastien Tillous-Borde
Laurent Labit and
Laurent Travers
Stade Pierre-Antoine11,500
Clermont Aurélien Rougerie Vern CotterParc des Sports Marcel-Michelin16,334
Montpellier Fulgence Ouedraogo Fabien GalthiéStade Yves-du-Manoir15,000
Perpignan Nicolas Mas Jacques BrunelStade Aimé-Giral16,593
Racing Métro Lionel Nallet Pierre BerbizierStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir14,000
La Rochelle Robert Mohr Serge MilhasStade Marcel-Deflandre12,500
Stade Français Sergio Parisse Michael CheikaStade Charléty20,000
Stade de France80,000
Toulon Joe van Niekerk Philippe Saint-AndréStade Mayol13,700
Toulouse Thierry Dusautoir Guy NovèsStade Ernest-Wallon19,500
Stadium Municipal35,472

Note: Stade Francais have moved their home matches from their traditional home of Stade Jean-Bouin while a new 20,000-seat stadium is built on the site. The new Jean-Bouin is scheduled to open in 2013–14.[17]

Table

Key to colors
     League champions; receive a place in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.
     Top two teams qualify directly to semifinals and receive places in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup.
     Third and fourth placed teams play their quarterfinal at home and also receive automatic Heineken Cup berths.
     Fifth and sixth placed teams play their quarterfinal away and also receive automatic Heineken Cup berths (but see note 1 below).
     Bottom two teams relegated to Rugby Pro D2.
2010–11 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Bonus points Points Head-to-head
1Toulouse2617186644851282
2Racing Métro2616286745491078
3Castres2616196174871076
4Clermont26150116004451272Clermont: 10
Biarritz: 9
Montpellier: 9
5Biarritz26151106475711072Biarritz 5–4
6Montpellier26151106024951072
7Bayonne2616010569508771
8Toulon26150115594691070
9Perpignan2613310538543563
10Agen2611114534677551
11Stade Français2610115562614749
12Brive2682164955781046
13La Rochelle266119476673733
14Bourgoin26202437982236 1
  • ^1 : On January 4, Bourgoin were docked five points by the DNACG because of a predicted deficit of 1.5 million euros.[18] Bourgoin first decided to appeal this decision on January 10[19] before changing their minds on February 8, causing the point deduction to stand.[20]
Notes
  1. It was possible that the sixth-place team on the table would not qualify for the Heineken Cup. However, it would have occurred only if French teams had won both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, both of these teams had finished outside the top six on the league table and avoided relegation, and the sixth-place team had not advanced to the Top 14 final (under LNR regulations, the participants in the final receive the first two priority spots on its Heineken Cup entry list, ahead of a French Heineken Cup winner).[7] This did not happen in 2010–11.
  2. Conversely, if the only French team to win a European trophy finished in the top six, or if both European trophy winners finished in the top six, the seventh-place finisher would receive a Heineken Cup berth. This also did not happen in 2010–11, as the cup winners were Leinster (Ireland, Heineken Cup) and Harlequins (England, Challenge Cup).

Results

As in recent seasons, several teams took occasional home matches to larger stadiums, either in their home city or a nearby location. In addition to Stade Français and Toulouse, whose use of larger venues is long-established, the following teams took home matches to other venues:

Key

The score of the game is given by the middle (third and fourth) columns. The first and last columns indicate the number of tries scored by the home and the away team, respectively. A blue border indicates that the team has earned an attacking bonus point (i.e. has scored at least three more tries than its opponent), a yellow one that the team has earned a defensive bonus point (defeat by 7 points or less).

Within each round, matches are listed in order of kickoff time. Matches with the same kickoff time are listed in alphabetic order of the home team. A dark horizontal line separates matches held on different dates.

Round 1

13 and 14 August

6Toulouse4424Agen3
0Brive1823Racing Métro 922
2Biarritz3022Montpellier3
1Toulon2226Bayonne2
5Paris4312Bourgoin0
0Perpignan2113Clermont1
3La Rochelle2217Castres2
Round 2

20 and 21 August

0Bourgoin1225Clermont3
2Brive2611Perpignan1
4Montpellier3619Racing Métro 921
3Bayonne270Agen0
5Paris4126La Rochelle3
0Biarritz313Toulon1
1Castres2216Toulouse1
Round 3

27 and 28 August

1Toulon3136Racing Métro 923
0Perpignan616Montpellier1
1Agen2823Biarritz2
1Castres2516Bayonne1
1La Rochelle2012Bourgoin0
3Clermont339Brive0
3Toulouse3416Paris1
Round 4

1 September

1Montpellier2221Toulouse2
2Perpignan1712Biarritz0
1Bayonne1918Brive2
1La Rochelle1315Toulon0
1Bourgoin2215Agen0
5Paris4034Castres3
1Racing Métro 922817Clermont1
Round 5

5 September

3Agen2323Perpignan1
1Castres3125Racing Métro 921
2Bourgoin2328Bayonne3
7Toulouse503La Rochelle0
3Clermont2710Montpellier1
3Brive279Toulon0
1Biarritz1911Paris1
Round 6

10 and 11 September

0Bayonne1816Clermont1
2Perpignan2720Bourgoin2
5Racing Métro 924318La Rochelle2
3Paris2729Brive2
2Montpellier2312Castres0
6Toulon4110Agen1
1Biarritz2520Toulouse2
Round 7

17 and 18 September

2Toulouse2920Bayonne2
1Perpignan2221Paris2
6Racing Métro 925120Bourgoin2
3La Rochelle2329Biarritz2
1Castres286Brive0
0Agen635Montpellier4
1Toulon2816Clermont1
Round 8

24 and 25 September

0Bourgoin326Toulon2
2Agen1227Paris2
1Racing Métro 921712Biarritz0
1Brive1616Toulouse1
2Clermont246Castres0
2Bayonne2526Perpignan2
3Montpellier266La Rochelle0
Round 9

1 and 2 October

1Toulon2215Castres0
2Bourgoin183Brive0
3Paris3013Montpellier2
3Perpignan2116La Rochelle1
7Clermont4519Agen1
1Toulouse2823Racing Métro 921
1Bayonne1922Biarritz1
Round 10

22 and 23 October

0Racing Métro 92159Bayonne0
5Toulouse3829Perpignan2
4Castres3811Agen1
3La Rochelle2621Brive2
3Montpellier283Bourgoin0
1Biarritz1613Clermont1
1Paris2215Toulon0
Round 11

29 and 30 October

0Racing Métro 921818Perpignan0
3Clermont273Paris0
0Bayonne1829Montpellier2
2Agen2914La Rochelle2
6Castres4124Bourgoin3
2Brive2127Biarritz2
6Toulouse445Toulon1
Round 12

4 November

0Agen2120Racing Métro 921
3Perpignan2029Toulon2
1La Rochelle2214Clermont1
1Biarritz1717Castres1
1Paris2024Bayonne3
4Montpellier359Brive0
1Bourgoin1135Toulouse4
Round 13

4 December

2Toulon2913Montpellier1
0Racing Métro 921513Paris1
0Brive1230Agen3
3Castres2313Perpignan1
2Bayonne2314La Rochelle1
2Clermont3225Toulouse1
5Biarritz3720Bourgoin2
Round 14

29 December

1Montpellier2216Biarritz1
1Bayonne209Toulon0
1Agen825Toulouse1
3Castres2510La Rochelle1
2Bourgoin1626Paris2
0Racing Métro 9266Brive0
1Clermont2216Perpignan1
Round 15

2 January

2Perpignan2316Brive1
4Toulon3826Biarritz2
2Agen213Bayonne0
4Clermont349Bourgoin0
2La Rochelle2626Paris2
3Racing Métro 922816Montpellier1
2Toulouse2316Castres1
Round 16

7–9 January

2Brive2922Clermont3
0Montpellier1212Perpignan0
10Biarritz6522Agen3
1Bayonne2522Castres1
2Bourgoin1444La Rochelle5
3Paris313Toulouse0
0Racing Métro 921512Toulon0
Round 17

26 and 27 January

3Clermont3115Racing Métro 920
2Biarritz2321Perpignan3
2Brive1826Bayonne3
2Toulon129La Rochelle0
2Agen239Bourgoin0
3Castres3412Paris0
4Toulouse299Montpellier0
Round 18

11 and 12 February

1La Rochelle1922Toulouse1
1Toulon2216Brive1
5Perpignan3118Agen2
2Racing Métro 922013Castres1
3Bayonne247Bourgoin1
4Montpellier299Clermont0
1Paris3118Biarritz0
Round 19

18 and 19 February

1Brive2610Paris2
0Bourgoin1532Perpignan2
2La Rochelle2432Racing Métro 922
5Castres4329Montpellier4
2Clermont2419Bayonne1
2Toulouse2319Biarritz1
2Agen2313Toulon1
Round 20

4 and 5 March

1Clermont1912Toulon2
0Paris921Perpignan2
1Bourgoin1938Racing Métro 924
4Biarritz3230La Rochelle4
0Brive1220Castres2
1Bayonne1913Toulouse1
1Montpellier2524Agen3
Round 21

11 March

2Perpignan2519Bayonne2
4Biarritz3632Racing Métro 922
1Toulouse2322Brive1
2La Rochelle2016Montpellier1
6Toulon3917Bourgoin2
1Paris2218Agen0
2Castres2319Clermont2
Round 22

25–27 March

0Castres1812Toulon0
1La Rochelle1634Perpignan5
7Brive506Bourgoin0
2Agen2617Clermont2
4Biarritz4010Bayonne1
3Racing Métro 924321Toulouse0
2Montpellier2923Paris1
Round 23

1 and 2 April

2Perpignan2425Toulouse2
2Bayonne2616Racing Métro 921
3Brive269La Rochelle0
3Bourgoin2742Montpellier5
4Toulon3810Paris1
6Clermont4113Biarritz2
2Agen2116Castres1
Round 24

15 and 16 April

1La Rochelle1929Agen2
0Paris1220Clermont2
2Perpignan2316Racing Métro 921
1Montpellier1722Bayonne3
8Biarritz5226Brive4
4Bourgoin2233Castres4
2Toulon219Toulouse0
Round 25

22 and 23 April

1Castres1613Biarritz1
7Racing Métro 925134Agen4
7Bayonne5420Paris2
5Toulouse330Bourgoin0
6Clermont3410La Rochelle1
4Toulon4312Perpignan0
2Brive2321Montpellier2
Round 26

7 May

2Perpignan1029Castres4
1Paris1629Racing Métro 923
2Bourgoin1822Biarritz1
1La Rochelle1730Bayonne3
6Agen3610Brive1
3Montpellier273Toulon0
2Toulouse156Clermont0

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1 Toulouse 29  
  4 Clermont 27     4 Clermont 6    
  5 Biarritz 17         1 Toulouse 15
      6 Montpellier 10
      2 Racing Métro 25    
  3 Castres 17     6 Montpellier 26  
  6 Montpellier 18  

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

Quarter-finals

13 May 2011
21:00
Clermont 27 – 17 Biarritz
Try: James 57' c
Lapandry 68' c
Malzieu 73' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
James (1/1)
Pen: Floch (1/1) 14'
Parra (1/2) 40+2'
Report Try: Yachvili 30' c
Peyrelongue 37' c
Con: Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 20'
Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 16,794[21]
Referee: Jean-Luc Rebollal

14 May 2011
16:25
Castres 17 – 18 Montpellier
Try: Diarra 5' c
Penalty try 40' c
Con: Teulet (2/2)
Pen: Teulet (1/4) 54'
Report Pen: Bustos Moyano (6/7) 8', 29', 33', 44', 49', 71'
Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres
Attendance: 10,012[22]
Referee: Franck Maciello

Semi-finals

27 May 2011
21:00
Toulouse 29 – 6 Clermont
Try: Caucaunibuca (2) 8' c, 80+3' c
Con: Skrela (1/1)
Bézy (1/1)
Pen: Skrela (4/4) 6', 22', 47', 54'
Bézy (1/4) 79'
Report Pen: Floch (1/1) 15'
Parra (1/2) 35'

28 May 2011
16:25
Racing Métro 25 – 26 Montpellier
Try: Bobo 52' m
Wisniewski 62' c
Qovu 76' c
Con: Wisniewski (2/3)
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 4'
Wisniewski (1/3) 16'
Report Try: Mirande 33' c
Fernández 42' c
Con: Bustos Moyano (2/2)
Pen: Bustos Moyano (4/5) 13', 19', 51', 79'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 56,855[24]
Referee: Romain Poite

Final

4 June 2011
20:45
Toulouse 15 – 10 Montpellier
Pen: Skrela (3/8) 38', 47', 67'
Bézy (2/2) 70', 75'
Report Try: Nagusa 26' c
Con: Bustos Moyano (1/1)
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/3) 41'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000[25]
Referee: Patrick Pechambert
FB15 Cédric Heymans 49'
RW14 Maxime Médard
OC13 Yannick Jauzion 61'
IC12 Clément Poitrenaud
LW11 Rupeni Caucaunibuca 65'
FH10 David Skrela 67'
SH9 Jean-Marc Doussain
N88 Louis Picamoles
OF7 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
BF6 Jean Bouilhou 56'
RL5 Patricio Albacete
LL4 Romain Millo-Chluski 48'
TP3 Census Johnston 76'
HK2 William Servat 31'
LP1 Daan Human 48'
Replacements:
HK16 Virgile Lacombe 31'
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux 48'
LK18 Yoann Maestri 48'
FL19 Yannick Nyanga 56'
FH20 Nicolas Bézy 67'
CE21 Florian Fritz 49'
WG22 Vincent Clerc 65'
PR23 Johnson Falefa 76'
Coach: Guy Novès
FB15 Benjamin Thiéry
RW14 Timoci Nagusa 33' to 43'  58'
OC13 Sylvain Mirande 68'
IC12 Santiago Fernández
LW11 Martín Bustos Moyano
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Julien Tomas 65'
N88 Sakiusa Matadigo
OF7 Mamuka Gorgodze
BF6 Fulgence Ouedraogo (c) 67'
RL5 Aliki Fakaté 53'
LL4 Drikus Hancke
TP3 Giorgi Jgenti 78'
HK2 Fabien Rofes 53'
LP1 Juan Figallo 71'  78'
Replacements:
HK16 Joan Caudullo 53'
PR17 Na'ama Leleimalefaga 71'
LK18 Mickaël de Marco 53'
FL19 Vassili Bost 67'
SH20 Benoît Paillaugue 65' 74' to 80'
WG21 Pierre Bérard 58'
CE22 Grant Rees 68'
PR23 Danie Thiart
Coach: Fabien Galthié

Individual statistics

Correct as of June 5, 2011

Top points scorers

PlayerTeamPoints
Jonathan WisniewskiRacing Métro336
Romain TeuletCastres326
Martín Bustos MoyanoMontpellier283
Jonny WilkinsonToulon274
Jérôme PoricalPerpignan268
Dimitri YachviliBiarritz256
Benjamin BoyetBayonne233
David SkrelaToulouse215
Mathieu BélieBrive197
Julien DupuyStade Français179

[26]

Top try scorers

PlayerTeamTries
Maxime MédardToulouse15
Yoann HugetBayonne12
Julien MalzieuClermont11
Timoci NagusaMontpellier11
Marc AndreuCastres10
Takudzwa NgwenyaBiarritz9
Joe TekoriCastres9
Yoan AudrinCastres8
Sireli BoboRacing Métro8
Ollie PhillipsStade Français8

[26]

See also

Notes and references

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