2017–18 Top 14 season

2017–18 Top 14
Countries France
Date26 August 2017 – 2 June 2018
ChampionsCastres (5th title)
Runners-upMontpellier
RelegatedBrive, Oyonnax
Matches played187
Attendance2,681,834
(average 14,341 per match)
Highest attendance78,442 (play-offs)
Montpellier v Castres
2 June 2018
42,000 (league)
Toulon v Montpellier
14 April 2018
Lowest attendance5,678
Stade Français v Agen
24 February 2018
Top point scorerNew Zealand Ben Botica (Oyonnax)
315 points
Top try scorerEngland Chris Ashton (Toulon)
24 tries
Official website
www.lnr.fr/rugby-top-14

The 2017–18 Top 14 competition was the 119th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2016–17 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 (Oyonnax and Agen) in place of the two relegated teams, Grenoble and Bayonne. It marks the second time in a row that both promoted teams had returned on their first opportunity after relegation (Oyonnax and Agen were both relegated during the 2015–16 Top 14 season).

Teams

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Locations of the 2017–18 Top 14 teams
Club City (department) Stadium Capacity
Agen Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Stade Armandie 14,000
Bordeaux Bègles Bordeaux (Gironde) Stade Chaban-Delmas
Matmut Atlantique 		34,694
42,115
Brive Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze) Stade Amédée-Domenech 13,979
Castres Castres (Tarn) Stade Pierre-Fabre[a 1] 12,500
Clermont Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022
La Rochelle La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,000
Lyon Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) Matmut Stadium de Gerland 25,000
Montpellier Montpellier (Hérault) Altrad Stadium 15,697
Oyonnax Oyonnax (Ain) Stade Charles-Mathon 11,400
Pau Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Stade du Hameau 18,324
Racing 92 Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
U Arena[a 2][a 3] 		14,000
30,681[4]
Stade Français Paris, 16th arrondissement Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000
Toulon Toulon (Var) Stade Mayol[a 4] 18,200
Toulouse Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) Stade Ernest-Wallon[a 5] 19,500

Number of teams by regions

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Teams Region or country Team(s)
5  Nouvelle-Aquitaine Agen, Bordeaux Bègles, Brive, La Rochelle, and Pau
3  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont, Lyon, and Oyonnax
 Occitanie Castres, Montpellier, and Toulouse
2  Île-de-France Racing 92 and Stade Français
1  Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon

Competition format

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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,[5] 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.[6]

France's bonus point system operates as follows:[6]

  • 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

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2017–18 Top 14 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff. Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Montpellier (RU) 26 17 0 9 752 559 +193 12 1 81
2 Racing (SF) 26 18 0 8 622 478 +144 5 3 80
3 Toulouse (QF) 26 16 1 9 719 595 +124 4 4 74
4 Toulon (QF) 26 14 0 12 766 507 +259 9 8 73
5 Lyon (SF) 26 15 0 11 689 541 +148 7 3 70
6 Castres (C) 26 15 0 11 638 624 +14 4 5 69
7 La Rochelle 26 14 1 11 686 531 +155 6 3 67
8 Pau 26 15 0 11 590 584 +6 2 4 66
9 Clermont 26 11 1 14 629 687 –58 4 4 54
10 Bordeaux Bègles 26 10 1 15 557 623 –66 3 3 48
11 Agen 26 10 0 16 537 757 –220 2 4 46
12 Stade Français 26 9 0 17 540 740 –200 2 4 42
13 Oyonnax (R) 26 7 3 16 566 824 –258 1 4 39
14 Brive (R) 26 7 1 18 485 726 –241 1 5 36

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 and 2) receive semi-final play-off places and receive berths in the 2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final play-off places, and receive berths in the Champions Cup.
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Pink background (row 13) will be contest a play-off with the runners-up of the 2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season for a place in the 2018–19 Top 14 season.
Red background (row 14) will be relegated to Rugby Pro D2. Final table

Relegation

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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.[7]

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

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26 August 2017
15:10
Oyonnax23–23Toulouse
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
26 August 2017
18:00
Racing25–21Castres (1 BP)
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 5,865
Referee: Maxime Chalon
26 August 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Montpellier48–19Agen
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,122
Referee: Tual Trainini
26 August 2017
18:00
Stade Français16–25Lyon
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 12,340
Referee: Sébastien Minery
26 August 2017
18:00
Brive10–19La Rochelle
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,176
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
26 August 2017
20:45
Bordeaux Bègles32–25Clermont
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 23,212
Referee: Thomas Charabas
27 August 2017
17:00
Toulon41–14Pau
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,940
Referee: Laurent Cardona

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Round 2

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2 September 2017
14:45
Agen23–19Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Pierre Brousset
2 September 2017
16:45
Stade Français35–24La Rochelle
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
2 September 2017
18:45
(1 BP) Montpellier37–6Oyonnax
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
2 September 2017
18:45
Lyon29–14Brive
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,890
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
2 September 2017
18:45
(1 BP) Castres33–19Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 8,691
Referee: Romain Poite
2 September 2017
20:45
Toulouse23–19Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Cyril Lafon
3 September 2017
16:50
Clermont21–16Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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Round 3

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9 September 2017
14:45
(1 BP) La Rochelle51–20Clermont
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Romain Poite
9 September 2017
18:00
Bordeaux Bègles30–10Stade Français
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 19,629
Referee: Adrien Descottes
9 September 2017
18:00
Oyonnax12–10Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Julien Castaignède
9 September 2017
18:00
Brive6–25Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,447
Referee: Laurent Cardona
9 September 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Castres17–22Montpellier
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 12,023
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
10 September 2017
12:30
Pau30–14Lyon
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Maxime Chalon
10 September 2017
16:50
Toulon20–16Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,538
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 4

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16 September 2017
14:45
(1 BP) Toulouse53–17Stade Français
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 13,850
Referee: Thomas Charabas
16 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon49–14Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 12,752
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
16 September 2017
18:00
Pau28–13Castres
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
16 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Agen15–20La Rochelle
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: Cyril Lafon
16 September 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Clermont62–6Brive
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Pierre Brousset
17 September 2017
12:30
Racing25–13Oyonnax
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 5,830
Referee: Tual Trainini
17 September 2017
16:50
(1 BP) Montpellier43–20Toulon
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 15,034
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 5

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23 September 2017
14:45
Clermont23–21Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,934
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
23 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles47–17Montpellier
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 21,619
Referee: Laurent Cardona
23 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Agen14–20Pau
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Adrien Descottes
23 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle57–12Oyonnax
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Sébastien Minery
23 September 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Brive19–22Toulouse
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,664
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
24 September 2017
12:30
(1 BP) Lyon31–12Castres
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 11,143
Referee: Tual Trainini
24 September 2017
16:50
(1 BP) Stade Français15–19Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 14,075
Referee: Jonathan Dufort

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Round 6

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30 September 2017
14:45
Toulon26–20La Rochelle
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 16,128
Referee: Romain Poite
30 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Pau23–25Stade Français
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,312
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
30 September 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Toulouse30–10Agen
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 12,979
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
30 September 2017
18:00
Oyonnax9–39Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,854
Referee: Maxime Chalon
30 September 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Racing17–20Lyon
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Pierre Brousset
1 October 2017
12:30
(1 BP) Montpellier54–10Brive
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,928
Referee: Thomas Charabas
1 October 2017
16:50
Castres29–23Clermont
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 7

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7 October 2017
14:45
Stade Français31–20Montpellier
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,704
Referee: Sébastien Minery
7 October 2017
16:45
Bordeaux Bègles30–27Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 21,678
Referee: Pierre Brousset
7 October 2017
18:45
(1 BP) Oyonnax16–19Pau
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,756
Referee: Tual Trainini
7 October 2017
18:45
Brive27–22Castres (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,556
Referee: Adrien Descottes
7 October 2017
20:45
Agen6–25Lyon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Laurent Cardona
8 October 2017
16:50
La Rochelle16–9Racing
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
8 October 2017
21:00
Toulouse28–18Clermont
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 8

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28 October 2017
14:45
(1 BP) Toulon41–24Brive
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 16,128
Referee: Sébastien Minéry
28 October 2017
18:00
Racing29–13Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
28 October 2017
18:00
Pau16–22Montpellier
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 12,306
Referee: Cyril Lafon
28 October 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon52–18Oyonnax
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 13,542
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
28 October 2017
20:45
Clermont33–10Stade Français
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,365
Referee: Romain Poite
29 October 2017
12:30
(1 BP) Castres43–28Agen
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,193
Referee: Thomas Charabas
29 October 2017
16:50
La Rochelle37–21Toulouse
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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Round 9

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4 November 2017
14:45
Toulouse38–37Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,356
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
4 November 2017
18:30
Oyonnax19–32Castres
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 8,054
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
4 November 2017
18:30
Racing23–20Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Romain Poite
4 November 2017
18:30
(1 BP) Lyon15–19La Rochelle
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 15,708
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
4 November 2017
20:45
Agen26–24Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,660
Referee: Maxime Chalon
5 November 2017
12:30
Brive20–19Stade Français (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,812
Referee: Laurent Cardona
5 November 2017
16:50
Montpellier28–24Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 14,198
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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Round 10

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18 November 2017
14:45
(1 BP) Clermont39–18Lyon
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,472
Referee: Laurent Cardona
18 November 2017
18:00
Pau34–15Brive
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
18 November 2017
18:00
Castres31–15La Rochelle
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Adrien Descottes
18 November 2017
18:00
Bordeaux Bègles33–23Agen
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 21,028
Referee: Cyril Lafon
18 November 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Montpellier32–22Toulouse
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Tual Trainini
19 November 2017
12:30
Stade Français39–35Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,020
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
19 November 2017
16:50
Toulon29–40Racing
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Thomas Charabas

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Round 11

[edit]
25 November 2017
14:45
Castres20–19Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,117
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
25 November 2017
18:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle44–14Pau
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Maxime Chalon
25 November 2017
18:00
Bordeaux Bègles27–27Brive
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 20,676
Referee: Cédric Marchat
25 November 2017
18:00
Agen19–13Stade Français
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,441
Referee: Thomas Charabas
25 November 2017
18:00
Oyonnax32–32Clermont
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Tual Trainini
26 November 2017
12:30
(1 BP) Racing26–0Montpellier
Report
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Sébastien Minery
26 November 2017
16:50
Lyon9–17Toulouse
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,149
Referee: Ludovic Cayre

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Round 12

[edit]
2 December 2017
14:45
La Rochelle26–14Montpellier
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
2 December 2017
18:00
Toulouse31–41Castres
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,206
Referee: Maxime Chalon
2 December 2017
18:00
Brive33–30Oyonnax (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,448
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
2 December 2017
18:00
Pau27–17Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Adrien Descottes
2 December 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Toulon39–11Lyon
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 16,206
Referee: Romain Poite
3 December 2017
12:30
Clermont35–26Agen
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 13,950
Referee: Cedric Marchat
3 December 2017
16:50
Stade Français27–17Racing
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,064
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

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Round 13

[edit]
22 December 2017
20:45
Racing23–19Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 29,347
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
23 December 2017
14:00
Agen27–13Brive
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,705
Referee: Romain Poite
23 December 2017
16:00
Bordeaux Bègles29–19La Rochelle
Report
Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 36,253
Referee: Thomas Charabas
23 December 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Montpellier38–17Lyon
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,557
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
23 December 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Castres28–6Stade Français
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
23 December 2017
20:45
Pau22–21Clermont (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
23 December 2017
20:45
(1 BP) Toulon49–25Oyonnax
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 16,647
Referee: Maxime Chalon

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Round 14

[edit]
30 December 2017
14:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle47–6Agen
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
30 December 2017
16:00
(1 BP) Stade Français22–12Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,025
Referee: Pierre Brousset
30 December 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Brive29–10Montpellier
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,752
Referee: Adrien Descottes
30 December 2017
18:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax12–16Racing
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,955
Referee: Sébastien Minery
30 December 2017
20:45
Toulouse18–13Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Laurent Cardona
31 December 2017
14:00
Lyon35–23Pau
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 10,069
Referee: Tual Trainini
31 December 2017
16:00
(1 BP) Clermont27–31Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,648
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 15

[edit]
6 January 2018
14:45
Bordeaux Bègles19–10Lyon
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 19,185
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
6 January 2018
16:45
Brive13–12Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Pierre Brousset
6 January 2018
18:45
(1 BP) Agen30–3Castres
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 6,440
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
6 January 2018
18:45
Oyonnax38–38La Rochelle
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Cédric Marchat
6 January 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Montpellier28–16Stade Français
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Julien Castaignède
7 January 2018
16:50
Pau11–10Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
7 January 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Racing58–6Clermont
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 19,263
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 16

[edit]
27 January 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Toulon36–12Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,192
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
27 January 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Toulouse37–15Oyonnax
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 10,816
Referee: Thomas Charabas
27 January 2018
18:00
La Rochelle33–24Brive
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 15,856
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
27 January 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Lyon71–17Agen
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 11,986
Referee: Adrien Descottes
27 January 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Castres13–18Racing
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
28 January 2018
12:30
Stade Français5–40Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,780
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
28 January 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Clermont29–30Montpellier
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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Round 17

[edit]
17 February 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Toulon43–5Stade Français
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Cédric Marchat
17 February 2018
18:00
Oyonnax30–43Montpellier
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,450
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
17 February 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Brive16–21Pau
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,479
Referee: Romain Poite
17 February 2018
18:00
Agen25–52Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
17 February 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Lyon36–10Clermont
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 17,375
Referee: Laurent Cardona
18 February 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Bordeaux Bègles6–7Castres
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 20,172
Referee: Tual Trainini
18 February 2018
16:50
Racing19–13La Rochelle
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 21,136
Referee: Pierre Brousset

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Round 18

[edit]
24 February 2018
14:45
Montpellier11–10Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
24 February 2018
18:00
Clermont12–18Oyonnax
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Julien Castagnède
24 February 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Stade Français34–36Agen
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 5,678
Referee: Thomas Charabas
24 February 2018
18:00
Castres33–22Lyon
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sebastien Minery
24 February 2018
20:45
Pau24–15Racing
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adrien Descottes
25 February 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Toulouse45–28Brive
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 11,434
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
25 February 2018
16:50
La Rochelle20–27Toulon
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Cyril Lafon

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Round 19

[edit]
3 March 2018
14:45
Lyon15–6Toulon
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 16,598[26]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès
3 March 2018
18:00
Racing17–13Brive (1 BP)
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 13,135
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
3 March 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Castres27–29Pau
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,257
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
3 March 2018
18:00
Agen31–29Montpellier (1 BP)
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,066
Referee: Laurent Cardona
3 March 2018
20:45
Bordeaux Bègles19–25Toulouse
Report
Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Romain Poite
4 March 2018
12:30
Oyonnax33–27Stade Français
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Tual Trainini
4 March 2018
16:50
Clermont21–17La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 17,669
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère

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Round 20

[edit]
10 March 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Montpellier41–3Racing
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,221
Referee: Romain Poite
10 March 2018
20:30
(1 BP) Toulon54–5Agen
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 14,241
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
10 March 2018
20:30
Pau18–15La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Cédric Marchat
10 March 2018
20:30
Bordeaux Bègles20–26Oyonnax
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Pierre Brousset
10 March 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Brive9–11Clermont
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,412
Referee: Adrien Descottes
11 March 2018
12:30
Stade Français23–17Castres
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
11 March 2018
16:50
Toulouse20–27Lyon
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 13,506
Referee: Tual Trainini

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Round 21

[edit]
17 March 2018
14:45
Racing28–22Stade Français
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 20,063
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
17 March 2018
20:30
(1 BP) Agen10–15Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 7,751
Referee: Cyril Lafon
17 March 2018
20:30
La Rochelle19–15Lyon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas
17 March 2018
20:30
Oyonnax29–26Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 9,312
Referee: Romain Poite
17 March 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Clermont38–14Pau
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,559
Referee: Sebastien Minery
18 March 2018
12:30
Castres37–28Brive
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,878
Referee: Laurent Cardona
18 March 2018
16:50
Toulouse22–14Montpellier
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,306
Referee: Adrien Descottes

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Round 22

[edit]
24 March 2018
14:45
(1 BP) La Rochelle31–20Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tual Trainini
24 March 2018
16:45
(2 BP) Stade Français33–37Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 13,439
Referee: Romain Poite
24 March 2018
18:45
Brive15–12Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,133
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
24 March 2018
18:45
(1 BP) Pau33–12Oyonnax
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 11,289
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
24 March 2018
20:50
(1 BP) Montpellier45–7Castres
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
25 March 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Toulon49–0Clermont
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Laurent Cardona
25 March 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Lyon22–24Racing
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 12,724
Referee: Pierre Brousset

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Round 23

[edit]
7 April 2018
14:45
Castres28–23Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 12,258
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
7 April 2018
17:45
(1 BP) Stade Français50–13Clermont
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: Thomas Charabas
7 April 2018
17:45
Bordeaux Bègles19–18Pau (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chaban Delmas
Attendance: 19,729
Referee: Cyril Lafon
7 April 2018
17:45
(1 BP) Brive25–27Lyon
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 12,077
Referee: Romain Poite
7 April 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Agen36–21Oyonnax
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jerome Garces
8 April 2018
12:30
(1 BP) Montpellier40–24La Rochelle
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 12,392
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
8 April 2018
16:50
Racing17–13Toulon (1 BP)
Report
U Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pascal Gauzere

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Round 24

[edit]
14 April 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Toulon32 – 17Montpellier
Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Romain Poite
14 April 2018
18:00
Clermont33 – 3Bordeaux Bègles
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,645
Referee: Cedric Marchat
14 April 2018
18:00
(1 BP) Oyonnax40 – 17Brive
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon
Attendance: 10,362
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
14 April 2018
18:00
Pau22 – 33Agen (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Tual Trainini
14 April 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Lyon44 – 3Stade Français
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 14,900
Referee: Laurent Cardona
15 April 2018
12:30
La Rochelle18 – 26Castres
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jerome Garces
15 April 2018
16:50
(1 BP) Toulouse42 – 27Racing
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

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Round 25

[edit]
28 April 2018
14:45
(1 BP) Toulon52 – 13Castres
Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 18,131
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
28 April 2018
20:45
Agen27 – 17Clermont
Report
Stade Armandie
Attendance: 12,517
Referee: Julien Castaignede
28 April 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Montpellier45 – 13Pau
Report
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,112
Referee: Sebastien Minery
28 April 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Oyonnax39 – 18Lyon
Report
Stade Charles Mathon
Attendance: 11,398
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
28 April 2018
20:45
(1 BP) Stade Français30 – 20Brive
Report
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerome Garces
29 April 2018
12:30
Bordeaux Bègles15 – 39Racing (1 BP)
Report
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 18,251
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
29 April 2018
16:50
Toulouse19 – 14La Rochelle (1 BP)
Report
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,838
Referee: Romain Poite

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Round 26

[edit]
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Brive24 – 22Bordeaux Bègles (1 BP)
Report
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,561
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Castres54 – 3Oyonnax
Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Romain Poite
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle31 – 7Stade Français
Report
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 15,895
Referee: Adrien Descottes
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Lyon32 – 24Montpellier
Report
Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Attendance: 19,205
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Pau38 – 27Toulon (1 BP)
Report
Stade du Hameau
Attendance: 18,220
Referee: Laurent Cardona
5 May 2018
21:00
(1 BP) Racing42 – 13Agen
Report
Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
Attendance: 7,556
Referee: Pierre Brousset
5 May 2018
21:00
Clermont36 – 26Toulouse (1 BP)
Report
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,801
Referee: Tual Trainini

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Relegation playoff

[edit]

The team finishing in 13th place faces the runner-up of the Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in Top 14 in 2018–19 and the loser in Pro D2.

12 May 2018
14:45
Grenoble47–22Oyonnax
Try: Visinia (2) 8' c, 68' c
Mélé 11' c
Oz 33' c
Taumalolo 38' c
Guillemin 65' m
Mas 77' c
Con: Mélé (4/4) 9', 11', 34', 39'
Pourteau (1/2) 69'
Francis (1/1) 78'		ReportTry: Ikpefan (2) 21' c, 51' c
Müller 80+1' m
Con: Botica (2/2) 22', 52'
Pen: Botica (1/1) 15'
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Laurent Cardona

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Playoffs

[edit]
Semi-final Qualifiers Semi-finals Final
1 Montpellier 40
4 Toulon 19 5 Lyon 14
5 Lyon (a.e.t.) 19 1 Montpellier 13
6 Castres 29
2 Racing 92 14
3 Toulouse 11 6 Castres 19
6 Castres 23

Semi-final Qualifiers

[edit]
18 May 2018
21:00
Toulon19–19 (a.e.t.)Lyon
Try: Ashton 56' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 56'
Pen: Belleau (2/3) 37', 50'
Trinh-Duc (2/2) 69', 82'		ReportTry: Arnold 64' m
Cretin 69' m
Pen: Harris (3/3) 24', 32', 93'
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 18,200
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
  • Under LNR rules, when a playoff game ends level after extra time, the first tiebreaker is tries scored. Lyon advanced with 2 tries to Toulon's 1.
19 May 2018
16:15
Toulouse11–23Castres
Try: Ghiraldini 60' m
Pen: Ramos (2/4) 16', 20'		ReportTry: Batlle (2) 12' c, 44' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 13', 45'
Pen: Kockott (2/3) 25', 48'
Urdapilleta (1/1) 35'
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Romain Poite

Semi-finals

[edit]
25 May 2018
21:00
Montpellier40–14Lyon
Try: Nadolo 24' c
Dumoulin 38' c
Picamoles 48' c
Willemse 72' c
Con: Pienaar (4/4) 25', 39', 49', 73'
Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 4', 18', 43'
Steyn (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Harris 78' m
Pen: Harris (3/3) 10', 23', 29'
Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 58,664
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère
26 May 2018
16:45
Racing 9214–19Castres
Try: Imhoff 19' c
Dupichot 25' c
Con: Iribaren (2/2) 20', 26'		ReportTry: Vaipulu 8' c
Con: Urdapilleta (1/1) 9'
Pen: Urdapilleta (4/5) 11', 33', 40+1', 64'
Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 56,272
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz

Final

[edit]
2 June 2018
20:45
Montpellier13–29Castres
Try: Penalty try 55'
Pen: Steyn (1/2) 12'
Pienaar (1/3) 34'		ReportTry: Dumora 39' c
Mafi 76' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 40', 77'
Pen: Urdapilleta (5/5) 8', 15', 19', 30', 62'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,442
Referee: Jérôme Garcès

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 13 102,345 7,873 12,517 6,104 56%
Bordeaux Bègles 13 285,432 21,956 36,253 18,251 60%
Brive 13 134,574 10,352 12,412 9,447 74%
Castres 13 130,036 10,003 12,258 8,691 80%
Clermont 13 222,101 17,085 18,801 13,950 90%
La Rochelle 13 206,751 15,904 16,000 15,000 99%
Lyon 13 184,041 14,157 19,205 10,069 57%
Montpellier 13 144,589 11,122 15,034 8,928 71%
Oyonnax 13 114,775 8,829 11,400 7,345 77%
Pau 13 184,105 14,162 18,300 10,000 77%
Racing 92 13 172,581 13,275 29,347 5,830 62%
Stade Francais 13 139,175 10,706 15,350 5,678 54%
Toulon[a 6] 14 250,116 17,865 42,000 13,500 86%
Toulouse[a 7] 14 217,835 15,560 18,838 10,816 80%

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Castres' stadium was known as Stade Pierre-Antoine at the start of the season. It was renamed after late club owner Pierre Fabre on 9 September 2017.[1]
  2. ^ Racing opened the 2017–18 season at Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes. Their first match at U Arena was against Toulouse on 22 December 2017.[2]
  3. ^ Racing were forced to play their Round 26 home fixture against Agen on 5 May 2018 elsewhere because Beyoncé and Jay-Z booked U Arena as a rehearsal space for the European leg of their On the Run II Tour. The club chose Stade de la Rabine in Vannes (capacity 9,500) as the substitute venue.[3]
  4. ^ In recent years, Toulon has taken occasional home matches to Stade Vélodrome in Marseille and Allianz Riviera in Nice.
  5. ^ Toulouse often takes high-demand home matches to the city's largest sporting venue, Stadium Municipal.
  6. ^ Toulon's attendance figure includes home semi-final qualifier play-off game.
  7. ^ Toulouse's attendance figure includes home semi-final qualifier play-off game.

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