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2007–08 Top 14 season

2007–08 Top 14 season
Countries France
ChampionsToulouse (17th title)
Runners-upClermont
RelegatedAuch, Albi
Matches played185
Attendance2,188,767
(average 11,831 per match)
Highest attendance79,779
Stade Français v Toulouse
22 March 2008
Lowest attendance3,159
Auch v Castres
15 March 2008
Top point scorerAustralia Brock James (Clermont)
301 points
Top try scorerFiji Napolioni Nalaga (Clermont)
18 tries

The 2007–08 Top 14 Competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition, operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Because France hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the competition did not begin at its normal time of August, but instead started on the last weekend in October 2007, one week after the Rugby World Cup final. The league compensated for the late start by playing on several weekends that it normally skips, namely the weekends of the 2008 Six Nations Championship and the semifinals and final of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup. The season ended on June 28, 2008, with Toulouse defeating regular-season league leader Clermont 26–20 in the final and thereby lifting the Bouclier de Brennus.

This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Auch and Dax, who earned promotion from Rugby Pro D2.[1] Agen and Narbonne were relegated from the Top 14.

As in previous seasons, the top four clubs at the end of the home-and-away season advanced to a single-elimination playoff. The semifinals were held at neutral sites, with the final at Stade de France. Going into the season, the top six clubs were guaranteed of berths in the 2008-09 Heineken Cup. Since Toulouse advanced to the 2007–08 Heineken Cup final against Irish club Munster, thereby assuring a higher finish for a French team in that competition than for any team from England or Italy, the seventh-place club also earned a berth in the 2008-09 Heineken Cup. The bottom two teams were provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them failed a postseason financial audit. This happened in 2007-08, as Albi failed the audit, ultimately giving a reprieve to second-from bottom Dax.

This season, LNR trialled a modification to the bonus point system in both the Top 14 and Pro D2. The system to be used this season was:[2]

  • 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).

This system was explicitly intended to prevent a losing team from earning two bonus points, as is possible under the standard system.[2]

Teams

Number of teams by regions

Teams Region or country Team(s)
7  Occitanie Albi, Auch, Castres, Montauban, Montpellier, Perpignan and Toulouse
4  Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bayonne, Biarritz, Brive and Dax
2  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bourgoin and Clermont
1  Île-de-France Stade Français

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Clermont (F) 26 20 0 6 773 380 +393 16 96 Advance to playoffs
Qualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup
2 Toulouse (C) 26 19 0 7 723 394 +329 15 91
3 Stade Français (SF) 26 18 0 8 617 417 +200 8 80
4 Perpignan (SF) 26 17 2 7 531 392 +139 7 79
5 Castres 26 15 0 11 564 524 +40 9 69 Qualified for the 2008–09 Heineken Cup
6 Biarritz 26 13 1 12 385 339 +46 12 66
7 Montauban[a] 26 13 0 13 420 446 −26 11 63
8 Montpellier 26 14 0 12 426 490 −64 5 61
9 Bayonne 26 11 1 14 457 535 −78 8 54
10 Bourgoin 26 10 2 14 453 526 −73 8 52
11 Brive 26 10 0 16 425 514 −89 11 51
12 Albi[b] (R) 26 9 1 16 415 549 −134 10 48 Relegated to the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2
13 Dax 26 6 1 19 314 645 −331 8 34
14 Auch (R) 26 3 0 23 336 688 −352 7 19 Relegated to the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Montauban received a Heineken Cup berth because Toulouse advanced farther in the 2007–08 Heineken Cup than any team from England or Italy.
  2. ^ Due to financial irregularities, SC Albi were relegated to the Pro D2 for 2008-09. This saved Dax from relegation and gave them what had been Albi's place in the Challenge Cup.[3]

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

26 October 2007
20:30
(1 BP) Dax10–15Toulouse
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 8,973[4]
27 October 2007
15:00
Stade Français23–17Clermont (1 BP)
Stade de France
Attendance: 75,620[5]
27 October 2007
17:30
Biarritz15–15Albi
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 7,699[6]
27 October 2007
17:30
Bourgoin10–8Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,179[7]
27 October 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Brive21–22Bayonne
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,552[8]
27 October 2007
17:30
Castres25–12Auch
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,055[9]
27 October 2007
20:30
Montpellier19–12Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,058[10]

Round 2

2 November 2007
19:30
(1 BP) Brive7–12Biarritz
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 11,027[8]
3 November 2007
15:00
(1 BP) Toulouse28–9Stade Français
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 34,791[11]
3 November 2007
17:30
Albi21–16Perpignan (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,381[12]
3 November 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Auch13–14Bourgoin
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 4,066[13]
3 November 2007
17:30
Clermont33–20Montpellier
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,495[14]
3 November 2007
17:30
Montauban15–12Castres (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,458[15]
3 November 2007
20:30
(1 BP) Bayonne27–0Dax
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 14,022[16]

Round 3

23 November 2007
20:30
(1 BP) Stade Français46–6Bayonne
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,968[17]
24 November 2007
15:00
Biarritz6–18Toulouse
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 10,817[6]
24 November 2007
17:30
Dax16–6Auch
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 6,150[4]
24 November 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Montauban43–14Brive
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,339[15]
24 November 2007
17:30
Montpellier25–9Castres
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,895[10]
24 November 2007
17:30
Perpignan3–3Bourgoin
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,860[18]
25 November 2007
20:30
(1 BP) Albi6–12Clermont
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,417[12]

Round 4

30 November 2007
20:30
Stade Français22–19Dax (1 BP)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,541[17]
1 December 2007
15:00
(1 BP) Bayonne10–14Biarritz
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 14,025[16]
1 December 2007
17:30
Auch19–13Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 4,055[13]
1 December 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Brive6–9Montpellier
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 7,899[8]
1 December 2007
17:30
Castres0–16Perpignan
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 6,785[9]
1 December 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Toulouse33–12Albi
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,524[19]
1 December 2007
20:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin14–20Clermont
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,452[7]

Round 5

21 December 2007
19:00
(1 BP) Auch11–17Biarritz
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 4,980[13]
21 December 2007
21:00
Clermont21–17Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,837[14]
22 December 2007
17:30
(1 BP) Bayonne35–8Perpignan
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,346[16]
22 December 2007
17:30
Castres32–17Bourgoin
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 6,560[9]
22 December 2007
17:30
Dax19–27Brive
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 6,242[4]
22 December 2007
17:30
Montpellier19–14Albi (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,950[10]
22 December 2007
20:30
Montauban24–16Stade Français
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 9,053[15]

Round 6

4 January 2008
20:30
Biarritz10–8Montauban (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 7,664[6]
5 January 2008
17:30
Albi24–17Dax (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,865[12]
5 January 2008
17:30
Bourgoin15–10Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,351[7]
5 January 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Clermont26–6Auch
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 12,827[14]
5 January 2008
17:30
Perpignan23–19Brive (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,644[18]
5 January 2008
20:30
Stade Français33–6Montpellier
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,452[17]
6 January 2008
21:00
(1 BP) Toulouse44–23Castres
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,228[19]

Round 7

25 January 2008
20:30
Auch3–34Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 6,681[13]
25 January 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Brive25–6Albi
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,389[8]
26 January 2008
15:05
Biarritz21–8Perpignan
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 7,928[6]
26 January 2008
17:30
Bourgoin16–31Stade Français
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,803[7]
26 January 2008
17:30
Castres15–14Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,545[9]
26 January 2008
17:30
Montauban12–11Dax (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,082[15]
26 January 2008
17:30
Montpellier37–13Bayonne
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,068[10]

Round 8

1 February 2008
20:30
Perpignan23–3Montauban
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,433[18]
2 February 2008
17:30
Bayonne25–10Auch
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 10,954[16]
2 February 2008
17:30
Brive26–13Castres
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,844[8]
2 February 2008
17:30
Dax15–14Bourgoin (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 5,522[4]
2 February 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Toulouse35–13Montpellier
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,995[19]
2 February 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Albi18–23Stade Français
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,866[12]
3 February 2008
21:00
Clermont12–9Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,390[14]

Round 9

8 February 2008
20:30
Stade Français36–7Brive
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,250[17]
9 February 2008
15:00
(1 BP) Auch14–19Albi
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 3,482[13]
9 February 2008
15:00
Biarritz13–7Dax (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 9,193[6]
9 February 2008
15:00
Bourgoin23–17Montpellier (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,886[7]
9 February 2008
15:00
(1 BP) Castres37–17Bayonne
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,650[9]
9 February 2008
15:00
Perpignan18–17Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,290[18]
9 February 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Montauban12–16Toulouse
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 9,054[15]

Round 10

15 February 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Montpellier14–18Biarritz
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 11,309[10]
16 February 2008
15:05
(1 BP) Toulouse41–15Perpignan
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,931[19]
16 February 2008
17:30
Albi33–8Bourgoin
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 5,929[12]
16 February 2008
17:30
Bayonne25–18Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,989[16]
16 February 2008
17:30
Dax8–17Castres
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 5,767[4]
16 February 2008
17:30
Stade Français15–12Auch (1 BP)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,641[17]
16 February 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Brive9–11Clermont
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,072 [8]

Round 11

22 February 2008
20:00
Castres16–47Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,836[9]
23 February 2008
17:30
Bayonne31–13Albi
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,396[16]
23 February 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Clermont40–13Montauban
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 13,120[14]
23 February 2008
17:30
Montpellier18–13Dax (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,780[10]
23 February 2008
17:30
Perpignan28–23Auch (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,470[18]
23 February 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Toulouse51–3Brive
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 15,648[19]
24 February 2008
15:00
Bourgoin35–15Biarritz
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,876[7]

Round 12

29 February 2008
20:30
Montauban14–6Montpellier
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,130[15]
1 March 2008
15:00
Biarritz9–6Stade Français (1 BP)
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 11,522[6]
1 March 2008
17:30
Albi6–33Castres (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 8,983[12]
1 March 2008
17:30
Auch20–30Brive
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 4,032[13]
1 March 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Clermont27–3Bayonne
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,587[14]
1 March 2008
17:30
Perpignan10–10Dax
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,140[18]
1 March 2008
20:30
Bourgoin30–23Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,861[7]

Round 13

7 March 2008
20:30
Castres26–19Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,506[9]
8 March 2008
17:30
Albi15–25Montauban (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,492[12]
8 March 2008
17:30
Brive29–13Bourgoin
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 8,488[8]
8 March 2008
17:30
Dax22–40Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 6,760[4]
8 March 2008
17:30
Montpellier29–24Auch (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 8,968[10]
8 March 2008
18:30
Bayonne10–25Toulouse
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 14,018[16]
8 March 2008
21:00
Stade Français12–23Perpignan
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,792[17]

Round 14

14 March 2008
20:30
Albi13–8Biarritz (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,167[12]
15 March 2008
15:00
Auch15–36Castres (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 3,159[13]
15 March 2008
15:00
Bayonne20–18Brive (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 9,645[16]
15 March 2008
15:00
Montauban16–11Bourgoin (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,147[15]
15 March 2008
15:00
(1 BP) Toulouse58–5Dax
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 14,066[19]
15 March 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Perpignan27–6Montpellier
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,380[18]
16 March 2008
15:00
(1 BP) Clermont50–12Stade Français
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,804[14]

Round 15

21 March 2008
20:30
Biarritz10–0Brive
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 7,206[6]
22 March 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin36–0Auch
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 4,832[7]
22 March 2008
17:30
Castres21–7Montauban
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,016[9]
22 March 2008
17:30
Dax11–6Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 8,903[4]
22 March 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Perpignan45–7Albi
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,981[18]
22 March 2008
18:30
Montpellier17–56Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,230[10]
22 March 2008
21:00
(1 BP) Stade Français29–0Toulouse
Stade de France
Attendance: 79,779[5]

Round 16

28 March 2008
20:30
Toulouse12–6Biarritz (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 35,188[11]
29 March 2008
15:05
Bayonne14–36Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,189[16]
29 March 2008
17:30
Auch16–10Dax (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 3,882[13]
29 March 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Castres12–17Montpellier
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 6,642[9]
29 March 2008
17:30
Brive14–7Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,289[8]
29 March 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Clermont52–17Albi
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 13,295[14]
29 March 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin9–10Perpignan
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,224[7]

Round 17

11 April 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Dax9–13Stade Français
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 8,839[4]
12 April 2008
15:00
Perpignan20–18Castres (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,653[18]
12 April 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Albi13–20Toulouse
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 9,251[12]
12 April 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Biarritz20–0Bayonne
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 13,044[6]
12 April 2008
17:30
Montauban30–19Auch
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 5,553[15]
12 April 2008
17:30
Montpellier20–14Brive (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 10,022[10]
12 April 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Clermont36–7Bourgoin
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,771[14]

Round 18

18 April 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin12–14Castres
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 8,000[7]
19 April 2008
15:00
Toulouse11–23Clermont
Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 36,000[20]
19 April 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Albi25–12Montpellier
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,000[12]
19 April 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Biarritz26–3Auch
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 8,500[6]
19 April 2008
17:30
Brive30–0Dax
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 9,193[8]
19 April 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Perpignan38–13Bayonne
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 12,407[18]
19 April 2008
20:30
Stade Français25–18Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 10,000[17]

Round 19

25 April 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Montpellier9–12Stade Français
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 13,103[10]
26 April 2008
17:30
Auch15–36Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 6,000[13]
26 April 2008
17:30
Bayonne19–19Bourgoin
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 11,500[16]
26 April 2008
17:30
Dax12–9Albi (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 5,000[4]
26 April 2008
18:30
Montauban19–13Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,500[15]
26 April 2008
20:30
Brive7–16Perpignan
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,347[8]
26 April 2008
CastresP–PToulouse
  • Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup semi-finals on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 7 May 2008.

Round 20

2 May 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Clermont28–35Castres (1 BP)
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 16,574[14]
2 May 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Toulouse73–12Auch
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,574[19]
3 May 2008
15:05
Perpignan16–3Biarritz
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,517[18]
3 May 2008
17:30
Albi21–18Brive (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 7,000[12]
3 May 2008
17:30
Bayonne19–16Montpellier (1 BP)
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 12,000[16]
3 May 2008
17:30
Dax20–16Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 5,000[4]
3 May 2008
20:30
Stade Français34–20Bourgoin
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 8,939[17]

Round 19 (rescheduled game)

7 May 2008
18:30
Castres6–16Toulouse
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 10,000[9]
  • Rescheduled from 26 April 2008.

Round 21

9 May 2008
21:00
(1 BP) Biarritz11–16Clermont
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 12,500[6]
10 May 2008
15:00
(1 BP) Auch19–23Bayonne
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 5,000[13]
10 May 2008
15:00
Stade Français43–20Albi
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,000[17]
10 May 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Bourgoin50–14Dax
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000[7]
10 May 2008
18:30
Montauban28–22Perpignan (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 7,000[21]
11 May 2008
17:00
(1 BP) Castres41–10Brive
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 7,500[9]
11 May 2008
19:00
Montpellier17–15Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 15,789[10]

Round 22

16 May 2008
20:00
Brive11–3Stade Français
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 13,869[22]
17 May 2008
15:00
Clermont29–15Perpignan
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 14,800[14]
17 May 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Albi29–0Auch
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 6,000[12]
17 May 2008
17:30
Bayonne27–16Castres
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,000[16]
17 May 2008
17:30
Montpellier12–6Bourgoin (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,000[a 5]
17 May 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Toulouse28–6Montauban
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 18,870[24]
17 May 2008
18:35
Dax17–12Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 8,000[4]

Round 23

23 May 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Clermont38–7Brive
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,000[14]
24 May 2008
15:05
Biarritz20–0Montpellier
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 6,500[6]
24 May 2008
20:30
Auch9–6Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 5,000[13]
24 May 2008
20:30
Bourgoin18–13Albi (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 5,000[7]
24 May 2008
20:30
(1 BP) Castres38–16Dax
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,500[9]
24 May 2008
20:30
Montauban15–12Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,000[15]
24 May 2008
(1 BP) PerpignanP - PToulouse
  • Game postponed due to Toulouse playing in Heineken Cup final on the same date. Game to be rescheduled for 3 June 2008.

Round 24

30 May 2008
19:00
Auch13–25Perpignan
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 6,000[13]
30 May 2018
21:00
Brive15–12Toulouse (1 BP)
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 14,868[8]
31 May 2008
15:05
(1 BP) Stade Français44–15Castres
Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 7,443[17]
31 May 2008
17:30
Albi13–6Bayonne (1 BP)
Stadium Municipal d'Albi
Attendance: 10,000[12]
31 May 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Biarritz30–10Bourgoin
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 6,000[6]
31 May 2008
17:30
Dax16–36Montpellier (1 BP)
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 4,500[4]
31 May 2008
20:30
Montauban18–16Clermont (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 8,000[15]

Round 23 (rescheduled game)

3 June 2008
21:00
(1 BP) Perpignan50–6Toulouse
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 7,889[18]
  • Rescheduled from 24 May 2008.

Round 25

6 June 2008
20:30
Montpellier12–8Montauban (1 BP)
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 12,348[10]
7 June 2008
15:05
Stade Français22–18Biarritz (1 BP)
Stade de France
Attendance: 79,644[5]
7 June 2008
17:30
Bayonne36–8Clermont
Stade Jean Dauger
Attendance: 13,051[16]
7 June 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Brive40–26Auch
Stade Amédée-Domenech
Attendance: 10,931[8]
7 June 2008
17:30
Castres20–16Albi (1 BP)
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,500[9]
7 June 2008
17:30
(1 BP) Toulouse57–17Bourgoin
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 16,796[19]
7 June 2008
20:30
Dax10–21Perpignan
Stade Maurice Boyau
Attendance: 15,000[4]

Round 26

14 June 2008
15:15
Auch12–23Montpellier
Stade Jacques Fouroux
Attendance: 6,000[13]
14 June 2008
(1 BP) Biarritz30–34Castres
Parc des Sports Aguiléra
Attendance: 7,000[6]
14 June 2008
15:15
Bourgoin22–19Brive (1 BP)
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 7,000[7]
14 June 2008
15:15
(1 BP) Clermont95–7Dax
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 15,827[14]
14 June 2008
15:15
Montauban24–17Albi (1 BP)
Stade Sapiac
Attendance: 6,500[15]
14 June 2008
15:15
Perpignan23–19Stade Français (1 BP)
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 13,517[18]
14 June 2008
15:15
Toulouse35–28Bayonne (1 BP)
Stade Ernest-Wallon
Attendance: 19,400[25]

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

21 June 2008
17:00
Clermont21 – 7Perpignan
Tries: Nalaga (2) 23' c, 47' m
Con: James (1/2)
Pen: James (2/3) 21', 40'
Drop: James (1/1) 10'		ReportTry: N. Laharrague 63' c
Con: Montgomery (1/1)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,042[26]
22 June 2008
15:15
Toulouse31 – 13Stade Français
Tries: Médard 44' c
Jauzion (2) 56' c, 60' m
Con: Élissalde (1/1)
Kunavore (1/2)
Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 20', 22'
Kunavore (1/1) 48'
Drop: Fritz (1/1) 77'		ReportTry: Fillol 73' c
Con: Hernández (1/1)
Pen: Hernández (2/2) 24', 52'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,147[26]

Final

Main article: 2007–08 Top 14 Final
Clermont
Toulouse
28 June 2008
21:00
Clermont20 – 26Toulouse
Tries: Rougerie 20' c
Zirakashvili 80' c
Con: James (2/2)
Pen: James (2/2) 13', 69'		Tries: Servat 17' c
Médard 60' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Pen: Élissalde (2/3) 33', 56'
Kunavore (1/1) 74'
Courrent (1/1) 79'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,275[26]
Referee: Eric Darrière France

Leading scorers

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Attendances

The league has seen a major increase in attendance in recent years. In 2006-07, per-game attendance averaged 10,549,[28] up from 9,288 in 2005–06[29] and 7,255 in 2004–05,[30] when the league consisted of 16 teams instead of its current 14. The 2005-06 and 2006-07 totals are skewed to some degree because Stade Français drew over 79,000 fans to each of the two fixtures they played at Stade de France in both seasons. However, even if the Stade de France fixtures are not included, per-game attendance was 8,549 in 2005-06[29] and 9,267 in 2006-07,[28] both well above the 2004-05 figures.

The final average attendance for the 2007-08 regular season was 11,106, another increase from the previous season. The LNR also reported that league-wide season ticket sales were up by 11% from 2006-07.[31] The most-attended matches were the three Stade Français matches played at Stade de France, each of which drew more than 75,000, and Toulouse's three games at Stadium Municipal, each of which drew at least 30,000.[32]

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
Club Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Albi 13 93,351 7,181 10,000 5,865 55%
Auch 13 62,337 4,795 6,681 3,159 69%
Bayonne 13 161,135 12,395 14,025 9,645 73%
Biarritz 13 115,573 8,890 13,044 6,000 59%
Bourgoin 13 82,464 6,343 8,000 4,832 67%
Brive 13 136,768 10,521 14,868 7,899 70%
Castres 13 102,095 7,853 10,000 6,560 68%
Clermont 13 189,327 14,564 16,574 12,827 88%
Dax 13 94,656 7,281 15,000 4,500 45%
Montauban 13 90,816 6,986 9,054 5,553 61%
Montpellier 13 144,520 11,117 15,789 8,895 70%
Perpignan 13 153,181 11,783 14,517 7,889 71%
Stade Français 13 323,069 24,851 79,779 7,443 79%
Toulouse 13 272,011 20,924 36,000 14,066 88%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Capacity of Stade Marcel-Michelin up to 16,574 from 16,334 the previous season.
  2. ^ Montpellier moved into a new stadium this season having previously based at Stade Sabathé.
  3. ^ Stade Français would also play three home games at the 81,338 capacity Stade de France.
  4. ^ Toulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal.
  5. ^ Surprisingly there is no information available online for Montpellier's home attendance against Bourgoin on 17 May 2008, despite all other home games being accounted for. However, using figures acquired from the Sur la touche website, who state Montpellier's seasonal average attendance at 11,118, this game had a crowd of around 9,000.[23]

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