2001–02 Top 16 season
Appearance
2001–02 Top 16 season | |
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Countries | France |
Champions | Biarritz (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Agen |
Relegated | La Rochelle and Dax |
The 2001-02 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2001-02. The competition was played by 16 team. In the first phase, two pool of 8 was Played. The first 4 of each pool was admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title, the other to a relegation tournament.
Biarritz won his third title, the first from 1939, beating Agen in the final
First round
(3 point for victories, 2 point for drawn, 1 point for losses)
Poule A
Clubs | BEZ | BIA | COL | DAX | ROC | MON | STF | TOU |
Béziers | 18-20 | 49-10 | 33-13 | 40-37 | 37-7 | 19-23 | 31-26 | |
Biarritz olympique | 32-17 | 26-16 | 37-27 | 40-15 | 37-10 | 22-6 | 9-13 | |
Colomiers | 28-24 | 12-11 | 35-9 | 15-21 | 23-18 | 24-17 | 27-20 | |
Dax | 9-15 | 14-50 | 33-20 | 28-25 | 14-24 | 15-16 | 15-25 | |
La Rochelle | 9-15 | 14-27 | 19-20 | 24-16 | 29-18 | 3-8 | 9-10 | |
Mountauban | 6-16 | 22-35 | 26-23 | 26-22 | 34-27 | 24-21 | 16-29 | |
Stade Français | 33-19 | 13-9 | 29-25 | 46-16 | 39-6 | 36-21 | 18-20 | |
Toulose | 32-33 | 24-30 | 35-28 | 35-19 | 40-21 | 16-6 | 21-10 |
Victory at Home | Tie | Loss at Home |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Biarritz | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 385 | 221 | 164 | 36 |
2 | Toulouse | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 346 | 272 | 74 | 34 |
3 | Béziers | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 366 | 285 | 81 | 32 |
4 | Stade Français | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 244 | 71 | 32 |
5 | Colomiers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 309 | 337 | -28 | 28 |
6 | Montauban | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 258 | 365 | -107 | 24 |
7 | La Rochelle | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 259 | 350 | -91 | 20 |
8 | Dax | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 250 | 411 | -161 | 18 |
Poule B
Clubs | AGE | BOR | BOU | CAS | MON | NAR | PAU | PER |
Agen | 33-6 | 32-3 | 40-17 | 9-14 | 26-9 | 29-9 | 45-14 | |
CA Bordeaux-Bègles | 10-28 | 25-21 | 39-25 | 12-20 | 22-15 | 39-10 | 13-26 | |
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 37-20 | 56-25 | 33-21 | 23-3 | 32-19 | 64-6 | 15-23 | |
Castres | 39-15 | 19-22 | 14-29 | 39-30 | 42-20 | 38-26 | 16-20 | |
AS Montferrand | 19-27 | 24-6 | 56-23 | 36-19 | 36-25 | 15-19 | 45-14 | |
Narbonne | 21-24 | 22-20 | 31-30 | 47-31 | 24-23 | 42-18 | 34-19 | |
Pau | 17-20 | 18-13 | 29-16 | 21-19 | 27-9 | 46-23 | 3-30 | |
Perpignan | 30-16 | 44-26 | 34-10 | 40-27 | 29-21 | 39-25 | 51-17 |
Victory at home | Tie | Loss at Home |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perpignan | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 413 | 313 | 100 | 36 |
2 | Agen | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 364 | 245 | 119 | 34 |
3 | Montferrand | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 351 | 296 | 55 | 28 |
4 | Bourgoin | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 392 | 338 | 54 | 28 |
5 | Narbonne | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 357 | 408 | -51 | 26 |
6 | Pau | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 266 | 408 | -142 | 26 |
7 | Bourdeaux-Begles | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 278 | 361 | -83 | 24 |
8 | Castres | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 366 | 418 | -52 | 22 |
Relegation Pool
The teams sum to the point obtained in the first round, the point obtained in the matches played with the 4 team from other group (hone and away).
Clubs | BOR | CAS | COL | DAX | ROC | MON | NAR | PAU |
Bègles-Bordeaux | 42-19 | 30-12 | 16-12 | 13-19 | ||||
Castres | 27-17 | 58-6 | 34-36 | 62-21 | ||||
Colomiers | 15-16 | 15-15 | 22-6 | 34-14 | ||||
Dax | 19-11 | 10-25 | 48-12 | 25-16 | ||||
La Rochelle | 33-32 | 19-13 | 40-10 | 26-18 | ||||
Montauban | 36-19 | 28-24 | 29-28 | 52-34 | ||||
Narbonne | 27-26 | 48-19 | 45-33 | 44-17 | ||||
Pau | 33-33 | 37-8 | 47-27 | 21-23 |
Victory at home | Tie | Loss at home |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Montauban | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 483 | 610 | -127 | 44 |
2 | Colomiers | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 487 | 517 | -30 | 42 |
3 | Narbonne | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 577 | 642 | -65 | 42 |
4 | Bourdeaux-Begles | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 457 | 526 | -69 | 40 |
5 | Castres | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 624 | 570 | 54 | 39 |
6 | Pau | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 484 | 636 | -152 | 39 |
7 | La Rochelle | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 485 | 565 | -80 | 38 |
8 | Dax | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 399 | 648 | -249 | 32 |
Relegated in Pro-D2 for next season |
Top 8
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Biarritz | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 122 | 31 | 15 |
2 | Agen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 116 | 47 | 13 |
3 | Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 179 | -52 | 11 |
4 | Stade Français | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 133 | 159 | -26 | 9 |
Promoted to Semifinals | Admitted to 2002-03 Heineken Cup |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 120 | 78 | 16 |
2 | Montferrand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 161 | -15 | 12 |
3 | Perpignan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 154 | -27 | 10 |
4 | Béziers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 173 | -36 | 10 |
Promoted to Semifinals | Admitted to 2002-03 Heineken Cup |
Semifinals
1 June 2002 |
Toulouse | 15 - 21 | Agen |
Try: mete: X.Garbajosa, C.Desbrosse Con: Y.Delaigue Pen: Y.Delaigue | Pen: C. Lamaison 4, F. Gelez 3 |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
1 June 2002 |
Biarritz | 31 - 12 | Montferrand |
Try: P.Bidabé, J.Roff J.Peyrelongue Con: J.Roff Pen: J.Roff S. Lgg 2 | Pen: G.Merceron 4 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux |
Final
8 June 2002 |
Biarritz | 25 – 22 a.e.t. | Agen |
Try: Bernat-Salles Con: Roff Pen: Roff (5) Drop: Mazas | Try: Barrau Con: Gelez Pen: Gelez (5) |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Didier Mené |