2004–05 Top 16 season
| 2004–05 Top 16 season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Biarritz Olympique (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Stade Français |
| Relegated | Grenoble Béziers Auch |
The 2004-05 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2004-05. It was the final season under the 16 club format, as the competition became the Top 14 for the 2005-06 season. Biarritz Olympique won the championship, defeating Stade Français Paris in the final at Stade de France. FC Grenoble, Béziers and Auch were relegated to Rugby Pro D2 after the 2004-05 season.
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bonus points | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biarritz | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 907 | 549 | +358 | 16 | 104 |
| 2 | Stade Français | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 915 | 668 | +247 | 11 | 103 |
| 3 | Bourgoin | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 882 | 680 | +202 | 12 | 96 |
| 4 | Toulouse | 31 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 893 | 597 | +296 | 18 | 94 |
| 5 | Perpignan | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 688 | 583 | +105 | 12 | 86 |
| 6 | Castres | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 704 | 678 | +26 | 10 | 84 |
| 7 | Agen | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 674 | 568 | +106 | 11 | 77 |
| 8 | Clermont | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 745 | 647 | +98 | 9 | 77 |
| 9 | Brive | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 668 | 745 | -77 | 8 | 66 |
| 10 | Narbonne | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 588 | 755 | -167 | 7 | 63 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 628 | 765 | -137 | 14 | 62 |
| 12 | Bayonne | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 587 | 763 | -176 | 6 | 60 |
| 13 | Pau | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 651 | 728 | -77 | 11 | 59 |
| 14 | Grenoble | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 580 | 842 | -262 | 42 | 10 |
| 15 | Béziers | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 600 | 876 | -276 | 38 | 8 |
| 16 | Auch | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 503 | 736 | -233 | 37 | 9 |
Semi-finals
| 3 june 2005 |
| Stade Français | 23-18 | Stade Toulousain |
| Try: Pichot, Villiers Skrela 2 Con: Skrela 2 Pen: Skrela 3 | Try: Elissalde, Heymans Con: Elissalde Pen: Elissalde Drop: Elissalde |
| Bordeaux |
| 4 june 2005 |
| Biarritz olympique | 32-27 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Try: Gobelet, Traille Peyrelongue, Brusque Con: Yachvili 3 Pen: Yachvili Drop: Peyrelongue= | Try: Papé Anthony Forest, G.Davis Con: Péclier 3 Pen: Péclier 2 |
| Stadium Municipal, Touluse |
Final
| 11 june 2005 |
| Stade Français | 34-37 | Biarritz Olympique |
| Try: Christophe Dominici Con: David Skrela Pen: David Skrela 8 Drop: Brian Liebenberg | Try: Jean-Baptiste Gobelet Con: Dimitri Yachvili 9 Pen: - Drop: Julien Peyrelongue |
| Stade de France, Paris Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou |
Stade Français Paris: 1.Rodrigo Roncero, 2.Mathieu Blin, 3.Pieter de Villiers, 4.David Auradou, 5.Mike James, 6.Pierre Rabadan, 7.Rémy Martin, 8.Shaun Sowerby, 9.Agustín Pichot, 10.David Skrela, 11.Christophe Dominici, 12. Brian Liebenberg, 13.Stéphane Glas, 14.Julien Arias, 15.Juan Martín Hernández -
Replacements: Benjamin Kayser, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Mauro Bergamasco, Mirco Bergamasco, Olivier Sarramea, Jérôme Fillol
Biarritz Olympique: 1. Petru Balan, 2.Benoît August, 3.Denis Avril, 4.Jérôme Thion, 5.David Couzinet, 6.Serge Betsen, 7.Imanol Harinordoquy, 8.Thomas Lièvremont, 9.Dimitri Yachvili, 10.Julien Peyrelongue, 11.Jean-Baptiste Gobelet, 12.Damien Traille, 13.Guillaume Bousses, 14.Philippe Bidabé, 15.Nicolas Brusque - Replacements: Jean-Michel Gonzales, Benoît Lecouls, Olivier Olibeau, Didier Chouchan, Julien Dupuy, Federico Martín Aramburú, Benjamin Dambielle