2005–06 Top 14 season

2005–06 Top 14 season

Countries	France
Champions	Biarritz Olympique (5th title)
Runners-up	Stade Toulousain
Relegated	Section Paloise RC Toulonnais
Top point scorer	Cédric Rosalen (328)
Top try scorer	Rupeni Caucaunibuca (17)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Top 14 was a French domestic rugby union club competition that ran from August 2005 to June 2006.

The 2005–06 season saw attendance records broken. 79,502 spectators attended the Round 9 clash between Stade Français and Stade Toulousain at the Stade de France, shattering the attendance record for any regular league season game in France (not just rugby union).^[1] However, that record was short-lived when 79,604 spectators attended the Round 17 match between Stade Français and Biarritz Olympique.^[2] The regular season finished in late May 2006, with Biarritz finishing at the top of the ladder. The semi-finals and final were contested in June, with Biarritz defeating Toulouse to claim back-to-back titles, and their fifth overall.

Table

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Bonus points	Points
Biarritz Olympique	26	19		7	694	350	14	90
Stade Français	26	19		7	633	437	13	89
Stade Toulousain	26	19		7	713	427	12	88
USA Perpignan	26	18		8	671	398	12	84
SU Agen	26	15		11	655	540	10	70
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	26	14		12	591	516	11	67
Castres Olympique	26	13		13	685	559	14	66
ASM Clermont	26	14		12	577	569	7	63
CA Brive	26	10	1	15	431	553	9	51
RC Narbonne	26	11		15	533	775	3	47
Montpellier RC	26	9	0	17	574	659	10	46
Aviron Bayonnais	26	8	1	17	514	669	9	43
Section Paloise	26	9	0	17	476	790	4	40
RC Toulonnais	26	3	0	23	332	837	7	19

Results

Rounds 1 to 5

Round 1

Date	Home	Away	Result
19 August 2005	Toulon	Biarritz	10–20
20 August 2005	Brive	Bourgoin	15–10
20 August 2005	Narbonne	Stade Français	26–20
20 August 2005	Pau	Clermont-Ferrand	16–28
20 August 2005	Montpellier	Castres	16–34
20 August 2005	Perpignan	Agen	34–9
20 August 2005	Bayonne	Toulouse	12–24

Round 2

26 August Biarritz 29–8 Perpignan
27 August Stade Français 31–3 Toulon
27 August Bourgoin 37–9 Bayonne
27 August Clermont 29–23 Montpellier
27 August Castres 36–6 Narbonne
27 August Agen 19–13 Brive
27 August Toulouse 52–9 Pau

Round 3

2 September Agen 29–25 Biarritz
3 September Pau 18–29 Bourgoin
3 September Montpellier 12–24 Toulouse
3 September Narbonne 36–28 Clermont
3 September Toulon 9–16 Castres
3 September Brive 19–19 Bayonne
4 September Perpignan 16–12 Stade Français

Round 4

9 September Stade Français 37–24 Agen
10 September Toulouse 64–22 Narbonne
10 September Castres 18–23 Perpignan
10 September Bourgoin 17–3 Montpellier
10 September Clermont 64–12 Toulon
10 September Bayonne 44–16 Pau
10 September Biarritz 43–5 Brive

Round 5

16 September Toulon 15–18 Toulouse
17 September Narbonne 15–29 Bourgoin
17 September Perpignan 34–25 Clermont
17 September Agen 40–16 Castres
17 September Biarritz 7–14 Stade Français
17 September Montpellier 33–0 Bayonne
17 September Brive 34–10 Pau

Rounds 6 to 10

Round 6

24 September Bourgoin 40–21 Toulon
23 September Toulouse 30–22 Perpignan
24 September Clermont 37–24 Agen
24 September Castres 13–19 Biarritz
24 September Bayonne 47–21 Narbonne
24 September Pau 21–12 Montpellier
24 September Stade Français 25–17 Brive

Round 7

30 September Stade Français 25–10 Castres
1 October Perpignan 27–3 Bourgoin
1 October Agen 16–33 Toulouse
1 October Biarritz 9–0 Clermont
1 October Toulon 19–14 Bayonne
1 October Narbonne 26–19 Pau
1 October Brive 18–14 Montpellier

Round 8

9 October Toulouse 26–20 Biarritz
8 October Bourgoin 33–6 Agen
8 October Clermont 23–12 Stade Français
8 October Bayonne 15–33 Perpignan
8 October Pau 31–28 Toulon
8 October Montpellier 36–13 Narbonne
8 October Castres 48–14 Brive

Round 9

14 October Biarritz 29–10 Bourgoin
15 October Stade Français 29–15 Toulouse
15 October Castres 41–8 Clermont
15 October Agen 26–12 Bayonne
15 October Perpignan 40–14 Pau
15 October Toulon 8–3 Montpellier
15 October Brive 12–10 Narbonne

Round 10

11 November Toulouse 29–24 Castres
12 November Bourgoin 29–16 Stade Français
12 November Bayonne 10–9 Biarritz
12 November Pau 26–23 Agen
12 November Montpellier 19–17 Perpignan
12 November Narbonne 37–19 Toulon
12 November Clermont-Auvergne 15–11 Brive

Rounds 11 to 15

Round 11

18 November Clermont 28–22 Toulouse
19 November Castres 29–16 Bourgoin
19 November Stade Français 27–19 Bayonne
19 November Biarritz 33–16 Pau
19 November Agen 41–10 Montpellier
19 November Perpignan 33–0 Narbonne
19 November Brive 21–15 Toulon

Round 12

2 December Toulon 12–25 Perpignan
3 December Bourgoin 22–11 Clermont
3 December Bayonne 11–34 Castres
3 December Pau 9–32 Stade Français
3 December Montpellier 18–21 Biarritz
3 December Narbonne 27–25 Agen
3 December Brive 10–9 Toulouse

Round 13

23 December Toulouse 29–19 Bourgoin
23 December Clermont 37–15 Bayonne
23 December Castres 66–8 Pau
23 December Stade Français 45–13 Montpellier
23 December Biarritz 59–10 Narbonne
23 December Agen 30–0 Toulon
23 December Perpignan 24–6 Brive

Round 14

6 January Stade Français 36–24 Narbonne
7 January Bourgoin 19–14 Brive
7 January Toulouse 13–19 Bayonne
7 January Clermont 27–13 Pau
7 January Castres 52–28 Montpellier
7 January Biarritz 57–12 Toulon
7 January Agen 33–14 Perpignan

Round 15

27 January Toulon 11–24 Stade Français
27 January Perpignan 3–17 Biarritz
27 January Brive 18–16 Agen
28 January Bayonne 22–33 Bourgoin
28 January Pau 13–27 Toulouse
28 January Montpellier 42–13 Clermont
28 January Narbonne 41–10 Castres

Rounds 16 to 20

Round 16

18 February Montpellier 33–20 Bourgoin
18 February Narbonne 27–19 Toulouse
18 February Toulon 14–36 Clermont
18 February Perpignan 34–3 Castres
18 February Agen 12–8 Stade Français
18 February Pau 21–18 Bayonne
18 February Brive 8–15 Biarritz

Round 17

3 March Clermont 15–20 Perpignan
4 March Bourgoin 35–13 Narbonne
4 March Toulouse 53–0 Toulon
4 March Castres 19–26 Agen
4 March Stade Français 21–16 Biarritz
4 March Bayonne 44–14 Montpellier
4 March Pau 16–15 Brive

Round 18

10 March Biarritz 17–9 Agen
11 March Bourgoin 52–13 Pau
11 March Toulouse 13–5 Montpellier
11 March Clermont 30–9 Narbonne
11 March Castres 43–6 Toulon
11 March Stade Français 23–16 Perpignan
11 March Bayonne 17–11 Brive

Round 19

17 March Brive 22–28 Stade Français
18 March Toulon 13–15 Bourgoin
18 March Perpignan 15–13 Toulouse
18 March Agen 42–3 Clermont
18 March Biarritz 18–14 Castres
18 March Narbonne 27–15 Bayonne
18 March Montpellier 41–36 Pau

Round 20

24 March Toulouse 19–7 Agen
25 March Bourgoin 15–18 Perpignan
25 March Clermont 6–16 Biarritz
25 March Castres 10–11 Stade Français
25 March Bayonne 43–16 Toulon
25 March Pau 28–24 Narbonne
25 March Montpellier 24–13 Brive

Rounds 21 to 26

Round 21

7 April Stade Français 28–15 Clermont
8 April Agen 24–20 Bourgoin
8 April Biarritz 29–20 Toulouse
8 April Perpignan 54–13 Bayonne
8 April Toulon 16–20 Pau
8 April Narbonne 19–15 Montpellier
8 April Brive 23–18 Castres

Round 22

14 April Bourgoin 36–22 Biarritz
15 April Toulouse 15–0 Stade Français
15 April Clermont 28–26 Castres
15 April Bayonne 19–25 Agen
15 April Pau 15–12 Perpignan
15 April Montpellier 65–0 Toulon
15 April Narbonne 32–22 Brive

Round 23

28 April Castres 24–44 Toulouse
29 April Stade Français 33–7 Bourgoin
29 April Biarritz 53–7 Bayonne
29 April Agen 22–11 Pau
29 April Perpignan 42–20 Montpellier
29 April Toulon 33–9 Narbonne
29 April Brive 29–14 Clermont

Round 24

5 May Bourgoin 23–24 Castres
6 May Bayonne 28–11 Stade Français
6 May Pau 26–20 Biarritz
6 May Montpellier 44–19 Agen
6 May Narbonne 22–13Perpignan
6 May Toulon 13–20 Brive
7 May Toulouse 26–11 Clermont

Round 25

12 May Biarritz 57–7 Montpellier
13 May Clermont 22–10 Bourgoin
13 May Castres 30–23 Bayonne
13 May Stade Français 42–26 Pau
13 May Agen 58–24 Narbonne
13 May Perpignan 52–0 Toulon
13 May Toulouse 37–27 Brive

Round 26

27 May Bourgoin 12–37 Toulouse
27 May Bayonne 19–24 Clermont
27 May Pau 25–27 Castres
27 May Montpellier 24–43 Stade Français
27 May Narbonne 12–34 Biarritz
27 May Toulon 21–50 Agen
27 May Brive 14–42 Perpignan

Knock-out stages

Semi-finals

2 June Biarritz Olympique 12–9 USA Perpignan
3 June Stade Français 9–12 Stade Toulousain

Teams

Biarritz Olympique
- Nicolas Brusque, Jean-Baptiste Gobelet, Philippe Bidabé, Federico Martin Aramburu, Sireli Bobo,- (o) Julien Peyrelongue, (m) Julien Dupuy, Imanol Harinordoquy, Thomas Lièvremont (cap), Serge Betsen, Olivier Olibeau, Jérôme Thion, Benoît Lecouls, Benoît August, Petru Balan
- Replacements : Thierry Dusautoir (45’), Census Johnston (41’), Olivier Noirot (79’)
USA Perpignan
- Julien Laharrague, Christophe Manas, David Marty, Gavin Hume, Mathieu Bourret, (o) Manuel Edmonds, (m) Nicolas Durand, Bernard Goutta (cap), Ovidiu Tonita, Grégory Le Corvec, Nathan Hines, Colin Gaston, Nicolas Mas, Michel Konieck, Perry Freshwater
- Replacements : Nicolas Laharrague (73’), Scott Robertson (60’), Viliami Vaki (72’), Marius Tincu (53’), Vincent Debaty (49’)
Stade Français
- Juan Martín Hernández, Christophe Dominici, Geoffroy Messina, David Skrela, Julien Saubade, (o) Alain Penaud, (m) Jérôme Fillol, Pierre Rabadan, Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco, David Auradou (cap.), Mike James, Sylvain Marconnet, Dimitri Szarzewski, Rodrigo Roncero
- Replacements : Mathieu Blin, Pieter de Villiers, Boela Du Plooy, Rémy Martin, Agustín Pichot, Mirco Bergamasco, Lucas Borges
Stade Toulousain
- Clément Poitrenaud, Vincent Clerc, Florian Fritz, Yannick Jauzion, Cédric Heymans, (o) Frédéric Michalak, (m) Jean-Baptiste Élissalde, Grégory Lamboley, Finau Maka, Yannick Nyanga, Trevor Brennan, Fabien Pelous, Omar Hasan, Yannick Bru (cap.), Jean-Baptiste Poux
- Replacements : Virgile Lacombe, Daan Human, Romain Millo-Chluski, Isitolo Maka, Jean Bouilhou, Jean-Frédéric Dubois, Xavier Garbajosa

Final

Teams	Biarritz Olympique – Stade Toulousain
Score	40–13 (Half-time: 9–6)
Date	10 June 2006
Location	Stade de France Saint-Denis
Referee	Didier Mené
Teams
Biarritz Olympique	Nicolas Brusque, Jean-Baptiste Gobelet, Philippe Bidabé, Damien Traille, Sireli Bobo,- (o) Julien Peyrelongue, (m) Dimitri Yachvili, Imanol Harinordoquy, Thierry Dusautoir, Serge Betsen, Olivier Olibeau, Jérôme Thion, Benoît Lecouls, Benoît August (cap.), Petru Balan Replacements: Julien Dupuy, Federico Martín Aramburú, Census Johnston, Benjamin Noirot, David Couzinet, Thomas Lièvremont, Benjamin Dambielle
Stade Toulousain	Clément Poitrenaud, Vincent Clerc, Florian Fritz, Yannick Jauzion, Cédric Heymans, (o) Frédéric Michalak, (m) Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Jean Bouilhou, Finau Maka, Yannick Nyanga, Trevor Brennan, Fabien Pelous, Omar Hasan, Yannick Bru (cap.), Jean-Baptiste Poux Replacements: Virgile Lacombe, Daan Human, Romain Millo-Chluski, Grégory Lamboley, Isitolo Maka, Jean-Frédéric Dubois, Xavier Garbajosa
Points
Biarritz Olympique	5 tries by Harinordoquy (73'), August (70'), Traille (61'), Bobo (48'), Gobelet (45'), 3 conversions by Yachvili (46') (49') (62'), 3 penalties by Yachvili (1'), (24'), (31')
Stade Toulousain	1 try by Lamboley (64'), 1 conversion by Elissalde (65'), 1 penalty by Elissalde (30'), 1 drop goal by Michalak (6')

Top point scorers

#	Name	Club	Points
1	Cédric Rosalen	RC Narbonne	328
2	Romain Teulet	Castres Olympique	300
3	Richard Dourthe	Aviron Bayonnais	295
4	Lionel Beauxis	Section Paloise	243
5	Jean-Baptiste Elissalde	Stade Toulousain	241
6	Maxime Petitjean	CA Brive	213
7	François Gelez	SU Agen	196

Top try scorers

#	Name	Club	Tries
1	Rupeni Caucaunibuca	SU Agen	17
2	Sireli Bobo	Biarritz Olympique	14
3	Cédric Heymans	Stade Toulousain	11
3	Anthony Forest	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu	11
3	Vincent Clerc	Stade Toulousain	11
6	Laurent Arbo	Montpellier RC	10
6	Philippe Bidabé	Biarritz Olympique	9
6	Laloa Milford	Castres Olympique	9
6	Florian Fritz	Stade Toulousain	9
6	Julien Saubade	Stade Français	9

Notes

↑ "rugbyheaven.com". Stade Francais shatter Toulouse's perfect record. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
↑ "lequipe.fr". Rugby:la fiche de Biarritz/Stade Français. Retrieved 29 May 2006.

References

(French) "Ligue Nationale de Rugby". lnr.fr. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
"Top 14 – fixtures 2005/06". planet-rugby.com. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
"Top 14 – fixtures 2005/06 (continued)". planet-rugby.com. Retrieved 29 May 2006.

External links

(French) Ligue Nationale de Rugby – Official website
Top 14 on Planetrugby.com

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Competitions

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Rugby union schedule for 2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Celtic League					Mid Year tests			Celtic League
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup						H. Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Top 14							Top 14
	Super 14					Tri Nations
			Shute Shield
	World Sevens Series										Sevens
		Powergen Cup		North America 4		North America 4				End of year tests
		GFI Hong Kong Tens			U21 World C'ship	Air New Zealand Cup
		Commonwealth Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup			Australian Provincial C'ship
		European Challenge Cup			Pacific Five Nations		Currie Cup
		2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying

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