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Top 14 Rugby Fixtures 2011/2012

1st Round 26/08-28/08/2011
Bayonne - Toulouse
Brive - Agen
Clermont - Lyon
Paris - Bordeaux
Perpignan - Castres
Racing Metro - Montpellier
Toulon - Biarritz

2nd Round 02/09-04/09/2011
Biarritz - Agen
Bordeaux - Bayonne
Castres - Paris
Lyon - Toulouse
Montpellier - Brive
Racing Metro - Perpignan
Toulon - Clermont

3rd Round 09/09-11/09/2011
Agen - Lyon
Bayonne - Toulon
Biarritz - Castres
Clermont - Bordeaux
Paris - Montpellier
Perpignan - Brive
Toulouse - Racing Metro

4th Round 16/09-18/09/2011
Bordeaux - Toulon
Brive - Lyon
Castres - Agen
Paris - Bayonne
Perpignan - Montpellier
Racing Metro - Clermont
Toulouse - Biarritz

5th Round 23/09-25/09/2011
Agen - Toulouse
Biarritz - Perpignan
Castres - Brive
Clermont - Bayonne
Montpellier - Bordeaux
Racing Metro - Lyon
Toulon - Paris

6th Round 30/09-02/10/2011
Bayonne - Racing Metro
Bordeaux - Biarritz
Lyon - Castres
Montpellier - Toulon
Paris - Brive
Perpignan - Agen
Toulouse - Clermont

7th Round 14/10-16/10/2011
Bayonne - Montpellier
Bordeaux - Racing Metro
Brive - Biarritz
Castres - Toulouse
Clermont - Agen
Lyon - Paris
Toulon - Perpignan

8th Round 21/10-23/10/2011
Agen - Paris
Biarritz - Lyon
Brive - Bayonne
Montpellier - Castres
Perpignan - Clermont
Racing Metro - Toulon
Toulouse - Bordeaux

9th Round 28/10-30/10/2011
Agen - Montpellier
Bayonne - Perpignan
Bordeaux - Lyon
Castres - Racing Metro
Clermont - Biarritz
Toulon - Brive
Toulouse - Paris

10th Round 04/11-06/11/2011
Biarritz - Bayonne
Bordeaux - Castres
Brive - Racing Metro
Lyon - Montpellier
Paris - Clermont
Toulon - Agen
Toulouse - Perpignan

11th Round 25/11-27/11/2011
Agen - Bordeaux
Bayonne - Lyon
Brive - Toulouse
Castres - Toulon
Montpellier - Clermont
Perpignan - Paris
Racing Metro - Biarritz

12th Round 02/12-04/12/2011
Agen - Bayonne
Biarritz - Montpellier
Bordeaux - Brive
Clermont - Castres
Lyon - Perpignan
Paris - Racing Metro
Toulouse - Toulon

13th Round 23/12-25/12/2011
Bayonne - Castres
Brive - Clermont
Montpellier - Toulouse
Paris - Biarritz
Perpignan - Bordeaux
Racing Metro - Agen
Toulon - Lyon

14th Round 30/12-01/01/2012
Agen - Brive
Biarritz - Toulon
Bordeaux - Paris
Castres - Perpignan
Lyon - Clermont
Montpellier - Racing Metro
Toulouse - Bayonne

15th Round 06/01-08/01/2012
Agen - Biarritz
Bayonne - Bordeaux
Brive - Montpellier
Clermont - Toulon
Paris - Castres
Perpignan - Racing Metro
Toulouse - Lyon

16th Round 27/01-29/01/2012
Bordeaux - Clermont
Brive - Perpignan
Castres - Biarritz
Lyon - Agen
Montpellier - Paris
Racing Metro - Toulouse
Toulon - Bayonne

17th Round 10/02-12/01/2012
Agen - Castres
Bayonne - Paris
Biarritz - Toulouse
Clermont - Racing Metro
Lyon - Brive
Montpellier - Perpignan
Toulon - Bordeaux

18th Round 17/02-19/02/2012
Bayonne - Clermont
Bordeaux - Montpellier
Brive - Castres
Lyon - Racing Metro
Paris - Toulon
Perpignan - Biarritz
Toulouse - Agen

19th Round 02/03-04/03/2012
Agen - Perpignan
Biarritz - Bordeaux
Brive - Paris
Castres - Lyon
Clermont - Toulouse
Racing Metro - Bayonne
Toulon - Montpellier

20th Round 09/03-11/03/2012
Agen - Clermont
Biarritz - Brive
Montpellier - Bayonne
Paris - Lyon
Perpignan - Toulon
Racing Metro - Bordeaux
Toulouse - Castres

21st Round 23/03-25/03/2012
Bayonne - Brive
Bordeaux - Toulouse
Castres - Montpellier
Clermont - Perpignan
Lyon - Biarritz
Paris - Agen
Toulon - Racing Metro

22nd Round 30/03-01/04/2012
Biarritz - Clermont
Brive - Toulon
Lyon - Bordeaux
Montpellier - Agen
Paris - Toulouse
Perpignan - Bayonne
Racing Metro - Castres

23rd Round 13/04-15/04/2012
Agen - Toulon
Bayonne - Biarritz
Castres - Bordeaux
Clermont - Paris
Montpellier - Lyon
Perpignan - Toulouse
Racing Metro - Brive

24th Round 20/04-22/04/2012
Biarritz - Racing Metro
Bordeaux - Agen
Clermont - Montpellier
Lyon - Bayonne
Paris - Perpignan
Toulon - Castres
Toulouse - Brive

25th Round 04/05-06/05/2012
Bayonne - Agen
Brive - Bordeaux
Castres - Clermont
Montpellier - Biarritz
Perpignan - Lyon
Racing Metro - Paris
Toulon - Toulouse

26th Round 11/05-13/05/2012
Agen - Racing Metro
Biarritz - Paris
Bordeaux - Perpignan
Castres - Bayonne
Clermont - Brive
Lyon - Toulon
Toulouse - Montpellier

Play Offs 25/05-27/05/2012
Team 1 vs Team 2
Team 1 vs Team 2

Semi-Finale 01/06-03/06/2011
Semi-finalist - Semi-finalist
Semi-finalist - Semi-finalist

Final 09/06-09/06/2012
Finalist - Finalist

What is the Top 14 ?

The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played in France.

The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system of Ligue nationale de rugby. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2.

The 14 best (Top) rugby teams in France participate in the competition, hence the name Top 14, though the competition was previously known as the Top 16.

The first ever final took place in 1892, between two Paris-based sides, Stade Français and Racing Club, with the latter becoming the inaugural champions.

The Top 14 competition has been held on an annual basis since, with the exception being between 1915 and 1919 because of World War I.

The current (2007/2008) Top 14 Rugby champions are Stade Toulousain.

Source: Wikipedia

French Top 14 rugby Standings

Toulouse 16 13 1 2 428 241 6 60
Clermont 15 11 1 3 344 194 4 50
Toulon 16 9 2 5 344 231 5 45
Castres 16 9 2 5 352 308 4 44
Montpellier 16 8 1 7 358 308 6 40
Stade Francais 16 8 1 7 347 359 5 39
Racing-Metro 16 7 1 8 338 324 7 37
Agen 16 8 1 7 287 302 2 36
Bordeaux 14 7 0 7 253 320 2 30
Brive 16 4 1 11 248 251 10 28
Perpignan 16 5 1 10 251 364 5 27
Lyon 15 4 2 9 204 286 4 24
Biarritz 16 4 2 10 217 355 4 24
Bayonne 16 4 2 10 252 380 3 23
(played, won, drawn, lost, points for, against, bonus points, total points)