TOP 14 Orange (I)

Sambata trecuta a debutat o noua editie a TOP 14, prima liga a campionatului francez de rugby. Editia cu numarul 113 aduce la start urmatoarele 14 echipe: Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne, Aviron Bayonnais, Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque, Union Bordeaux Begles, Club Athletique Brive Correze Limousin, Castres Olympique, Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne, Lyon Olympique Universitaire, Montpellier Herault Rugby Club, Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, Racing Metro 92, Stade Francais Club Athletique des Sports Generaux Paris, Rugby Club Toulonnais si Stade Toulousian (campioana en-titre).

Romania este reprezentata de 5 jucatori: Bogdan Balan, Alexandru Manta (ambii la Lyon OU), Marius Tincu, Ovidiu Tonita (la USA Perpignan) si Silviu Florea (Bordeaux-Begles). In prima etapa nu a evoluat decat Alexandru Manta, care a jucat 62 de minute pentru Lyon OU din postura de titular. Bogdan Balan (accidentat), Marius Tincu, Ovidiu Tonita si Silviu Florea (prezenti cu nationala Romaniei la Cupa Mondiala din Noua Zeelanda) nu au fost convocati.

Bayonne - Toulouse 18-13 (9-0)
Benjamin Boyet - 3 lp, Cedric Garcia - 2 lp, 1 drop (Bayonne); Yannick Jauzion - eseu; Nicolas Bezy - lp; Jean-Marc Doussain - lp, transf (Toulouse)

Perpignan - Castres 25-6 (12-6)
Rudolf Coetzee - eseu, Jerome Porical - 6 lp, transf (Perpignan); Rory Kockott - 2 lp (Castres)

Stade Francais - Bordeaux 41-20 (24-14)
Francis Fainifo - eseu, David Lyons - eseu, Julien Arias - eseu, Julien Dupuy - eseu, 2 lp, 4 transf, Djibril Camara - eseu, Jules Plisson - transf (Stade Francais); Nicolas Decamps - eseu, Blair Connor - eseu, Gerard Fraser - 2 lp, 2 transf (Bordeaux)

Brive - Agen 19-20 (16-3)

Virgile Lacombe – eseu, Julien Caminati – 4 lp, Shane Geraghty – transf (Brive); Ueleni Fono – eseu, Silvere Tian – eseu, Conrad Barnard – lp, Valentin Courrent – lp, 2 transf (Agen)

Clermont - Lyon 22-13 (12-10)

Kevin Senio – eseu, Brock James – 3 lp, transf, Anthony Floch – 2 lp (Clermont); Nicolas Bontinck – eseu, Mark van Gisbergen – 2 lp, Regis Lespinas – transf (Lyon)

Racing Metro - Montpellier 30-22 (19-19)

Henry Chavancy – eseu, Jone Nailiko – eseu, Jonathan Wisniewski – 6 lp, transf (Racing Metro); Alex Tulou – eseu, Raphael Lagarde – 4 lp, drop, transf (Montpellier)

Toulon - Biarritz 30-5 (20-5)

David Smith – eseu, Steffon Armitage – eseu, Olivier Missoup – eseu, Julien Dumora – 3 lp, 3 transf (Toulon); Daniel Caprice – eseu (Biarritz)