2009–10 Top 14 season

{{Short description|French rugby union club competition}}

{{Infobox rugby union season

| image = Top 14 Logo.jpg

| imagesize = 100px

| countries = {{flag|France}}

| champions = Clermont

| count = 1

| runnersup = Perpignan

| relegated = Montauban
Albi

| matches = 187

| attendance = 2672064

| highest attendance = 79,262 (play-offs)
Perpignan v Clermont
29 May 2010
78,254 (league stage)
Stade Français v Toulouse
6 March 2010

| lowest attendance = 4,813
Bourgoin v Montauban
6 March 2010

| tries = 597

| top point scorer = {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Teulet (263)

| top try scorer = {{flagicon|RSA}} Sam Gerber (9)

| prevseason = 2008–09

| nextseason = 2010–11

}}

The 2009–10 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). It began on August 14, 2009 with a match between Toulon and Stade Français at Stade Mayol in Toulon, and continued through to the final at the Stade de France on May 29, 2010.

This year's edition of the Top 14 welcomed Racing Métro, winners of the 2009 title in the second-level Pro D2, and Albi, victors in the 2009 promotion playoffs between the second- through fifth-placed teams in Pro D2, thus becoming the first team to achieve promotion to the Top 14 only one year after being relegated. They took the place of the two clubs from Landes, Dax and Mont-de-Marsan, relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Top 14. Mont-de-Marsan, which had been promoted to the Top 14 for 2008–09, finished bottom of the table and went down. The other newly promoted team in 2008–09, Toulon, finished ninth, sending Dax, who had already finished second-to-bottom the previous season before being allowed to stay in the Top 14 due to Albi's financial troubles, to Pro D2.

The two teams promoted for 2009–10 had very different results. Albi finished bottom of the table by a wide margin and went directly back to Pro D2. Racing Métro, on the other hand, finished sixth, giving them a berth in the newly expanded playoffs and a place in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. Bayonne finished in the other relegation spot of 13th place, but were reprieved due to the financial problems of 12th-place Montauban.

The season ended with Clermont winning their first French national title in their nearly century-long history, defeating defending champions Perpignan 19–6 in a rematch of last season's final. This result ended decades of frustration for Les Jaunards and their supporters, who had previously tasted defeat in all 10 of their previous final-game appearances.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/sports/rugby/31iht-RUGBY.html|title=At Long Last, Clermont Wins the Championship|date=2010-05-30 |first=Huw |last=Richards |work=The New York Times|access-date=2010-05-31| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100604120424/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/sports/rugby/31iht-RUGBY.html| archive-date= 4 June 2010 | url-status= live}}

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Teams

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ClubCity (department)StadiumCapacityPrevious season
Albi

| Albi (Tarn)

| Stadium Municipal d'Albi

| 13,058

| Promoted from Pro D2 (play-offs)

Bayonne

| Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

| Stade Jean Dauger{{refn|Bayonne would also play one home game at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.|group=a|name=Bayonne}}

| 16,934

| 7th

Biarritz

| Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)

| Parc des Sports Aguiléra{{refn|Biarritz would also play two home games at the 32,076 capacity Estadio Anoeta in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.|group=a|name=Biarritz}}

| 15,000

| 5th

Bourgoin

| Bourgoin-Jallieu (Isère)

| Stade Pierre Rajon{{refn|Bourgon would also play one home game at the 20,088 capacity Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, and another at the 41,044 capacity Stade Gerland in Lyon.|group=a|name=Bourgoin}}

| 9,441

| 11th

Brive

| Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze)

| Stade Amédée-Domenech

| 15,000

| 6th

Castres

| Castres (Tarn)

| Stade Pierre-Fabre

| 11,500

| 12th

Clermont

| Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme)

| Stade Marcel-Michelin

| 16,574

| Runners up (3rd in league)

Montauban

| Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne)

| Stade Sapiac

| 12,600

| 8th

Montpellier

| Montpellier (Hérault)

| Stade Yves-du-Manoir

| 15,789

| 10th

Perpignan

| Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales)

| Stade Aimé Giral

| 16,593

| Champions (1st in league)

Racing Métro

| Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine)

| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

| 14,000

| Promoted from Pro D2 (champions)

Stade Français

| Paris, 16th arrondissement

| Stade Jean-Bouin{{refn|Stade Français would also play five home games at the 81,338 capacity Stade de France as well as one home game at 20,000 capacity Stade Sébastien Charléty.|group=a|name=Stade Français}}

| 12,000

| Semi-finals (4th in league)

Toulon

| Toulon (Var)

| Stade Mayol{{refn|Toulon would also play two home games at the 67,394 capacity Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.|group=a|name=Toulon}}

| 13,800{{refn|Capacity of Stade Mayol up to 13,800 from 13,700 the previous season.|group=a}}

| 9th

Toulouse

| Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)

| Stade Ernest-Wallon{{refn|Toulouse would also play three home games at the 35,575 capacity Stadium Municipal.|group=a|name=Toulouse}}

| 19,500

| Semi-finals (2nd in league)

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{{Location map~ |France |lat=45.16 |long=1.55 |label=Brive |position=top }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=43.61087 |long= 2.25271 |label=Castres |position=bottom }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=45.78938 |long=3.10609 |label=Clermont |position=top }}

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{{location map~ |France |lat=43.593 |long=3.8496 |label=Montpellier|position=right }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=42.715278 |long=2.891389 |label=Perpignan|position=right }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=48.929444 |long=2.248056 |label=Racing Métro |position=top }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=48.843056 |long=2.252778 |label=Stade Français |position=bottom }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=43.118947 |long=5.936531 |label=Toulon |position=right }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=43.621944 |long=1.415556 |label=Toulouse|position=left }}

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=Managerial changes=

  • On 8 September, Stade Français sacked head coach Ewen McKenzie and his assistant Christophe Dominici after a disastrous start to the season put the Parisians in the drop zone. Jacques Delmas and Didier Faugeron were named as co-head coaches. Dominici, who owns a small stake in the club, was expected to remain in some capacity.{{cite news|url=http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/102277.html |title=Stade sack McKenzie and Dominici |first=Ian |last=Moriarty |publisher=Scrum.com |date=2009-08-08 |access-date=2009-08-08}} (Stade Français quickly exited relegation danger, scoring bonus-point wins in three of their next four matches.)
  • On 26 October, struggling Brive, lying just above the drop zone at the time, sacked head coach Laurent Seigne. The move came a week after honorary club president Patrick Sébastien resigned.{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/104554.html |title=Sheridan may be out for 6 months |work=News in Brief |publisher=Scrum.com |date=2009-10-26 |access-date=2009-10-26}} Ugo Mola, previously backs coach for Brive, was promoted to the head coaching position.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091026_155940_le-staff-reorganise.html |title=Le staff réorganisé |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2009-10-26 |access-date=2009-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029043317/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091026_155940_le-staff-reorganise.html |archive-date=29 October 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
  • On 7 November, Richard Dourthe resigned at Bayonne after a run of defeats put them in the drop zone.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091107_101342_dourthe-va-partir.html |title=Dourthe s'en va (officiel) |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2009-11-07 |access-date=2009-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110075116/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091107_101342_dourthe-va-partir.html |archive-date=10 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Club president Francis Salagoïty announced later that day that Thierry Mentières and Jean-Philippe Coyola would serve as co-head coaches.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091107_203028_salagoity-pas-d-autre-alternative.html |title=Salagoïty:"Pas d'autre alternative" |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2009-11-07 |access-date=2009-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110080451/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2009/20091107_203028_salagoity-pas-d-autre-alternative.html |archive-date=10 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
  • On 19 March, Stade Français announced a reorganisation effective at the end of the 2009–10 season. Michael Cheika, whose contract with Celtic League side Leinster expires at the end of this season, signed a three-year deal to become Director of Rugby and effective head coach from 2010–11.{{cite press release|url=http://www.stade.fr/actualite/article/view/7573 |title=Michael Cheika : Directeur du Rugby |publisher=Stade Français |language=fr |date=2010-03-19 |access-date=2010-03-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100322203054/http://www.stade.fr/actualite/article/view/7573| archive-date= 22 March 2010 | url-status= live}}

=Captains and head coaches=

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ClubCaptainHead Coach
Albi

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Clément

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Christophe Bacca
{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Laurent

Bayonne

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rémy Martin

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christian Gajan

Biarritz

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Thion

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Isaac
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Bourgoin

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Frier

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Éric Catinot
{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Péméja

Brive

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Estebanez

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Mola
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Laussucq

Castres

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Albouy
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Tillous-Borde

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Labit
{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Travers

Clermont

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Aurélien Rougerie

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Vern Cotter

Montauban

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Clarkin

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Calvet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Marc Raynaud

Montpellier

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fulgence Ouedraogo

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Warren Britz

Perpignan

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mas

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brunel

Racing Métro

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lionel Nallet

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Berbizier

Stade Français

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Rodrigo Roncero

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Delmas
{{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Faugeron

Toulon

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Joe van Niekerk

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Saint-André

Toulouse

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Dusautoir

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Novès

Competition format

Each club played every other club twice. The second half of the season is conducted in the same order as the first, with the club at home in the first half of the season away in the second. This season introduced a new format for the knockout stage: the top two teams qualify directly to the semifinals, while teams ranked from third to sixth qualify for a quarterfinal held at the homeground of the higher-ranked team. The semifinals are then held at neutral sites, with the final being played at the Stade de France. This replaced the classical format consisting of semifinals between the top four teams held at neutral sites.

Going into the season, the top six clubs were guaranteed of berths in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup. The winners of the 2009–10 Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup are assured of berths in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup regardless of their league standing. This means that if a club finishes in the top six and wins one of the European competitions, the seventh-place team will gain a Heineken Cup berth. However, if French clubs win both competitions, only five clubs will qualify for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup via their league position because France is capped at seven Heineken Cup places. France can also secure a seventh berth if clubs from England's Guinness Premiership, also capped at seven Heineken Cup places, win both Cup competitions, and the top club in the European Rugby Club Rankings among those not already qualified for the Heineken Cup is from the Top 14. As it turned out, France earned a seventh berth when Toulouse won the Heineken Cup; because Toulouse had finished fourth on the regular-season table, the extra berth went to seventh-place Biarritz, who were also their opponent in the Heineken Cup final.

The bottom two teams are provisionally relegated to Pro D2, with the possibility of one or both of the bottom teams to be reprieved if a team above them fails a postseason financial audit (mandatory for all clubs in the league).

The LNR used a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match,{{cite web|url=http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3559_2450951,00.html |title=French try out new bonus point system |publisher=Planet-Rugby.com |date=2007-06-27 |access-date=2007-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120105/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0%2C18259%2C3559_2450951%2C00.html |archive-date=2007-09-29 }} a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. The LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/3%20-%20Titre%20II%20-%20Reglement%20sportif%202008%20-2009.pdf |title=Article 330, Section 3.2. Points "terrain" |work=Reglements de la Ligue Nationale de Rugby 2008/2009, Chapitre 2 : Règlement sportif du Championnat de France Professionnel |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |language=fr |access-date=2008-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217084857/http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/3%20-%20Titre%20II%20-%20Reglement%20sportif%202008%20-2009.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-17 }}

France's bonus point system operated as follows:

  • 4 points for a win.
  • 2 points for a draw.
  • 1 "bonus" point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
  • 1 "bonus" point for losing by 7 points (or less).

Table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=Rugby

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|team1=PER|name_PER=Perpignan (F)

|team2=TLN|name_TLN=Toulon (SF)

|team3=CLE|name_CLE=Clermont

|team4=TLS|name_TLS=Toulouse (SF)

|team5=CAS|name_CAS=Castres (QF)

|team6=RAC|name_RAC=Racing Métro (QF)

|team7=BIA|name_BIA=Biarritz

|team8=STF|name_STF=Stade Français

|team9=BRI|name_BRI=Brive

|team10=MTP|name_MTP=Montpellier

|team11=BOU|name_BOU=Bourgoin

|team12=MTB|name_MTB=Montauban

|team13=BAY|name_BAY=Bayonne

|team14=ALB|name_ALB=Albi

|win_PER=17|draw_PER=0|loss_PER=9|pf_PER=582|pa_PER=412|b_PER=12

|win_TLN=18|draw_TLN=1|loss_TLN=7|pf_TLN=541|pa_TLN=456|b_TLN=6

|win_CLE=15|draw_CLE=3|loss_CLE=8|pf_CLE=644|pa_CLE=414|b_CLE=12|status_CLE=C

|win_TLS=15|draw_TLS=1|loss_TLS=10|pf_TLS=524|pa_TLS=359|b_TLS=12

|win_CAS=14|draw_CAS=3|loss_CAS=9|pf_CAS=542|pa_CAS=398|b_CAS=11

|win_RAC=14|draw_RAC=1|loss_RAC=11|pf_RAC=518|pa_RAC=530|b_RAC=6

|win_BIA=12|draw_BIA=0|loss_BIA=14|pf_BIA=471|pa_BIA=442|b_BIA=11

|win_STF=10|draw_STF=4|loss_STF=12|pf_STF=600|pa_STF=572|b_STF=10

|win_BRI=11|draw_BRI=2|loss_BRI=13|pf_BRI=459|pa_BRI=513|b_BRI=10

|win_MTP=13|draw_MTP=0|loss_MTP=13|pf_MTP=453|pa_MTP=574|b_MTP=3

|win_BOU=11|draw_BOU=1|loss_BOU=14|pf_BOU=407|pa_BOU=591|b_BOU=4

|win_MTB=10|draw_MTB=2|loss_MTB=14|pf_MTB=422|pa_MTB=525|b_MTB=5|status_MTB=R

|win_BAY=9|draw_BAY=0|loss_BAY=17|pf_BAY=492|pa_BAY=490|b_BAY=11

|win_ALB=4|draw_ALB=0|loss_ALB=22|pf_ALB=349|pa_ALB=728|b_ALB=8|status_ALB=R

|hth_PER = Perpignan finished first on the ladder, ahead of Toulon, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.

|hth_TLN = PER

|note_BIA = It was possible that the sixth-place team on the table would not qualify for the Heineken Cup. However, it would occur only if French teams won both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, and both of these teams finished outside the top six on the league table. This did not happen in 2009–10 because only one of the European cups was won by a French team (the Heineken Cup by Toulouse). Conversely, if the only French team to win a European trophy finished in the top six, or if both European trophy winners finished in the top six, the seventh-place finisher would receive a Heineken Cup berth. Since Toulouse finished fourth, Biarritz claimed the extra French berth.

|hth_STF = Stade Français finished eighth on the ladder, ahead of Brive, based on a 5–4 edge in head-to-head competition points.

|hth_BRI = STF

|note_MTB = Normally, the bottom two teams are relegated. However, on 1 April, the LNR's financial watchdog, DNACG, called Bourgoin, Montauban, and Stade Français for a financial review. No action was taken against Bourgoin or Stade Français, but DNACG announced that Montauban would be relegated because the club could not assure that they could clear their €1.7 million financial shortfall,{{cite news|url=http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/113533.html |title=Montauban face Top 14 ruin |publisher=Scrum.com |date=2010-04-01 |access-date=2010-04-01}} which reportedly stemmed from a loan the club took out to improve their ground, Stade Sapiac.{{cite news|url=http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/114647.html |title=Financial strife sees Montauban relegated |publisher=Scrum.com |date=2010-04-26 |access-date=2010-04-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100501035259/http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/114647.html| archive-date= 1 May 2010 | url-status= live}} Montauban could have appealed at the next DNACG meeting on 4 May, but the club wound up filing for bankruptcy on 26 April. The bankruptcy filing confirmed their relegation from the Top 14. They could potentially have been relegated to Fédérale 3, the fifth level of the French rugby pyramid, but ultimately were relegated to the third-level Fédérale 1. These developments meant that Bayonne, who finished second from bottom, escaped the drop.

|note_BAY = MTB

|col_A=#d8ffeb|text_A=Advance to playoff semi-finals
Qualified for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup

|result1=A|result2=A

|col_Q=#ccccff|text_Q=Advance to playoff quarter-finals
Qualified for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup

|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q

|col_B=#ffffcc|text_B=Qualified for the 2010–11 Heineken Cup

|result7=B

|col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=Relegated to the 2010–11 Rugby Pro D2

|result12=R|result14=R

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Fixtures & Results

= Round 1 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 14 August 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Toulon

|score = 22–22

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,480{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulon%7CStade%20Mayol|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MAYOL|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = (1 BP) Albi

|score = 13–19

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 8,233{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=albi%7CStade%20Muncipal%|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MUNCIPAL|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Biarritz

|score = 12–24

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 11,530{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Biarritz%7CParc%20des%20sports%20Aguilera|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS PARC DES SPORTS AGUILERA|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 28–37

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 6,577{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bourgoin%7Cstade%20Pierre%20Rajon|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE RAJON|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = (1 BP) Montauban

|score = 16–17

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 10,622{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montauban%7CStade%20Sapiac|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE SAPIAC|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=20 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Perpignan

|score = 28–20

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,714{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Perpignan%7CStade%20Aime%20Giral|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE AIME GIRAL|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 August 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = (1 BP) Brive

|score = 30–9

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 10,098{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Brive%7CParc%20des%20Sports|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS PARC DES SPORTS|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

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= Round 2 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 August 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = Bayonne

|score = 38–24

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

|attendance = 24,411{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=San%20sebastien%7CAnoeta|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS ANOETA|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 39–6

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 9,850

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 37–16

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 14,333{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Clermont%7CStade%20Marcel%20Michelin|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE MARCEL MICHELIN|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Montpellier

|score = 18–12

|report =

|away = Perpignan (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 11,991{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Montpellier%7CStade%20Yves%20du%20manoir|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE YVES DU MANOIR|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = (1 BP) Toulouse

|score = 38–0

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,458{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulouse%7CStade%20Ernest%20Wallon|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE ERNEST WALLON|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Toulon

|score = 27–13

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,499

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 August 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = Castres

|score = 29–9

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 7,171{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Castres%7CStade%20Pierre%20Antoine|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE PIERRE ANTOINE|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 3 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 August 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = Brive

|score = 9–9

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 11,289

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Montauban

|score = P–P

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

  • Postponed after six Castres players were diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Game rescheduled to 16 September 2009.{{cite press release |url=http://www.lnr.fr/Menus.asp?CR=16373&CSR=16373&Cle=113407 |title=TOP 14 Orange : Deux matchs reportes |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2009-08-28 |access-date=2009-08-29 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite press release |url=http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=113402 |title=Grippe A: 6 cas à Castres |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2009-08-28 |access-date=2009-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831224156/http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=113402 |archive-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead }}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 18–9

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 7,638{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Colombes%7CStade%20Yves%20du%20Manoir|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE YVES DU MANOIR|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 16:00

|home = Stade Français

|score = 43–26

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 8,068{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CJean%20Bouin|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS JEAN BOUIN|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 22–17

|report =

|away = Biarritz (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 5,063

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Perpignan

|score = 17–15

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,696

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 August 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = (1 BP) Albi

|score = 9–15

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 7,241

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 4 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Albi

|score = P–P

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

  • Game postponed due to the H1N1 outbreak in the Castres side. Game to be rescheduled for 29 September 2009.

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 17–13

|report =

|away = Racing Métro (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 7,542

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 22–18

|report =

|away = Biarritz (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,826

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 35–40

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 7,008

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Toulon

|score = 26–21

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,115

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Toulouse

|score = 21–17

|report =

|away = Bayonne (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,639

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 September 2009

|time = 20:30

|home = Perpignan

|score = 21–9

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 12,240

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 5 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 53–6

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 11,140{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Bayonne%7CStade%20Jean%20Dauger|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE JEAN DAUGER|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Brive

|score = 39–6

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,824

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 33–18

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 6,953

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = Montauban

|score = 21–18

|report =

|away = Toulon (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 7,444

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Racing Métro

|score = 14–18

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 7,910

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 17:00

|home = Biarritz

|score = 30–22

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 9,921

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 September 2009

|time = 21:00

|home = Clermont

|score = 19–12

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,803

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 6 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 11 September 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 17–6

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

|attendance = 14,062{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Grenoble%7CStade%20des%20Alpes|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DES ALPES|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montauban

|score = 23–20

|report =

|away = Brive (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 6,766

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 21–20

|report =

|away = Toulon (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 11,825

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 44–18

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 8,585

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Toulouse

|score = 19–13

|report =

|away = Albi (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 15,581

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Biarritz

|score = 12–6

|report =

|away = Bayonne (1 BP)

|stadium = Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

|attendance = 28,933{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=San%20sebastien%7CAnoeta|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS ANOETA|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 September 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = Clermont

|score = 30–22

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,701

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 3 (rescheduled game)=

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Montauban

|score = 18–18

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 7,353

|referee =

}}

  • Game rescheduled from 29 August 2009.

----

= Round 7 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Albi

|score = 8–40

|report =

|away = Clermont (1 BP)

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,408

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 20–6

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 8,401

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 September 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Brive

|score = 12–15

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,507

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Castres

|score = 9–6

|report =

|away = Racing Métro (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 7,485

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 28–9

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 11,593

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2009

|time = 16:05

|home = Toulon

|score = 18–13

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 55,091{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Marseille%7CStade%20Velodrome|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE VELODROME|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 September 2009

|time = 17:00

|home = Bayonne

|score = 26–3

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 11,023

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 8 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 25 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Albi

|score = 19–14

|report =

|away = Bayonne (1 BP)

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,351

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 25 September 2009

|time = 20:35

|home = Brive

|score = 11–9

|report =

|away = Castres (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,255

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2009

|time = 14:15

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 19–3

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,691

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 23–9

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 9,434

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Montauban

|score = 12–15

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 6,332

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 18–14

|report =

|away = Montpellier (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 6,846

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 September 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Toulouse

|score = 9–9

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stadium Municipal

|attendance = 32,176{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Toulouse%7CStadium|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADIUM|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=20 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 4 (rescheduled game)=

{{rugbybox

|date = 29 September 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = (1 BP) Albi

|score = 21–25{{refn|This was only the second Top 14 match to see both teams earn bonus points since France adopted its current bonus system in 2007–08.|group=a}}

|report =

|away = Castres (1 BP)

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 8,704

|referee =

}}

  • Game rescheduled from 2 September 2009.

----

= Round 9 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 October 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 44–16

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 8,892

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Castres

|score = 21–19

|report =

|away = Toulon (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 8,149

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 38–13

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 14,827

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 12–30

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 14,261

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 17–12

|report =

|away = Montauban (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 6,446

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Biarritz

|score = 27–12

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 10,016

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 October 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 28–16

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 6,465

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 10 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 23 October 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Bayonne

|score = 6–15

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 10,419

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 14:15

|home = Toulouse

|score = 23–3

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,690

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Brive

|score = 10–18

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,476

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montauban

|score = 20–6

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 6,908

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 16–9

|report =

|away = Clermont (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 12,292

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Toulon

|score = 46–28

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 12,774

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 October 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 14–20

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade de France

|attendance = 76,972{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CStade%20de%20France|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE DE FRANCE|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 11 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 October 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Perpignan

|score = 17–15

|report =

|away = Castres (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,948

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Albi

|score = 15–18

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,461

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 8–14

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 15,095

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 14–14

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 6,269

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 27–20

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 13,140

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Clermont

|score = 19–19

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,854

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 31 October 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Montauban

|score = 14–5

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 8,579

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 12 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Biarritz

|score = P–P

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch. Game rescheduled to 2 December 2009.{{cite press release |url=http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=114671 |title=Report du match Biarritz Olympique P.B / Racing Metro 92 : 12ème journée du TOP 14 Orange |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2009-11-06 |access-date=2009-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110131824/http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=114671 |archive-date=10 November 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite press release |url=http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16355&CSR=16384&CSSR=16450&Cle=114953 |title=Report de match : Biarritz Olympique / Racing-Metro 92 |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2009-11-27 |access-date=2009-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130060039/http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16355&CSR=16384&CSSR=16450&Cle=114953 |archive-date=2009-11-30 |url-status=dead }}{{refn|The game was original rescheduled to 1 December 2009 but this was changed to the 2nd after it was noted that the original makeup date potentially violated LNR and French Rugby Federation (FFR) regulations requiring a minimum of 72 hours between matches.|group=a}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Brive

|score = 19–14

|report =

|away = Bayonne (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,167

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Castres

|score = 9–9

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 7,492

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 19–0

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,094

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = Stade Français

|score = 23–18

|report =

|away = Albi (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 7,220

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 19:30

|home = (1 BP) Toulouse

|score = 41–3

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 15,695

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 November 2009

|time = 21:00

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 25–9

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,539

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 13 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 November 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = Albi

|score = 24–23

|report =

|away = Perpignan (1 BP)

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,731

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 38–13

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 11,174

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Bourgoin

|score = 20–23

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 5,350

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 20–18

|report =

|away = Stade Français (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,756

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Toulon

|score = 19–10

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 12,675

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 16:05

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 30–10

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 9,878

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 21 November 2009

|time = 20:30

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 13–16

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,187

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 14 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 November 2009

|time = 19:45

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 18–22

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 8,787

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 November 2009

|time = 21:00

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 34–6

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 7,635

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 November 2009

|time = 21:00

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 9–6

|report =

|away = Albi (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 6,354

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 3–25

|report =

|away = Brive (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,004

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Toulouse

|score = 17–12

|report =

|away = Montauban (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 17,390

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = Bayonne

|score = P–P

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

  • Game postponed after Perpignan reported that seven of their traveling party (including both players and coaches) were diagnosed with H1N1 flu. Game to be rescheduled for 5 February 2010.{{cite press release |url=http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16373&CSSR=16423&Cle=114965 |title=TOP 14 Orange : Match reporte |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2009-11-27 |access-date=2009-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212184238/http://www.lnr.fr/Client/Menus.asp?CR=16354 |archive-date=2003-02-12 |url-status=dead }}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 November 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 32–8

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 12,131

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 12 (rescheduled game)=

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 19–23

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 8,977

|referee =

}}

  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2009.

----

= Round 15 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 December 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Montauban

|score = 20–16

|report =

|away = Clermont (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 6,581

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 15–9

|report =

|away = Castres (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 4,976

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2009

|time = 14:30

|home = Perpignan

|score = 29–3

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 12,410

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 December 2009

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 34–10

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade de France

|attendance = 69,850

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 December 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = Albi

|score = 20–9

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,617

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 December 2009

|time = 15:00

|home = Brive

|score = 27–21

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 10,638

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 December 2009

|time = 17:05

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 28–15

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 8,728

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 16 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 18:45

|home = Montpellier

|score = 25–23

|report =

|away = Stade Français (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 11,936

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 19–23

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 14,138

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = Biarritz

|score = 23–6

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 8,786

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = Castres

|score = 30–7

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 8,052

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 52–10

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,741

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 19:00

|home = Toulon

|score = 41–13

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,502

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 30 December 2009

|time = 20:45

|home = Toulouse

|score = 22–11

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stadium Municipal

|attendance = 33,414

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 17 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 26–10

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 8,461

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Brive

|score = 29–9

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 8,622

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 41–10

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 9,485

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 15:00

|home = Montauban

|score = 6–6

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 7,094

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 15:00

|home = (1 BP) Racing Métro

|score = 17–18

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 8,834

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 17:00

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 39–3

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,409

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 January 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 13–15

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 13,503

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 18 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 January 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 31–12

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 12,425

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 January 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Albi

|score = 15–17

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 5,835

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 January 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = P–P

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

  • Postponed due to unplayable conditions. Game rescheduled to 27 February 2010.{{cite press release|url=http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/CP_080110_report_Bourgoin_Bayonne_J18.pdf |title=Report du match CS Bourgoin-Jallieu / Bayonne |language=fr |publisher=Ligue Nationale de Rugby |date=2010-01-08 |access-date=2010-01-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229150023/http://www.lnr.fr/omm/upload/CP_080110_report_Bourgoin_Bayonne_J18.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-29 }}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 January 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Montpellier

|score = 15–0

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,633

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 January 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Toulon

|score = 18–7

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 11,518

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 January 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Stade Français

|score = 25–15

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade de France

|attendance = 76,879

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 10 January 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Toulouse

|score = 15–16

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stadium Municipal

|attendance = 24,000

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 19 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 January 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Brive

|score = 19–14

|report =

|away = Montauban (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 7,996

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 January 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 33–24

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 7,993

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 January 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Toulon

|score = 31–19

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 11,169

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 January 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Castres

|score = 32–14

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 8,040

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 January 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Albi

|score = 6–24

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 7,726

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 January 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 49–20

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 11,535

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 28 January 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Bayonne

|score = 15–0

|report =

|away = Biarritz

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 15,407

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 14 (rescheduled game)=

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 February 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Bayonne

|score = 13–30

|report =

|away = Perpignan (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 13,449

|referee =

}}

  • Game rescheduled from 28 November 2009.

----

= Round 20 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 19 February 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Biarritz

|score = 12–6

|report =

|away = Brive (1 BP)

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 8,013

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 14:15

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 24–24

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 9,556

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 13–22

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 6,886

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 45–18

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 14,368

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Montauban

|score = 16–13

|report =

|away = Perpignan (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 7,718

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Montpellier

|score = 16–22

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 10,390

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 20 February 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Toulouse

|score = 3–6

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,699

|referee =

}}

----

=Round 18 (rescheduled game)=

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 February 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 12–6

|report =

|away = Bayonne (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 8,000

|referee =

}}

  • Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

----

= Round 21 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 5 March 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Clermont

|score = 22–17

|report =

|away = Perpignan (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,815

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Bayonne

|score = 46–13

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 12,041

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 22–14

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 4,813

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 35–10

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 7,944

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Toulon

|score = 21–20

|report =

|away = Biarritz (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,630

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Stade Français

|score = 0–29

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Stade de France

|attendance = 78,254

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 6 March 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Montpellier

|score = 22–19

|report =

|away = Racing Métro (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 12,032

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 22 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Albi

|score = 7–17

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 5,680

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Bayonne

|score = 22–13

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 13,357

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Brive

|score = 26–14

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 9,677

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = Toulon

|score = 19–6

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,040

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 19:00

|home = (1 BP) Toulouse

|score = 34–3

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 15,001

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 12 March 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Perpignan

|score = 19–14

|report =

|away = Biarritz (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 13,252

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 13 March 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Montauban

|score = 45–31

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 8,014

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 23 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 26 March 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Bourgoin

|score = 9–13

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon

|attendance = 7,970

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 14:15

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 25–18

|report =

|away = Brive (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 10,792

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Albi

|score = 12–26

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,569

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Castres

|score = 26–10

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 8,216

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Clermont

|score = 41–3

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,740

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 44–23

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 14,345

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 27 March 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Biarritz

|score = 26–10

|report =

|away = Toulouse

|stadium = Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

|attendance = 21,948

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 24 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 2 April 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Toulouse

|score = 28–23

|report =

|away = Racing Métro (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,574

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 42–13

|report =

|away = Montauban

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 11,000

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Brive

|score = 25–15

|report =

|away = Bourgoin

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 9,360

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Montpellier

|score = 62–15

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 11,456

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = (1 BP) Toulon

|score = 31–13

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Mayol

|attendance = 13,805

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Stade Français

|score = 19–10

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Stade de France

|attendance = 72,877

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 April 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = (1 BP) Castres

|score = 11–17

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre

|attendance = 9,943

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 25 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 16 April 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Clermont

|score = 25–19

|report =

|away = Castres (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin

|attendance = 15,852

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Albi

|score = 38–24

|report =

|away = Stade Français

|stadium = Stadium Municipal d'Albi

|attendance = 6,996

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Bayonne

|score = 33–25

|report =

|away = Brive

|stadium = Stade Jean Dauger

|attendance = 16,883

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Montauban

|score = 6–19

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 7,500

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 14:30

|home = Bourgoin

|score = 15–13

|report =

|away = Toulouse (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 29,876{{cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/04/18/819014-top-14-bourgoin-barre-toulouse.html|title=Top 14. Bourgoin barre Toulouse|website=La Dépêche|date=18 April 2010}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Toulon

|score = 33–23

|report =

|away = Perpignan

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 57,392

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 17 April 2010

|time = 20:45

|home = Racing Métro

|score = 29–22

|report =

|away = Biarritz (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 13,425

|referee =

}}

----

= Round 26 =

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Biarritz

|score = 19–26

|report =

|away = Clermont

|stadium = Parc des Sports Aguiléra

|attendance = 11,017

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Brive

|score = 21–26

|report =

|away = Toulon

|stadium = Stade Amédée-Domenech

|attendance = 13,847

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Montauban

|score = 22–8

|report =

|away = Bayonne

|stadium = Stade Sapiac

|attendance = 9,198

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Montpellier

|score = 34–27

|report =

|away = Bourgoin (1 BP)

|stadium = Stade Yves-du-Manoir

|attendance = 13,346

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Perpignan

|score = 44–0

|report =

|away = Albi

|stadium = Stade Aimé Giral

|attendance = 14,256

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = (1 BP) Stade Français

|score = 41 -17

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|stadium = Stade Sébastien Charléty

|attendance = 19,508{{cite web|url=http://www.stades-spectateurs.com/records-affluences-stades.php?ville=Paris%7CStade%20Charlety|title=RECORDS DE SPECTATEURS STADE CHARLETY|website=STADES ET SPECTATEURS|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|referee =

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 24 April 2010

|time = 16:25

|home = Toulouse

|score = 25–17

|report =

|away = Castres

|stadium = Stade Ernest-Wallon

|attendance = 18,732

|referee =

}}

Playoffs

{{6TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD3=Final

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1=Toulouse

| RD1-score1=35

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Castres

| RD1-score2=12

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Clermont

| RD1-score3=21

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Racing Métro

| RD1-score4=17

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Perpignan

| RD2-score1=21

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Toulouse

| RD2-score2=13

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Toulon

| RD2-score3=29

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Clermont (a.e.t.)

| RD2-score4=35

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Perpignan

| RD3-score1=6

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2= Clermont

| RD3-score2=19

}}

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

=Quarter-finals=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 7 May 2010

|time = 21:00

|home = Clermont

|score = 21–17

|report = [http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/115266.html Report]

|away = Racing Métro

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 = James (2/4) 3', 21'
Parra (5/5) 48', 60', 64', 70', 75'

|drop1 =

|try2 = Cronjé 38' m

|con2 =

|pen2 = Wisniewski (1/2) 41'
Steyn (1/1) 46'

|drop2 = Wisniewski 53'
Steyn 62'

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand

|attendance = 15,811{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14837.html |title=Clermont–Racing Métro 92, Top 14 (vendredi 7 mai 2010), Fiche Match |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2010-05-07 |access-date=2010-05-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511202736/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14837.html| archive-date= 11 May 2010 | url-status= live}}

|referee = Pascal Gauzere }}

----

{{Rugbybox

|date = 8 May 2010

|time = 16:30

|home = Toulouse

|score = 35–12

|report = [http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/115266.html Report]

|away = Castres

|try1 = Médard 2' c
Clerc (2) 15' c, 64' m
David 69' c

|con1 = Élissalde (2/2)
Fritz (1/2)

|pen1 = Élissalde (3/4) 26', 52', 59'

|drop1 =

|try2 =

|con2 =

|pen2 = Teulet (4/4) 20', 31', 41', 55'

|drop2 =

|stadium = Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

|attendance = 34,594{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14836.html |title=Toulouse–Castres, Top 14 (samedi 8 mai 2010), Fiche Match |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2010-05-08 |access-date=2010-05-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511204930/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14836.html| archive-date= 11 May 2010 | url-status= live}}

|referee = Jean-Pierre Matheu }}

=Semi-finals=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 14 May 2010

|time = 21:00

|home = Perpignan

|score = 21–13

|report = [http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/115580.html Report]

|away = Toulouse

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 = Porical (7/8) 9', 17', 22', 42', 51', 62', 78'

|drop1 =

|try2 = Bézy 7' c

|con2 = Skrela (1/1)

|pen2 = Skrela (2/2) 18', 26'

|drop2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 32,204{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14751.html |title=Perpignan–Toulouse, Top 14 (vendredi 14 mai 2010), Fiche Match |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2010-05-14 |access-date=2010-05-14| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100517162638/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14751.html| archive-date= 17 May 2010 | url-status= live}}

|referee = Romain Poite }}

----

{{Rugbybox

|date = 15 May 2010

|time = 16:30

|home = Toulon

|score = 29–35 (a.e.t.)

|report = [http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/story/115638.html Report]

|away = Clermont

|try1 = Williams 73' c
Cibray 96' c

|con1 = Wilkinson (2/2)

|pen1 = Wilkinson (4/6) 3', 32', 63', 77'

|drop1 = Wilkinson (1/1) 14'

|try2 = Zirakashvili 69' c
Malzieu 93' c

|con2 = Parra (1/1)
James (1/1)

|pen2 = Parra (4/5) 27', 47', 49', 58'
James (1/1) 89'

|drop2 = Floch (1/1) 6'
James (1/2) 91'

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 33,609{{cite news|url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14752.html |title=Toulon–Clermont, Top 14 (samedi 15 mai 2010), Fiche Match |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2010-05-15 |access-date=2010-05-16| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100519150830/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14752.html| archive-date= 19 May 2010 | url-status= live}}

|referee = Jérôme Garces }}

=Final=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 29 May 2010

|time = 21:00

|home = Perpignan

|score = 6–19

|report = [http://www.scrum.com/francetop14/rugby/match/99483.html Report]

|away = Clermont

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 = Porical (2/6) 21', 27'

|drop1 =

|try2 = Nalaga 17' c

|con2 = Parra (1/1)

|pen2 = Parra (3/6) 12', 29', 63'

|drop2 = Floch (1/1) 69'

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 79,262{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14838.html |title=Perpignan–Clermont, Top 14 (samedi 29 mai 2010), Fiche Match |publisher=L'Équipe |language=fr |date=2010-05-29 |access-date=2010-05-29| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100602211603/http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheMatch14838.html| archive-date= 2 June 2010 | url-status= live}}

|referee = Christophe Berdos }}

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{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Porical
RW14{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Manas
OC13{{flagicon|FRA}} David Marty
IC12{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Mermoz
LW11{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Planté
FH10{{flagicon|RSA}} Gavin Hume{{suboff|53}}
SH9{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Durand{{suboff|59}}
N88{{flagicon|SAM}} Henry Tuilagi{{suboff|45}} {{subon|52}} {{suboff|56}}
OF7{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Pérez{{suboff|52}}
BF6{{flagicon|ROM}} Ovidiu Tonița
RL5{{flagicon|CMR}} Robins Tchale-Watchou{{suboff|69}}
LL4{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Olibeau
TP3{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mas (c){{suboff|73}}
HK2{{flagicon|FRA}} Guilhem Guirado{{suboff|54}}
LP1{{flagicon|ENG}} Perry Freshwater{{suboff|63}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|ROM}} Marius Țincu{{subon|54}}
PR17{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Schuster{{subon|63}}
LK18{{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Vilaceca{{subon|56}}
FL19{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Le Corvec{{subon|45}}
SH20{{flagicon|ESP}} David Mélé{{subon|59}}
CE21{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Grandclaude{{subon|69}}
FH22{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Laharrague{{subon|53}}
PR23{{flagicon|TGA}} Kisi Pulu{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Brunel

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Floch
RW14{{flagicon|FJI}} Napolioni Nalaga
OC13{{flagicon|FRA}} Aurélien Rougerie (c)
IC12{{flagicon|RSA}} Marius Joubert
LW11{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Malzieu
FH10{{flagicon|AUS}} Brock James
SH9{{flagicon|FRA}} Morgan Parra
N88{{flagicon|FRA}} Elvis Vermeulen
OF7{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Lapandry{{suboff|59}}
BF6{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Bonnaire
RL5{{flagicon|FRA}} Thibaut Privat{{suboff|52}}
LL4{{flagicon|CAN}} Jamie Cudmore
TP3{{flagicon|ARG}} Martín Scelzo{{suboff|43}} {{subon|72}}
HK2{{flagicon|ARG}} Mario Ledesma{{suboff|70}}
LP1{{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Domingo
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Cabello{{subon|70}}
PR17{{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent Debaty
LK18{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Pierre{{subon|52}}
FL19{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Audebert{{subon|59}}
SH20{{flagicon|NZL}} Kevin Senio
FH21{{flagicon|SAM}} Tasesa Lavea
CE22{{flagicon|ITA}} Gonzalo Canale
PR23{{flagicon|GEO}} Davit Zirakashvili{{subon|43}} {{suboff|72}}
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Vern Cotter

{{col-end}}

Leading scorers

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

= Top points scorers=

class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Points

1{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain TeuletCastres263
2{{flagicon|ENG}} Jonny WilkinsonToulon230
3{{flagicon|AUS}} Brock JamesClermont225
4{{flagicon|FRA}} Jonathan WisniewskiRacing Métro183
5{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme PoricalPerpignan181
6{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico TodeschiniMontpellier167
7{{flagicon|FRA}} Cédric RosalenMontauban166
8{{flagicon|FRA}} Lionel BeauxisStade Français159
9{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin BoyetBourgoin159
10{{flagicon|FRA}} Dimitri YachviliBiarritz150

{{cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/statistiques-top14-2009.html|title=Top 14 : 2009/2010 - Statistiques - Rugby|website=It's Rugby|access-date=28 September 2018}}

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=Top try scorers=

class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Tries

1{{flagicon|RSA}} Sam GerberBayonne9
2{{flagicon|FIJ}} Napolioni NalagaClermont8
rowspan=6| 3{{flagicon|FRA}} Vincent ClercToulouse7
{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin FallBayonne7
{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony FlochClermont7
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mark GasnierStade Français7
{{flagicon|USA}} Takudzwa NgwenyaBiarritz7
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Trinh DucMontpellier7
rowspan=7| 4{{flagicon|FIJ}} Sireli BoboRacing Métro6
{{flagicon|NZ}} Chris MasoeCastres6
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Baptiste Peyras-LoustaletBayonne6
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ollie PhillipsStade Français6
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme PoricalPerpignan6
{{flagicon|FRA}} Farid SidPerpignan6
{{flagicon|SAM}} Iosefa TekoriCastres6

{{Col-end}}

Awards

=Player of the Month=

Players were selected by fan vote from a three-player shortlist on the official LNR site, and the results are posted roughly in the middle of the following month.

class=wikitable
Month

!Player of the Month

!Club

align=center|August

| Joe van Niekerk

| Toulon

align=center|September

| Jonny Wilkinson

| Toulon

align=center|October

| Julien Candelon

| Perpignan

align=center|November

| colspan=2 |Not awarded — Test window

Attendances

  • Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
Club

!Home
Games

!Total

!Average

!Highest

!Lowest

!% Capacity

style="text-align:left"| Albi1389,5526,8898,7045,68053%
style="text-align:left"| Bayonne13182,04014,00324,41110,41977%
style="text-align:left"| Biarritz13157,88612,14528,9338,01367%
style="text-align:left"| Bourgoin13113,8498,75829,8764,81368%
style="text-align:left"| Brive13123,7569,52013,8477,99663%
style="text-align:left"| Castres13106,4438,1889,9436,95371%
style="text-align:left"| Clermont{{refn|Clermont's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.|group=a}}14212,57215,18415,85412,13192%
style="text-align:left"| Montauban13100,1097,70110,6226,33261%
style="text-align:left"| Montpellier13147,08611,31414,2619,00472%
style="text-align:left"| Perpignan13170,64413,12614,34511,53579%
style="text-align:left"|Racing Métro13117,4189,03213,4256,35465%
style="text-align:left"| Stade Français13451,30134,71578,2547,00879%
style="text-align:left"| Toulon13254,69019,59257,39211,16992%
style="text-align:left"| Toulouse{{refn|Toulouse's attendance figures include home quarter final playoff game.|group=a}}14299,64321,40334,59415,00189%

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=a}}

References

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