2012–13 Top 14 season

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{{location map~ |France |lat=43.485469 |long=-1.479289 |label=Bayonne |position=bottom }}

{{location map~ |France |lat= 43.483333| long=-1.55 |label=Biarritz|position=left }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=44.838611 |long=-0.578333 |label=Bordeaux Bègles }}

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

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

{{location map~ |France |lat=45.166111 |long=5.709444 |label=Grenoble }}

{{location map~ |France |lat=43.895481 |long=-0.482786 |label=Mont-de-Marsan }}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| title = 2012–13 Top 14 season|2012–13 Top 14 table

| show_tries_for = n | show_tries_against = n

| res_col_header = Q

| team1 = CLE | name_CLE = Clermont Auvergne

| team2 = RCT | name_RCT = RC Toulon

| team3 = STT | name_STT = Stade Toulousain

| team4 = CAS | name_CAS = Castres Olympique

| team5 = MNT | name_MNT = Montpellier Hérault

| team6 = RCM | name_RCM = Racing Métro

| team7 = PER | name_PER = USA Perpignan

| team8 = BAY | name_BAY = Aviron Bayonnais

| team9 = BIA | name_BIA = Biarritz Olympique

| team10 = FRA | name_FRA = Stade Français

| team11 = GRE | name_GRE = FC Grenoble

| team12 = BOR | name_BOR = Bordeaux Bègles

| team13 = AGE | name_AGE = SU Agen

| team14 = STM | name_STM = Stade Montois

| win_CLE = 19| draw_CLE = 1| loss_CLE = 6| pf_CLE = 779| pa_CLE = 418| tf_CLE = 81| ta_CLE = 32 | tb_CLE = 8 | lb_CLE = 5

| win_RCT = 18| draw_RCT = 1| loss_RCT = 7| pf_RCT = 779| pa_RCT = 456| tf_RCT = 69| ta_RCT = 33 | tb_RCT = 11 | lb_RCT = 5

| win_STT = 17| draw_STT = 0| loss_STT = 9| pf_STT = 702| pa_STT = 501| tf_STT = 67| ta_STT = 37 | tb_STT = 7 | lb_STT = 4

| win_CAS = 15| draw_CAS = 2| loss_CAS = 9| pf_CAS = 599| pa_CAS = 489| tf_CAS = 49| ta_CAS = 33 | tb_CAS = 4 | lb_CAS = 6

| win_MNT = 16| draw_MNT = 0| loss_MNT = 10| pf_MNT = 570| pa_MNT = 520| tf_MNT = 52| ta_MNT = 38 | tb_MNT = 5 | lb_MNT = 4

| win_RCM = 16| draw_RCM = 0| loss_RCM = 10| pf_RCM = 512| pa_RCM = 431| tf_RCM = 32| ta_RCM = 28 | tb_RCM = 2 | lb_RCM = 7

| win_PER = 13| draw_PER = 0| loss_PER = 13| pf_PER = 593| pa_PER = 607| tf_PER = 50| ta_PER = 48 | tb_PER = 2 | lb_PER = 7

| win_BAY = 12| draw_BAY = 1| loss_BAY = 13| pf_BAY = 467| pa_BAY = 609| tf_BAY = 32| ta_BAY = 54 | tb_BAY = 1 | lb_BAY = 6

| win_BIA = 12| draw_BIA = 1| loss_BIA = 13| pf_BIA = 505| pa_BIA = 540| tf_BIA = 36| ta_BIA = 40 | tb_BIA = 2 | lb_BIA = 5

| win_FRA = 12| draw_FRA = 1| loss_FRA = 13| pf_FRA = 578| pa_FRA = 691| tf_FRA = 42| ta_FRA = 60 | tb_FRA = 2 | lb_FRA = 2

| win_GRE = 12| draw_GRE = 0| loss_GRE = 14| pf_GRE = 480| pa_GRE = 606| tf_GRE = 37| ta_GRE = 60 | tb_GRE = 1 | lb_GRE = 5

| win_BOR = 8| draw_BOR = 1| loss_BOR = 17| pf_BOR = 561| pa_BOR = 584| tf_BOR = 51| ta_BOR = 44 | tb_BOR = 4 | lb_BOR = 9

| win_AGE = 6| draw_AGE = 0| loss_AGE = 20| pf_AGE = 423| pa_AGE = 709| tf_AGE = 33| ta_AGE = 67 | tb_AGE = 0 | lb_AGE = 7

| win_STM = 2| draw_STM = 0| loss_STM = 24| pf_STM = 374| pa_STM = 761| tf_STM = 22| ta_STM = 79 | tb_STM = 1 | lb_STM = 7

| hth_MNT = Montpellier 5–5, 31–29

| hth_RCM = MNT

| hth_BAY = Bayonne 6–3

| hth_BIA = BAY

| hth_FRA = Stade Français 5–4

| hth_GRE = FRA

| col_Q1 = yellow1 | text_Q1 =Semi-final play-off places and
qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup

|result1 = Q1|result2 = Q1

| col_Q2 = green1 | text_Q2 =Home quarter-final play-off places and
qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup

|result3 = Q2|result4 = Q2

| col_Q3 = blue1 | text_Q3 =Away quarter-final play-off places and
qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup{{efn|Qualified barring highly unlikely circumstances}}

|result5 = Q3|result6 = Q3

| col_Q4 = orange1 | text_Q4 =Qualified for 2013–14 Heineken Cup{{efn|Qualified by winning the Heineken Cup}}

|result7 = Q4

| col_R = red1 | text_R =Relegated to Rugby Pro D2

|result13 = R|result14 = R

| update = 18 May 2013

| class_rules = If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
2. Points difference in head-to-head matches
3. Try differential in head-to-head matches
4. Points difference in all matches
5. Try differential in all matches
6. Points scored in all matches
7. Tries scored in all matches
8. Fewer matches forfeited'
9. Classification in the previous Top 14 season

| source = [http://www.espnscrum.com/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/series/167295.html?template=pointstable ESPN Scrum]

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{{6TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Final

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1=Castres

| RD1-score1=25

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Montpellier

| RD1-score2=12

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Toulouse

| RD1-score3=33

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Racing Métro

| RD1-score4=19

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Clermont

| RD2-score1=9

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Castres

| RD2-score2=25

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Toulon

| RD2-score3=24

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Toulouse

| RD2-score4=9

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1=Castres

| RD3-score1=19

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Toulon

| RD3-score2=14

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

{{Rugbybox

|date = 10 May 2013

|time = 21:00

|home = Toulouse

|score = 33–19

|report =

|away = Racing Métro

|try1 = Fickou 18' m
Picamoles 54' c

|con1 = McAlister (1/2)

|pen1 = McAlister (7/7) 3', 28', 40', 48', 58', 68', 75'

|try2 = Matadigo 36' m
Chavancy 55' m

|con2 =

|pen2 = Wisniewski (3/3) 5', 12', 61'

|stadium = Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Jérôme Garcès }}

{{Rugbybox

|date = 11 May 2013

|time = 14:40

|home = Castres

|score = 25–12

|report =

|away = Montpellier

|try1 = Claassen 46' c

|con1 = Kockott (1/1)

|pen1 = Kockott (5/9) 25', 30', 39', 53', 63'

|drop1 = Talès (1/1) 13'

|try2 =

|con2 =

|pen2 = Paillaugue (4/4) 2', 19', 34', 58'

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres

|attendance = 11,500

|referee = Romain Poite }}

{{Rugbybox

|date = 24 May 2013

|time = 21:00

|home = Toulon

|score = 24–9

|report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/story/183324.html Report]

|away = Toulouse

|try1 = Rossouw 2' m
D. Armitage 72' c

|con1 = Wilkinson (1/2)

|pen1 = Wilkinson (3/4) 10', 54' 70'

|drop1 = Wilkinson (1/1) 64'

|try2 =

|con2 =

|pen2 = McAlister (3/3) 6', 30', 43'

|drop2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 36,726

|referee = Pascal Gaüzère

}}

{{Rugbybox

|date = 25 May 2013

|time = 16:30

|home = Clermont

|score = 9–25

|report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/story/183324.html Report]

|away = Castres

|try1 =

|con1 =

|pen1 = Delany (3/3) 28', 46', 59'

|try2 = Cabannes 63' c

|con2 = Kockott (1/1)

|pen2 = Kockott (6/8) 9', 19', 36', 40', 44', 53'

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 36,242

|referee = Christophe Berdos

}}

{{Rugbybox

|date = 1 June 2013

|time = 21:00

|home = Toulon

|score = 14–19

|report = [http://www.espnscrum.com/france-top-14-2012-13/rugby/story/184034.html Report]

|away = Castres

|try1 = D. Armitage 80'+1 m

|con1 =

|pen1 = Wilkinson (3/6) 7', 47' 67'

|try2 = Kockott 40'+1 c

|con2 = Kockott (1/1)

|pen2 = Kockott (2/3) 14', 79'

|drop2 = Talès (2/2) 72', 74'

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 80,033

|referee = Jérôme Garcès

}}

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Updated 11 June 2013

File:Stade toulousain vs Castres olympique 0266.JPG|{{center|Rory Kockott
(Castres Olympique)}}

File:ST vs RCT 2012 12 Jonny Wilkinson kicking a penalty (cropped).jpg|{{center|Jonny Wilkinson
(RC Toulon)}}

File:James Hook USAP.jpg|{{center|James Hook
(USA Perpignan)}}

File:Jérome Porical.jpg|{{center|Jérome Porical
(Stade Français)}}

File:Luke McAlister - Warm up - ST vs MHR- 2012-05-12.jpg|{{center|Luke McAlister
(Stade Toulousain)}}

Updated 11 June 2013

File:Napolioni Nalaga 02.jpg|{{center|Napolioni Nalaga
(ASM Clermont)}}

File:Wesley Fofana.jpg|{{center|Wesley Fofana
(ASM Clermont)}}

File:Vincent.Clerc.jpg|{{center|Vincent Clerc
(Stade Toulousain)}}

File:Talebula.jpg|{{center|Metuisela Talebula
(Bordeaux Bègles)}}

File:ST vs Harlequins - Matanavu - Crop.jpg|{{center|Timoci Matanavou
(Stade Toulousain)}}

• 2012–13 Rugby Pro D2 season
• List of 2013-2014 Top 14 transfers

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613002036/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Top_14/index.shtml Top 14] on Planetrugby.com

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