2001–02 Top 16 season

2001–02 Top 16 season
Countries  France
Champions Biarritz (3rd title)
Runners-up Agen
Relegated La Rochelle and Dax

The 2001-02 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2001-02. The competition was played by 16 team. In the first phase, two pool of 8 was Played. The first 4 of each pool was admitted to the "top 8", the tournament for the title, the other to a relegation tournament.

Biarritz won his third title, the first from 1939, beating Agen in the final

First round

(3 point for victories, 2 point for drawn, 1 point for losses)

Poule A

Clubs BEZ BIA COL DAX ROC MON STF TOU
Béziers 18-20 49-10 33-13 40-37 37-7 19-23 31-26
Biarritz olympique 32-17 26-16 37-27 40-15 37-10 22-6 9-13
Colomiers 28-24 12-11 35-9 15-21 23-18 24-17 27-20
Dax 9-15 14-50 33-20 28-25 14-24 15-16 15-25
La Rochelle 9-15 14-27 19-20 24-16 29-18 3-8 9-10
Mountauban 6-16 22-35 26-23 26-22 34-27 24-21 16-29
Stade Français 33-19 13-9 29-25 46-16 39-6 36-21 18-20
Toulose 32-33 24-30 35-28 35-19 40-21 16-6 21-10
Victory at Home Tie Loss at Home


Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Biarritz14110338522116436
2Toulouse1410043462727434
3Béziers149053662858132
4Stade Français149053152447132
5Colomiers14707309337-2828
6Montauban14509258365-10724
7La Rochelle143011259350-9120
8Dax142012250411-16118

Poule B

Clubs AGE BOR BOU CAS MON NAR PAU PER
Agen 33-6 32-3 40-17 9-14 26-9 29-9 45-14
CA Bordeaux-Bègles 10-28 25-21 39-25 12-20 22-15 39-10 13-26
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 37-20 56-25 33-21 23-3 32-19 64-6 15-23
Castres 39-15 19-22 14-29 39-30 42-20 38-26 16-20
AS Montferrand 19-27 24-6 56-23 36-19 36-25 15-19 45-14
Narbonne 21-24 22-20 31-30 47-31 24-23 42-18 34-19
Pau 17-20 18-13 29-16 21-19 27-9 46-23 3-30
Perpignan 30-16 44-26 34-10 40-27 29-21 39-25 51-17
Victory at home Tie Loss at Home
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Perpignan14110341331310036
2Agen14100436424511934
3Montferrand147073512965528
4Bourgoin147073923385428
5Narbonne14608357408-5126
6Pau14608266408-14226
7Bourdeaux-Begles14509278361-8324
8Castres144010366418-5222

Relegation Pool

The teams sum to the point obtained in the first round, the point obtained in the matches played with the 4 team from other group (hone and away).

Clubs BOR CAS COL DAX ROC MON NAR PAU
Bègles-Bordeaux 42-19 30-12 16-12 13-19
Castres 27-17 58-6 34-36 62-21
Colomiers 15-16 15-15 22-6 34-14
Dax 19-11 10-25 48-12 25-16
La Rochelle 33-32 19-13 40-10 26-18
Montauban 36-19 28-24 29-28 52-34
Narbonne 27-26 48-19 45-33 44-17
Pau 33-33 37-8 47-27 21-23


Victory at home Tie Loss at home
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Montauban2211011483610-12744
2Colomiers229211487517-3042
3Narbonne2210012577642-6542
4Bourdeaux-Begles229013457526-6940
5Castres2281136245705439
6Pau228113484636-15239
7La Rochelle228014485565-8038
8Dax225017399648-24932
Relegated in Pro-D2 for next season

Top 8

POULE A
30 mar.Stade Français-Bourgoin34 - 36
31 mar.Biarritz-Agen28 - 23
13 apr.Agen-Stade Français34 - 16
13 apr.Bourgoin-Biarritz12 - 16
20 apr.Stade Français-Biarritz20 - 20
20 apr.Bourgoin-Agen22 - 20
4 mayAgen-Bourgoin39 - 10
4 mayBiarritz-Stade Français28 - 18
11 mayBourgoin-Stade Français22 - 22
11 mayAgen-Biarritz24 - 17
18 mayStade Français-Agen23 - 23
18 mayBiarritz-Bourgoin48 - 25


Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Biarritz64111531223115
2Agen63121631164713
3Bourgoin6213127179-5211
4Stade Français6033133159-269
Promoted to Semifinals Admitted to 2002-03 Heineken Cup
POULE B
30 mar.Béziers-Toulouse16 - 26
31 mar.Perpignan-Montferrand21 - 27
13 apr.Toulouse-Perpignan30 - 14
13 apr.Montferrand-Béziers27 - 21
20 apr.Toulouse-Montferrand45 - 23
20 apr.Béziers-Perpignan18 - 17
4 mayPerpignan-Béziers27 - 24
4 mayMontferrand-Toulouse16 - 19
11 mayToulouse-Béziers44 - 15
11 mayMontferrand-Perpignan21 - 12
18 mayBéziers-Montferrand43 - 32
18 mayPerpignan-Toulouse36 - 34


Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Toulouse65011981207816
2Montferrand6303146161-1512
3Perpignan6204127154-2710
4Béziers6204137173-3610
Promoted to Semifinals Admitted to 2002-03 Heineken Cup

Semifinals

1 june 2002
Toulouse 15 - 21 Agen
Try: mete: X.Garbajosa, C.Desbrosse
Con: Y.Delaigue
Pen: Y.Delaigue
Pen: C. Lamaison 4, F. Gelez 3

1 june 2002
Biarritz 31 - 12 Montferrand
Try: P.Bidabé, J.Roff
J.Peyrelongue
Con: J.Roff
Pen: J.Roff S. Lgg 2
Pen: G.Merceron 4

Final

08 June 2002
Biarritz 25 – 22 a.e.t. Agen
Try: Bernat-Salles
Con: Roff
Pen: Roff (5)
Drop: Mazas
Try: Barrau
Con: Gelez
Pen: Gelez (5)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Didier Mené
FB 15France Nicolas Brusque
RW 14France Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13Australia Joe Roff
IC 12Australia John Isaac  92'
LW 11France Philippe Bidabé  98'
FH 10France Julien Peyrelongue
SH 9 France Nicolas Morlaes  75'
N8 8 France Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 France Christophe Milhères  56'
BF 6 France Serge Betsen
RL 5 France Olivier Roumat
LL 4 France Jean-Philippe Versailles  48'
TP 3 France Denis Avril  96'
HK 2 France Jean-Michel Gonzalez (c)
LP 1 France Emmanuel Menieu  63'
Substitutions:
HK 16France Noël Curnier  96'
PR 17France Sotele Puleoto  63'
LK 18France Olivier Nauroy  48'
FL 19France Didier Chouchan  56'
FH 20France Laurent Mazas  75'
CE 21France Guillaume Boussès  92'
WG 22England Stuart Legg  98'
Coach:
France Patrice Lagisquet
FB 15France Christophe Lamaison
RW 14France Pépito Elhorga
OC 13South Africa Conrad Stoltz  47'
IC 12France Luc Lafforgue
LW 11France Christophe Manas
FH 10France François Gelez  95'
SH 9 France Mathieu Barrau
N8 8 France Thierry Labrousse
OF 7 France Philippe Benetton (c)
BF 6 France Matthieu Lièvremont
RL 5 France Christophe Porcu  70'
LL 4 France David Couzinet
TP 3 Argentina Omar Hasan
HK 2 France Jean-Baptiste Rué
LP 1 France Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16France Philippe Piacentini
PR 17France Patrick Blanco
FL 18France Xavier Guillemet
N8 19France Maurice Barragué  70'
SH 20France François Tandonnet
CE 21France Guillaume Bouic  47'
CE 22France Nicolas Martin  95'
Coach:
France Christian Lanta

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