The 2004–05 Top 16 season was the top level of French club rugby in 2004–05. It was the final season under the 16 club format, as the competition became the Top 14 for the 2005–06 season. Biarritz Olympique won the championship, defeating Stade Français Paris in the final at Stade de France . FC Grenoble , Béziers and Auch were relegated to Rugby Pro D2 after the 2004–05 season.
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
B
Pts
1
Stade Français
30
21
2
7
858
613
+245
11
99
2
Biarritz
30
20
0
10
838
488
+350
16
96
3
Bourgoin
30
20
2
8
855
648
+207
12
96
4
Toulouse
30
19
0
11
875
574
+301
18
94
5
Perpignan
30
18
1
11
688
583
+105
12
86
6
Castres
30
17
3
10
704
678
+26
10
84
7
Clermont
30
16
2
12
745
647
+98
9
77
8
Agen
30
16
1
13
674
568
+106
11
77
9
Brive
30
14
1
15
668
745
−77
8
66
10
Narbonne
30
13
2
15
588
755
−167
7
63
11
Montpellier
30
12
0
18
628
765
−137
14
62
12
Bayonne
30
12
3
15
587
763
−176
6
60
13
Pau
30
10
2
18
605
715
−110
11
55
14
Grenoble
30
7
2
21
580
842
−262
10
42
15
Béziers
30
6
3
21
600
876
−276
8
38
16
Auch
30
7
0
23
503
736
−233
9
37
Semi-finals
Stade Français 33-18 Stade Toulousain Try: Pichot, Villiers Skrela 2Con: Skrela 2Pen: Skrela 3Try: Elissalde, HeymansCon: ElissaldePen: ElissaldeDrop: Elissalde
Biarritz olympique 32-27 CS Bourgoin-Jallieu Try: Gobelet, Traille Peyrelongue, BrusqueCon: Yachvili 3Pen: YachviliDrop: Peyrelongue=Try: Papé Anthony Forest, G.DavisCon: Péclier 3Pen: Péclier 2
Final
Biarritz 37 – 34 (after extra time) Stade Français Try Gobelet 17' Con Yachvili 17'Pen Yachvili (9) 4', 13', 24', 36', 50', 55', 63', 69', 102'Drop Peyrelongue 100'Try Dominici 26' Con Skrela 26'Pen Skrela (8) 7', 21', 29', 33', 42', 58', 78', 90'Drop Liebenberg 51'
See also
External links
Governing body National teams
Other notable teams Competitions
International Professional clubs Hosted events
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