2001–02 Top 16 season

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2001–02 Top 16 season

Countries|  France
Champions| Biarritz (3rd title)
Runners-up| Agen
Relegated| La Rochelle and Dax

<- 2000–01

2002–03 ->

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

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

### Pool A

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Home \ Away  | BEZ | BIA | COL | DAX | ROC | MON | STF | TOU

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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
Montauban | 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
Toulouse | 32–33  | 24–30  | 35–28  | 35–19  | 40–21  | 16–6  | 21–10  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  | Biarritz | 14  | 11  | 0  | 3  | 385  | 221  | +164  | 36
2  | Toulouse | 14  | 10  | 0  | 4  | 346  | 272  | +74  | 34
3  | Béziers | 14  | 9  | 0  | 5  | 366  | 285  | +81  | 32
4  | Stade Français | 14  | 9  | 0  | 5  | 315  | 244  | +71  | 32
5  | Colomiers | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 309  | 337  | −28  | 28
6  | Montauban | 14  | 5  | 0  | 9  | 258  | 365  | −107  | 24
7  | La Rochelle | 14  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 259  | 350  | −91  | 20
8  | Dax | 14  | 2  | 0  | 12  | 250  | 411  | −161  | 18

Source: [citation needed]

### Pool B

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Home \ Away  | AGE | BOR | BOU | CAS | MON | NAR | PAU | PER

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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  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  | Perpignan | 14  | 11  | 0  | 3  | 413  | 313  | +100  | 36
2  | Agen | 14  | 10  | 0  | 4  | 364  | 245  | +119  | 34
3  | Montferrand | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 351  | 296  | +55  | 28
4  | Bourgoin | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 392  | 338  | +54  | 28
5  | Narbonne | 14  | 6  | 0  | 8  | 357  | 408  | −51  | 26
6  | Pau | 14  | 6  | 0  | 8  | 266  | 408  | −142  | 26
7  | Bordeaux-Begles | 14  | 5  | 0  | 9  | 278  | 361  | −83  | 24
8  | Castres | 14  | 4  | 0  | 10  | 366  | 418  | −52  | 22

Source: [citation needed]

## Relegation pool

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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).

Home \ Away  | BOR | CAS | COL | DAX | ROC | MON | NAR | PAU

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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  |  |

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation

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1  | Montauban | 22  | 11  | 0  | 11  | 483  | 610  | −127  | 44  |
2  | Colomiers | 22  | 9  | 2  | 11  | 487  | 517  | −30  | 42
3  | Narbonne | 22  | 10  | 0  | 12  | 577  | 642  | −65  | 42
4  | Bordeaux-Begles | 22  | 9  | 0  | 13  | 457  | 526  | −69  | 40
5  | Castres | 22  | 8  | 1  | 13  | 624  | 570  | +54  | 39
6  | Pau | 22  | 8  | 1  | 13  | 484  | 636  | −152  | 39
7  | La Rochelle | 22  | 8  | 0  | 14  | 485  | 565  | −80  | 38  | Relegated in Pro-D2 for next season
8  | Dax | 22  | 5  | 0  | 17  | 399  | 648  | −249  | 32

Source: [citation needed]

## Top 8

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POOL A

30 March | Stade Français | - | Bourgoin | 34 - 36
31 March | Biarritz | - | Agen | 28 - 23
13 April | Agen | - | Stade Français | 34 - 16
13 April | Bourgoin | - | Biarritz | 12 - 16
20 April | Stade Français | - | Biarritz | 20 - 20
20 April | Bourgoin | - | Agen | 22 - 20
4 May | Agen | - | Bourgoin | 39 - 10
4 May | Biarritz | - | Stade Français | 28 - 18
11 May | Bourgoin | - | Stade Français | 22 - 22
11 May | Agen | - | Biarritz | 24 - 17
18 May | Stade Français | - | Agen | 23 - 23
18 May | Biarritz | - | Bourgoin | 48 - 25
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Biarritz | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 153  | 122  | +31  | 15  | Promoted to Semifinals
2  | Agen | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 163  | 116  | +47  | 13
3  | Bourgoin | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 127  | 179  | −52  | 11  | Admitted to 2002–03 Heineken Cup
4  | Stade Français | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 133  | 159  | −26  | 9  |

Source: [citation needed]

POOL B

30 March | Béziers | - | Toulouse | 16 - 26
31 March | Perpignan | - | Montferrand | 21 - 27
13 April | Toulouse | - | Perpignan | 30 - 14
13 April | Montferrand | - | Béziers | 27 - 21
20 April | Toulouse | - | Montferrand | 45 - 23
20 April | Béziers | - | Perpignan | 18 - 17
4 May | Perpignan | - | Béziers | 27 - 24
4 May | Montferrand | - | Toulouse | 16 - 19
11 May | Toulouse | - | Béziers | 44 - 15
11 May | Montferrand | - | Perpignan | 21 - 12
18 May | Béziers | - | Montferrand | 43 - 32
18 May | Perpignan | - | Toulouse | 36 - 34
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Toulouse | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 198  | 120  | +78  | 16  | Promoted to Semifinals
2  | Montferrand | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 146  | 161  | −15  | 12
3  | Perpignan | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 127  | 154  | −27  | 10  | Admitted to 2002–03 Heineken Cup
4  | Béziers | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 137  | 173  | −36  | 10  |

Source: [citation needed]

## Semifinals

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1 June 2002

Toulouse| 15 - 21| Agen

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Try: mete: X.Garbajosa, C.Desbrosse
Con: Y.Delaigue
Pen: Y.Delaigue| | Pen: C. Lamaison 4, F. Gelez 3
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

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1 June 2002

Biarritz| 31 - 12| Montferrand

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Try: P.Bidabé, J.Roff
J.Peyrelongue
Con: J.Roff
Pen: J.Roff S. Lgg 2| | Pen: G.Merceron 4
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

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## Final

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8 June 2002

Biarritz| 25 – 22 a.e.t.| Agen

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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

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FB | 15 |  Nicolas Brusque
RW | 14 |  Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 |  Joe Roff
IC | 12 |  Jack Isaac |  92'
LW | 11 |  Philippe Bidabé |  98'
FH | 10 |  Julien Peyrelongue
SH | 9 |  Nicolas Morlaes |  75'
N8 | 8 |  Thomas Lièvremont
OF | 7 |  Christophe Milhères |  56'
BF | 6 |  Serge Betsen
RL | 5 |  Olivier Roumat
LL | 4 |  Jean-Philippe Versailles |  48'
TP | 3 |  Denis Avril |  96'
HK | 2 |  Jean-Michel Gonzalez (c)
LP | 1 |  Emmanuel Menieu |  63'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Noël Curnier |  96'
PR | 17 |  Sotele Puleoto |  63'
LK | 18 |  Olivier Nauroy |  48'
FL | 19 |  Didier Chouchan |  56'
FH | 20 |  Laurent Mazas |  75'
CE | 21 |  Guillaume Boussès |  92'
WG | 22 |  Stuart Legg |  98'
Coach:
Patrice Lagisquet
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FB | 15 |  Christophe Lamaison
RW | 14 |  Pépito Elhorga
OC | 13 |  Conrad Stoltz |  47'
IC | 12 |  Luc Lafforgue
LW | 11 |  Christophe Manas
FH | 10 |  François Gelez |  95'
SH | 9 |  Mathieu Barrau
N8 | 8 |  Thierry Labrousse |
OF | 7 |  Philippe Benetton (c)
BF | 6 |  Matthieu Lièvremont
RL | 5 |  Christophe Porcu |  70'
LL | 4 |  David Couzinet
TP | 3 |  Omar Hasan |
HK | 2 |  Jean-Baptiste Rué
LP | 1 |  Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Philippe Piacentini
PR | 17 |  Patrick Blanco
FL | 18 |  Xavier Guillemet
N8 | 19 |  Maurice Barragué |  70'
SH | 20 |  François Tandonnet
CE | 21 |  Guillaume Bouic |  47'
CE | 22 |  Nicolas Martin |  95'
Coach:
Christian Lanta

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