The 2005–06 Top 14 competition was the 107th
French domestic
rugby union
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club competition operated by the
Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) and the 1st using the name Top 14. Previously the league was known as Top 16 but the restructuring of the league at the end of the
2004–05 season meant that it shrank from 16 to 14 clubs.
Toulon
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The Commune of Toulon h ...
were the only promoted team having won the
2004–05 Pro D2.
During the season attendance records in the league were broken with 79,502 spectators attending the Round 9 clash between
Stade Français
Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French ...
and
Toulouse
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at the
Stade de France
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, shattering the attendance record for ''any'' regular league season game in France (not just rugby union).
However, that record was short-lived when 79,604 spectators attended the Round 17 match between Stade Français and
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (; ), usually known simply as Biarritz, is a French professional rugby union team based in the Iparralde, Basque city of Biarritz in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ...
.
The regular season finished in late May 2006, with
Biarritz
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finishing at the top of the ladder. The semi-finals and final were contested in June, with Biarritz defeating Toulouse to claim back-to-back titles, and their fifth overall. Two teams were relegated with newly promoted Toulon, who had easily the poorest record in top 14 with just 3 wins from 26 games, being the first to go down, followed by
Pau who were much more competitive but not quite good enough to stay up, finishing 3 points from safety. Both clubs would drop to the
2006–07 Pro D2.
Teams
Number of teams by regions
Table
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
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Round 23
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Round 26
Knock-out stages
Semi-finals
Final
Leading scorers
* Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Attendances
* Attendances do not include the semi-finals or final as these are at neutral venues.
See also
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2005–06 Heineken Cup
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2005–06 Rugby Pro D2 season
Notes
References
External links
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Ligue Nationale de Rugby– Official website
Top 14on Planetrugby.com
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Top 14 seasons
France
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