2004–05 Top 16 season

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.

2004–05 Top 16 season
Countries France
ChampionsBiarritz Olympique (4th title)
Runners-upStade Français
RelegatedGrenoble
Béziers
Auch

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
Source:

Semi-finals
3 June 2005
Stade Français23-18Stade Toulousain
Try: Pichot, Villiers
Skrela 2
Con: Skrela 2
Pen: Skrela 3		Try: Elissalde, Heymans
Con: Elissalde
Pen: Elissalde
Drop: Elissalde
Bordeaux
4 June 2005
Biarritz olympique32-27CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Try: Gobelet, Traille
Peyrelongue, Brusque
Con: Yachvili 3
Pen: Yachvili
Drop: Peyrelongue=		Try: Papé
Anthony Forest, G.Davis
Con: Péclier 3
Pen: Péclier 2
Stadium Municipal, Touluse

Final
2005-06-11
Biarritz37 – 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'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,475
Referee: Jean-Christophe Gastou France

See also
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