2001–02 Top 16 season

The 2001/02 season was the 103rd staging of the French rugby union championship. It comprised of 16 teams in the premier league top 16 and the second highest league Pro D2.

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Top 16

The regular season of the top 16 ever had a back-and second round, where the teams were divided into two rating groups. In each case, the top four qualified for the playoffs, consisting of two groups of four. In each case, the two best in the playoff groups reached the semi-finals. In the final game, which took place on 8 June 2002 at the Stade de France, the semi-final winners play for the championship trophy Bouclier the Brennus. This Biarritz Olympique won against the SU Agen and won for the third time the championship.

At the same time the playoffs was a relegation round instead of the four worst teams in the regular season. After a pre -trip round the two last ones Atlantique Stade Rochelais and U.S. Dax rose from.

The points are distributed as follows:

  • 3 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 points for a loss
  • 0 points for a forfeit

Placement Round

Playoffs

Relegation round

Semifinal

Final

Pro D2

The regular season game lasted 30 days (one forward and reverse round). The two highest-ranked teams, Stade Montois and FC Grenoble, went up into the Top 16. Two teams had to dismount 1 in the Amateur League Fédérale, the U.S. Tours and the FCS Rumilly.

Table

  • Up into the Top 16
  • Descent in the Fédérale 1

The points are distributed as follows:

  • 3 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 points for a loss
  • 0 points for a forfeit
Top 14 Rugby Pro D2 US Dax Stade Toulousain US Colomiers US Montauban USA Perpignan ASM Clermont Auvergne RC Narbonne Section Paloise Castres Olympique Stade de la Mosson Montpellier Bordeaux Saint-Denis CA Brive RC Toulonnais Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Aviron Bayonnais
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