2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 season
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The 2010–11
The previous year's two losing semi-finalists, Oyonnax and Pau, both had disappointing seasons, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. The two newly promoted teams, Carcassonne and Saint-Étienne, fared very differently. While Carcassonne enjoyed a very successful season, to the point that they looked like a credible candidate for the promotion playoffs for the first half of the season, ultimately finishing in tenth, Saint-Étienne had a nightmarish season, with a single win, one draw and twenty-eight losses, amounting to 17 points, the poorest-ever record in the Pro D2 (Lannemezan had finished with 19 points the previous year).
Previous season
Location of teams in Rugby Pro D2 2010–11The two newly promoted teams, Aix-en-Provence and Lannemezan, were not able to rival the other teams and from early on in the season occupied the bottom two places that they were to keep until the end. Lannemezan in particular finished with only three wins out of thirty games (one of which against arch-rivals Tarbes), amounting to 19 points, the poorest record in the Pro D2 since the introduction of the bonus points.
However, in a new twist of events, Montauban, who were already relegated to Pro D2 for financial reasons (thus saving Bayonne's spot in the Top 14), failed their audit on June 10, and were further relegated to Fédérale 1.[3] Their decision not to appeal the DNACG's ruling also meant that Aix would be reprieved and compete again in Pro D2 for the next year.[1][2]
Competition format
The top team at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away), is declared champion and earns a spot in the next Top 14 season. Teams ranked second to fifth compete in promotion playoffs, with the semifinals being played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earned the second ticket to the next Top 14.
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match,[4] a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.[5]
France's bonus point system operates as follows:[5]
- 4 points for a win.
- 2 points for a draw.
- 1 "bonus" point for winning while scoring at least 3 more tries than the opponent. This replaces the standard bonus point for scoring 4 tries regardless of the match result.
- 1 "bonus" point for losing by 7 points (or less).
Season table
Key to colors Champions automatically promoted to Top 14 Winner of playoffs between second- through fifth-place teams for the second promotion place Remaining participants in promotion playoffs Bottom two teams relegated to Fédérale 1
2010–11 Rugby Pro D2 Table | |||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Diff | Bonus points | Points | Head-to-head | |
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1 | Lyon |
30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 705 | 448 | +257 | 13 | 101 | |
2 | Grenoble |
30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 767 | 505 | +262 | 15 | 99 | |
3 | Albi | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 674 | 524 | +150 | 10 | 92 | |
4 | Mont-de-Marsan |
30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 667 | 467 | +200 | 14 | 86 | |
5 | Bordeaux-Bègles | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 727 | 578 | +149 | 10 | 84 | |
6 | Auch | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 566 | 559 | +7 | 11 | 79 | |
7 | Aurillac | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 603 | 585 | +18 | 8 | 70 | |
8 | Oyonnax | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 579 | 539 | +40 | 11 | 69 | Oyonnax–Pau 5–5 Oyonnax 36–33 |
9 | Pau | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 630 | 628 | +2 | 9 | 69 | |
10 | Carcassonne | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 612 | 608 | +4 | 14 | 66 | |
11 | Aix-en-Provence |
30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 586 | 650 | −64 | 5 | 63 | |
12 | Tarbes | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 579 | 674 | −95 | 8 | 62 | |
13 | Narbonne | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 576 | 767 | −191 | 8 | 60 | |
14 | Dax | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 591 | 652 | −61 | 13 | 55 | Dax 6–4 |
15 | Colomiers |
30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 488 | 678 | −190 | 7 | 55 | |
16 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 434 | 922 | −488 | 11 | 17 |
Results
Key
The score of the game is given by the middle (third and fourth) columns. The first and last columns indicate the number of tries scored by the home and the away team, respectively. A blue border indicates that the team has earned an attacking bonus point (i.e. has scored at least three more tries than its opponent), a yellow one that the team has earned a defensive bonus point (defeat by 7 points or less). If a team earns both bonus points, this will be indicated by a green border.
27–29 August
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4 and 5 September
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11 and 12 September
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18 and 19 September
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25 and 26 September
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9 and 10 October
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16 and 17 October
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23 and 24 October
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30 and 31 October
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6 and 7 November
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20 and 21 November
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27 and 28 November
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4 and 5 December
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11 and 12 December
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18 and 19 December
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8 and 9 January
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15 and 16 January
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22 and 23 January; 20 March
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29 and 30 January
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5 and 6 February
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19 and 20 February
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26 and 27 February
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5 and 6 March
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11 and 12 March
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25 and 26 March
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2 and 3 April
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9 and 10 April
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15 and 16 April
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30 April and 1 May
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8 May
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Promotion playoffs
All times CEST.
Semi-finals
14 May 2011 14:00 |
Mont-de-Marsan | ||
Try: Guitoune 5' c Vainqueur 95' m Con: Manca (1/2) Pen: Manca (3/3) 11', 67', 90' | Try: Taulanga 52' c Con: Vignau-Tuquet (1/1) Pen: Vignau-Tuquet (2/5) 33', 75' Drop: Vignau-Tuquet 85' |
Stadium Municipal, Albi Attendance: 9,000[6] Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
15 May 2011 15:10 |
Pascal Gauzère |
Final
22 May 2011 15:10 |
Albi | 14 – 21 | Bordeaux-Bègles |
Try: van der Westhuyzen 36' m Pen: Manca (3/4) 4', 12', 68' | Try: Rey 52' c Lilo 65' m Con: Fraser (1/2) Pen: Fraser (3/5) 7', 18', 24' |
Stade Armandie, Agen Attendance: 13,221[8] Referee: Christophe Berdos |
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Player | Team | Points |
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Gerard Fraser | Bordeaux | 392 |
Frédéric Manca | Albi | 384 |
Antoine Lescamel | Aix-en-Provence |
369 |
Pierre-Alexandre Dut | Auch | 306 |
Christopher Ruiz | Narbonne | 304 |
Maxime Petitjean | Aurillac | 267 |
Antoine Vignau-Tuquet | Mont-de-Marsan |
266 |
Fabien Fortassin | Tarbes | 237 |
Top try scorers
Player | Team | Tries |
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Timoci Matanavu |
Mont-de-Marsan |
19 |
Vunga Lilo | Bordeaux | 13 |
Dave Vainqueur | Albi | 13 |
Jone Daunivucu | Grenoble |
12 |
Benoit Lazzarotto | Carcassonne | 10 |
Sofiane Guitoune | Albi | 9 |
Bruno Hiriart | Pau | 9 |
Wylie Human | Grenoble |
9 |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b "Pays d'Aix: Le maintien et Laïrle dans le staff" (in French). 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ a b "Mort-auban!". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "Le MTG XV relégué en Fédérale" (in French). 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ "French try out new bonus point system". Planet-Rugby.com. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Ligue Nationale de Rugby. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "Albi – Mont-de-Marsan, Pro D2 (samedi 14 mai 2011), Fiche Match" (in French). L'Équipe. 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Grenoble – Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Pro D2 (dimanche 15 mai 2011), Fiche Match" (in French). L'Équipe. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "Albi – Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Pro D2 (dimanche 22 mai 2011), Fiche Match" (in French). L'Équipe. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ a b "Top scorers". It's Rugby. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
External links
- (in French) Ligue Nationale de Rugby – Official website
- (in French) Midi Olympique
- (in French) Match Attd