TOP 14. The play-offs are over, place in the semi-finals of the French championship. First of the regular season, Castres will be opposed to the defending champion, Stade Toulousain while in the other semi-final, Montpellier will face Bordeaux-Bègles.
The posters for the semi-finals of the Top 14 are known: Castres and Stade Toulousain will compete for a place in the final of the French championship. Second in the Top 14, Montpellier is opposed to Bordeaux-Bègles, winner of Racing 92 in the play-offs.
Who from Stade Toulousain or Castres will go to the final? Reigning champion of France, Toulouse intends to keep its Brennus shield. For this, Antoine Dupont and his teammates will have to get rid of the leader of the regular season, Castres. The current trend is favorable to Castres, given their last five victories to close the season, including one against Toulouse (19-13 at home).
In the other poster, a great meeting between two clubs which have long occupied the first two places in the championship: Montpellier and Bordeaux-Bègles. Second in the Top 14, the Montpellier residents will have to create the feat against Bordeaux residents who intend to play in the final of the French championship on Friday June 24th. During the play-offs, Christophe Urios’ players did not come far from elimination against Racing 92. Led at half-time, Maxime Lucu and his partners scored three tries in ten minutes to eliminate the Ile-de-France residents and join the players by Philippe Saint-André.
The schedule for the Top 14 semi-finals:
- Castres – Toulouse: Friday May 17 at 9:05 p.m.
- Montpellier – Bordeaux-Bègles: Saturday May 18 at 9:05 p.m.
What is the ranking of the Top 14?
What is the schedule for the Top 14?
Here is the entire calendar of the French rugby championship and the next final stages.
What is the schedule for the Top 14 days?
For all the days of the Top 14, here is the established program:
- 4 meetings on Saturday at 3 p.m. (in multiplex)
- 1 meeting on Saturday at 5 p.m.
- 1 meeting on Saturday in prime time (9 p.m.), accompanied before and after the match by the Canal Rugby Club.
- 1 meeting on Sunday in prime time (9 p.m.), accompanied before and after the match by the Canal Rugby Club.
Which teams are in the Top 14?
As the name of the French rugby championship indicates, 14 clubs are in the elite, here is the list of clubs:
- Biarritz
- Bordeaux-Bègles
- Brive
- Castres
- Clermont
- La Rochelle
- Lyons
- Montpellier
- Paul
- Perpignan
- Racing 92
- French Stadium
- Toulon
- Toulouse