Such a long wait. The last meeting of Top 14 ended on the evening of March 1 with a victory over RC Toulon over Stade Français-Paris (19-18). The closing of the 17th day which was to be the last of an ultimately white season. No champion, no ascent or descent. And the beginning of a long wait, of an increasing lack.
The League gave all rugby fans a smile this Thursday by unveiling the calendar for the 2020-2021 Top 14 season. It will start on Friday September 4 at Jean Bouin where the Stade Français Paris will host the Bordeaux-Bègles Union. A first day which will end with a shock, with the displacement of the Stade Toulousain, the last club to have brandished the shield of Brennus (it was in June ... 2019), on the lawn of Clermont. A remake of the 2019 Top 14 final which will open the new Sunday evening time slot in prime time on Canal +.
This season, the championship days will again be spread over three days: one match on Friday evening (8.45 p.m.), five on Saturday (one at 3.15 p.m., four at 6.15 p.m.) and the last on Sunday (9.00 p.m.) in prime time. to replace the Ligue 1 poster box on Canal +.
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Here is the 2020/2021 TOP 14 Season Calendar! ️
Find the key information and download the calendar in PDF here https://t.co/iSxAhUFaoe
Which matches will you check in your calendars? pic.twitter.com/bvkh1vVL3L
The LNR also retains what it calls its two “highlights”. The "Boxing Day", during the holiday season, will take place on December 27 (12th day) with shocks Toulon-Clermont, La Rochelle-Montpellier or Toulouse-UBB. The "Fan Days", this day of derbies, will be held on the weekend of April 17 (21st day) with the Racing 92-Stade Français, Clermont-Brive, Castres-Toulouse, Pau-Bayonne, Montpellier-Toulon and Agen-UBB.
The final phase will begin in mid-June (play-offs 11-12-13) with semi-finals scheduled for the weekend of June 19 and the final that of June 26, 2021.
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