Top 14 2010/2011 season

[Cymro]

...Perpignan are an option...

Toloun are also another ....

[bates]

They have quite a strong squad.

[DonBilly]

There are more teams racing for the Brennus and it is a very tough and long competition. I'll be in Asia when the Championnat resumes but should be able to watch some games thanks to the Internet.

[bates]

Same here, altho a trip across the border is something that keeps on popping up in mind.

[terrasblogger]

...Perpignan are an option...

Sorry !!! so they are ... newbie error.

[bates]

Metro 92 is also a team that I see end up in the top 5 and may surprise us.

[fcukernaut]

I was looking into taking in a few games this year and I was wondering which stadiums/games would provide the best atmosphere? Also, which would be the most affordable option?

[Charles]

Atmosphere is good in all stadiums...Toulon and Perpignana are certainly the most crazy ones...

[DonBilly]

The LNR has released sooner today some data about Top14 financial aspects for the season that starts on next Friday. One interesting point is the budgets of the clubs:

Top 14 budgets:

1 Stade Toulousain : 29,53 M (+ 1,43 M )
2 Clermont : 20,89 M (+ 1,89 M )
3 Stade Français : 19,28 M (- 1,72 M )
4 Toulon : 19,05 M (+ 2,05 M )
5 Racing-Métro 92 : 18,94 M (+ 3,04 M )
6 Bayonne : 15,75 M (+ 3, 95 M )
7 Biarritz : 15,39 M (+ 0,99 M )
8 Montpellier : 15,01 M (+ 1,87 M )
9 Perpignan : 14,08 M (+ 1,69 M )
10 Brive : 14,05 M (- 1,95 M )
11 Castres : 13,94 M (+ 1,54 M )
12 Bourgoin : 10,58 M (+ 0,38 M )
13 Agen : 9,81 M (+ 3,11 M )
14 La Rochelle : 8,31 M (+ 2,51 M )

Most of the clubs have increased their budget bar Brive and Paris.

Next season a salary cap applies in addition to the existing rules, this cap is set to 8 M€. Another new rule is that at least 40% of the players of each club have to have gone through the French Rugby academies.

[cyRil]

Does this mean that there is going to be major poaching from everyone outside the T14?