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Montauban thrown out of Top 14
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<blockquote data-quote="Teh Mite" data-source="post: 309323" data-attributes="member: 12332"><p><strong>Montauban have become this season's first victims of the Top 14 financial watchdog the DNACG and have been administratively relegated to the ProD2.</strong> </p><p> </p><p>The relegation - which is still subject to appeal and is a suspended sentence - effectively ends the race to avoid relegation with Albi already relegated mathematically. </p><p> </p><p>The club, currently sitting tenth in the Top 14, was unable to find a EUR2m shortfall in its budget relative to its season expenditure when inspected by the DNACG and President Patrick Vianco announced the punishment on Thursday. </p><p> </p><p>Should the club and Vianco find the money and the team finish higher than thirteenth, Montauban may yet survive in the top flight, but a failure to find the money by the end of the season will see the club relegated irrespective of its final standing in the table. </p><p> </p><p>"I have told the players first, as well as telling them my strategy for staying in the Top 14," said Vianco. </p><p> </p><p>Bourgoin and Stade Français' punishments for a similar problem will both be announced on Thursday. </p><p> </p><p>The Parisian club is not thought to be in danger but Bourgoin have been flirting with the same problems as Montauban all season. Ironically, despite winning only three games this season, Albi could yet survive if neither Montauban nor Bourgoin are found to have covered themselves financially.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6068575,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6068575,00.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teh Mite, post: 309323, member: 12332"] [B]Montauban have become this season's first victims of the Top 14 financial watchdog the DNACG and have been administratively relegated to the ProD2.[/B] The relegation - which is still subject to appeal and is a suspended sentence - effectively ends the race to avoid relegation with Albi already relegated mathematically. The club, currently sitting tenth in the Top 14, was unable to find a EUR2m shortfall in its budget relative to its season expenditure when inspected by the DNACG and President Patrick Vianco announced the punishment on Thursday. Should the club and Vianco find the money and the team finish higher than thirteenth, Montauban may yet survive in the top flight, but a failure to find the money by the end of the season will see the club relegated irrespective of its final standing in the table. "I have told the players first, as well as telling them my strategy for staying in the Top 14," said Vianco. Bourgoin and Stade Français' punishments for a similar problem will both be announced on Thursday. The Parisian club is not thought to be in danger but Bourgoin have been flirting with the same problems as Montauban all season. Ironically, despite winning only three games this season, Albi could yet survive if neither Montauban nor Bourgoin are found to have covered themselves financially. [url]http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16024_6068575,00.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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