Top14 2013/2014 squads

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Castres Olympique
Loosehead Props : Saimone Taumoepeau, Yannick Forestier, Mihai Lazar, George Marich
Hookers : Brice Mach, Mathieu Bonello, Marc-Antoine Rallier
Tighthead Props : Karena Wihongi, Anton Peikrishvili, Michael Coetzee
Locks : Richie Gray, Christophe Samson, Rodrigo Capo-Ortega, Benjamin Desroches
Flankers : Jannie Bornman, Ibrahim Diarra, Yannick Caballero, Piula Faaselele
Eightmen : Antonie Claasens, Pedrie Wannenburg
Scrum Halves : Rory Kockott, Julien Tomas, Cédric Garcia
Fly Halves : Rémi Talès, Daniel Kirkpatrick
Centres : Max Evans, Seremaia Bai, Romain Cabannes, Rémi Lamerat, Paul Bonnefond
Wings : Romain Martial, Rémy Grosso, Marcel Garvey, Geoffrey Palis, Pierre-Gilles Lakafia
Full Backs : Brice Dulin, Romain Teulet

RC Toulon
Loosehead Props : Andrew Sheridan, Emmanuel Felsina, Xavier Chiocci, Romain Fresia
Hookers : Benjamin Noirot, Sébastien Bruno, Jean-Charles Orioli
Tighthead Props : Carl Hayman, Martin Castrogiovanni, Levan Chilachava
Locks : Bakkies Botha, Ali Williams, Jocelino Suta, Konstantin Mikautadze
Flankers : Dannie Rossouw, Juan Martin Fernandez-Lobbe, Steffon Armitage, Pierrick Gunther
Eightmen : Chris Masoe, Joe Van Niekerk, Virgile Bruni
Scrum Halves : Michael Claasens, Sébastien Tillous-Borde
Fly Halves : Jonny Wilkinson, Frédéric Michalak
Centres : Matt Giteau, Mathieu Bastareaud, Maxime Mermoz, Rudi Wulf
Wings : Bryan Habana, Drew Mitchell, David Smith, Vincent Martin, Ivan Roux
Full Backs : Delon Armitage, Alexis Palisson

ASM Clermont Auvergne
Loosehead Props : Thomas Domingo, Vincent Debaty, Raphaël Chaume
Hookers : Benjamin Kayser, Ti'i Paulo, Benoit Cabello
Tighthead Props : Davit Zirakashvili, Daniel Kotze, Clément Ric, Adrien Oléon
Locks : Jamie Cudmore, Nathan Hines, Loïc Jacquet, Julien Pierre, Baptiste Hézard
Flankers : Gerhard Vosloo, Julien Bonnaire, Julien Bardy, Alexandre Lapandry
Eightmen : Damien Chouly, Elvis Vermeulen
Scrum Halves : Morgan Parra, Ludovic Radoslajevic, Thierry Lacrampe
Fly Halves : Brock James, Mike Delany, Gavin Hume
Centres : Wesley Fofana, Aurélien Rougerie, Regan King, Benson Stanley
Wings : Sitiveni Sivivatu, Napoleoni Nalaga, Noa Nakaitaci, Julien Malzieu
Full Backs : Lee Byrne, Jean-Marcelin Buttin

Stade Toulousain
Loosehead Props : Vasil Kakovin, Gurthrö Steenkamp, Cyril Baille
Hookers : Chiliboy Ralepelle, Jaba Bregvadze, Christopher Tolofua
Tighthead Props : Census Johnston, Yohan Montès, Antoine Guillamon
Locks : Patricio Albacete, Yoann Maestri, Romain Millo-Chluski, Gregory Lamboley
Flankers : Thierry Dusautoir, Yannick Nyanga, Joe Tekori, Yacouba Camara
Eightmen : Louis Picamoles, Gillian Galan, Edwin Maka
Scrum Halves : Jano Vermaak, Jean-Marc Doussain, Sébastien Bézy
Fly Halves : Lionel Beauxis, Jean-Pascal Barraque
Centres : Luke McAlister, Gaël Fickou, Florian Fritz, Yann David
Wings : Hosea Gear, Vincent Clerc, Yoann Huget, Timoci Matanavou, Yves Donguy
Full Backs : Maxime Médard, Clément Poitrenaud

Racing-Metro 92
Loosehead Props : Soane Tonga'uiha, Eddy Ben Arous, Julien Brugnaut, Davit Khinchagishvili
Hookers : Dimitri Szarzewski, Virgile Lacombe, Jérémie Maurouard
Tighthead Props : Brian Mujati, Luc Ducalcon, Walter Desmaison
Locks : Juandré Kruger, François Van Der Merwe, Karim Ghezal, Fabrice Metz, Jone Qovu
Flankers : Dan Lydiate, Bernard Le Roux, Antoine Battut, Camille Gérondeau, Wenceslas Lauret
Eightmen : Jacques Cronje, Masi Matadigo
Scrum Halves : Maxime Machenaud, Sébastien Descons, Laurent Magnaval
Fly Halves : Jonathan Sexton, Jonathan Wisniewski, Benjamin Dambielle
Centres : Jamie Roberts, Fabrice Estebanez, Henry Chavancy, Virimi Vakatawa, Alexandre Dumoulin
Wings : Adrien Planté, Juan Imhoff, Benjamin Fall, Marc Andreu
Full Backs : Juan Martin Hernandez, Benjamin Lapeyre

Montpellier HR
Loosehead Props : Yvan Watremez, Mikheil Nariashvili, Juan Figallo, Naama Leleimalefaga
Hookers : Mickaël Ivaldi, Charles Géli, Thomas Bianchin
Tighthead Props : Nicolas Mas, Maxiliano Bustos, Barry Fa'amausili
Locks : Sitaleki Timani, Jim Hamilton, Thibaut Privat, Robins Tchale Watchou, Mickaël De Marco
Flankers : Mamuka Gorgodze, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Alexandre Bias, Kélian Galletier
Eightmen : Alex Tulou, Johnnie Beattie
Scrum Halves : Benoit Paillaugue, Jonathan Pelissié, Eric Escande
Fly Halves : François Trinh-Duc, Hamish Gard
Centres : René Ranger, Robert Ebersohn, Wynand Olivier, Thomas Cambezou, JP Du Plessis
Wings : Timoci Nagusa, Anthony Tuitavake, Yohann Artru, Lucas Dupont, Yoan Audrin
Full Backs : Anthony Floch, Benoit Sicart

USA Perpignan
Loosehead Props : Sona Taumalolo, Sébastien Taofifenua, Kisi Pulu
Hookers : Guilhem Guirado, Romain Terrai, Maxime Delonca, Raphaël Carbou
Tighthead Props : Paulica Ion, Giorgi Jgenti, Pascal Cotet
Locks : Sébastien Vahaamahina, Luke Charteris, Romain Taofifenua, Guillaume Vilaceca
Flankers : Alasdair Strokosch, Dan Leo, Bertrand Guiry, Jean-Pierre Perez, Justin Purll
Eightmen : Luke Narraway, Karl Château
Scrum Halves : Dewaldt Duvenage, Nicolas Durand, Florian Cazenave, Tom Ecochard
Fly Halves : James Hook, Camille Lopez
Centres : Tommaso Benvenuti, Lifeimi Mafi, David Marty, Sione Piukala
Wings : Watisoni Votu, Wandile Mjekevu, Richard Haughton
Full Backs : Sofiane Guitoune, Joffrey Michel

Aviron Bayonnais
Loosehead Props : Aretz Iguiniz, Jakobus Janse Van Rensburg, Vitolio Manukula, Pierre-Philippe Lafond
Hookers : David Roumieu, Grégory Arganese, Anthony Etrillard
Tighthead Props : Neemia Tialata, Gert Muller
Locks : Mark Chisholm, Dewald Senekal, Abdelatif Boutaty, Lisiate Fa'aoso, Pierre Gayraud
Flankers : Jean Monribot, Guillaume Bernad, Julien Puricelli, Jean-Jo Marmouyet, Clément Ancely
Eightmen : Dwayne Haare, Opeti Fonua, Charles Ollivon
Scrum Halves : Mike Phillips, Guillaume Rouet, Mathieu Bélie, Christophe Loustalot
Fly Halves : Stephen Brett, Matthieu Ulgade, Clément Otazo
Centres : Joe Rokocoko, Sam Gerber, Gabriele Lovobalavu, Manu Ahoteiloa
Wings : Marvin O'Conor, Martin Bustos-Moyano, Saimoni Vaka, Bastian Fuster
Full Backs : Scott Spedding, Jon Elissalde

Biarritz Olympique
Loosehead Props : Fabien Barcella, Alexandre Menini, Thomas Synaeghel
Hookers : Arnaud Heguy, Jean-Philippe Genevois, Romain Ruffenach
Tighthead Props : Ben Broster, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Eugene Van Staden
Locks : Erik Lund, Pelu Taele, Josh Furno, Matthias Marie
Flankers : Magnus Lund, Benoit Guyot, Thibault Dubarry, Tanguy Molcard
Eightmen : Raphaël Lakafia, Imanol Harinordoquy, Ueleni Fono
Scrum Halves : Dimitri Yachvili, Mathias Lesgourgues, Luix Roussarie
Fly Halves : Julien Peyrelongue, Daniel Waenga
Centres : Benoit Baby, Damien Traille, Paul Perez, Charles Gimenez, Seremaia Burotu
Wings : Takudzwa Ngwenya, Teddy Thomas, Aled Brew, Paul Couet-Lannes
Full Backs : Ian Balshaw, Joe Pietersen

Stade Français Paris
Loosehead Props : Sakaria Taulafo, Heinke Van Der Merwe, Romain Frou, Zurab Zhvania, Benjamin Chabert
Hookers : Aled De Malmanche, Laurent Sempéré, Rémi Bonfils, Michael Van Vuuren
Tighthead Props : David Attoub, Davit Kubriashvili, Rabah Slimani
Locks : Pascal Papé, Alexandre Flanquart, Gherard Mostert, Anton Van Zyl, Juan Cruz Guillemain
Flankers : Antoine Burban, Pierre Rabadan, Scott LaValla, Sylvain Nicolas, Olivier Missoup, Nicolas Garrault
Eightmen : Sergio Parisse, David Lyons
Scrum Halves : Richard Kingi, Julien Dupuy, Jérôme Fillol
Fly Halves : Morné Steyn, Jules Plisson, Meyer Bosman
Centres : Paul Williams, Geoffrey Dumayrou, Martin Rodriguez-Gurruchaga, Jonathan Danty, Andrea Cocagi
Wings : Digby Ioane, Waisea Nayacalevu, Julien Arias, Jérémy Sinzelle, Waisea Vuidravuwalu
Full Backs : Jérôme Porical, Hugo Bonneval, Djibril Camara

FC Grenoble
Loosehead Props : Kenan Mutapcic, Romain David, Albertus Buckle, Gregory Fabrot
Hookers : Vincent Campo, Anthony Hegarty, Laurent Bouchet,
Tighthead Props : Daniel Palmer, Dayna Edwards, Richard Choirat
Locks : Peter Kimlin, Ben Hand, Andrew Farley, Naude Beukes, Hendrik Roodt, Altenstadt Hulme, Cyril Veyret
Flankers : Jonathan Best, Roland Bernard, Henry Vanderglas, Fabien Alexandre, Cédric Béal, Olivier Chaplain
Eightmen : Shaun Sowerby, Florian Faure, Flavien Nouhaillaguet
Scrum Halves : Nicolas Bézy, Mathieu Lorée, Valentin Courrent, James Hart
Fly Halves : Olly Barkley, Blair Stewart
Centres : Geoffroy Messina, Nigel Hunt, Rida Jahouer, Rudi Coetzee
Wings : Ratu Raitini, Daniel Kilioni, Mathieu Nicolas, Florian Ninard
Full Backs : Fabien Gengenbacher, Benjamin Thierry, Julien Caminati

Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Loosehead Props : Jean-Baptiste Poux, Laurent Delboulbès, Jefferson Poirot, Zaza Navrozashvili
Hookers : Ole Avei, Clément Maynadier, Jean-Charles Fidinde
Tighthead Props : Benjamin Sa, Silviu Florea, Andre Toetu, Beñat Auzqui
Locks : Aliki Fakate, Adam Jaulhac, Cameron Treloar, Jan André Marais, Matt Graham
Flankers : Putasi Luafutu, Louis Madaule, Hugh Chalmers, Gauthier Gibouin
Eightmen : Taiasina Tuifua, Matthew Clarkin
Scrum Halves : Heinie Adams, Emmanuel Saubusse
Fly Halves : Nicolas Sanchez, Pierre Bernard
Centres : Felix Le Bourhis, Julien Rey, Thibault Lacroix, Charles Brousse, Jean-Baptiste Lamotte
Wings : Metuisela Talebula, Robert Lilomaiava, Blair Connor, Rafaël Carballo, Darly Domvo
Full Backs : Jean-Baptiste Peyras, Bruce Reihana

US Oyonnax
Loosehead Props : Antoine Tichit, Lukas Rapant, Erwan Iapteff
Hookers : Neil Clark, Salim Tebani, Jody Jenneker
Tighthead Props : Clément Baïocco, Ruann Du Preez, Marc Clerc
Locks : Damian Browne, Damien Lagrange, Mirek Nemecek, Thibaut Lassalle
Flankers : Scott Newlands, Joe El Abd, Valentin Ursache, Christophe André, Mahamadou Diaby
Eightmen : Viliami Ma'afu, Chad Slade
Scrum Halves : Agustin Figuerola, Fabien Cibray, Johann Authier
Fly Halves : Benjamin Urdapilleta, Conrad Barnard, Nicolas Vuillemin
Centres : Guillaume Boussès, Hemani Paea, Roimata Hansell-Pune, Pierre Aguillon, Jonathan Traini
Wings : Jean-François Coux, Tikiko Koroivoutu, Dug Codjo, Jonathan Bousquet
Full Backs : Sylvere Tian, Florian Denos

CA Brive
Loosehead Props : Karlen Asieshvili, Goderzi Shvelidze, David Lavergne, Victor Laval, Yusuf Tuncer
Hookers : François Da Ros, Guillaume Ribes, Louis Acosta
Tighthead Props : Kevin Buys, Johan Coetzee, Patrick Barnard, Tamato Leupolu
Locks : Arnaud Méla, Julien Le Devedec, Olivier Caisso, Simon Pinet, Tjuee Uanivi
Flankers : Saïd Hireche, Petrus Hauman, Dominico Waqaniburotu, Fabien Laurent, Hugues Briatte
Eightmen : Kieran Murphy, Sisa Koyamaibole
Scrum Halves : Damien Neveu, Jean-Baptiste Pejoine
Fly Halves : Romain Sola, Thomas Laranjera
Centres : Andrew Mailei, Thomas Sanchou, Arnaud Mignardi, Riaan Swanepoel
Wings : Alfi Mafi, Guillaume Namy, Verione Voretamaya, Sevenaia Galala, Elia Bakaniceva, Baptiste Delage
Full Backs : Gaétan Germain, Laurent Ferrères

 

[Big Ewis]

My God, Toulon looking more and more int'l...this is getting a bit ridiculous tbh.
Excited for the new season. A handful of good, well balanced squads. Will be interesting to see how Castres handle the fame now that they're the reigning champs and are officially a target.
I know there aren't many changes, but GODDAMN Clermont look so delicious on paper...just reading through that roster, hmmmmm...BBQ chicken.

 

[Amobokoboko]

Those squads look indeed very nice.
What happend to Mirco Bergamsco (still injured?) and Sionne Lauaki (Didn't pass medical tests last year)?

 

[Tony Manx]

I think Couett-Lannes is more a 15 than a winger and he and Pieterson should be swapped. BO beat Grenoble in a far from convincing friendly on Friday and, again, am fearful that the squad is insufficient to challenge but will escape relegation just!

Blanco bleeting about Toulon's recruitment policy and how the small town of Biarritz cannot compete rudely put down by Laporte who more or less said he would not take lessons from someone who has run up deficits for the last 15 years!!! He did not go on to say that actually the catchment area runs into millions and that Blanco refuses to talk about the inevitable merger with Bayonne.......

Yoe I am too looking forward to seeing how Castres fair for the same reasons plus the impact of the death of their billionaire pharmaceutical backer this month?

I have renewed my sub and it will be fascinating season but ASM and Toulon are again the ones to beat!!

 

[big ginger 8]

Racing have Sexton, Racing are unstoppable.

 

[Big Ewis]

I have renewed my sub and it will be fascinating season but ASM and Toulon are again the ones to beat!!

Yes, for sure...I dunno maybe we can expect a reaction from Toulouse a bit this year, I mean they've got some personnel themselves !...would be nice to see them dominate a little more.
But yeh, agreed, Castres is a new team on the map officially now, they'd been making some noise for a while, but now it's official - they're out there.

 

[gaston le gaff]

Racing have Sexton, Racing are unstoppable.

It will take more than Sexton to get Racing to the top of the table please remember this is TOP 14 and not Rabobank, Racing may have brought in the players, and 2 very good coaches which will help as they are both excellent but there are another 5/6 teams fighting for the same honours this season just to finish in the top 6 will be a class act. The National team may have their problems at this very moment, but the TOP 14 is going from strength to strength, and is by far one of the best competitions World wide.

 

[racingmetro92]

Those squads look indeed very nice.
What happend to Mirco Bergamsco (still injured?) and Sionne Lauaki (Didn't pass medical tests last year)?

Bergamasco is in Rovigo, and Lauaki stopped his career

 

[big ginger 8]

It will take more than Sexton to get Racing to the top of the table please remember this is TOP 14 and not Rabobank, Racing may have brought in the players, and 2 very good coaches which will help as they are both excellent but there are another 5/6 teams fighting for the same honours this season just to finish in the top 6 will be a class act. The National team may have their problems at this very moment, but the TOP 14 is going from strength to strength, and is by far one of the best competitions World wide.

It was a joke...

Also please stop this superiority thing it's a bit tiresome.

 

[Feicarsinn]

It will take more than Sexton to get Racing to the top of the table please remember this is TOP 14 and not Rabobank, Racing may have brought in the players, and 2 very good coaches which will help as they are both excellent but there are another 5/6 teams fighting for the same honours this season just to finish in the top 6 will be a class act. The National team may have their problems at this very moment, but the TOP 14 is going from strength to strength, and is by far one of the best competitions World wide.

More Heineken Cup ***les have gone to Celtic League teams than teams any other competition over the last 10 years. Check and mate.

 

[Tony Manx]

More Heineken Cup ***les have gone to Celtic League teams than teams any other competition over the last 10 years. Check and mate.

More H Cups ***les gone to Top 14 in the last year so that is what being selective means - stats mean nothing - so not really sure what you point is!!

Surely you are not saying Rabo is or ever has been as good a competition with as much depth as the Top 14?

 

[BasqueBete]

Well hcup ***les won't be going to the rabo teams that often from here on , unless the erc shoe horns them like 2012, and who knows, perhaps the correct thing Is done, the countries with a proper domestic competition succeed In their wishes...

Top 14 is the blueprint for the future, English league will be next to follow....the rabo lot need to wake up fast

 

[big ginger 8]

The Top 14 is a terrible model to follow as the main attraction for rugby is the national game. And what shoehorning exactly?

 

[BasqueBete]

Ha ha, the fact that the most simple comment against a Celt receives an instantaneous protest

I find it even funnier that the blind refusal to accept the truth is widespread amongst the celts, not a problem with me, contine down your path...

French rugby has 30 professional clubs employing what 1200 plus players, has 30 stadiums, and most weeks will see most stadiums healthily filled...
The French clubs attracts and can afford the best players In the world...is a great spectacle and will increasingly wash it's face and some..

The rabble is such a poor competition, if a competition at all , that the punters vote with their feet, and don't turn up, no matter how cheap the tickets are priced..

The standard of many of the games is ridiculously poor..

The national unions fund the provincial clubs, but aren't those unions experiencing financial problems?

The future is not national rugby as a money spinner, it's club rugby , following the top14 model

Which is very simple, have a proper competition, preferably with very healthy 2nd tier, play competitive rugby which people will pay money to watch...not rocket science

Ireland and Scotland will find it Increasingly more difficult to reach knockout stages of the World Cup, which is again another tournament which will become increasingly important ( if they haven't already struggled to reach knockouts

England and France will get their way over the hcup....the rest will need to accept that and perhaps one day realise that money talks, club rugby money....

The super xv will be replicated In Europe...

 

[j'nuh]

Top 14 is the blueprint for the future, English league will be next to follow....the rabo lot need to wake up fast

The Premiership/Rabo teams cannot afford it. There may as well be no salary cap should you raise it to French levels.

 

[BasqueBete]

The English league is light years ahead of the rabo , it will soon enough see the money required to follow top14

Sarries, saints, tigers, gloucs, bath, Exeter, worcs, quins, all have their own grounds, the next step for them is towards top14 model, those clubs pack out their stadia week in week out, the progression will be natural....just remember the money that is about to come into the game..

 

[BasqueBete]

Sky Informing me that they have lost the aviva but bought the rabo, was like sky telling me they have signed the rights to broadcast the Angolan under12s lesbian basketball league...

 

[Tony Manx]

The Top 14 is a terrible model to follow as the main attraction for rugby is the national game.

................NOt for meeeee!

Why should international rugby with its once every four year jamboreee (and only the last three weeks of that being of any real interest) supercede the leagues that run every winter and are keenly fought - like the Top 14 and Premiership if not really the Rabo. I know which I prefer and have for many years now.....

 

[BasqueBete]

Well said tony, lets just hope BO keep place at top table..

 

[big ginger 8]

Ha ha, the fact that the most simple comment against a Celt receives an instantaneous protest

I find it even funnier that the blind refusal to accept the truth is widespread amongst the celts, not a problem with me, contine down your path...

French rugby has 30 professional clubs employing what 1200 plus players, has 30 stadiums, and most weeks will see most stadiums healthily filled...
The French clubs attracts and can afford the best players In the world...is a great spectacle and will increasingly wash it's face and some..

The rabble is such a poor competition, if a competition at all , that the punters vote with their feet, and don't turn up, no matter how cheap the tickets are priced..

The standard of many of the games is ridiculously poor..

The national unions fund the provincial clubs, but aren't those unions experiencing financial problems?

The future is not national rugby as a money spinner, it's club rugby , following the top14 model

Which is very simple, have a proper competition, preferably with very healthy 2nd tier, play competitive rugby which people will pay money to watch...not rocket science

Ireland and Scotland will find it Increasingly more difficult to reach knockout stages of the World Cup, which is again another tournament which will become increasingly important ( if they haven't already struggled to reach knockouts

England and France will get their way over the hcup....the rest will need to accept that and perhaps one day realise that money talks, club rugby money....

The super xv will be replicated In Europe...

Right then...

You seem to be confused at how the Rabo is held. What teams care about is the H Cup not so much the Rabo, the Rabo is used more for other things. It's not a blind refusal to accept the truth. International rugby is the current money maker in rugby. How many Rabo matches have you watched yes there are a number of poor games but there are also poor games in the Top 14 in fact the style of many teams in incredibly dull even if they have "the best players in the world" despite no Carter, McCaw, Genia, Folau, O'Driscoll, Healy, Etzebeth, Jones, Jones etc.

Also with the Irish at least people go to matches. Attendance figures aren't that bad considering how it's held and the capacity of stadiums.http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=413

Why will Ireland struggle when Irish players are starting every week. The two 23's from the Rabo with 2 Irish teams had 38 IQ players with two more to become IQ within the next two years.

Anyway really yes the Rabo is not some superior competition but it's growing and it serves it's purpose. What it thankfully doesn't have is people having to constantly going round saying how they have the perfect formula and everything else is horribly inferior an useless. The Top 14 is not perfect.