tˈuː tˈiːmz wɜː ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð nˈuːli pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd tˈuːlɑːn, hˌuː hæd ˈiːzili ðə pˈʊɹɹɪst ɹˈɛkɚd ɪn tˈɑːp fˈoːɹtiːn wɪð dʒˈʌst θɹˈiː wˈɪnz fɹʌm twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɡˈeɪmz, bˌiːɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst tə ɡˌoʊ dˈaʊn, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ pˈaʊ hˌuː wɜː mˈʌtʃ mˈoːɹ kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv bˌʌt nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt ɡˈʊd ɪnˈʌf tə stˈeɪ ˈʌp, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ θɹˈiː pˈɔɪnts fɹʌm sˈeɪfti.
Two teams were relegated with newly promoted Toulon, who had easily the poorest record in top 14 with just 3 wins from 26 games, being the first to go down, followed by Pau who were much more competitive but not quite good enough to stay up, finishing 3 points from safety.