Challenge Yves du Manoir

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The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a major tournament of the best rugby union teams in France , held from 1932 to 2003. It was named after the international Yves du Manoir , who died in a plane crash in January 1928.

history

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially launched on September 21, 1931 by the Racing Club de France , supported by two other clubs, CA Bègles and AS Montferrandaise . In 1930 twelve clubs decided to leave the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) and to found a rival association, the Union Française de Rugby Amateur (UFRA) , which existed until 1932 . In doing so, they protested against the increasing violence on the field and the creeping professionalism that finally led to the exclusion of France from the Five Nations tournament in 1931 .

Although the Racing Club was not one of these clubs and stayed with the FFR, the board was of the opinion that rugby should be made more attractive. There were special rules for this competition which encouraged an attractive and fast game. For example, there were no set pieces (neither penalties nor raises) to speed up the game.

The participating teams were invited by the Racing Club de France. The competitions in 1932, 1933 and 1952 were held in a round robin system. In the remaining years, a play-off in the knockout system was added after the round robin . The winner of the final won the cup. Besides the regular championship, the Challenge was the most important competition in France.

From 1940 to 1951 the challenge did not take place; during this time the FFR tried to establish the Coupe de France . In 1996, the FFR merged the Challenge with the Coupe de France to form the Trophée Du-Manoir Coupe de France . In 2001 the name changed to Coupe de la Ligue . In 2003, in the last year of its existence, the competition was called Challenge Sud-Radio .

In recent years the challenge had lost more and more of its importance as the best players took part in the more attractive European cup competitions Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup and simply ran out of time next to the championship. Since 2004 the competition has lived on under the name Tournoi National des Ecoles de Rugby , although this is a tournament for players under 15 years of age.

Finals

date master 2nd finalist Result
1932 SU Agen Lyon OU Round robin
1933 Lyon OU SU Agen Round robin
1934 Stade Toulousain
RC Toulon 		- 0-0
1935 USA Perpignan AS Montferrandaise 6-0
1936 Aviron Bayonnais USA Perpignan 9: 3
1937 Biarritz Olympique USA Perpignan 9: 3
1938 AS Montferrandaise USA Perpignan 23:10
1939 Section Paloise RC Toulon 5-0
1952 Section Paloise Racing Club de France Round robin
1953 Lourdes FC Section Paloise 8-0
1954 Lourdes FC RC Toulon 28:12
1955 USA Perpignan SC Mazamet 22:11
1956 Lourdes FC USA Perpignan 3-0
1957 US Dax AS Montferrandaise 6: 6
1958 SC Mazamet Stade Montois 3-0
1959 US Dax Section Paloise 12: 8
1960 Stade Montois AS Béziers 9: 9
1961 Stade Montois AS Béziers 17: 8
1962 Stade Montois Section Paloise 14: 9
1963 SU Agen CA Brive 11: 0
1964 AS Béziers Section Paloise 6: 3
1965 US cognac USA Perpignan 5: 3
1966 Lourdes FC Stade Montois 16: 6
1967 Lourdes FC RC Narbonne 9: 3
1968 RC Narbonne US Dax 14: 6
1969 US Dax FC Grenoble 24:12
1970 RC Toulon SU Agen 25:22
1971 US Dax Stade Toulousain 18: 8
1972 AS Béziers AS Montferrandaise 27: 6
1973 RC Narbonne AS Béziers 13: 6
1974 RC Narbonne CA Brive 19:10
1975 AS Béziers SU Agen 16:12
1976 AS Montferrandaise SC Graulhet 40:12
1977 AS Béziers Lourdes FC 19:18
1978 RC Narbonne AS Béziers 19:19
1979 RC Narbonne AS Montferrandaise 9: 7
1980 Aviron Bayonnais AS Béziers 16:10
1981 Lourdes FC AS Béziers 25:13
1982 US Dax RC Narbonne 22:19
1983 SU Agen RC Toulon 29: 7
1984 RC Narbonne Stade Toulousain 17:13
1985 RRC Nice AS Montferrandaise 21:16
1986 AS Montferrandaise FC Grenoble 22:15
1987 FC Grenoble SU Agen 26: 7
1988 Stade Toulousain US Dax 15:13
1989 RC Narbonne Biarritz Olympique 18:12
1990 RC Narbonne FC Grenoble 24:19
1991 RC Narbonne CA Bègles 24:19
1992 SU Agen RC Narbonne 23:18
1993 Stade Toulousain Castres Olympique 13: 8
1994 USA Perpignan AS Montferrandaise 18: 3
1995 Stade Toulousain CA Bègles 41:20
1996 CA Brive Section Paloise 12: 6
1997 Section Paloise CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 13:11
1998 Stade Toulousain Stade Français 22:15
1999 Stade Français CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 27:19
2000 Biarritz Olympique CA Brive 24:13
2001 AS Montferrandaise FC too 34:24
2002 Atlantique Stade Rochelais Biarritz Olympique 23:19
2003 (March) Atlantique Stade Rochelais CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 22:20
2003 (Nov.) Castres Olympique CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 27:26
  1. ↑ Both teams shared the victory
  2. ↑ Replay, the first game ended 3: 3
  3. ↑ The US Dax won due to the lower average age of the players!
  4. ↑ Stade Montois scored more attempts
  5. ↑ RC Narbonne scored more attempts

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