French Rugby Union Championship 1956/57

The 1956/57 season was the 58th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 56 teams in the top division (today's top 14 ).

The championship was divided into two phases. It began with the group stage, in which eight teams played against each other in six groups. The five best in each group and the two best sixth-placed made it into the knockout round. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals followed. In the final, which took place on May 26, 1957 in the Stade Gerland in Lyon , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The FC Lourdes prevailed against the Racing Club de France and won the championship title for the fifth time.

Group stage

Teams are in alphabetical order, those in bold qualify for the 1/16 finals.

Group A Cahors rugby FC Grenoble Lourdes FC SC Mazamet US Montélimar US Orthez AS Roanne RC Toulon

Group B CA Bègles US cognac US Dax Aviron Bayonnais La Voulte Sportif AS Montferrand Stade Rochelais RC Vichy

Group C Castres Olympique SC Graulhet Lyon Olympique Universitaire US Montauban Paris Université Club CA Périgueux Saint-Girons SC Stade Toulousain

Group D SU Agen SC Angoulême FC too US Carmaux SO Chambery RC Narbonne Stade Niortais Section Paloise

Group E SC Albi US Bergerac AS Béziers Biarritz Olympique USA Perpignan US Romans AS Soustons SC Tulle

Group F. Stade Aurillacois Stade Lavelanétien Stade Montois Racing Club de France Stadoceste Tarbais TOEC Tyrosse RCS CS Vienne

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
Lourdes FC - La Voulte Sportif	31:13
FC Auch - Stadoceste Tarbais	12: 06
AS Béziers - SC Tulle	08: 06
Stade Montois - US Carmaux	08: 03
Stade Toulousain - Section Paloise	03: 00
FC Grenoble - Biarritz Olympique	03: 00
US Dax - RC Narbonne	11: 03
Saint-Girons SC - SC Angoulême	08: 06
Racing Club de France - SU Agen	19: 03
US Romans - US Cognac	03: 00
Aviron Bayonnais - RC Vichy	29: 03
AS Montferrand - SC Mazamet	06: 00
SC Graulhet - Stade Aurillacois	16: 00
CS Vienne - Castres Olympique	05: 03
USA Perpignan - RC Toulon	08: 03
Cahors Rugby - US Montauban	16: 06

Round of 16

encounter	Result
FC Lourdes - FC too	19: 3
AS Béziers - Stade Montois	14: 6
Stade Toulousain - FC Grenoble	09: 5
US Dax - Saint-Girons SC	08: 3
Racing Club de France - US Romans	06: 3
Aviron Bayonnais - AS Montferrand	10-0
SC Graulhet - CS Vienne	12: 3
USA Perpignan - Cahors Rugby	06: 5

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
FC Lourdes - AS Beziers	08: 6
Stade Toulousain - US Dax	06: 3
Racing Club de France - Aviron Bayonnais	14: 3
SC Graulhet - USA Perpignan	14: 3

Semifinals

encounter	Result
FC Lourdes - Stade Toulousain	9-0
Racing Club de France - SC Graulhet	6: 6

final

May 26, 1957	Lourdes FC	16: 13	Racing Club de France	Stade Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 30,000 Referee: Charles Durand
	Tries : Barthe (1) Domec (1) Rancoule (2) Elevations: Lacaze (1) Labazuy (1)	(8: 0) report	Attempts: Gri (1) Vannier (1) Elevations: Vannier (2)

Constellations

Lourdes FC: Jean Barthe , Pierre Deslus , Henri Domec , Louis Guinle , Antoine Labazuy , François Labazuy , André Laffont , Pierre Lacaze , Thomas Manterola , Roger Martine , Jean Prat , Maurice Prat , Henri Rancoule , Jean-Louis Taillantou , Pierre Tarricq

Racing Club de France: Claude Bourbié , Jacques Brun , Alain Chappuis , Pierre Chaubet , Pierre Conquet , Michel Crauste , Gérard Dufau , Michel Gri , Serge Grousset , Jacques Labèque , Arnaud Marquesuzaa , François Moncla , Marc Paillassa , Michel Vannier , Christian Vignes

Web links

• Ligue national rugby