French Rugby Union Championship 1959/60

The 1959/60 season was the 61st 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 seven groups. The four best in each group as well as the four best fifth placed entered the knockout round. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals followed. In the final, which took place on May 22, 1960 at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . Here, the set FC Lourdes against AS Béziers through and won for the seventh time the championship.

Group stage

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

Group A USA Limoges Castres Olympique RC Toulon SC Tulle Racing Club de France US Carmaux Stade Lavelanétien AS Montferrand

Group B Stade Dijonnais Aviron Bayonnais FC Saint-Claude SU Agen Stade Montois Saint-Girons SC Biarritz Olympique Stade Aurillacois

Group C AS Roanne Stade Bordelais US Bressane US cognac Lourdes FC AS Béziers Cahors rugby US Montauban

Group D Stade Nantais Lyon Olympique Universitaire AS Soustons TOEC La Voulte Sportif CS Vienne SC Angoulême SC Graulhet

Group E Stade Niortais US Foix Tyrosse RCS Stade Rochelais SC Mazamet USA Perpignan Stade Toulousain RC Vichy

Group F. RC Chalon FC Grenoble Stade Hendayais SO Chambery Stadoceste Tarbais Boucau Tarnos Stade US Romans US Dax

Group G CA Périgueux SA Saint-Sever RC Narbonne Paris Université Club CA Bègles Section Paloise CA Brive FC too

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
Lourdes FC - TOEC	14: 6
Cahors Rugby - USA Limoges	14: 3
SO Chambéry - La Voulte Sportif	06: 3
SC Tulle - SC Angoulême	11: 3
US Dax - Stade Toulousain	08-0
Tyrosse RCS - AS Montferrand	08: 6
RC Vichy - Aviron Bayonnais	16: 3
SC Mazamet - RC Toulon	09: 3
AS Béziers - FC too	18: 0
US Foix - CA Périgueux	09-0
Stade Montois - Stade Hendayais	15: 3
Stadoceste Tarbais - CS Vienne	06: 3
Section Paloise - Racing Club de France	14: 6
Stade Aurillacois - Biarritz Olympique	09: 5
SC Graulhet - US cognac	08: 3
CA Brive - FC Grenoble	21: 5

Round of 16

encounter	Result
Lourdes FC - Cahors Rugby	10: 3
SO Chambéry - SC Tulle	09: 3
US Dax - Tyrosse RCS	11: 3
RC Vichy - SC Mazamet	08: 6
AS Béziers - US Foix	06: 3
Stade Montois - Stadoceste Tarbais	14: 3
Section Paloise - Stade Aurillacois	08: 6
SC Graulhet - CA Brive	09: 6

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
Lourdes FC - SO Chambery	15: 03
US Dax - RC Vichy	12: 05
AS Béziers - Stade Montois	19:16
Section Paloise - SC Graulhet	12: 06

Semifinals

encounter	Result
Lourdes FC - US Dax	13: 8
AS Béziers - Section Paloise	03: 3

final

May 22, 1960	Lourdes FC	14: 11	AS Béziers	Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 37,200 Referee: Louis Parrot
	Attempts: Faur (1) Crauste (1) Elevations: Labazuy (1) Penalty Kicks : Labazuy (2)	(9: 3) Report	Attempts: Raynal (1) Elevations: Danos (1) Penalty kicks : Danos (2)

Constellations

Lourdes FC: Guy Calvo , Roland Crancée , Michel Crauste , Pierre Deslus , Henri Domec , Pierre Faur , Louis Guinle , Antoine Labazuy , André Laffont , Thomas Manterola , Arnaud Marquesuzaa , Roger Martine , Jean-Louis Taillantou , Pierre Tarricq , François Vallée

AS Béziers: Jean Arnal , Raoul Barrière , Yvan Boggiano , Émile Bolzan , Pierre Danos , Paul Dedieu , Jacques Fratangelle , André Gayraud , Roger Gensane , Francis Mas , Pierre Mercier , Robert Raynal , Lucien Rogé , François Rondi , Robert Spagnolo

Web links

• Ligue national rugby