French Rugby Union Championship 1960/61

The 1960/61 season was the 62nd 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 28, 1961 in the Stade Gerland in Lyon , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The AS Béziers prevailed against the US Dax and won the championship title for the first time.

Group stage

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

Group 1 Lourdes FC US Carmaux SU Agen US cognac Stade Nantais Tyrosse RCS CA Brive Racing Club de France

Group 2 Stade Dijonnais Lyon Olympique Universitaire Stade Bordelais Stade Toulousain AS Béziers Stadoceste Tarbais US Foix Aviron Bayonnais

Group 3 RC Narbonne Paris Université Club SA Saint-Sever SC Angoulême US Dax Cahors rugby CA Périgueux TOEC

Group 4 US La Teste Saint-Girons SC Stade Rochelais Stade Hendayais Section Paloise Stade Aurillacois La Voulte Sportif FC too

Group 5 CO Le Creusot Stade Montois USA Perpignan AS Soustons RC Toulon CA Bègles SC Mazamet FC Grenoble

Group 6 US Marmande SC Graulhet US Montauban SC Tulle US Romans AS Montferrand Biarritz Olympique FC Saint-Claude

Group 7 US Bergerac RC Vichy RC Chalon SO Chambery Castres Olympique CS Vienne US Bressane USA Limoges

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
AS Béziers - Stadoceste Tarbais	06: 00
RC Toulon - CA Périgueux	08: 06
RC Vichy - AS Montferrand	10: 03
Lourdes FC - Stade Aurillacois	03: 00
Stade Montois - USA Perpignan	16: 06
FC Grenoble - CS Vienne	14: 03
CA Brive - USA Limoges	16: 05
Cahors Rugby - Saint-Claude FC	00: 00
US Dax - US Romans	09: 03
Stade Bordelais - SU Agen	12:11
Stade Rochelais - Racing Club de France	15: 00
Aviron Bayonnais - SC Graulhet	06: 00
SO Chambéry - US cognac	13: 06
FC Also - SC Tulle	09: 00
SC Mazamet - Stade Toulousain	16: 08
Section Paloise - SC Angoulême	20: 03

Round of 16

encounter	Result
AS Béziers - RC Toulon	14: 0
RC Vichy - Lourdes FC	06: 3
Stade Montois - FC Grenoble	10: 6
CA Brive - Cahors Rugby	08: 3
US Dax - Stade Bordelais	14: 3
Stade Rochelais - Aviron Bayonnais	05: 3
SO Chambéry - FC too	05: 3
SC Mazamet - Section Paloise	08: 3

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
AS Béziers - RC Vichy	12: 3
Stade Montois - CA Brive	12: 6
US Dax - Stade Rochelais	11: 9
SO Chambéry - SC Mazamet	19: 3

Semifinals

encounter	Result
AS Béziers - Stade Montois	12: 6
US Dax - SO Chambery	11: 5

final

May 28, 1961	AS Béziers	6: 3	US Dax	Stade Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 35,000 Referee: Bernard Marie
	Penalty kicks : Dedieu (1) Dropgoals : Danos (1)	(3: 3) report	Penalty kicks: Albaladejo (1)

Constellations

AS Béziers: Louis Angeli , Jean Arnal , Raoul Barrière , Émile Bolzan , Roger Bousquet , Pierre Danos , Paul Dedieu , Jacques Fratangelle , André Gayraud , Francis Mas , Robert Raynal , Lucien Rogé , François Rondi , Jean Salas , Robert Spagnolo

US Dax: Pierre Albaladejo , Raymond Albaladejo , Jean Bachelet , Jacques Bénédé , Léon Berho , André Berilhe , Émile Carrère , Marcel Cassiède , Claude Contis , Claude Darbos , Pierre Darbos , Gaston Dubois , Christian Lasserre , Jean-Claude Lasserre , Jean Othats

Web links

• Ligue national rugby