French Rugby Union Championship 1963/64

The 1963/64 season was the 65th 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 24, 1964 at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . Here sat section paloise against AS Béziers through and won for the third time the championship.

Group stage

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

Group 1 US cognac CA Lannemezan USA Limoges US Marmande SC Mazamet Stade Bordelais Stade Montois SC Tulle

Group 2 SC Angoulême FC too Biarritz Olympique Castres Olympique US Dax GS Figeac SC Graulhet US Montauban

Group 3 SU Agen Stade Dijonnais US Foix Lourdes FC Section Paloise Saint-Girons SC RC Toulon CS Vienne

Group 4 Stade Aurillacois CA Brive US Carmaux FC Grenoble CO Le Creusot Lyon Olympique Universitaire US Romans RC Vichy

Group 5 AS Béziers RC Narbonne CA Périgueux USA Perpignan Paris Université Club SA Saint-Sever Stadoceste Tarbais Tyrosse RCS

Group 6 Aviron Bayonnais CA Bègles Cahors rugby La Voulte Sportif FC Saint-Claude AS Saint-Junien Stade Rochelais Stade Toulousain

Group 7 SC Albi RC Chalon SO Chambery Stade Langonnais AS Montferrand Racing Club de France TOEC Valence Sportif

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
Section Paloise - CA Brive	09: 6
RC Chalon - SC Mazamet	03-0
Aviron Bayonnais - US Montauban	08: 6
Racing Club de France - Castres Olympique	05-0
RC Narbonne - FC Grenoble	11: 3
Stade Montois - CA Lannemezan	05-0
AS Montferrand - La Voulte Sportif	05: 3
US Cognac - RC Toulon	03-0
AS Béziers - SA Saint-Sever	17: 6
Stade Aurillacois - Valence Sportif	09: 6
US Dax - Stade Rochelais	14: 0
SC Graulhet - CA Bègles	11: 9
Stadoceste Tarbais - CS Vienne	11: 0
SC Tulle - US Romans	06-0
SU Agen - SC Angoulême	08: 6
Lourdes FC - Cahors Rugby	13: 5

Round of 16

encounter	Result
Section Paloise - RC Chalon	03-0
Aviron Bayonnais - Racing Club de France	03: 3
RC Narbonne - Stade Montois	13: 6
AS Montferrand - US cognac	16: 6
AS Béziers - Stade Aurillacois	17: 6
US Dax - SC Graulhet	05-0
Stadoceste Tarbais - SC Tulle	12: 6
SU Agen - Lourdes FC	19: 8

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
Section Paloise - Aviron Bayonnais	11: 6
RC Narbonne - AS Montferrand	11: 0
AS Béziers - US Dax	08: 3
Stadoceste Tarbais - SU Agen	06-0

Semifinals

encounter	Result
Section Paloise - RC Narbonne	8: 3
AS Béziers - Stadoceste Tarbais	3-0

final

May 24, 1964	Section Paloise	14: 0	AS Béziers	Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 27,797 Referee: Robert Calmet
	Attempts: Capdouze (2) Elevations: Toyos (1) Penalty Kicks : Toyos (1) Dropgoals : Capdouze (1)	(6: 0) report

Constellations

Paloise Section: André Abadie , Jean Capdouze , Henri Cazabat , Jacques Clavé , Jean-Baptiste Doumecq , Jacques Dulucq , Marc Etcheverry , Roger Lhande , François Moncla , Jean Piqué , Christian Rouch , Eugène Ruiz , Jean-Pierre Saux , Robert Toyos , Bernard vignette

AS Béziers: Jean Barrière , Michel Bernatas , Émile Bolzan , Gérard Bonneric , Roger Bousquet , Pierre Danos , Paul Dedieu , Jacques Fratangelle , Louis Gagnière , Roger Gensane , Clément Grau , Claude Malet , Paul Ribot , Jean Salas , Claude Vidal

Web links

• Ligue national rugby