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 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 |
1/16 finals
encounter | Result |
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Section Paloise - CA Brive | 9: 6 |
RC Chalon - SC Mazamet | 3-0 |
Aviron Bayonnais - US Montauban | 8: 6 |
Racing Club de France - Castres Olympique | 5-0 |
RC Narbonne - FC Grenoble | 11: 3 |
Stade Montois - CA Lannemezan | 5-0 |
AS Montferrand - La Voulte Sportif | 5: 3 |
US Cognac - RC Toulon | 3-0 |
AS Béziers - SA Saint-Sever | 17: 6 |
Stade Aurillacois - Valence Sportif | 9: 6 |
US Dax - Stade Rochelais | 14: 0 |
SC Graulhet - CA Bègles | 11: 9 |
Stadoceste Tarbais - CS Vienne | 11: 0 |
SC Tulle - US Romans | 6-0 |
SU Agen - SC Angoulême | 8: 6 |
Lourdes FC - Cahors Rugby | 13: 5 |
Round of 16
encounter | Result |
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Section Paloise - RC Chalon | 3-0 |
Aviron Bayonnais - Racing Club de France | 3: 3 |
RC Narbonne - Stade Montois | 13: 6 |
AS Montferrand - US cognac | 16: 6 |
AS Béziers - Stade Aurillacois | 17: 6 |
US Dax - SC Graulhet | 5-0 |
Stadoceste Tarbais - SC Tulle | 12: 6 |
SU Agen - Lourdes FC | 19: 8 |
Quarter finals
encounter | Result |
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Section Paloise - Aviron Bayonnais | 11: 6 |
RC Narbonne - AS Montferrand | 11: 0 |
AS Béziers - US Dax | 8: 3 |
Stadoceste Tarbais - SU Agen | 6-0 |
Semifinals
encounter | Result |
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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 |
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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