French Rugby Union Championship 1964/65
The 1964/65 season was the 66th 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 23, 1965 in the Stade Gerland in Lyon , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The SU Agen prevailed against the CA Brive and won the championship title for the fourth time.
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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SU Agen - US cognac | 8: 6 |
USA Limoges - Stade Aurillacois | 3: 0 |
SC Tulle - Racing Club de France | 9: 5 |
CA Bègles - Lourdes FC | 12: | 3
La Voulte Sportif - Aviron Bayonnais | 25: | 6
Stade Rochelais - RC Chalon | 13:12 |
AS Béziers - RC Vichy | 17: | 6
SC Angoulême - AS Montferrand | 6: 0 |
CA Brive - RC Narbonne | 9: 3 |
RC Toulon - US Dax | 11: | 9
SC Graulhet - USA Perpignan | 11: | 8
US Montauban - Biarritz Olympique | 14: | 3
Stade Montois - CS Vienne | 16: | 9
FC Auch - FC Grenoble | 3:12 |
Stadoceste Tarbais - Stade Toulousain | 14: | 6
CA Périgueux - Section Paloise | 11: | 6
FC Grenoble was disqualified because one of its players had previously played rugby league .
Round of 16
encounter | Result |
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SU Agen - USA Limoges | 22: 3 |
SC Tulle - CA Bègles | 9: 8 |
La Voulte Sportif - Stade Rochelais | 6-0 |
AS Béziers - SC Angoulême | 3-0 |
CA Brive - RC Toulon | 8: 3 |
SC Graulhet - US Montauban | 6: 3 |
Stade Montois - FC too | 12: 6 |
Stadoceste Tarbais - CA Périgueux | 30: 6 |
Quarter finals
encounter | Result |
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SU Agen - SC Tulle | 22: 3 |
La Voulte Sportif - AS Béziers | 12: 0 |
CA Brive - SC Graulhet | 5-0 |
Stade Montois - Stadoceste Tarbais | 14: 9 |
Semifinals
encounter | Result |
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SU Agen - La Voulte Sportif | 21:14 |
CA Brive - Stade Montois | 14: | 6
final
May 23, 1965 |
SU Agen | 15: 8 | CA Brive |
Stade Gerland , Lyon Spectators: 28,758 Referee: Bernard Marie |
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Attempts: Razat (1) Sitjar (1) Penalty kicks : Dehez (2) Dropgoals : Dehez (1) |
(3: 5) report |
Tries: Roques (1) Besson (1) Elevations: Villepreux (1) |
- Constellations
SU Agen: Jean-Louis Dehez , Jacques Fort , Pierre Gruppi , Jean-Claude Hiquet , Pierre Lacroix , Jean-Claude Malbet , Marius Lagiewski , Michel Lasserre , Raymond Palladin , Bernard Pomiès , Jean-Pierre Razat , Michel Sitjar , Jean-Claude Soula , Serge Viotto , Francesco Zani
CA Brive: Claude Besson , Pierre Besson , Pierre Bessot , Gérard Burguet , Serge Castiglioni , Jean-Pierre Delfour , Roger Fite , Claude Freyssinet , Marcel Lewin , Michel Marot , Pierre Marsaud , Jean Normand , Marcel Puget , Jean-Claude Roques , Pierre Villepreux