French Rugby Union Championship 1965/66

The 1965/66 season was the 67th 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, 1966 at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The SU Agen prevailed against the US Dax and won the championship title for the fifth time.

Group stage

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

Group 1 SC Angoulême SU Agen Lyon Olympique Universitaire CA Périgueux US Quillan AS Saint-Junien Stade Toulousain CS Vienne

Group 2 FC too Aviron Bayonnais CA Brive SA Condom CA Lannemezan USA Limoges US Romans RC Vichy

Group 3 Castres Olympique US cognac FC Grenoble Lourdes FC SC Mazamet US Montauban Stade Montois TOEC

Group 4 SO Chambery US Dax Section Paloise USA Perpignan FC Saint-Claude Stade Bordelais Stade Rochelais La Voulte Sportif

Group 5 Cahors rugby SC Graulhet AS Montferrand RC Narbonne Paris Université Club SA Saint-Sever RC Toulon Tyrosse RCS

Group 6 Stade Aurillacois Stade Beaumontois CA Bègles AS Béziers Stade Dijonnais CO Le Creusot Racing Club de France Valence Sportif

Group 7 SC Albi Biarritz Olympique CS Bourgoin-Jallieu US Carmaux RC Chalon US Foix Stadoceste Tarbais SC Tulle

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
SU Agen - RC Chalon	11: 03
Stade Rochelais - US Montauban	06: 03
RC Narbonne - Section Paloise	09: 00
La Voulte Sportif - Paris Université Club	25:11
Racing Club de France - Lyon Olympique Universitaire	09: 08
SC Angoulême - FC too	16: 03
CA Brive - Lourdes FC	06: 00
AS Béziers - Aviron Bayonnais	17:15
US Dax - USA Limoges	16: 03
CA Bègles - CA Périgueux	29: 05
Stadoceste Tarbais - SC Albi	18: 06
TOEC - CA Lannemezan	19: 03
Stade Montois - FC Grenoble	26:16
SC Tulle - Stade Aurillacois	03: 03
SC Graulhet - Stade Beaumontois	06: 06
RC Toulon - Biarritz Olympique	14: 08

Round of 16

encounter	Result
SU Agen - Stade Rochelais	09: 05
RC Narbonne - La Voulte Sportif	12: 08
Racing Club de France - SC Angoulême	15:11
CA Brive - AS Béziers	12: 09
US Dax - CA Bègles	12: 05
Stadoceste Tarbais - TOEC	10: 05
Stade Montois - SC Tulle	16: 00
SC Graulhet - RC Toulon	08: 06

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
SU Agen - RC Narbonne	09: 3
Racing Club de France - CA Brive	12: 9
US Dax - Stadoceste Tarbais	19: 3
Stade Montois - SC Graulhet	03: 6

Semifinals

encounter	Result
SU Agen - Racing Club de France	14: 8
US Dax - SC Graulhet	11: 5

final

May 22, 1966	SU Agen	9: 8	US Dax	Stadium Municipal , Toulouse Spectators: 28,803 Referee: Paul Madelmont
	Attempts: Lasserre (1) Penalty kicks : Dehez (1) Dropgoals : Dehez (1)	(3: 3) report	Tries : Benali (1) Raise: Saubesty (1) Dropgoals: Albaladejo (1)

Constellations

SU Agen: Jean-Louis Dehez , Jacques Fort , Pierre Gruppi , Pierre Lacroix , Marius Lagiewski , Michel Lasserre , Jean-Claude Malbet , Jean-Louis Mazas , Raymond Palladin , Jean-Michel Pechambert , Bernard Pomiès , Jean-Pierre Razat , Michel Sitjar , Serge Viotto , Francesco Zani

US Dax: Pierre Albaladejo , Michel Arrieumerlou , Gilles Benali , Jacques Bénède , Léon Berho , Georges Capdepuy , Marcel Cassiède , Claude Contis , Pierre Darbos , Claude Dourthe , Jean-Claude Labadie , Christian Lasserre , Jean-Michel Lucq , Jean-Claude Sanz , Jacques Saubesty

Web links

• Ligue national rugby