French Rugby Union Championship 1966/67

The 1966/67 season was the 68th 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, 1967 in Parc Lescure in Bordeaux , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The US Montauban prevailed against the CA Bègles and won the only championship title in the club's history.

Group stage

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

Group 1 SU Agen CA Bègles Lyon Olympique Universitaire Lourdes FC AS Montferrand Stade Rochelais Tyrosse RCS Valence Sportif

Group 2 SC Angoulême US Dax CA Lannemezan USA Limoges SC Mazamet USA Perpignan RC Toulon RC Vichy

Group 3 SC Albi Stade Aurillacois Stade Beaumontois AS Béziers US cognac SC Graulhet AS Saint-Junien Stade Bordelais

Group 4 FC too CS Bourgoin-Jallieu RC Chalon La Voulte Sportif Section Paloise Racing Club de France FC Saint-Claude CS Vienne

Group 5 CA Brive US Carmaux US Foix CA Périgueux Paris Université Club US Quillan Stade Toulousain SC Tulle

Group 6 SO Chambery Castres Olympique Stade Dijonnais FC Grenoble US Montauban Stade Montluçonnais RC Narbonne TOEC

Group 7 Aviron Bayonnais Biarritz Olympique US Bressane Cahors rugby US Romans SA Saint-Sever Stade Montois Stadoceste Tarbais

1/16 finals

encounter	Result
CA Brive - SC Tulle	12: 08
RC Toulon - Racing Club de France	09: 06
US Montauban - US Romans	09: 08
US Quillan - Aviron Bayonnais	06: 05
Stade Montois - Valence Sportif	15: 09
CA Périgueux - Section Paloise	06: 03
SC Graulhet - TOEC	11: 00
La Voulte Sportif - AS Saint-Junien	09: 03
CA Bègles - US cognac	06: 00
SU Agen - RC Vichy	06: 03
SC Angoulême - FC too	06: 03
Stade Toulousain - Tyrosse RCS	13: 00
US Dax - Stadoceste Tarbais	09: 03
RC Narbonne - FC Grenoble	21:10
Lourdes FC - USA Perpignan	30: 03
AS Béziers - Stade Dijonnais	03: 00

Round of 16

encounter	Result
CA Brive - RC Toulon	06: 3
US Montauban - US Quillan	19: 3
Stade Montois - CA Périgueux	14: 9
SC Graulhet - La Voulte Sportif	16: 9
CA Bègles - SU Agen	09: 6
SC Angoulême - Stade Toulousain	03: 3
US Dax - RC Narbonne	14: 6
FC Lourdes - AS Beziers	14: 0

Quarter finals

encounter	Result
CA Brive - US Montauban	00: 03
Stade Montois - SC Graulhet	03: 09
CA Bègles - SC Angoulême	09: 03
US Dax - Lourdes FC	22:11

Semifinals

encounter	Result
US Montauban - SC Graulhet	03: 9
CA Bègle - US Dax	08: 3

final

May 28, 1967	US Montauban	11: 3	CA Bègles	Parc Lescure , Bordeaux Spectators: 32,115 Referee: Georges Domercq
	Tries : Londios (2) Bourgade (1) Increases: Bourgade (1)	(3: 0) report	Attempts: Swierczinski (1)

Constellations

US Montauban: Louis Blanc , Francis Bourgade , Jean-Michel Cabanier , Bernard Cardebat , Gaston Carrie , Gérard David , Jean Daynes , Jacques Delcros , Jacques Londios , Jean-Pierre Malavelle , Arnaud Marquesuzaa , Moïse Maurière , André Piazza , Jean-Claude Sahuc , Jean Sirac

CA Bègles: Alain Bergèse , Alain Besson , Michel Boucherie , Gino Caron , Jacques Cazaban , Jacques Crampagne , Lucien Denjean , Michel Discazeaux , Daniel Dubois , François Morlaes , Antoine Savio , Max Semont , Georges Soleil , Christian Swierczinski , Jean Trillo

Web links

• Ligue national rugby