French Rugby Union Championship 1970/71

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The 1970/71 season was the 72nd edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 64 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 eight groups. The top four in each group made it to the knockout round. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals followed. In the final, which took place on May 16, 1971 in Parc Lescure in Bordeaux , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The AS Béziers prevailed against the RC Toulon and won the championship title for the second time.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16 finals
    • Group 1
    team
    1. La Voulte Sportif
    2. RC Toulon
    3. Stade Aurillacois
    4th US Romans
    5. SC Angoulême
    6th Racing Club de France
    7th US Oyonnax
    8th. Lombez Samatan Club
    Group 2
    team
    1. Stade Bagnérais
    2. US Dax
    3. Tyrosse RCS
    4th AS Montferrand
    5. RC Vichy
    6th US Bressane
    7th TOEC
    8th. Lyon Olympique Universitaire
    Group 3
    team
    1. CA Bègles
    2. SU Agen
    3. Stade Beaumontois
    4th Stade Montois
    5. FC Oloron
    6th FC Saint-Claude
    7th CA Sarlat
    8th. Cahors rugby
    Group 4
    team
    1. Stadoceste Tarbais
    2. FC Grenoble
    3. Biarritz Olympique
    4th Stade Poitevin
    5. US Quillan
    6th SA Mauléon
    7th SC Tulle
    8th. Paris Université Club
    Group 5
    team
    1. Stade Toulousain
    2. Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR
    3. US cognac
    4th CA Périgueux
    5. SO Chambery
    6th Stade Montchaninois
    7th Stade Lavelanétien
    8th. CA Lannemezan
    Group 6
    team
    1. AS Béziers
    2. Section Paloise
    3. Stade Dijonnais
    4th Stade Rochelais
    5. Valence Sportif
    6th Saint-Girons SC
    7th UA Gaillac
    8th. US Bergerac
    Group 7
    team
    1. CA Brive
    2. Castres Olympique
    3. SC Graulhet
    4th Lourdes FC
    5. Boucau Tarnos Stade
    6th US Fumel Libos
    7th SA Condom
    8th. US Carmaux
    Group 8
    team
    1. RC Narbonne
    2. US Montauban
    3. Aviron Bayonnais
    4th ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin
    5. FC too
    6th USA Perpignan
    7th Stade Ruthénois
    8th. CS Vienne

    1/16 finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Poitevin Stadium 19: 00
    Stade Dijonnais - Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR 08: 03
    Stade Bagnérais - Lourdes FC 18: 09
    Section Paloise - Biarritz Olympique 11: 06
    Stade Montois - Stadoceste Tarbais 30:19
    Castres Olympique - Stade Beaumontois 12: 03
    SU Agen - Stade Aurillacois 06: 03
    La Voulte Sportif - ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin 14: 03
    CA Brive - Stade Rochelais 14: 06
    Tyrosse RCS - Aviron Bayonnais 11: 08
    CA Bègles - AS Montferrand 12: 08
    US Dax - US cognac 03: 00
    RC Narbonne - CA Périgueux 27: 06
    RC Toulon - SC Graulhet 08: 00
    Stade Toulousain - US Romans 26: 06
    US Montauban - FC Grenoble 12: 08

    Round of 16

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Stade Dijonnais 11: 00
    Stade Bagnérais - Section Paloise 08: 05
    Stade Montois - Castres Olympique 06: 05
    SU Agen - La Voulte Sportif 17: 09
    CA Brive - Tyrosse RCS 11: 00
    CA Bègles - US Dax 00:10
    RC Narbonne - RC Toulon 06:14
    Stade Toulousain - US Montauban 20:12

    Quarter finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Stade Bagnérais 32: 09
    Stade Montois - SU Agen 06:14
    CA Brive - US Dax 12: 09
    RC Toulon - Stade Toulousain 08: 00

    Semifinals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - SU Agen 20: 9
    CA Brive - RC Toulon 03: 6

    final

    May 16, 1971
    		 AS Béziers 15: 9 a.d. RC Toulon Parc Lescure , Bordeaux
    Spectators: 25,737
    Referee: Michel Dubernet
    Attempts: Séguier (2)
    Penalty kicks: Cabrol (2)
    Dropgoals: Astre (1)     		(6: 6, 9: 9)
    Report     		Penalty Kicks : Labor (3)
    Constellations

    AS Béziers: Richard Astre , Yvan Buonomo , Henri Cabrol , Jack Cantoni , Alain Estève , Jean-Pierre Hortoland , Gérard Lavagne , André Lubrano , Joseph Navarro , Christian Pesteil , Olivier Saïsset , Jean Sarda , Georges Senal , René Séguier , Armand Vaquerin

    RC Toulon: Jean-Claude Ballatore , Paul Bos , Jean-Pierre Carreras , Christian Carrère , Gilles Delaigue , Roger Fabien , Bernard Giabbiconi , Arnaldo Gruarin , Daniel Hache , Louis Irastorza , André Herrero , Daniel Herrero , Bernard Laboure , Michel Sappa , Noêl Vadella

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