French Rugby Union Championship 1974/75

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The 1974/75 season was the 76th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 64 teams in the top division for the last time (today's top 14 ). In the following season, the field of participants was reduced to 40 teams.

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 into the knockout round. Sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals followed. In the final, which took place on May 18, 1975 in the Parc des Princes in Paris , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . The AS Béziers prevailed against the CA Brive and won the championship title for the fifth time.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16 finals
  • Group 1
    team
    1. AS Béziers
    2. RC Toulon
    3. Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR
    4th Saint-Girons SC
    5. SO Chambery
    6th Castres Olympique
    7th Cahors rugby
    8th. UA Gaillac
    Group 2
    team
    1. RC Narbonne
    2. Racing Club de France
    3. Lourdes FC
    4th Valence Sportif
    5. US Montauban
    6th CO Le Creusot
    7th AS Saint-Médard
    8th. FC Grenoble
    Group 3
    team
    1. CA Brive
    2. CA Bègles
    3. RC Vichy
    4th Stade Montois
    5. US Marmande
    6th FC too
    7th SC Mazamet
    8th. RC Dijon
    Group 4
    team
    1. AS Montferrand
    2. Section Paloise
    3. US Bressane
    4th Stade Lavelanétien
    5. FC Oloron
    6th SC Angoulême
    7th Tyrosse RCS
    8th. Stade Bordelais
    Group 5
    team
    1. RRC Nice
    2. Lyon Olympique Universitaire
    3. Stade Bagnérais
    4th ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin
    5. Biarritz Olympique
    6th SC Graulhet
    7th US Carmaux
    8th. RC Châteaurenard
    Group 6
    team
    1. Stadoceste Tarbais
    2. Stade Aurillacois
    3. Aviron Bayonnais
    4th Stade Montchaninois
    5. CA Périgueux
    6th FC Saint-Claude
    7th SC Albi
    8th. US Oyonnax
    Group 7
    team
    1. La Voulte Sportif
    2. USA Perpignan
    3. AS Mérignac
    4th Stade Rochelais
    5. CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
    6th Stade Beaumontois
    7th US Bergerac
    8th. US Salles
    Group 8
    team
    1. SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne
    2. US Dax
    3. Stade Toulousain
    4th US Romans
    5. SC Tulle
    6th Boucau Tarnos Stade
    7th CA Castelsarrasin
    8th. US Quillan

    1/16 finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Saint-Girons SC 25: 06
    RC Toulon - Stade Toulousain 16: 09
    Stadoceste Tarbais - US Romans 19:15
    Section Paloise - Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR 20: 04
    AS Montferrand - Stade Rochelais 14: 06
    Racing Club de France - Stade Montois 40: 00
    RRC Nice - ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin 06:15
    Stade Aurillacois - Aviron Bayonnais 20: 06
    CA Brive - Stade Montchaninois 04: 00
    CA Bègles - Stade Bagnérais 03: 09
    La Voulte Sportif - Lourdes FC 10:19
    US Dax - US Bressane 10: 06
    RC Narbonne - Stade Lavelanétien 09: 03
    Lyon Olympique Universitaire - Valence Sportif 21: 04
    SU Agen - RC Vichy 17: 09
    USA Perpignan - AS Mérignac 19: 00

    Round of 16

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - RC Toulon 13: 07
    Stadoceste Tarbais - Section Paloise 11: 03
    AS Montferrand - Racing Club de France 04: 07
    ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin - Stade Aurillacois 06: 00
    CA Brive - Stade Bagnérais 35:13
    Lourdes FC - US Dax 35:13
    RC Narbonne - Lyon Olympique Universitaire 14: 09
    SU Agen - USA Perpignan 14: 09

    Quarter finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Stadoceste Tarbais 19: 04
    Racing Club de France - ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin 18: 07
    CA Brive - US Dax 14: 09
    RC Narbonne - SU Agen 09: 06

    Semifinals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Racing Club de France 16: 03
    CA Brive - RC Narbonne 20:13

    final

    May 18, 1975
    AS Béziers 13:12 CA Brive Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 39,991
    Referee: Jacques Saint-Guilhem
    Attempts: Séguier (1)
    Penalty kicks: Cabrol (3)
    (6: 3)
    Report
    Attempts: Pebeyre (1)
    Elevations: Puidebois (1)
    Penalty kicks : Puidebois (2)
    Constellations

    AS Béziers: Starting
    grid: Richard Astre , Henri Cabrol , Jack Cantoni , Claude Casamidjana , Gabriel Cosentino , Alain Estève , Alain Paco , Michel Palmié , Jean-Pierre Pesteil , Christian Prax , Gérard Rousset , Olivier Saïsset , René Séguier , Georges Senal , Armand Vaquerin
    Substitute: Gérard Lavagne

    CA Brive:
    Starting grid: Christian Badin , Jacques Coq , Jean-Pierre Dales , Roger Fite , Jean-Jacques Gourdy , Jean-Luc Joinel , Patrick Louchart , Gérard Magnac , Alain Marot , Serge Pasquier , Michel Pebeyre , Jean-Pierre Puidebois , Jean -Claude Roques , Jean-Claude Rossignol , Michel Yachvili Substitutes
    : Pierre Balineau , Frédéric Desnoyer

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