French Rugby Union Championship 1976/77

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The 1976/77 season was the 78th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 40 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 five groups. The five best-placed teams in each group made it to the knockout round, as did the seven best teams in Division B. This was followed by the sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final, which took place on May 29, 1977 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 USA Perpignan and won the championship title for the sixth time.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16 finals
    • Group 1
    team
    1. RRC Nice
    2. SU Agen
    3. Biarritz Olympique
    4th US Bressane
    5. Stade Aurillacois
    6th Stade Beaumontois
    7th SC Angoulême
    8th. WP Mimizan
    Group 2
    team
    1. AS Béziers
    2. USA Perpignan
    3. La Voulte Sportif
    4th US Salles
    5. CO Le Creusot
    6th Valence Sportif
    7th Section Paloise
    8th. Cahors rugby
    Group 3
    team
    1. RC Narbonne
    2. RC Toulon
    3. CA Bègles
    4th Stade Bagnérais
    5. US Dax
    6th US Carcassonne
    7th Racing Club de France
    8th. FC Saint-Claude
    Group 4
    team
    1. Lourdes FC
    2. CA Brive
    3. Stade Toulousain
    4th SC Graulhet
    5. US Montauban
    6th Stade Rochelais
    7th ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin
    8th. Stade Montois
    Group 5
    team
    1. AS Montferrand
    2. Aviron Bayonnais
    3. US Romans
    4th Stadoceste Tarbais
    5. Stade Montchaninois
    6th Castres Olympique
    7th FC Oloron
    8th. Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR

    From division B:

    1/16 finals

    encounter First leg Return leg total
    AS Béziers - SC Albi 62: 06 43: 09 105: 15
    SC Graulhet - US Dax 07: 03 12:19 19:22
    US Salles - Aviron Bayonnais 14:10 08:25 22:35
    RC Toulon - Stade Montchaninois 30:13 53: 09 83:22
    RRC Nice - SO Chambery 15:15 18:12 33:27
    Stade Toulousain - CA Bègles 13: 04 16: 07 29:11
    Biarritz Olympique - CO Le Creusot 06: 03 35:12 41:15
    CA Brive - AS Mérignac 18: 09 08: 09 26:18
    USA Perpignan - Stade Aurillacois 32: 09 29:10 61:19
    SU Agen - SC Tulle 27:19 12: 06 39:25
    RC Narbonne - FC too 45: 09 48: 09 93:18
    US Bressane - La Voulte Sportif 18:12 03:12 21:24
    US Romans - US Montauban 23: 07 04: 07 27:11
    FC Lourdes - Stade Rodez 40: 00 19:14 59:14
    AS Montferrand - Tyrosse RCS 33:17 34:16 67:33
    Stade Bagnérais - Stadoceste Tarbais 16:12 06: 00 22:12

    Round of 16

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - US Dax 47: 03
    Aviron Bayonnais - RC Toulon 13: 06
    RRC Nice - Stade Toulousain 17: 06
    Biarritz Olympique - CA Brive 19:10
    USA Perpignan - SU Agen 21:10
    RC Narbonne - La Voulte Sportif 17: 07
    US Romans - Lourdes FC 16:10
    AS Montferrand - Stade Bagnérais 33:15

    Quarter finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Aviron Bayonnais 18:16
    RRC Nice - Biarritz Olympique 19:17
    USA Perpignan - RC Narbonne 19: 04
    US Romans - AS Montferrand 16:13

    Semifinals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - RRC Nice 15:10
    USA Perpignan - US Romans 09: 06

    final

    May 29, 1977
    		 AS Béziers 12: 4 USA Perpignan Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 41,821
    Referee: Gilbert Chevrier
    Attempts: Astre (1)
    Elevations: Cabrol (1)
    Penalties: Cabrol (2)
    		 (9: 4)
    Report     		Attempts: Fontana (1)
    Constellations

    AS Béziers:
    Starting grid: Richard Astre , Henri Cabrol , Jack Cantoni , Alain Estève , Michel Fabre , Jean-Louis Martin , Jean-Luc Meiser , Alain Paco , Michel Palmié , Jean-Pierre Pesteil , Jean-Luc Rivallo , Olivier Saïsset , Georges Senal , René Séguier , Armand Vaquerin Substitutes
    : Francis Lugans

    USA Perpignan: Starting
    grid: Yves Ballaneda , Yves Brunet , Patrick David , Claude Fontana , Jean-Pierre Garcia , Roland Genis , Jean-Louis Got , Paul Goze , Jean-François Imbernon , Michel Izquierdo , Richard Lecoq , Jean Lopez , Gérard Mérou , Gérald Porical , Jacques Tisseyre Substitutes
    : Alain Delmas , Paul Foussat , Jean-Pierre Lambert , Richard Masforne

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