French Rugby Union Championship 1977/78

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The 1977/78 season was the 79th 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 20, 1978 in the Parc des Princes in Paris , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . Here, the set AS Béziers against AS Montferrand through and won for the seventh time the championship.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16 finals
    • Group 1
    team
    1. AS Béziers
    2. Lourdes FC
    3. SU Agen
    4th CA Bègles
    5. FC too
    6th Tyrosse RCS
    7th CO Le Creusot
    8th. RC Vichy
    Group 2
    team
    1. RC Toulon
    2. USA Perpignan
    3. CA Brive
    4th Stadoceste Tarbais
    5. US Montauban
    6th CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
    7th AS Mérignac
    8th. SC Albi
    Group 3
    team
    1. RRC Nice
    2. Biarritz Olympique
    3. Stade Toulousain
    4th US Bressane
    5. Stade Aurillacois
    6th Stade Beaumontois
    7th SC Mazamet
    8th. SO Chambery
    Group 4
    team
    1. US Romans
    2. Aviron Bayonnais
    3. SC Graulhet
    4th FC Oloron
    5. Stade Bagnérais
    6th Stade Rochelais
    7th Stade Montchaninois
    8th. Stade Ruthénois
    Group 5
    team
    1. RC Narbonne
    2. AS Montferrand
    3. Valence Sportif
    4th US Dax
    5. SC Tulle
    6th US Carcassonne
    7th La Voulte Sportif
    8th. US Salles

    From division B:

    1/16 finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - US Thuir 29:15
    Oloron FC - US Bressane 19:10
    USA Perpignan - FC too 26: 07
    Biarritz Olympique - Stade Aurillacois 23: 09
    US Romans - Boucau Tarnos Stade 24: 03
    Stade Toulousain - CA Bègles 27:10
    RRC Nice - Saint-Jean-de-Luz OR 22:19
    SC Graulhet - Stade Bagnérais 11:27
    SU Agen - SC Tulle 16:10
    Lourdes FC - Section Paloise 39:10
    Valence Sportif - US Dax 12: 09
    RC Toulon - Stade Montois 22: 07
    AS Montferrand - US Montauban 36:19
    Aviron Bayonnais - Racing Club de France 29: 09
    CA Brive - Stadoceste Tarbais 06: 00
    RC Narbonne - ES Avignon Saint-Saturnin 06: 00

    Round of 16

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - FC Oloron 33:11
    USA Perpignan - Biarritz Olympique 04: 03
    US Romans - Stade Toulousain 06:18
    RRC Nice - Stade Bagnérais 06:22
    SU Agen - Lourdes FC 10:16
    Valence Sportif - RC Toulon 22: 09
    AS Montferrand - Aviron Bayonnais 07: 00
    CA Brive - RC Narbonne 16:28

    Quarter finals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - USA Perpignan 26: 03
    Stade Toulousain - Stade Bagnérais 18:14
    Lourdes FC - Valence Sportif 09:15
    AS Montferrand - RC Narbonne 22:18

    Semifinals

    encounter Result
    AS Béziers - Stade Toulousain 12: 09
    Valence Sportif - AS Montferrand 12:20

    final

    May 20, 1978
    		 AS Béziers 31: 9 AS Montferrand Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 42,004
    Referee: Francis Flingou
    Attempts: Paco (1)
    Martin (1)
    Séguier (1)
    Fabre (1 ) Penalty attempt
    (1)
    Increases: Cabrol (2)
    Cantoni (2)
    Penalty kicks: Cabrol (1)
    		 (10: 0)
    report     		Tries : Molenat (1)
    Raise: Romeu (1)     Dropgoals
    : Droitecourt (1)
    Constellations

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

    AS Montferrand:
    Starting grid: Patrick Boucheix , Henri Bourdillon , Gérard Costes , Jacques Cristina , Jean-Paul Cristina , Michel Droitecourt , André Dubertrand , Jean-Michel Dubertrand , Jacques Fouilhoux , Guy Gasparotto , Jean-Marc Gerbaulet , Yves Lafarge , Michel Luciani , Joël Molenat , Jean-Pierre Romeu Substitutes
    : Jacques Besson , Joseph Bravo , Jacky Brugiroux

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