French Rugby Union Championship 1992/93

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The 1992/93 season was the 94th edition of the French Rugby Union Championship. It comprised 32 teams in the top division (today's top 14 ).

The championship was divided into three phases. It began with the qualifying round, in which eight teams played against each other in four groups. The four best placed in both groups advanced to the next round. The 16 remaining teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, the two best placed teams in these groups qualified for the quarter-finals. In the final, which took place on June 5, 1993 in the Parc des Princes in Paris , the two semi-final winners met and played for the Bouclier de Brennus . Castres Olympique prevailed against FC Grenoble and won the championship title for the third time.

First round

  • Qualification for the second round
    • Group 1
    team
    1. RC Toulon
    2. CA Bègles-Bordeaux
    3. Stade Toulousain
    4th US Dax
    5. FC too
    6th SC Graulhet
    7th RRC Nice
    8th. RC Chalon
    Group 2
    team
    1. SU Agen
    2. Stadoceste Tarbais
    3. AS Béziers
    4th Biarritz Olympique
    5. RC Nîmes
    6th FCS Rumilly
    7th Stade Bordelais
    8th. Tyrosse RCS
    Group 3
    team
    1. RC Narbonne
    2. FC Grenoble
    3. Section Paloise
    4th AS Montferrand
    5. Aviron Bayonnais
    6th Racing Club de France
    7th CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
    8th. US cognac
    Group 4
    team
    1. USA Perpignan
    2. Castres Olympique
    3. CA Brive
    4th US Colomiers
    5. Stade Montois
    6th Montpellier RC
    7th CO Le Creusot
    8th. Avenir Valencien

    Second round

  • Qualification for quarter finals
    • Group 1
    team
    1. USA Perpignan
    2. CA Brive
    3. US Colomiers
    4th Biarritz Olympique
    Group 2
    team
    1. RC Toulon
    2. Stade Toulousain
    3. CA Bègles-Bordeaux
    4th AS Montferrand
    Group 3
    team
    1. FC Grenoble
    2. RC Narbonne
    3. AS Béziers
    4th Section Paloise
    Group 4
    team
    1. SU Agen
    2. Castres Olympique
    3. Stadoceste Tarbais
    4th US Dax

    Quarter finals

    encounter Result
    SU Agen - CA Brive 33:16
    FC Grenoble - Stade Toulousain 19:17
    RC Toulon - USA Perpignan 10: 09
    Castres Olympique - RC Narbonne 71:54 *

    * Overall result from two games (38:33 and 33:21); the first game was repeated after a complaint from RC Narbonne.

    Semifinals

    encounter Result
    Grenoble FC - SU Agen 21:15
    Castres Olympique - RC Toulon 17:16

    final

    5th June 1993
    		 Castres Olympique 14: 11 FC Grenoble Parc des Princes , Paris
    Spectators: 45,658
    Referee: Daniel Salles
    Attempts: Whetton (1)
    Penalty kicks: Labit (2)
    Dropgoals: Rui (1)     		(3: 5)
    report     		Attempts: Vélo (1)
    Penalty kicks: Savy (1)
    Hueber (1)
    Constellations

    Castres Olympique:
    Starting grid: Jean-Bernard Bergès , Thierry Bourdet , Alain Carminati , Nicolas Combes , José Díaz , Laurent Labit , Thierry Lafforgue , Christophe Lucquiaud , Adrian Lungu , Gilbert Pages , Francis Rui , Cédric Tonini , Laurent Toussaint , Christophe Urios , Gary Whetton
    substitutes: Christian Batut , Maurice Bille , Éric Minniti , Philippe Oms , Jean-Philippe Swiadeck , Jean-Luc Vidal

    Grenoble FC: Starting
    line-up: Brice Bardou , Olivier Brouzet , Franck Capdeville , Hervé Chaffardon , Éric Ferruit , Patrick Goirand , Grégory Kacala , Djoni Mandic , Dominique Mazille , Philippe Meunier , Olivier Merle , Cyril Savy , Willy Taofifénua , Philippe Tapié , substitute Frédéric
    : Arnaud Bazin , Gilbert Brunat , Xavier Cambres , Franck Hueber , Martial Servantes , Patrice Vacchino

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