1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

Titre:Championnat de France de rugby 1895–1896
Countries: France
Champions:Olympique
Runnersup:Stade Français
Prevseason:1894–95
Nextseason:1896–97

The 1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Olympique that defeated Stade Français in the final.

The tournament was played by five clubs from Paris: Racing, Stade français, Cosmopolitan Club, Olympique et Union Sportive de l'Est. The final pits the top two in the pool that had finished tied with six points.

Final

TeamsOlympiqueStade Français
Score12 – 0 (0–0)
Date5 April 1896
Venue
RefereePaul Lejeune
Line-up
OlympiqueThierry Martel de Janville, Arnold Bideleux, Thomas Fuller Potter, Hirtz, Loubery, A. Martel de Janville, J.S. Poutney, Adolphe de Longchamps, Jean-Guy Gautier, Carcy, Alexandre Sienkiewicz, J. Mathoux, Jean-Baptiste Charcot,[1] M. de Longchamps, Charles Thorndike
Stade Français Da Silva de Paranhos, Frédéric Vernazza, Bernard Zurlo, René Ellenberger, Henri Amand, Billings, W. Hadley, Paul Dumaine, Louis Dedet, René Mielvacque, Charles Trupel, Rozet, Joseph Olivier, P. Laguiller, R. Lefebvre
Scorers
Olympique2 tries et 1 tenu en pen. Carcy
2 conversion de Thomas Fuller Potter[2]
Stade Français

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jean-Baptiste Charcot sur www.finalesrugby.com . 2012-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926235610/http://www.finalesrugby.com/joueur.asp?idJoueur=461 . 2015-09-26 . dead .
  2. Il fut par la suite arbitre.