1929–30 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

Titre:	1929–30 French Rugby Championship
Organisateur:	FFR
Nombre D'éditions:	34
Countries:	France
Participants:	40 teams
Champions:	Agen'
Runnersup:	Quillan
Prevseason:	1928–29

The 1929−30 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Agen that defeated the Quillan in the final.

The Championship was contested by 40 clubs divided into 8 pools of five.

Some team were qualified for their results in regional championship: CASG (2nd in Paris), Libourne (4th en Côte d'Argent), FC Lyon (4th en Lyonnais) and CS Oyonnax (5th du Lyonnais).

Five new clubs was promoted in the "Excellence" : Hendaye, Lyon OU, Oyonnax, Roanne (champion Honneur 1929) and Soustons.

They replace Stade Bagnères, Dax. Mazamet, Montauban and Racing.

First round

In Bold the qualified teams:

• Pool A
  Hendaye, Lézignan, Limoges, Lourdes , Lyon OU
• Pool B
  AS Bayonne, Carcassonne, CASG, Cognac , Pamiers
• Pool C
  Biarritz , Quillan , St Girons, Vienne, Fumel
• Pool D
  Agen , Libourne, Montferrand , US Perpignan , Soustons
• Pool E
  Aviron bayonnais, SBUC, Grenoble, Narbonne, Toulouse Olymp.EC
• Pool F
  Bordeaux, Le Boucau, Arlequins Perpignan , Roanne, Stadoceste
• gruppo G:
  Albi, Bègles , Béziers , FC Lyon, Pau
• gruppo H:
  Stade Français , Oyonnax, Périgueux, Tolone, Toulouse

Second round

In Bold the qualified teams:

• Carcassonne , Touloun, Fumel
• Narbonne, Stadoceste, Toulouse
• Lézignan, Pau, Perpignan
• Lourdes, Montferrand, Stade Français
• Cognac, Quillan, Toulouse OEC
• Bègles, Biarritz, Grenoble
• Béziers, SA Bordeaux, US Perpignan
• Agen, Limoges, Pamiers

Quarterfinals

(le 13 April 1930)

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width=90 April 1930 width=170 Pau width=20 - width=170 Stade Français width=50 5–3 width=200 Clermont-Ferrand width=90 April 1930 width=170 Carcassonne width=20 - width=170 Biarritz width=50 18–3 width=200 Tarbes width=90 April 1930 width=170 Agen width=20 - width=170 Stadoceste width=50 18–0 width=200 Bordeaux width=90 April 1930 width=170 Quillan width=20 - width=170 SA Bordeaux width=60 10–5, o.t. width=190 Toulouse

Semifinals

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width=90 4 May 1930 width=170 Agen width=20 - width=170 Pau width=50 18–5 width=200 Bordeaux width=90 4 May 1930 width=170 Quillan width=20 - width=170 Carcassonne width=50 0–0 o.t. width=200 Colombes width=90 11 May 1930 width=170 Quillan width=20 - width=170 Carcassonne width=50 3–0 width=200 Lyon

The match Agen-Pau was signed by the death of the wing of Agen Michel Pradié (18 years), after a violent tackle.

Final

Teams	Agen - Quillan
Score	4-0 after over time
Date	18 May 1930
Venue	Parc Lescure de Bordeaux
Referee	Henri Lahitte
Line-up
Agen	Marius Guiral, Lucien Augras, Max Vigerie, Guy Mieyaa, Didier Lamoulien, Louis Castaing, Gaston Capgras, Robert Samatan, Louis Dattas, Jean Dupuy, Jean-Baptiste Bédère, Etienne Dupouy, Pierre Soulès, Urbain Sourbie, Robert Gibertha
	Louis Destarac, Antonin Barbazanges, René Bonnemaison, Marcel Baillette, Marcel Soler, Amédée Cutzach, François Corbin, Eugène Ribère, Jean Galia, Charles Bigot, Germain Raynaud, Joseph Raynaud, Georges Delort, Baco, Guy Flamand
Scorers
Agen	1 drop de Guiral

Other competitions

L'Amicale Sportive Bortoise became Champione de France Honneur (2nd division) winning in the final against F:C: Saint-Claude 5−0.

In the Promotion Championship (3rd division), Stade Niortais beat Sporting Club Salonais 6−3.

En 4th division, the A.S. de la Bourse est French Champion beating US Mourillonnaise (Toulon) 10−3.

L'US Perpigan was winner of tournament for 2nd XV winning against the Stade Français 14−5.

Sources

• L'Humanité, Le Figaro 1929-1930
• Compte rendu de la finale de 1930, sur lnr.fr
• finalesrugby.com