1931–32 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

Titre:	1931–32 French Rugby Championship
Organisateur:	FFR
Nombre D'éditions:	36
Countries:	France
Participants:	40 teams
Runnersup:	Narbonne
Prevseason:	1930–31

The 1931–32 French Rugby Championship was won by le Lyon OU that defeated Narbonne in the final. The Championship was contested by 40 teams divided in eight pools of five.

Per the second year, the Championship was organized without the clubs of the Union française de rugby amateur who arranged their own championship.

At the 12 dissidents of the previous year (Bayonne, Biarritz, Stade Bordelais, Carcassonne, Grenoble, Limoges, FC Lyon, Nantes, Pau, US Perpignan, Stade Français and Toulouse) joined Stadoceste Tarbais and US Narbonne, a new club.

In the championship there were seven newcomer Gujan-Mestras, SU Lorrain (Nancy), Peyrehorade, US Romans-Péage, FC Saint-Claude, La Teste and SC Toulouse.

First round

Pool A Agen (campione 1930) Gujan-Mestras Montauban Peyrehorade Tolone	Pool B Cognac Lyon Périgueux Soustons SC Toulouse	Pool C SA Bordeaux Stade Nay Stade Pézenas Roanne US Fumel
Pool D Brive Narbonne FC Saint-Claude Toulouse OEC Tyrosse	Pool E Albi AS Bayonne Bègles AS Bort CASG Paris	Pool F Montferrand SU Lorrain Racing Paris Romans-Péage Vienne
Pool G: Auch Boucau Stade Hendayais Arlequins Perpignan Quillan	Pool H: Béziers Lourdes Oloron La Teste Thuir

Second round

Pool A Tolone CASG Paris Cognac	Pool B Narbonne Périgueux La Teste	Pool C Stade Pézenas Boucau Gujan-Mestras
Pool D Bègles Quillan Lourdes	Pool E SA Bordeaux Agen Racing Paris	Pool F US Fumel Vienne Auch
Gruppo G: Montferrand Bort Saint-Claude	Gruppo H: Lyon OU Béziers Brive

Quarterfinals

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width=90 10 April 1932 width=170 Montferrand width=20 - width=170 Fumel width=50 8 - 3 width=200 Bordeuax width=90 10 April 1932 width=170 Narbonne width=20 - width=170 Toulon width=50 14 - 3 width=200 Lyon width=90 10 April 1932 width=170 Lyon OU width=20 - width=170 SA Bordeaux width=50 28 - 0 width=200 Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris width=90 10 April 1932 width=170 Pezenas width=20 - width=170 Begles width=50 17 - 11 width=200 Toulouse

Semifinals

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width=90 24 April 1932 width=170 Narbonne width=20 - width=170 Montferrand width=50 5 - 0 width=200 width=90 24 April 1932 width=170 Lyon OU width=20 - width=170 Pezenas width=50 6 - 0 width=200

Final

Teams
Score	9-3 (4-3)
Date	5 May 1932
Venue	Parc des sports, Bordeaux
Referee	Jacques Muntz
Line-up
LOU	Jean Rat, Fernand Cartier, Hyacinthe Dugouchet, Fleury Panel, Joseph Griffard, Noël Salset, Louis Vallin, Roger Claudel, Jean Brial, Georges Battle, Albert Janoglio, Vincent Graule, Paul Durand, Lucien Deschamps, Henri Marty
Narbonne	Tisiner, Roger Bricchi, Marius Roumagnac, René Araou, Joseph Choy, François Lombard, Ernest Frayssinet, Joseph Nunez, Honoré Laffont, Albert Cauneilles, Francis Vals, Jean Pagès, André Pignol, Alphonse Jalabert, Paul Bergé
Scorers
Lyon OU	1 try Rat 1 drop de Battle
Narbonne	1 penalty de Bergé

Other competitions

The first edition of Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Agen, first of the pool ahead of Lyon OU second.

The Championship "Honneur revient" was won by Cercle Sportif Villefranche-sur-Saône that beat Chalon 3 - 0

In the Promotion Championship, the CS Lons beat US Coursan 10 - 3

The tournament of UFRA (Union française de rugby amateur) was won by Stade Toulousain

References

• L’Humanité and the Figaro, 1931-1932
• Compte rendu de la finale de 1932, sur lnr.fr
• Finalesrugby.com