1937–38 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

Titre:French Rugby Championship 1937–1938
Organisateur:FFR
Nombre D'éditions:42
Countries: France
Participants:40 teams
Champions:USA Perpignan
Runnersup:Biarritz
Prevseason:1936–37
Nextseason:1938–39

The 1937–38 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Perpignan that beat Biarritz in the final.

The tournament was played by 40 clubs divided in eight pools of five clubs.At the second round were admitted the first two of each pool.

Context

The 1938 International Championship was won by Scotland, the France was excluded.

France won the third FIRA Tournament in Bucharest.

Semifinals

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Final

TeamsPerpignan - Biarritz
Score11-6
Date8 May 1938
VenueStade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse
RefereeLéopold Mailhan
Line-up
Perpignan Sauveur Moly, Louis Montagné, André Poncy, Marcel Llary, Egalité Casenove, Henri Gras, Lucien Ballini, Jacques Palat, Roger Vaills, Gilbert Lavail, André Abat, Noël Brazès, Joseph Desclaux, Jean Serre, Paul Porical
Biarritz Francis Daguerre, André Henon, Alfred Guiné, Jean-Baptiste Lefort, Etienne Ithurra, Louis Lascaray, Gabriel Boutayre, Henri Leguay, Raoul Gascon, Henri Haget, Claude Paquin, Gabriel Haget, Jacques Arrizabalaga, Jean Galey, Rémi Sallenave
Scorers
Perpignan 3 tries Brazès (2), Casenove
1 conversion de Desclaux
Biarritz 1 try Sallenave, 1 penalty de Boutayre

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