1950–51 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

Titre:French Rugby Championship 1950–1951
Organisateur:FFR
Nombre D'éditions:52
Countries: France
Participants:48 teams
Champions:Carmaux
Runnersup:Stadoceste
Prevseason:1949–50

The 1950–51 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 teams divided into eight pools of six. Twenty-four teams qualified to play a second phase with eight pools of three clubs. The first of each pool were qualified to play in the quarterfinals.

The championship was won by Carmaux, which beat Stadoceste in the final. It was the only title won by Carmaux.

Context

The 1951 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, while France finished second.

The "Coupe de France" was won by Lourdes, which beat Stadoceste in the final.

The situation both inside and outside the ground during the final was so bad that British unions asked to withdraw.

Second qualification round

Teams that qualified for quarterfinals are in bold.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Quarterfinals

Clubs in bold qualified for the semifinals.

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Semifinals

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Final

TeamsCarmaux - Stadoceste
Score14-12 (o.t.)
Date20 May 1951
VenueStadium, Toulouse
RefereeJean Rous
Line-up
Carmaux Raymond Carrère, Louis Combettes, Jean-Marie Bez, Jean Gervais, Alexis Dalla-Riva, René Pailhous, Louis Aué, Jean Régis, René Pagès, Gérard Lasmolles, René Deleris, Gustave Golajewski, Georges Cassou, Francis Cassou, Jacques Sagols
StadocesteAlbert Fourcade, Robert Bel, Marc Laffitte, René Soulet, Joseph Dutrey, Armand Save, Gilbert Paradge, Serge Tonus, Lucien Dufourc, Adrien Abadie, Albert Bagnères, Louis Suberbie, Albert Lavantes, Maurice Cazaux, René Chaubet
Scorers
Carmaux 1 try, 1 conversion and 3 penalties Aué
Stadoceste1 try Lavantes, 3 penalties Chaubet

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