| Titre: | 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship |
| Organisateur: | FFR |
| Nombre D'éditions: | 58 |
| Countries: |  France |
| Participants: | 48 teams |
| Runnersup: | Racing |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
The 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixth (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play the final phase .
The Championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Racing in the final. Lourdes maintained the title won in 1956.
The 1957 Five Nations Championship was won by England; France ended last with no matches won.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat the Montferrand (the final match was tied 6-6 but Dax won for the lower medium age of the players)
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Poule A | Poule B
| Poule C | |
Poule D | Poule E | Poule F
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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 37-13 | |
| Auch | 12-6 | |
| Béziers | 8-6 | |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 8-3 | |
| Toulouse | 3-0 | |
| Grenoble | 3-0 | |
| Dax | 11-3 | |
| Saint-Girons | 8-6 | |
| Racing | 19-3 | |
| Romans | 3-0 | |
| Bayonne | 29-3 | |
| Montferrand | 6-0 | |
| Graulhet | 16-0 | |
| Vienne | 5-3 | |
| Perpignan | Toulon | 8-3 |
| Cahors | 16-6 | |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 19-3 | ||
| Béziers | 14-6 | ||
| Toulouse | 9-5 | ||
| Dax | 8-3 | ||
| Racing | 6-0 | ||
| Bayonne | Montferrand | 10-0 | |
| Graulhet | 12-3 | ||
| Perpignan | 6-5 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 8-6 | ||
| Toulouse | 6-3 | ||
| Racing | 14-3 | ||
| Graulhet | 14-3 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 9-0 | ||
| Racing | 6-6 o.t. |
Racing was declared winner, thanks to the younger medium age of the player.
| Teams | ||
| Score | 16-13 | |
| Date | 26 May 1957 | |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon | |
| Referee | Charles Durand | |
| Line-up | ||
| Lourdes | Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre Deslus, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze | |
| Racing | ||
| Scorers | ||
| Lourdes | 4 tries Barthe, Domec and Rancoule (2), 2 conversions Lacaze (1) and A.Labazuy (1) | |
| Racing | 2 tries Gri and Vannier, 2 conversions and 1 penalty Vannier |