| French Rugby Championship 1961–62 | |
| Organisateur: | FFR |
| Edition: | 63 |
| Countries: |  France |
| Teams: | 56 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Runnersup: | Béziers |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
The 1961–62 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.
The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32".
Le Agen won the Championship 1961-62 after beating the Béziers in the final.
The 1962 Five Nations Championship was won by France.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat Pau par 14 - 9.
In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase
Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | |||
Pool 4 | Pool 5
| Pool 6
| |||
| Multi bandeau | Portail sport | Pool 7 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | 14-3 | |
| Mazamet | 12-0 | |
| Pau | 11-5 | |
| Racing | 5-3 | |
| Dax | 8-0 | |
| Lannemezan | 3-0 | |
| La Rochelle | 3-3 | |
| Toulon | 6-0 | |
| Béziers | 8-0 | |
| Brive | 9-3 | |
| Cahors | 13-9 | |
| Biarritz | Montauban | 5-3 |
| Lourdes | 13-3 | |
| SBUC | 3-0 | |
| Tulle | 6-6 | |
| Graulhet | 6-3 | |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agen | 11-3 | ||
| Pau | 8-3 | ||
| Dax | 9-3 | ||
| La Rochelle | Toulon | 3-0 | |
| Béziers | 15-9 | ||
| Cahors | 9-0 | ||
| Lourdes | 16-3 | ||
| Tulle | 6-0 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agen | 11-3 | ||
| Dax | 6-3 | ||
| Béziers | 3-0 | ||
| Lourdes | 12-6 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 6-3 | ||
| Agen | 8-8 (a.o.t.) |
| Teams | ||
| Score | 14-11 | |
| Date | 27 May 1962 | |
| Venue | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse | |
| Referee | Raymond Gombeaud | |
| Line-up | ||
| Agen | Jean-Pierre Clar, Jean-Claude Malbet, Guy Miquel, Christian Matkowski, Georges Cavailles, Michel Sitjar, Louis Echave, Francesco Zani, Pierre Lacroix, Jean-Claude Hiquet, Serge Méricq, Claude Salesse, Henri Garcia, Michel Arino, Jean-Pierre Razat | |
| Béziers | Jean Arnal, Emile Bolzan, Francis Mas, Claude Vidal, André Gayraud, François Rondi, Roger Gensane, Jean Salas, Pierre Danos, Roger Bousquet, Gilbet Folch, Michel Bernatas, Jacques Fratangelle, Robert Spagnolo, Paul Dedieu | |
| Scorers | ||
| Agen | 3 tries Méricq (2) and Matkowski (1), 1 conversion and 1 penalty Sitjar | |
| Béziers | 1 try Rondi, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Dedieu |