1963–64 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

French Rugby Championship 1963–64
Organisateur:FFR
Edition:65
Countries: France
Teams:56
Count:3
Runnersup:Béziers
Prevseason:1962–63

The 1963–64 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams in 7 pools.

The four first teams of each pool and the best four placed 5th qualified for the last 32.

Pau won the championship after beating Béziers in the final.

It was the third time Pau had won the championship.

Qualification round

Teams in bold qualified for the next round

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

"Last 32"

Teams in bold qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
Pau 9-6
Chalon 3-0
Bayonne 8-6
Racing 5-0
Narbonne 11-3
Mont de Marsan 5-0
Montferrand 5-3
Cognac Toulon3-0
Béziers 17-6
Aurillac Valence9-6
Dax La Rochelle14-0
Graulhet 11-9
Stadoceste 11-0
Tulle 6-0
Agen 8-6
Lourdes 13-5

Brive, the best placed team in the qualification round, was eliminated by Pau, the worst placed team to become the French Champions.

"Last 16"

Teams in bold qualified for the quarterfinals

Team 1Team 2Results
Pau 3-0
Bayonne 3-3
Narbonne 13-6
Montferrand 16-6
Béziers 17-6
Dax 5-0
Stadoceste 12-6
Agen 19-8

Quarterfinals

Teams in bold qualified for the semifinals

Team 1Team 2Results
Pau 11-6
Narbonne Montferrand11-0
Béziers 8-3
Stadoceste 6-0

Semifinals

Team 1Team 2 Results
Pau 8-3
Béziers 3-0

Final

Teams
Score14 - 0
Date24 May 1964
VenueStadium Municipal, Toulouse
RefereeRobert Calmet
Line-up
Pau Eugène Ruiz, André Abadie, Marc Etcheverry, Jean-Baptiste Doumecq, Jean-Pierre Saux, Bernard Vignette, Henri Cazabat, François Moncla, Jacques Dulucq, Jean Capdouze, Jacques Clavé, Jean Piqué, Christian Rouch, Roger Lhande, Robert Toyos
Béziers
Scorers
Pau 2 tries and 1 drop Capdouze, 1 conversion and 1 penalty Toyos
Béziers

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