1966–67 French Rugby Union Championship Explained

French Rugby Championship 1966–67
Organisateur:FFR
Edition:68
Countries: France
Teams:56
Count:1
Runnersup:Bègles
Prevseason:1965–66

The 1966–67 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools. The four first teams of each pool and the better four classified 5th were qualified for the "last 32".

The US Montauban won the Championship after beating Bègles in the final, for his only victory at the moment in its story.

Context

The "équipe de France" won the 1967 Five Nations Championship with 3 victorys and only a lost match against Scotland.

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won en 1967 by Lourdes that beat Narbonne 9 - 3.

Qualification round

In bold the qualified to next round

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
Brive 12-8
Touloun 9-6
Montauban 9-8
Quillan 6-5
Mont-de-Marsan 15-9
Périgueux 6-3
Graulhet 11-0
La Voulte 9-3
Bègles 6-0
Agen 6-3
Angoulême 6-3
Toulouse 13-0
Dax 9-3
Narbonne 21-10
Lourdes 30-3
Béziers 3-0

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
Brive Toulon6-3
Montauban 19-3
Mont-de-Marsan 14-9
Graulhet 16-9
Bègles 9-6
Angoulême Toulouse3-3
Dax 14-6
Lourdes 14-0

The title-holder, Agen, was eliminated from "The Last 16" by Bègles.

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
Montauban 0-3
Graulhet 3-9
Bègles 9-3
Dax 22-11

Semifinals

Team 1Team 2Results
Montauban 9-6
Bègles 8-3

Final

Teams
Score11-03
Date28 May 1967
VenueParc Lescure, Bordeaux
RefereePierre Lebecq
Line-up
MontaubanBernard Cardebat, Jean-Michel Cabanier, Louis Blanc, Gaston Carrie, Gérard David, Jacques Delcros, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Francis Bourgade, Moïse Maurière, Jean Daynes, Jacques Londios, Jean-Pierre Malavelle, Jean-Claude Sahuc, André Piazza, Jean Sirac
Bègles
Scorers
Montauban3 tries Londios (2) and Bourgade (1), 1 conversion Bourgade
Bègles1 try Swierczinski

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