| French Rugby Championship 1971–72 | |
| Organisateur: | FFR |
| Edition: | 73 |
| Countries: |  France |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
The 1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
The Béziers won the Championship beating Brive in the final, holding his title..
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Pool 1
| Pool 2
| Pool 3 | |
Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6
| |
Pool 7 | Pool 8
|
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brive | 30-3 | ||
| Dijon | 12-6 | ||
| Dax | 19-14 | ||
| Mont-de-Marsan | 23-16 | ||
| Narbonne | 27-3 | ||
| Stadoceste | 14-0 | ||
| Stade Bagnérais | Montferrand | 11-4 | |
| Stade Beaumontois | 24-12 | ||
| Touloun | 8-3 | ||
| US Bressane | 15-11 | ||
| Agen | 10-9 | ||
| Perpignan | 18-10 | ||
| Béziers | 23-3 | ||
| Bègles | 17-4 | ||
| Toulouse | 16-6 | ||
| Pau | 17-4 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brive | 21-12 | ||
| Dax | 32-9 | ||
| Narbonne | 13-12 | ||
| Stade Beaumontois | 6-15 | ||
| Touloun | 34-0 | ||
| Agen | 10-9 | ||
| Béziers | 11-7 | ||
| Pau | 4-13 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brive | 13-9 | ||
| Narbonne | 24-10 | ||
| Touloun | 6-4 | ||
| Béziers | 40-4 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brive | 9-7 | ||
| Toulon | Béziers | 6-19 |
| Teams | ||
| Score | 9-0 | |
| Date | 21 May 1972 | |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon | |
| Referee | Georges Domercq | |
| Line-up | ||
| Béziers | ||
| Brive | ||
| Scorers | ||
| Béziers | 1 try, 1 conversion and 1 drop Cabrol | |
| Brive |