| French Rugby Championship 1973–74 | |
| Organisateur: | FFR |
| Edition: | 75 |
| Countries: |  France |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Count: | 4 |
| Prevseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Narbonne in the final.
The 64 clubs are divided in two groups.
The clubs classified in the six first places of each pool (24 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | |
| Pool 3 | Pool 4
|
The clubs classified in the two first places of each pool (8 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.
The teams qualified are here listed:
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(Single match stage)
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 9-3 | ||
| Montchanin | Lavelanet | 0-8 | |
| RRC Nice | 22-3 | ||
| La Rochelle | 9-3 | ||
| Brive | 32-3 | ||
| Albi | 12-10 | ||
| Racing | 27-11 | ||
| Perpignan | Montferrand | 17-6 | |
| Narbonne | 9-6 | ||
| Biarritz | 14-10 | ||
| Touloun | 9-14 | ||
| Stadoceste | 16-7 | ||
| Agen | 24-9 | ||
| Pau | 18-15 | ||
| Dax | 3-15 | ||
| Vichy | 10-18 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 15-6 | ||
| RRC Nice | 22-12 | ||
| Brive | 41-0 | ||
| Perpignan | 6-10 | ||
| Narbonne | 28-8 | ||
| Toulon | Stadoceste | 12-16 | |
| Pau | 21-24 | ||
| Dax | 16-6 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 6-0 | ||
| Brive | 25-15 | ||
| Narbonne | 16-9 | ||
| Pau | 13-8 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 19-10 | ||
| Narbonne | 15-9 |
| Teams | ||
| Score | 16-14 | |
| Date | 12 May 1974 | |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| Referee | Francis Palmade | |
| Line-up | ||
| Béziers | Armand Vaquerin, Christian Prax, Alain Paco, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Yvan Buonomo, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, Paul Cieply, Gabriel Constantino, Joseph Navarro, Jack Cantoni, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, | |
| Narbonne | Jean-Pierre Hortoland, Pierre Salettes, Raymond Canaguier, Jean-Marie Spanghero, Claude Spanghero, Alain Montlaur, André Belzons, Walter Spanghero, Gérard Sutra, Jo Maso, Daniel Dumas, François Sangalli, Gérard Viard, Henri Ferrero, Jean-Michel Benacloï, Patrick Taurines, | |
| Scorers | ||
| Béziers | 1 try Navarro, 1 penalty Cabrol, 3 drops Astre (2) and Cabrol (1) | |
| Narbonne | 2 tries Belzons and Sangalli, 2 penalties Bénacloï |
Béziers won the 3rd of six titles of a collection in the 1970s. Narbonne had to wait until 1979 to win his second "Bouclier de Brennus",
To remark that this was the final playerd in the new Parc des Princes.