1964–65 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1964-65
Countries  France
Number of teams 56
Champions Agen (4th title)
Runners-up Brive

The 1964-65 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 fifth were qualified for the "last 32".

Le Agen won the Championship 1964-65 after beating Brive in the final.

Context

The 1965 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales nevertheless a lost (13-22) against France.

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Cognac that beat Perpignan 5 - 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 1 Team 2 Results
AgenCognac8-6
LimogesAurillac3-0
TulleRacing9-5
BèglesLourdes12-3
La VoulteBayonne25-6
La Rochelle Chalon13-12
BéziersVichy17-6
AngoulêmeMontferrand6-0
BriveNarbonne9-3
ToulonDax11-9
GraulhetPerpignan11-8
MontaubanBiarritz14-3
Mont-de-MarsanVienne16-9
AuchGrenoble3-12
StadocesteToulose14-6
PérigueuxPau11-6

Grenoble beat Auch 12 - 3 but was disqualified, bauause lined a forme "rugby league" player.

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
AgenLimoges22-3
TulleBègles9-8
La VoulteLa Rochelle6-0
BéziersAngoulême3-0
BriveToulon8-3
GraulhetMontauban6-3
Mont-de-MarsanAuch12-6
StadocestePérigueux30-6

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
AgenTulle22-3
La VoulteBéziers12-0
BriveGraulhet5-0
Mont-de-MarsanStadoceste14-9

Semifinals

Team 1Team 2Results
AgenLa Voulte21-14
BriveMont-de-Marsan14-6

The two semifinals are signed by problems: La Voulte was eliminated beaause end the match with three players out for injuries in the second half.

During Brive-Mont de Marsn, the referee send off ome player of each team.

But the player of Brive (Normand) woolnd not banned for the final, that he will play.

Final

Teams Agen - Brive
Score 15-8
Date 23 maggio 1965
Venue Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee Bernard Marie
Line-up
Agen Marius Lagiewski, Jean-Claude Malbet, Raymond Palladin, Jacques Fort, Michel Lasserre, Michel Sitjar, Serge Viotto, Francesco Zani, Pierre Lacroix, Jean-Claude Hiquet, Jean-Claude Soula, Jean-Pierre Razat, Pierre Gruppi, Bernard Pomiès, Jean-Louis Dehez, Serge Méricq, Georges Cavailles, Claude Salesse
Brive Pierre Marsaud, Pierre Bessot, Claude Freyssinet, Jean Normand, Roger Fite, Marcel Lewin, Gérard Burguet, Jean-Pierre Delfour, Marcel Puget, Jean-Claude Roques, Serge Castiglioni, Michel Marot, Claude Besson, Pierre Besson, Pierre Villepreux
Scorers
Agen 2 tries Razat and Sitjar, 2 penaltys and 1 drop Dehez
Brive 2 tries Roques and P.Besson, 1 conversion Villepreux
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