1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.

1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries France
ChampionsCastres
Runners-upMont-de-Marsan

Formulas

The tournament was played by 48 teams divided into 8 pools.

Twenty-four teams were qualified to play in the second phase with eight pools of three teams. Sixteen teams were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase.

Context

The 1949 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended second.

The "Coupe de France" was won by Bègles that beat Toulose in the final.

Second round

In bold the qualified for "last 16" phase.

Poule A

Poule B

Poule C

Poule D

Poule E

Poule F

Poule G

Poule H

Last 16

In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

Castres-Limoges21 - 6
Toulon-Biarritz21 - 3
Vienne-Tyrosse11 - 3
Agen-Begles14 - 9
Mont-de-Marsan-Stadoceste11 - 0
Toulouse-Auch9 - 8
Brive-Montauban8 - 3
Montferrand-Loudes16 - 8

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for The semifinals.

Castres-Toulon17 - 6
Vienne-Agen14 - 6
Mont-de-Marsan-Toulouse6 - 5
Brive-Montferrand8 - 0

Semifinals

Castres-Vienne12 - 6
Mont-de-Marsan-Brive8 - 0

Final

The first match ended 3–3 after over time. A second match was necessary.

Teams Castres - Mont-de-Marsan
Score 14-3
Date 22 May 1949
Venue Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse
Referee Lucien Barbe
Line-up
Castres Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Victor Lachat, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Raphael Lopez, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Raymond Fabre, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno
Mont-de-Marsan Léonce Beheregaray, Pierre Pascalin, André Brocas, Pierre Casassus, Jean-Noël Brocas, Georges Berrocq-Irigoin, René Lasserre, Jacques Larrezet, Jean Darrieussecq, Emmanuel Baradat, André Labeyrie, Jean Loyola, Jean Dachary, Rémy Cabos, Albert Bonnecaze
Scorers
Castres 3 tries Matheu, Balent and Coll, 1 drop Torrens, 1 conversion de Pierre-Antoine
Mont-de-Marsan 1 try Larrezet
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