1960–61 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1960-61
Countries	France
Number of teams	56
Champions	Béziers (1st title)
Runners-up	Dax

The French Rugby Union Championship 1960-1961 was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.

THE Béziers won the tournament beating the US Dax in the final.

Context

The Five Nations Championship 1961 was won France

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat the Béziers par 17 – 8.

Qualification round

In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase

Pool 1 Lourdes Carmaux Agen Cognac Nantes Tyrosse Brive Racing	Pool 2 Dijon Lyon OU SBUC Toulouse Béziers Stadoceste Foix Bayonne	Pool 3 Narbonne Paris Université Club Saint-Sever Angoulême Dax Cahors Périgueux Toulouse Olympique EC
Pool 4 La Teste Saint-Girons La Rochelle Hendaye Pau Aurillac La Voulte Auch	Pool 5 Le Creusot Mont-de-Marsan Perpignan Soustons Touloun Bègles Mazamet Grenoble	Pool 6 Marmande Graulhet Montauban Tulle Romans Montferrand Biarritz Saint-Claude
Pool 7 Bergerac Vichy Chalon Chambéry Castres Vienne US Bressane Limoges

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Béziers	Stadoceste	6-0
Touloun	Périgueux	8-6
Vichy	Montferrand	10-3
Lourdes	Aurillac	3-0
Mont-de-Marsan	Perpignan	16-6
Grenoble	Vienne	14-3
Brive	Limoges	16-5
Cahors	Saint-Claude	0-0
Dax	Romans	9-3
SBUC	Agen	12-11
La Rochelle	Racing	15-0
Bayonne	Graulhet	6-0
Chambéry	Cognac	13-6
Auch	Tulle	9-0
Mazamet	Toulose	16-8
Pau	Angoulême	20-3

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Béziers	Toulon	14-0
Vichy	Lourdes	6-3
Mont-de-Marsan	Grenoble	10-6
Brive	Cahors	8-3
Dax	SBUC	14-3
La Rochelle	Bayonne	5-3
Chambéry	Auch	5-3
Mazamet	Pau	8-3

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Béziers	Vichy	12-3
Mont-de-Marsan	Brive	12-6
Dax	La Rochelle	11-9
Chambéry	Mazamet	19-3

Semifinals

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Béziers	Mont-de-Marsan	12-6
Dax	Chambéry	11-5

Final

Teams	Béziers - Dax
Score	6-3
Date	28 May 1961
Venue	Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee	Bernard Marie
Line-up
Béziers	Raoul Barrière, Emile Bolzan, Francis Mas, Jean Salas, André Gayraud, Louis Angeli, François Rondi, Jean Arnal, Pierre Danos, Roger Bousquet, Lucien Rogé, Robert Raynal, Jacques Fratangelle, Robert Spagnolo, Paul Dedieu
Dax	Jean Bachélé, Léon Berho, André Bérilhe, Christian Lasserre, Marcel Cassiède, Gaston Dubois, Pierre Darbos, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Jean Othats, Claude Darbos, Emile Carrère
Scorers
Béziers	1 penalty Dedieu, 1 drop Danos
Dax	1 penalty Pierre Albaladejo

External links

Compte rendu finale de 1961 lnr.fr

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1960–61 French Rugby Union Championship

Context

Qualification round

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

"Last 32"

"Last 16"

Quarter of finals

Semifinals

Final

External links