1972–73 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1972-73
Countries	France
Number of teams	64
Champions	Stadoceste (2nd title)
Runners-up	Dax

The 1972-73 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools.

The first four of each pool, were qualified for the knockout stages.

The Stadoceste won the champsionship beating Dax in the final.

It was the first title after World War II for Stadoceste.

Qualification round

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking

Pool 1

Béziers
Montferrand
Stade Bagnérais
Lourdes
Auch
Montauban
Chalon
Avenir Aturin (promoted from second division)

Pool 2

Brive
Valence
Graulhet
La Rochelle
Mont-de-Marsan
Mauléon
Bergerac
Olympique Besançon (Besançon) (promoted from second division)

Pool 3

Touloun
La Voulte
US Bressane
Boucau
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Tulle
Chambéry
Limoges (promoted from second division)

Pool 4

Narbonne
Biarritz
Castres
Bègles
Oloron
Saint-Claude
Gaillac
SA Bordeaux-Mérignac (promoted from second division)

Pool 5

Agen
Grenoble
Saint-Girons (promoted from second division)
Dijon
Lyon OU
Rodez(Rodez)
Tyrosse
Romans

Pool 6

Dax
Aurillac
Stadoceste
Racing
UA MImizan (Mimizan) (promoted from second division)
Montchanin
Condom (Condom)
Poitiers

Pool 7

Perpignan
Lavelanet
Bayonne
Pau
RRC Nice (promoted from second division)
Marmande
Quillan
Soustons

Pool 8

Stade Beaumontois
Avignon Saint-Saturnin
Toulouse
Vichy
Fumel Libos
Carmaux (promoted from second division)
Périgueux
Cognac

Knockout Stages

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Saint-Girons	Stade Bagnérais	10-20
Perpignan	Aurillac	10-6
Grenoble	Graulhet	4-12
Agen	Dijon	16-6
Stadoceste	Racing	7-3
Narbonne	US Bressane	16-9
Touloun	Lavelanet	19-10
La Voulte	Castres	10-0
Brive	Lourdes	28-6
Montferrand	Pau	29-7
Dax	Vichy	16-14
Valence	Boucau	9-6
Béziers	Bègles	26-8
Toulouse	Biarritz	30-19
Avignon Saint-Saturnin	Bayonne	4-15
Stade Beaumontois	La Rochelle	11-6

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Stade Bagnérais	Perpignan	9-19
Graulhet	Agen	12-7
Stadoceste	Narbonne	12-11
Toulon	La Voulte	7-14
Brive	Montferrand	18-9
Dax	Valence	34-12
Béziers	Toulose	21-12
Bayonne	Stade Beaumontois	16-15

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Perpignan	Graulhet	10-3
Stadoceste	La Voulte	15-3
Brive	Dax	10-16
Béziers	Bayonne	28-12

Semifinals

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Perpignan	Stadoceste	0-6
Dax	Béziers	23-3

Final

Teams	Stadoceste - Dax
Score	18-12
Date	20 May 1973
Venue	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee	André Cuny
Line-up
Stadoceste	Lucien Abadie, Antoine Marin, Gilbert Verdier, Francis Sénac, Francis Biescas, Claude Cabar, Patrick Leblanc, Christian Paul, Alain Save, Daniel Marty, Jean Sillières, Fernand Marin, Joël Pécune, Jean-Louis Montagne, Georges Michel
Dax	Pierre Duclos, Jacques Ibanez, Christian Hoursiangou, Jean-Pierre Bastiat, Bernard Dutin, Yves Courrouy, Gilles Benali, Bernard Vinsonneau, Georges Capdepuy, Patrick Freicha, Bernard Trémont, Jean-Pierre Lux, Philippe Lebel, Michel Arrieumerlou, Jean-Paul Cazenave
Scorers
Stadoceste	2 tries Biescas and Pécune, 2 conversions, 1 penalty and 1 drop Michel
Dax	1 try Arrieumerlou, 1 conversion Duclos, 1 drop Freicha

External links

Compte rendu finale de 1973 lnr.fr

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