1966–67 French Rugby Union Championship
| French Rugby Championship 1966-67 | |
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| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Montauban (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bègles |
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← 1965-66
1967-68 →
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The 1966-67 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 5th were qualified for the "last 32".
The US Montauban won fhe Championship after beating Bègles in the final, for his only victory at the moment in its story.
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Context
The "équipe de France"' won the 1967 Five Nations Championship with 3 victorys and only a lost match against Scotland.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won en 1967 by Lourdes that beat Narbonne 9 - 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brive | Tulle | 12-8 |
| Touloun | Racing | 9-6 |
| Montauban | Romans | 9-8 |
| Quillan | Bayonne | 6-5 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Valence | 15-9 |
| Périgueux | Pau | 6-3 |
| Graulhet | Toulouse Olympique EC | 11-0 |
| La Voulte | AS Saint-Junien | 9-3 |
| Bègles | Cognac | 6-0 |
| Agen | Vichy | 6-3 |
| Angoulême | Auch | 6-3 |
| Toulouse | Tyrosse | 13-0 |
| Dax | Stadoceste | 9-3 |
| Narbonne | Grenoble | 21-10 |
| Lourdes | Perpignan | 30-3 |
| Béziers | Dijon | 3-0 |
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Brive | Toulon | 6-3 |
| Montauban | Quillan | 19-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Périgueux | 14-9 |
| Graulhet | La Voulte | 16-9 |
| Bègles | Agen | 9-6 |
| Angoulême | Toulouse | 3-3 |
| Dax | Narbonne | 14-6 |
| Lourdes | Béziers | 14-0 |
The title-holder, Agen, was eliminated from "The Last 16" by Bègles.
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Brive | Montauban | 0-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Graulhet | 3-9 |
| Bègles | Angoulême | 9-3 |
| Dax | Lourdes | 22-11 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Montauban | Graulhet | 9-6 |
| Bègles | Dax | 8-3 |
Final
| Teams | Montauban - Bègles |
| Score | 11-03 |
| Date | 28 May 1967 |
| Venue | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux |
| Referee | Pierre Lebecq |
| Line-up | |
| Montauban | Bernard Cardebat, Jean-Michel Cabanier, Louis Blanc, Gaston Carrie, Gérard David, Jacques Delcros, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Francis Bourgade, Moïse Maurière, Jean Daynes, Jacques Londios, Jean-Pierre Malavelle, Jean-Claude Sahuc, André Piazza, Jean Sirac |
| Bègles | Antoine Savio, Christian Swierczinski, Max Semont, Gino Caron, Lucien Denjean, Daniel Dubois, Michel Boucherie, Michel Discazeaux, François Morlaes, Georges Soleil, Alain Besson, Jean Trillo, Alain Bergèse, Jacques Cazaban, Jacques Crampagne |
| Scorers | |
| Montauban | 3 tries Londios (2) and Bourgade (1), 1 conversion Bourgade |
| Bègles | 1 try Swierczinski |
External links
- (French) Compte rendu finale de 1967 lnr.fr
- (French) Finale 1967 finalesrugby.com
