1972–73 French Rugby Union Championship
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| 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 championship beating Dax in the final.
It was the first title after World War II for Stadoceste.
Qualification round
[edit ]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
Pool 8
- Stade Beaumontois
- Avignon Saint-Saturnin
- Toulouse
- Vichy
- Fumel Libos
- Carmaux (promoted from second division)
- Périgueux
- Cognac
Knockout stages
[edit ]"Last 32"
[edit ]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"
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | Stadoceste | 0-6 |
| Dax | Béziers | 23-3 |
Final
[edit ] 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