1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship
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| French Rugby Championship 1980–81 | |
|---|---|
| Countries | France |
| Number of teams | Group A : 40 teams Group B : 40 teams |
| Champions | Béziers (9th title) |
| Runners-up | Stade Bagnérais |
The 1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Stade Bagnérais in the final.
Formula
[edit ]For the second time, the clubs of the "Group B" didn't participate to win the title, but played a proper championship.
The group A, like the group B was divided in four pools of ten clubs.
The eight better of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.
Group A
[edit ]Qualification round
[edit ]In bold the teams qualified for knock out stages, ordered according to the ranking.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
- Touloun
- Perpignan
- Montferrand
- Tulle
- Angoulême
- Biarritz
- Stadoceste
- Castres
- Avignon Saint-Saturnin
- Montchanin
Pool D
"Last 32"
[edit ]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | Nîmes | 25-6 |
| Valence | Thuir | 13-10 |
| Béziers | Carcassonne | 29-6 |
| Grenoble | Aurillac | 6-12 |
| Bayonne | Castres | 14-12 |
| Graulhet | Stadoceste | 9-21 |
| Lourdes | Biarritz | 23-9 |
| Pau | Tulle | 22-3 |
| Toulon | RRC Nice | 6-15 |
| Montferrand | Bègles | 9-4 |
| Boucau | Brive | 12-15 |
| Toulouse | Narbonne | 12-6 |
| Agen | Albi | 21-10 |
| Angoulême | Stade Bagnérais | 12-24 |
| Dax | Oloron | 42-21 |
| Romans | US Bressane | 21-9 |
"Last 16"
[edit ]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | Valence | 28-7 |
| Béziers | Aurillac | 22-10 |
| Bayonne | Stadoceste | 12-18 |
| Lourdes | Pau | 25-9 |
| RRC Nice | Montferrand | 9-15 |
| Brive | Toulose | 24-23 |
| Agen | Stade Bagnérais | 6-23 |
| Dax | Romans | 19-9 |
Quarter of finals
[edit ]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | Béziers | 12-13 |
| Stadoceste | Lourdes | 7-9 |
| Montferrand | Brive | 6-3 |
| Stade Bagnérais | Dax | 16-9 |
Semifinals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Lourdes | 35-9 |
| Montferrand | Stade Bagnérais | 3-6 |
Final
[edit ]Replacements : Philippe Escande, Yvan Buonomo, Bernard Teissier, Christian Prax, Michel Calas
Replacements : Gérard Chevallier, Yves Duhard, Arnaud Duplan, Roger Bayen, Michel Mardegan, Jean-Louis Carrère
Béziers held their title of French Champions and won the fourth Bouclier de Brennus in five years. Stade Bagnérais lost the second final, after the one in 1979.
Group B
[edit ]Qualification round
[edit ]In bold the teams qualified for knockout stages, ordered according to the ranking.
Pool E
- Annecy
- Arras
- Bourgoin
- Stade Clermontois
- Dijon
- La Voulte
- Le Creusot
- Montélimar
- Paris Université
- Vienne
Pool F
- Cognac
- Decazeville (Decazeville)
- Fumel
- Limoges
- Mérignac
- Niort
- Racing
- Rodez(Rodez)
- Stade Foyen (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande)
- La Teste
Pool G
- US Montauban
- Cahors
- Carmaux
- Castelnaudary
- Condom
- Foix (Foix)
- Lannemezan
- Millau
- Lombez Samatan
- Marmande
Pool H
"Last 32"
[edit ]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| US Tyrosse | ||
| US Montauban | ||
"Last 16"
[edit ]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| US Tyrosse | ||
| US Montauban | ||
Quarter of finals
[edit ]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| US Tyrosse | ||
| US Montauban | ||
Semifinals
[edit ]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| US Tyrosse | ||
| US Montauban |