1972–73 French Rugby Union Championship

none September 2026 French Rugby Championship 1972–73 France 64 StadocesteRugbyArchive, France - National Championship, Season: 1972/73 http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/31?Stagione=1972%2F73 rugbyarchive.net 30 September 2026 2 Dax 1971–72 1973–74 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 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, ToulouseReferee 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 Dax1 try Arrieumerlou, 1 conversion Duclos, 1 drop Freicha References External links Compte rendu finale de 1973 lnr.fr 1973 France 1973 Championship