1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship

Sports competition September 2026 French Rugby Championship 1974–75 France 64 BéziersRugbyArchive http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/31?Stagione=1974%2F75 rugbyarchive.net 18 September 2026 5 Brive 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Brive in the final. Formula For the last time the "elite" were formed of 64 clubs (in later years reduced to 40). The clubs were divided in 8 pools and the first four of each pool were qualified for knockout stages. The last three of each pool (24 clubs) will be relegated in the future "Group B" The knockout stages, will be played with single match rounds. Qualification round The clubs classified in the four first places of each pool (24 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages. The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified. Pool A Béziers Touloun Saint-Jean-de-Luz Saint-Girons Chambéry Castres Cahors Gaillac Pool B Narbonne Racing Lourdes Valence Montauban Le Creusot Saint-Médard Grenoble Pool C Brive Bègles Vichy Mont-de-Marsan Marmande Auch Mazamet RC Dijon Pool D Montferrand Pau US Bressane Lavelanet Oloron Angoulême Tyrosse SBUC Pool E RRC Nice Lyon OU Stade Bagnérais Avignon Saint-Saturnin Biarritz Graulhet Carmaux Châteaurenard Pool F Stadoceste Aurillac Bayonne Montchanin Périgueux Saint-Claude Albi Oyonnax Pool G La Voulte Perpignan Mérignac La Rochelle Bourgoin-Jallieu Stade Beaumontois Bergerac US Salles(Salles) Pool H Agen Dax Toulouse Romans Tulle Boucau Castelsarrasin Quillan Knockout stages "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Saint-Girons 25-6 Touloun Toulose 16-9 Stadoceste Romans 19-15 Pau Saint-Jean-de-Luz 20-4 Montferrand La Rochelle 14-6 Racing Mont-de-Marsan 40-0 RRC Nice Avignon Saint-Saturnin 6-15 Aurillac Bayonne 20-6 Brive Montchanin 4-0 Bègles Stade Bagnérais 3-9 La Voulte Lourdes 10-19 Dax US Bressane 10-6 Narbonne Lavelanet 9-3 Lyon OU Valence 21-4 Agen Vichy 17-9 Perpignan Mérignac 19-0 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Toulon 13-7 Stadoceste Pau 11-3 Montferrand Racing 4-7 Avignon Saint-Saturnin Aurillac 6-0 Brive Stade Bagnérais 35-13 Lourdes Dax 35-13 Narbonne Lyon OU 14-9 Agen Perpignan 14-9 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Stadoceste 19-4 Racing Avignon Saint-Saturnin 18-7 Brive Lourdes 14-9 Narbonne Agen 9-6 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Racing 16-3 Brive Narbonne 20-13 Final Teams Béziers - Brive Score 13-12 Date 18 May 1975 Venue Parc des Princes, ParisReferee Jacques Saint-Guilhem Line-up Béziers Armand Vaquerin, Christian Prax, Alain Paco, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Gérard Rousset, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, René Séguier, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, Gabriel Cosentino, Claude Casamidjana, Jack Cantoni Remplaçant : Gérard Lavagne BriveSerge Pasquier, Patrick Louchart, Jean-Pierre Dales, Jean-Claude Rossignol, Roger Fite, Michel Yachvili, Jean-Luc Joinel, Gérard Magnac, Michel Pebeyre, Jean-Claude Roques, Jean-Jacques Gourdy, Christian Badin, Jacques Coq, Jean-Pierre Puidebois, Alain Marot Remplaçants : Pierre Balineau, Frédéric Desnoyer Scorers Béziers 1 try Séguier, 3 penalties Cabrol Brive 1 try Pebeyre, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Puidebois References External links Compte rendu finale de 1975 lnr.fr 1975 France 1975 Championship