1961–62 French Rugby Union Championship

none September 2026 French Rugby Championship 1961–62 France 56 AgenRugbyArchive, France - National Championship, Season: 1961/62 http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/31?Stagione=1961%2F62 rugbyarchive.net 30 September 2026 3 Béziers 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools. The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32". Le Agen won the Championship 1961-62 after beating the Béziers in the final. Context The 1962 Five Nations Championship was won by France. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat Pau par 14 - 9. Qualification round In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase Pool 1 Auch Béziers SBUC Carmaux Limoges Lyon OU Marmande Perpignan Pool 2 Angoulême Bayonne Bergerac Cognac Dax Paris Université Club Toulouse Olympique EC Touloun Pool 3 Chalon Chambéry Dijon Graulhet Grenoble Montauban Montferrand Romans Pool 4 Albi Aurillac Bègles Cahors Mont-de-Marsan Narbonne Stadoceste Toulouse Pool 5 Brive Le Creusot Lourdes Foix Tulle La Voulte Port-Vendres Racing Pool 6 Vichy Hendaye Saint-Girons Pau Agen Saint-Sever Lannemezan VienneMulti bandeau|Portail sport| Pool 7 La Rochelle Tyrosse Mazamet Biarritz Périgueux Castres AS Saint-Junien Saint-Claude "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Vienne 14-3 Mazamet Stadoceste 12-0 Pau Aurillac 11-5 Racing Chambéry 5-3 Dax Perpignan 8-0 Lannemezan Castres 3-0 La Rochelle La Voulte 3-3 Toulon Cognac 6-0 Béziers Tyrosse 8-0 Brive Grenoble 9-3 Cahors Bayonne 13-9 Biarritz Montauban 5-3 Lourdes Angoulême 13-3 SBUC Auch 3-0 Tulle Mont-de-Marsan 6-6 Graulhet Vichy 6-3 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Mazamet 11-3 Pau Racing 8-3 Dax Lannemezan 9-3 La Rochelle Toulon3-0 Béziers Brive 15-9 Cahors Biarritz 9-0 Lourdes SBUC 16-3 Tulle Graulhet 6-0 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Pau 11-3 Dax La Rochelle 6-3 Béziers Cahors 3-0 Lourdes Tulle 12-6 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Lourdes 6-3 Agen Dax 8-8 (a.o.t.) The two finalistes de 1960-61 were qualified for the semifinals, Béziers won the match for number of tries scored. Final Teams Agen - Béziers Score 14-11 Date 27 May 1962 Venue Stadium Municipal, ToulouseReferee Raymond Gombeaud Line-up Agen Jean-Pierre Clar, Jean-Claude Malbet, Guy Miquel, Christian Matkowski, Georges Cavailles, Michel Sitjar, Louis Echave, Francesco Zani, Pierre Lacroix, Jean-Claude Hiquet, Serge Méricq, Claude Salesse, Henri Garcia, Michel Arino, Jean-Pierre Razat BéziersJean Arnal, Emile Bolzan, Francis Mas, Claude Vidal, André Gayraud, François Rondi, Roger Gensane, Jean Salas, Pierre Danos, Roger Bousquet, Gilbet Folch, Michel Bernatas, Jacques Fratangelle, Robert Spagnolo, Paul Dedieu Scorers Agen 3 tries Méricq (2) and Matkowski (1), 1 conversion and 1 penalty Sitjar Béziers 1 try Rondi, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Dedieu References External links Compte rendu finale de 1962 lnr.fr 1962 France 1962 Championship