1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship

none September 2026 French Rugby Championship 1973–74 France 64 BéziersRugbyArchive http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/31?Stagione=1973%2F74 rugbyarchive.net 18 September 2026 4 Narbonne 1972–73 1974–75 The 1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Narbonne in the final. Formula The 64 clubs are divided in two groups. Group A with the 32 better of the previous season, divided in 4 pools of 8. The best 6 of each pools were qualified to knockout stages. Group B, with the other 32 teams, divided in 4 pools of 8. The first two of each pools were qualified to knock-on stage. Qualification round Group A The clubs classified in the six 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 1 Agen Stadoceste Toulouse Bayonne Avignon Saint-Saturnin Saint-Girons Aurillac Dijon Pool 2 Narbonne Montferrand Dax Biarritz Vichy Lourdes Graulhet Boucau Pool 3 Béziers La Rochelle La Voulte Pau Touloun Bègles Valence Castres Pool 4 Brive Stade Bagnérais Lavelanet US Bressane Racing Perpignan Stade Beaumontois Grenoble Group B The clubs classified in the two first places of each pool (8 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages. The teams qualified are here listed: Albi Mérignac Mont-de-Marsan Montauban Montchanin RRC Nice Saint-Jean-de-Luz Tulle Knockout stages (Single match stage) "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers US Bressane 9-3 Montchanin Lavelanet 0-8 RRC Nice Avignon Saint-Saturnin 22-3 La Rochelle La Voulte 9-3 Brive Saint-Girons 32-3 Albi Toulose 12-10 Racing Mont-de-Marsan 27-11 Perpignan Montferrand 17-6 Narbonne Lourdes 9-6 Biarritz Tulle 14-10 Montauban Touloun 9-14 Stadoceste Bayonne 16-7 Agen Bègles 24-9 Pau Mérignac 18-15 Saint-Jean-de-Luz Dax 3-15 Stade Bagnérais Vichy 10-18 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Lavelanet 15-6 RRC Nice La Rochelle 22-12 Brive Albi 41-0 Racing Perpignan 6-10 Narbonne Biarritz 28-8 Toulon Stadoceste 12-16 Agen Pau 21-24 Dax Vichy 16-6 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers RRC Nice 6-0 Brive Perpignan 25-15 Narbonne Stadoceste 16-9 Pau Dax 13-8 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Béziers Brive 19-10 Narbonne Pau 15-9 Final Teams Béziers - Narbonne Score 16-14 Date 12 May 1974 Venue Parc des Princes, ParisReferee Francis Palmade Line-up Béziers Armand Vaquerin, Christian Prax, Alain Paco, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Yvan Buonomo, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, Paul Cieply, Gabriel Constantino, Joseph Navarro, Jack Cantoni, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, NarbonneJean-Pierre Hortoland, Pierre Salettes, Raymond Canaguier, Jean-Marie Spanghero, Claude Spanghero, Alain Montlaur, André Belzons, Walter Spanghero, Gérard Sutra, Jo Maso, Daniel Dumas, François Sangalli, Gérard Viard, Henri Ferrero, Jean-Michel Benacloï, Patrick Taurines, Scorers Béziers 1 try Navarro, 1 penalty Cabrol, 3 drops Astre (2) and Cabrol (1) Narbonne 2 tries Belzons and Sangalli, 2 penalties Bénacloï Narbonnw started very well, with two tries, a drop by Henri Cabrol, but Walter Spanghero and his fellow lost the title in the last seconds. Béziers won the 3rd of six titles of a collection in the 1970s. Narbonne had to wait until 1979 to win his second "Bouclier de Brennus", To remark that this was the final playerd in the new Parc des Princes. References External links Compte rendu finale de 1974 lnr.fr 1974 France 1974 Championship