1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship

Rugby championship France Lourdes Dax 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixths (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a "single match play-off" tournament. The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat Dax in the final. Preliminary phase In bold the clubs qualified for next round Poule A Angoulême Bayonne Narbonne Montauban Auch Dax Céret Perpignan Poule B Graulhet Toulouse Aurillac Tulle Vienne Lourdes Limoges La Rochelle Poule C Paris Université Club Hendaye Touloun Stadoceste Périgueux Bègles Agen Grenoble Poule D Romans Cahors Mazamet Roanne Tyrosse Albi Béziers Entente Côte-Vermeille Poule E Mont-de-Marsan Soustons Niort Lavelanet Racing Bergerac Cognac Vichy Poule F Biarritz Pau Montélimar Montferrand Lyon OU Castres Carmaux TOEC Last 32 in bold the teams qualified for next round 1956Lourdes-Stadoceste31 - 11 1956Periguex-Romans8 - 6 1956Racing Paris-Grenoble29 - 10 1956Toulouse-Paris Université Club9 - 8 1956Pau-Lavelanet3 - 0 1956Agen-Tyrosse11 - 3 1956Mont de Marasn-Narbonne9 - 3 1956Toulon-Cognac8 - 0 1956Dax-Cahors13 - 3 1956Montferrand-Vichy11 - 9 1956Perpignan-Albi17 - 0 1956Bayonne-Carmaux14 - 5 1956Castres-Biarritz8 - 0 1956Mazamet-Graulhet13 - 0 1956Tulle-Béziers6 - 0 1956Angoulême -Vienne8 - 6 Last 16 in bold the teams qualified for next round 1956Lourdes-Periguex24 - 3 1956Racing Paris-Toulouse15 - 3 1956Pau-Agen12 - 8 1956Mont de Marasn-Toulon8 - 0 1956Dax-Montferrand12 - 6 1956Perpignan-Bayonne11 - 3 1956Castres-Mazamet10 - 8 1956Tulle-Angoulême 6 - 3 Quarters of finals in bold the teams qualified for next round 1956Lourdes-Racing Paris14 - 3 1956Pau-Mont de Marasn14 - 9 1956Dax-Perpignan11 - 0 1956Castres-Tulle3 - 0 Semifinals May 1956Lourdes-Pau3 - 0 May 1956Dax-Castres3 - 0 Final Teams Lourdes - Dax Score 20-0 Date 3 June 1956 Venue Stadium Municipal, ToulouseReferee Ange Siccardi Line-up Lourdes Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre-André Capdevielle, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Guy Calvo, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze Dax Christian Lasserre, Jean Bachelé, André Bérilhe, Pierre Augé, René Lapique, Roland Darracq, Gaston Dubois, Daniel Labadie, Pierre Castra, Claude Boniface, Jean Susbielle, Paul Lasaosa, Jean Othats, Raymond Albaladejo, Pierre Albaladejo Scorers Lourdes 2 tries A.Labazuy and Tarricq, 1 conversion and 2 penalties A.Labazuy, 2 drops Jean Prat Dax External links Compte rendu finale de 1956 lnr.fr 1956 France 1956 Championship