1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship

Rugby union tournament France Lourdes Racing 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixth (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play the final phase . The Championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Racing in the final. Lourdes maintained the title won in 1956. Context The 1957 Five Nations Championship was won by England; France ended last with no matches won. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat the Montferrand (the final match was tied 6-6 but Dax won for the lower medium age of the players) Qualification round In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Poule A Lourdes Orthez Touloun Roanne Mazamet Montélimar Cahors Grenoble Poule B La Rochelle Bayonne Montferrand Dax Bègles La Voulte Vichy Cognac Poule C Toulouse Lyon OU Montauban Paris Université Club Graulhet Périgueux Saint-Girons Castres Poule D Pau Chambéry Auch Agen Niort Angoulême Narbonne Carmaux Poule E Perpignan Bergerac Tulle Soustons Béziers Albi Biarritz Romans Poule F Mont-de-Marsan TOEC Aurillac Racing Vienne Stadoceste Tyrosse Lavelanet "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Lourdes La Voulte 37-13 Auch Stadoceste 12-6 Béziers Tulle 8-6 Mont-de-Marsan Carmaux 8-3 Toulouse Pau 3-0 Grenoble Biarritz 3-0 Dax Narbonne 11-3 Saint-Girons Angoulême 8-6 Racing Agen 19-3 Romans Cognac 3-0 Bayonne Vichy 29-3 Montferrand Mazamet 6-0Graulhet Aurillac 16-0 Vienne Castres 5-3Perpignan Toulon8-3 Cahors Montauban 16-6 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Lourdes Auch 19-3 Béziers Mont-de-Marsan 14-6 Toulouse Grenoble 9-5 Dax Saint-Girons 8-3 Racing Romans 6-0 Bayonne Montferrand 10-0 Graulhet Vienne 12-3 Perpignan Cahors 6-5 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Lourdes Béziers 8-6 Toulouse Dax 6-3 Racing Bayonne 14-3 Graulhet Perpignan 14-3 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Lourdes Toulose 9-0 Racing Graulhet 6-6 o.t. Racing was declared winner, thanks to the younger medium age of the player. Final Teams Lourdes – Racing Score 16-13 Date 26 May 1957 Venue Stade Gerland, LyonReferee Charles Durand Line-up Lourdes Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre Deslus, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze Racing Marc Paillassa, Jacques Labèque, Claude Bourbié, Michel Gri, Serge Grousset, Jacques Brun, François Moncla, Michel Crauste, Gérard Dufau, Pierre Chaubet, Alain Chappuis, Christian Vignes, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Pierre Conquet, Michel Vannier Scorers Lourdes 4 tries Barthe, Domec and Rancoule (2), 2 conversions Lacaze (1) and A.Labazuy (1) Racing2 tries Gri and Vannier, 2 conversions and 1 penalty Vannier External links Compte rendu finale de 1957 lnr.fr 1957 France 1957 Championship