1992–93 French Rugby Union Championship

Rugby championship French Rugby Championship 1992–93 France 32 teams Castres 3 Grenoble Chalon, US Tyrosse, Cognac and Le Creusot 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres who beat Grenoble 14–11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee.fr Richard Escot Jacques Rivière Un siècle de rugby Calmann-Lévy 2010 13th 978-2-7021-4118-2 268 It was the third bouclier de Brennus for the Castres Olympique, the first after 43 year Formula The championship, called "Group A" was contested by 32 clubs divided in four pools. At the end of the first phase, the teams classified in the first four of each pool were qualified to play a "Top 16" divided in four pools of four teams. The eight teams ranked first and second of each pool were admitted to knockout stages At the end of the season, four club were relegated to the second division: Chalon, l'US Tyrosse, Cognac and Le Creusot. They were replaced by Périgueux, Dijon, Lyon OU and Lourdes. Participants The teams are linked according to the ranking, in bold'' the ones qualified for "Top 16" Pool 1 RC Toulon Bègles-Bordeaux Toulouse Dax Auch Graulhet RRC Nice ChalonPool 2 Agen Stadoceste Tarbais Béziers Biarritz Nîmes Rumilly Stade Bordelais Tyrosse RCSPool 3 Narbonne Grenoble Pau Montferrand Bayonne Racing Paris Bourgoin-Jallieu CognacPool 4 Perpignan Castres Brive Colomiers Mon de Marsan Montpellier Le Creusot Avenir Valencien Top 16 In bold''' the clubs qualified for the next round . All the qualified came from pool 1 and 2 of the first phase. Pool 1 Perpignan Brive Colomiers BiarritzPool 2 RC Toulon Toulouse CA Bègthe-Bordeaux MontferrandPool 3 Grenoble Narbonne Béziers PauPool 4 Agen Castres Stadoceste Tarbais Dax Knock Out stage Quarterfinals 16 May 1993Grenoble-Toulouse19 – 17 (o.t.)16 May 1993Agen-Brive33 - 1623 May 1993Castres-Narbonne33 – 21the first match won by Castres (38-33) was annulled after a protest of Narbonne 16 May 1993Toulon-Perpignan10 - 9 Semifinals 23 May 1993Grenoble-Agen19 - 523 May 1993Castres-Toulon17 - 16 Final 5 June 1993 Castres 14 – 11 Grenoble Whetton Labit (2) Rui Vélo SavyHueber Parc des Princes, Paris Daniel Salles FB 15FRA Laurent LabitRW 14FRA Jean-Bernard BergèsOC 13ROU Adrian LunguIC 12FRA Pascal CombesLW 11FRA Christophe LucquiaudFH 10FRA Francis Rui (c)SH 9 FRA Cédric Tonini N8 8 FRA Alain Carminati OF 7 FRA Gilbert PagèsBF 6 ESP José Díaz RL 5 NZL Gary WhettonLL 4 FRA Thierry Bourdet TP 3 FRA Thierry Lafforgue HK 2 FRA Christophe UriosLP 1 FRA Laurent Toussaint Substitutions:HK 16FRA Christian BatutPR 17FRA Jean-Luc Vidal FL 18FRA Éric Minniti N8 19FRA Jean-Philippe SwiadeckWG 20FRA Maurice BilleWG 21FRA Philippe OmsCoach:FRA Alain Gaillard FB 15FRA Cyril SavyRW 14FRA Philippe MeunierOC 13FRA Brice BardouIC 12FRA Frédéric VéloLW 11FRA Willy TaofifénuaFH 10FRA Patrick Goirand SH 9 FRA Dominique Mazille N8 8 BIH 1992 Džoni MandićOF 7 FRA Hervé Chaffardon (c)BF 6 POL Grzegorz KacałaRL 5 FRA Olivier BrouzetLL 4 FRA Olivier MerleTP 3 FRA Franck CapdevilleHK 2 FRA Éric FerruitLP 1 FRA Philippe TapiéSubstitutions:HK 16FRA Gilbert BrunatPR 17FRA Arnaud BazinFL 18FRA Patrice VacchinoSH 19FRA Franck Hueber CE 20FRA Martial ServantesFB 21FRA Xavier CambresCoach:FRA Jacques FourouxFRA Michel Ringeval A try by Olivier Brouzet was disallowed for Grenoble.Simon Valzer 3 January 2013 http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14/2012-2013/combien-de-fois-bayonne-sest-impose-dans-la-capitale_sto3554485/story.shtml Combien de fois Bayonne s’est imposé dans la capitale ? rugbyrama.fr Midi Olympique 21 August 2013 The decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by referee Daniel Salles, despite Grenoble player Franck Hueber having grounded the ball first in his own in-goal area.Richard Escot 13 June 2015 https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Le-top-5-des-finales-les-plus-marquantes/566126 Le Top 5 des finales les plus marquantes L'Équipe 26 August 2019 This refereeing decision allowed Castres Olympique to win the title. At the time, video refereeing did not exist. Jacques Fouroux, in conflict with the French Rugby Federation, denounced a conspiracy.1 June 2013 http://www.lepoint.fr/sport/top-14-toulon-castres-souviens-toi-il-y-a-vingt-ans-01-06-2013-1675270_26.php Top 14 : Toulon–Castres, souviens-toi, il y a vingt ans... Le Point 10 February 2014 However, FC Grenoble did not file an official complaint with the French Rugby Federation regarding refereeing decisions.10 June 1993 https://www.humanite.fr/node/57629 Rugby L'Humanité 10 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20231028000000/https://www.humanite.fr/node/57629 28 October 2023 Thirteen years later, referee Salles admitted he had made a crucial refereeing mistake, acknowledging that Grenoble had been wrongly denied a championship-winning try.Frédéric Cormary 1 June 2013 http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/06/01/je-me-suis-trompe-1071342-773.php Daniel Salles à propos de Castres-Grenoble en 1993 : « Je me suis trompé » Sud Ouest 16 July 2013 Today, this final is considered one of the most controversial matches in French rugby history, marked by refereeing controversies and disputed decisions.Clément Garioud 1 August 2019 https://actu.fr/sports/rugby/pro/ces-sombres-affaires-ont-entache-reputation-rugby-francais_26233813.php Ces sombres affaires qui ont entaché la réputation du rugby français actu.fr 5 August 2019 Even twenty years later, the sense of injustice among Grenoble players and supporters remained strong.http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2013/06/01/vingt-ans-apres-fcg-castres-il-n-y-a-toujours-pas-essai Vingt ans après FCG / Castres, il n’y a toujours pas essai ! Le Dauphiné 10 February 2014 Notes References Bibliography fr Richard Escot Jacques Rivière Un siècle de rugby Calmann-Lévy 17 November 2010 978-2-7021-4118-2 siècle External links Compte rendu de la finale 1993 sur www.lnr.fr 1993 France Championship