1954–55 French Rugby Union Championship

none France Perpignan Lourdes 1953–54 1955–56 The 1954–55 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 clubs divided into 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. Previously the FFR created three divisions: Nationale (or first division), Fédérale (second division) and Excellence (third division). The Championship of first division was won by the Perpignan that defeated Lourdes in the final. It was the sixth won by Perpignan. Context The 1955 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales and France with some points. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Perpignan that defeated Mazamet in the final. Qualification phase In bold the qualified for "last 32" round Poule A Soustons Grenoble Pau Castres Narbonne Roanne (Roanne) Dax Lavelanet Poule B Lyon OU Toulouse Tulle Racing Limoges Biarritz Cognac Graulhet Poule C Agen La Rochelle Lourdes Montélimar Vichy Périgueux Mont de Marsan US Bressane Poule D Bayonne Angoulême Bergerac Touloun Entente Côte-Vermeille (Port-Vendres-Banyuls-sur-Mer) Carmaux Romans Brive Poule E Montauban Vienne Tyrosse Montferrand Stade Bagnérais Paris Université Club Stadoceste Albi Poule F Bègles Perpignan Béziers Le Creusot Mazamet TOEC Niort Auch "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for The "last 16". 1955Perpignan-Graulhet17 - 5 1955Periguex-Castres6 - 0 1955Mont-de-Marsan-Bergerac12 - 3 1955Dax-Agen12 - 9 1955Romans-Cognac9 - 3 1955Albi-Racing Paris9 - 0 1955Lavelanet-Béziers3 - 0 1955Toulon-Vichy9 - 6 1955Lourdes-Grenoble10 - 0 1955Vienne-Montauban16 - 3 1955Montferrand-Toulouse18 - 0 1955Mazamet-Lyon OU9 - 0 1955Paris Université Club-Entente Côte-Vermeille 34 - 3 1955Tulle-Carmaux9 - 3 1955Pau-Toulouse OEC8 - 0 1955Angoulême -Auch3 - 0 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals. 1955Perpignan-Periguex15 - 3 1955Mont-de-Marsan-Dax14 - 3 1955Romans-Albi14 - 11 1955Lavelanet-Toulon13 - 0 1955Lourdes-Vienne22 - 5 1955Montferrand-Mazamet6 - 3 1955Paris Université Club-Tulle24 - 5 1955Pau-Angoulême 13 - 8 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals. 1955Perpignan-Mont-de-Marsan17 - 11 1955Romans-Lavelanet15 - 0 1955Lourdes-Montferrand21 - 3 1955Paris Université Club-Pau14 - 9 Semifinals May 1955Perpignan-Romans18 - 0 May 1955Lourdes-Paris Université Club8 - 6 Final Teams Perpignan - Lourdes Score 11-6 Date 22 May 1955 Venue Parc Lescure de BordeauxReferee Georges Laffitte Line-up Perpignan François Gimenez, Richard Pallach, Roger Capell, Gérard Roucariès, André Sanac, Vincent Mestres, Henri Doutres, Gérard Llaury, Georges Gauby, Jean Serre, René Garrigue, Gaston Rous, René Monie, Serge Torreilles, Jacques Sagols LourdesAndré Lafont, André Abadie (rugby)|André Abadie, Daniel Saint-Pastous, Jean Barthe, Louis Guinle, Jean Prat, Célestin Domec, Thomas Manterola, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Guy Calvo, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze Scorers Perpignan 3 tries Gauby, Garrigue and Torreilles, 1 conversion Serre Lourdes 2 drops Jean Prat and F.Labazuy The match was played at the Parc Lescure that host the final of French Championship for the first time.http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/FR/Destination+France/Bordeaux/ Parc Lescure/ Stade Chaban-Delmas rugbyworldcup.com 2012-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20061229124406/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/FR/Destination+France/Bordeaux/ 2006-12-29 dead Notes and references External links Compte rendu finale de 1955 lnr.fr 1955 France 1955 Championship