1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship

none January 2013 French Rugby Championship 1965–66 France 56 Agen 5 Dax 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools, The four first teams of each pool and the better for classified fifth were qualified for the "last 32". The Agen won the Championship 1965–66 after beating Dax in the final and hold the title. Context The 1966 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales thanks to his victory (9-8) against France in the last day. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won en 1966 by the Lourdes that beat Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 6. Qualification round In bold the qualified to next round Pool 1 Angoulême Agen Lyon OU Périgueux Quillan AS Saint-Junien Toulouse Vienne Pool 2 Auch Bayonne Brive Condom (Condom) Lannemezan USA Limoges Romans Vichy Pool 3 Castres Cognac Grenoble Lourdes Mazamet Montauban Mont-de-Marsan Toulouse Olympique EC Pool 4 Chambéry Dax Pau Perpignan Saint-Claude SBUC La Rochelle La Voulte Pool 5 Cahors Graulhet Montferrand Narbonne Paris Université Club Saint-Sever Touloun Tyrosse Pool 6 Aurillac Stade Beaumontois Bègles Béziers Dijon Le Creusot Racing Valence Pool 7 Albi Biarritz Bourgoin-Jallieu Carmaux Chalon Foix Stadoceste Tulle "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Chalon 11-3 La Rochelle Montauban 6-3 Narbonne Pau 9-0 La Voulte Paris Université Club 25-11 Racing Lyon OU 9-8 Angoulême Auch 16-3 Brive Lourdes 6-0 Béziers Bayonne 17-15 Dax Limoges 16-3 Bègles Périgueux 29-5Stadoceste Albi18-6 Toulouse Olympique EC Lannemezan 19-3Mont-de-Marsan Grenoble 26-16 Tulle Aurillac 3-3 Graulhet Stade Beaumontois 6-6 Touloun Biarritz 14-8 "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen La Rochelle 9-5 Narbonne La Voulte 12-8 Racing Angoulême 15-11 Brive Béziers 12-9 Dax Bègles 12-5 Stadoceste Toulouse Olympique EC 10-5 Mont-de-Marsan Tulle 16-0 Graulhet Toulon 8-6 (a. p.) Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Narbonne 9-3 Racing Brive 12-9 Dax Stadoceste 19-3 Mont-de-Marsan Graulhet 3-6 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Agen Racing 14-8 Dax Graulhet 11-5 Final Teams Agen - Dax Score 9-8 Date 22 May 1966 Venue Stadium Municipal, ToulouseReferee Paul Madelmont Line-up Agen Marius Lagiewski, Jean-Claude Malbet, Raymond Palladin, Jacques Fort, Michel Lasserre, Michel Sitjar, Serge Viotto, Francesco Zani, Pierre Lacroix, Jean-Louis Dehez, Bernard Pomiès, Jean-Pierre Razat, Pierre Gruppi, Jean-Louis Mazas, Jean-Michel Pechambert Remplaçants : Georges Cavailles, Pierre Biémouret, Claude Salesse, Jean-Claude Soula, Serge Méricq Dax Jean-Michel Lucq, Léon Bérho, Christian Lasserre, Marcel Cassiède, Jean-Claude Labadie, Pierre Darbos, Gilles Benali, Claude Contis, Georges Capdepuy, Pierre Albaladejo, Jacques Bénède, Jean-Claude Sanz, Claude Dourthe, Michel Arrieumerlou, Jacques Saubesty Scorers Agen 1 try Lasserre, 1 penalty and 1 drop Dehez Dax 1 try Benali, 1 conversion Saubesty, 1 drop Albaladejo Dax lines up a team with a lot of young people. Dourthe (17), Arrieumerlou (18), Capdepuy (20) and Benali (18). The final was signed by a lot of brutalities and violence.Compte rendu finale 1966 https://web.archive.org/web/20071102101007/http://www.lnr.fr/Menus.asp?CR=16354&CSR=16382&Cle=58717 2007-11-02 , sur lnr.fr Notes and references External links Finale 1966 finalesrugby.com 1966 France 1966 Championship