1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship

Rugby championship September 2026 French Rugby Championship 1962–63 France 56 Mont-de-MarsanRugbyArchive, France - National Championship, Season: 1962/63 http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/31?Stagione=1962%2F63 rugbyarchive.net 30 September 2026 1 Dax 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools. The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32". The Mont-de-Marsan won the Championship 1962-63 after beating l'Dax in the final. For the first time from 1934, the final opposes two teams of the same department (The Landes). Context The 1963 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished second. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Agen that beat Brive par 11 - 0. Qualification round In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase Pool 1 Agen Dijon Lannemezan La Voulte Marmande Perpignan Saint-Sever SBUC Pool 2 Angoulême Béziers Biarritz Brive Chalon Limoges Toulouse Olympique EC Vichy Pool 3 Albi Bayonne Lourdes Mazamet Montauban Paris Université Club Toulouse Tyrosse Pool 4 Aurillac Dax Espéraza (Espéraza) Romans Mont-de-Marsan Narbonne Touloun Vienne Pool 5 Stade Beaumontois Castres Chambéry Lyon OU Périgueux Racing Saint-Claude La Rochelle Pool 6 Auch Cahors Carmaux Cognac Le Creusot Graulhet Montferrand Valence Pool 7 Bègles Figeac Foix (Foix) Grenoble Pau Saint-Girons Stadoceste Tulle "Last 32" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Mont-de-Marsan Vienne 17-11 Biarritz Brive 8-3 Chalon Agen 12-3 Vichy Bègles 11-0 Lourdes Mazamet 14-6 Stadoceste Paris Université Club 8-0 Cahors Castres 25-6 SBUC Toulose 9-6 Dax Aurillac 21-3 Touloun Racing 21-14 Chambéry Graulhet 17-9 La Voulte Lyon OU11-3 Grenoble Lannemezan 10-6 Tulle Périgueux 12-5 Béziers Pau 6-3 Auch Montferrand 12-6 Le SU Agen, champion sortant and winner du Challenge Yves du Manoir, was eliminateddès The "last 32" phases par Chalon. "Last 16" In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Mont-de-Marsan Biarritz 14-6 Chalon Vichy 6-0 Lourdes Stadoceste 12-3 Cahors SBUC 3-0 Dax Toulon 8-3 Chambéry La Voulte 6-5 Grenoble Tulle 22-3 Béziers Auch 11-6 Quarter of finals In bold the clubs qualified for the next round Team 1 Team 2 Results Mont-de-Marsan Chalon 9-3 Lourdes Cahors 3-0 Dax Chambéry 6-5 Grenoble Béziers 9-3 Semifinals Team 1 Team 2 Results Mont-de-Marsan Lourdes 9-8 Dax Grenoble 5-0 Final Teams Mont-de-Marsan - Dax Score 9-6 Date 2 Juin 1963 Venue Parc Municipal des Sports, BordeauxReferee Albert Capelle Line-up Mont-de-Marsan Pierre Cazals, Bernard Ces, Jean-Baptiste Amestoy, Paul Tignol, Guy Urbieta, Gilbert Hilcocq, Bernard Couralet, Fernand Martinez, Pierre Lestage, Alain Caillau, André Caillau, André Boniface, Guy Boniface, Christian Darrouy, Jacques Gourgues DaxAndré Bérilhe, Léon Berho, Christian Lasserre, Jean-Claude Labadie, Marcel Cassiède, Bernard Dutin, Gaston Dubois, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Henri Willems, Claude Darbos, Pierre Barbe Scorers Mont-de-Marsan 1 penalty A.Boniface, 2 drops A.Boniface and Lestage Dax 1 try J.C.Lasserre, 1 drop P.Albaladejo Lestage score the decisive drop at minute 75th : It was the first and only victory of the "permet au Stade montois" and the third final lost by US Dax. References External links Compte rendu finale de 1963 lnr.fr Finale 1963 finalesrugby.com 1963 France 1963 Championship