1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship

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".

French Rugby Championship 1965–66
Countries France
Number of teams56
ChampionsAgen (5th title)
Runners-upDax

The Agen won the Championship 1965–66 after beating Dax in the final and hold the title.

Context edit

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 edit

In bold the qualified to next round

Pool 1 edit

Pool 2 edit

Pool 3 edit

Pool 4 edit

Pool 5 edit

Pool 6 edit

Pool 7 edit

"Last 32" edit

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
AgenChalon11-3
La RochelleMontauban6-3
NarbonnePau9-0
La VoulteParis Université Club25-11
RacingLyon OU9-8
Angoulême Auch16-3
BriveLourdes6-0
BéziersBayonne17-15
DaxLimoges16-3
Bègles Périgueux29-5
StadocesteAlbi18-6
Toulouse Olympique ECLannemezan19-3
Mont-de-MarsanGrenoble26-16
TulleAurillac3-3
GraulhetStade Beaumontois6-6
ToulounBiarritz14-8

"Last 16" edit

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
AgenLa Rochelle9-5
NarbonneLa Voulte12-8
RacingAngoulême15-11
BriveBéziers12-9
DaxBègles12-5
StadocesteToulouse Olympique EC10-5
Mont-de-MarsanTulle16-0
GraulhetToulon8-6 (a. p.)

Quarter of finals edit

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1Team 2Results
AgenNarbonne9-3
RacingBrive12-9
DaxStadoceste19-3
Mont-de-MarsanGraulhet3-6

Semifinals edit

Team 1Team 2Results
AgenRacing14-8
DaxGraulhet11-5

Final edit

TeamsAgen - Dax
Score9-8
Date22 May 1966
VenueStadium Municipal, Toulouse
RefereePaul 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

DaxJean-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
Dax1 try Benali, 1 conversion Saubesty, 1 drop Albaladejo

Dax line-up a very young team, with a lot of young people. Dourthe (17 years ols), Arrieumerlou (18 and half), Capdepuy (20) and Benali (18).

The final was signed by a lot of brutalities and violence.[1]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Compte rendu finale 1966 Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, sur lnr.fr

External links edit