1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship
| French Rugby Championship 1965-66 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |
 France |
| Champions | Agen (5th title) |
| Runners-up | 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 beatingDax 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 |
Pool 2
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Pool 3 |
Pool 4
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Pool 5
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Pool 6 |
Pool 7
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"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 | 29-5 |
| Stadoceste | Albi | 18-6 |
| Toulouse Olympique EC | Lannemezan | 19-3 |
| Mont-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, Toulouse |
| Referee | 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 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
- ↑ Compte rendu finale 1966, sur lnr.fr