1964–65 French Rugby Union Championship
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French Rugby Championship 1964–65 | |
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Countries | France |
Number of teams | 56 |
Champions | Agen (4th title) |
Runners-up | Brive |
The 1964–65 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided into 7 pools.
The four first teams from each pool, along with the best four teams classified fifth in the pools, qualified for the single-elimination portion of the tournament, the "last 32".
Agen won the championship, beating Brive in the final.
Context[]
The 1965 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales, which lost (13–22) to France.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Cognac, which beat Perpignan 5–3.
Qualification round[]
Teams in bold qualified for the next round.
Pool 1[]
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Pool 2[] |
Pool 3[] |
Pool 4[] |
Pool 5[] |
Pool 6[] |
Pool 7[] |
Last 32[]
Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Agen | Cognac | 8–6 |
Limoges | Aurillac | 3–0 |
Racing | 9–5 | |
Bègles | Lourdes | 12–3 |
Bayonne | 25–6 | |
La Rochelle | Chalon | 13–12 |
Béziers | Vichy | 17–6 |
Angoulême | Montferrand | 6–0 |
Brive | Narbonne | 9–3 |
Toulon | Dax | 11–9 |
Graulhet | Perpignan | 11–8 |
Montauban | Biarritz | 14–3 |
Mont-de-Marsan | 16–9 | |
Auch | Grenoble | 3–12 (see note below) |
Stadoceste | Toulose | 14–6 |
Périgueux | Pau | 11–6 |
Note: Grenoble beat Auch 12–3 but was disqualified, because lined a forme "rugby league" player.[clarification needed]
Last 16[]
Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Agen | Limoges | 22–3 |
Bègles | 9–8 | |
La Rochelle | 6–0 | |
Béziers | Angoulême | 3–0 |
Brive | Toulon | 8–3 |
Graulhet | Montauban | 6–3 |
Mont-de-Marsan | Auch | 12–6 |
Stadoceste | Périgueux | 30–6 |
Quarterfinals[]
Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Agen | 22–3 | |
Béziers | 12–0 | |
Brive | Graulhet | 5–0 |
Mont-de-Marsan | Stadoceste | 14–9 |
Semifinals[]
Teams in bold advanced to the final.
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Agen | 21–14 | |
Brive | Mont-de-Marsan | 14–6 |
La Voulte was eliminated because they had three players out for injuries in the second half.
During the Brive versus Mont de Marsan match, the referee sent off one player of each team. The player from Brive, Normand, was allowed to play in the final match.
Final[]
Teams | Agen – Brive |
Score | 15-8 |
Date | 23 May 1965 |
Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon |
Referee | Bernard Marie |
Line-up | |
Agen | , Jean-Claude Malbet, , , , Michel Sitjar, , , Pierre Lacroix, , , , , , , , , |
Brive | , , , , Roger Fite, , , , Marcel Puget, , , Michel Marot, , , Pierre Villepreux |
Scorers | |
Agen | 2 tries by and Sitjar, 2 penalties, and 1 drop by |
Brive | 2 tries by and , and 1 conversion by Villepreux |
External links[]
- French rugby union championship
- 1964–65 rugby union tournaments for clubs
- 1964–65 in French rugby union