1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1968-1969
French Rugby Championship 1968-1969
Countries	France
Number of teams	64
Champions	Bègles (1st title)
Runners-up	Toulouse
	← 1967-68 1969-70 →

The 1968-69 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".

The Bègles won the champsionship beating Toulose in the final.

It was the first bouclier de Brennus, for the Bordeaux's club.while, Toulouse play his first final from 1947.

Qualification round[]

In bold the qualified to next round

Pool 1[]

Aurillac
Bayonne
Cognac
Lourdes
Lyon OU
Montferrand

Pool 2[]

Agen
Pau
Périgueux
Touloun
Valence

Pool 3[]

Pool 4[]

Angoulême
Mimizan
Perpignan
Stadoceste
Tyrosse

Pool 5[]

Dax
Dijon
Racing
Montauban
Montlucon
Vichy

Pool 6[]

Pool 7[]

Albi
Auch
Bègles
Béziers
Brive
Cahors
Gaillac

Pool 8[]

Biarritz
Graulhet
Grenoble
Limoges
Mazamet
La Rochelle

"Last 32"[]

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Narbonne	Castres	20-6
Biarritz	Lourdes	11-9
Bègles		27-6
Cahors		8-3
Dax	Tyrosse	9-6
Toulon	Périgueux	27-8
Stadoceste	Bayonne	8-3
La Rochelle	Cognac	9-6
Brive		15-8
Béziers	Racing	6-3
Graulhet	Montauban	11-3
Romans	Perpignan	14-12
Agen		20-8
Toulouse		11-9
Montferrand	Mont-de-Marsan	16-13
	US Bressane	15-6

"Last 16"[]

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Narbonne	Biarritz	33-6
Bègles	Cahors	28-6
Dax	Toulon	11-9
Stadoceste	La Rochelle	8-9
Brive	Béziers	9-6
Graulhet	Romans	3-6
Agen	Toulouse	16-22
Montferrand		17-5

Quarter of finals[]

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Narbonne	Bègles	6-15
Dax	La Rochelle	12-3
Brive	Romans	27-9
Toulouse	Montferrand	9-3

Semifinals[]

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Bègles	Dax	13-11
Toulouse	Brive	8-5

Final[]

Teams	Bègles - Toulose
Score	11-9
Date	18 May 1969
Venue	Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee	Roger Austry
Line-up
Bègles	, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Toulouse	, , , , , , , Michel Billière, , Pierre Villepreux, Jean-Marie Bonal, , , ,
Scorers
Bègles	1 try Trillo, 1 conversion, 1 penalty and 1 drop Crampagne
Toulouse	1 try Puig, 2 penalties Villepreux

External links[]

Compte rendu finale de 1969 lnr.fr

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