1963–64 French Rugby Union Championship
The season 1963/64, was the 65th staging of the French rugby union championship. They included 56 teams in the top league ( of today's top 14).
The championship was divided into two phases. It began with the group phase in which eight teams played in seven groups against each other. The top four in each group and the four best fifth place moved into the K - o.Runde. This was followed by sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final game, which was held in Toulouse on May 24, 1964 Municipal Stadium, clashed the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, Section Paloise prevailed over the AS Béziers and won for the third time the championship.
Group stage
Teams are listed in alphabetical order, the bold qualified for the 1/16-Finale.
- U.S. Cognac
- CA Lannemezan
- USA Limoges
- U.S. Marmande
- SC Mazamet
- Stade Bordelais
- Stade Montois
- SC Tulle
- SC Angoulême
- FC also
- Biarritz Olympique
- Castres Olympique
- U.S. Dax
- GS Figeac
- SC Graulhet
- U.S. Montauban
- SU Agen
- Stade Dijonnais
- U.S. Foix
- FC Lourdes
- Section Paloise
- Saint- Girons SC
- RC Toulon
- CS Vienne
- Stade Aurillacois
- CA Brive
- U.S. Carmaux
- FC Grenoble
- CO Le Creusot
- Lyon Olympique Universitaire
- U.S. novel
- RC Vichy
- AS Béziers
- RC Narbonne
- CA Périgueux
- USA Perpignan
- Paris Université Club
- SA Saint -Sever
- Stadoceste Tarbes
- Tyrosse RCS
- Aviron Bayonnais
- CA Begles
- Cahors Rugby
- La Voulte Sportif
- FC Saint -Claude
- AS Saint -Junien
- Stade Rochelais
- Stade Toulousain
- SC Albi
- RC Chalon
- SO Chambéry
- Stade Langonnais
- AS Mont Ferrand
- Racing Club de France
- TOEC
- Valence Sportif
1/16-Finale
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Final
Section Paloise: André Abadie, Jean Capdouze, Henri Cazabat, Jacques Clavé, Jean -Baptiste Doumecq, Jacques Dulucq, Marc Etcheverry, Roger Lhande, François Moncla, Jean Piqué, Christian Rouch, Eugene Ruiz, Jean -Pierre Saux, Robert Toyos, Bernard vignette
AS Béziers: Jean Barrière, Michel Bernatas, Émile Bolzan, Gérard Bonn Eric, Roger Bousquet, Pierre Danos, Paul Dedieu, Jacques Fratangelle, Louis Gagniere, Roger Gensane, Clément Gray, Claude Malet, Paul Ribot, Jean Salas, Claude Vidal