1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1976/77 season was the 78th staging of the French rugby union championship. It included 40 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 five groups against each other. The five winners of each group moved into the K - o.Runde, as are the seven best teams in the Division B. This was followed by sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final game, which took place in Paris on May 29, 1977 Parc des Princes, came together the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, the AS Béziers won against the USA Perpignan and won for the sixth time the champion.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16-Finale

From the Division B:

  • SC Albi
  • FC also
  • SO Chambéry
  • AS Merignac
  • Stade Rodez
  • SC Tulle
  • Tyrosse RCS

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

AS Béziers: Line-up: Richard Astre Henri Cabrol, Jack Cantoni, Alain Esteve, Michel Fabre, Jean -Louis Martin, Jean -Luc Meiser, Alain Paco, Michel Palmié, Jean -Pierre Pesteil, Jean -Luc Rivallo, Olivier Saisset, Georges Senal, René Séguier, Armand Vaquerin Substitutes: Francis Lugans

USA Perpignan: Line-up: Yves Ballaneda, Yves Brunet, Patrick David, Claude Fontana, Jean -Pierre Garcia, Roland Genis, Jean -Louis Got, Paul Goze, Jean -François Imbernon, Michel Izquierdo, Richard Lecoq, Jean Lopez, Gérard Mérou, Gérald Porical, Jacques Tisseyre Substitutes: Alain Delmas, Paul Foussat, Jean -Pierre Lambert, Richard Masforne

Biarritz Olympique Union Sportive Bressane Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Section Paloise RC Narbonne RC Toulonnais US Dax FC Lourdes CA Brive Stade Toulousain US Montauban Atlantique Stade Rochelais Stade Montois ASM Clermont Auvergne Aviron Bayonnais Castres Olympique
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