1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship

The season 1956/57 was the 58th edition 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 six groups against each other. The top five in each group and the two best runners- sixth moved into the K - o.Runde. This was followed by sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final game, which was held in Lyon on 26 May 1957 at the Stade Gerland, clashed the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, the FC Lourdes won against Racing Club de France and won their fifth title.

Group stage

Teams are listed in alphabetical order, the bold qualified for the 1/16-Finale.

  • Cahors Rugby
  • FC Grenoble
  • FC Lourdes
  • SC Mazamet
  • U.S. Montelimar
  • U.S. Orthez
  • AS Roanne
  • RC Toulon
  • CA Begles
  • U.S. Cognac
  • U.S. Dax
  • Aviron Bayonnais
  • La Voulte Sportif
  • AS Mont Ferrand
  • Stade Rochelais
  • RC Vichy
  • Stade Aurillacois
  • Stade Lavelanétien
  • Stade Montois
  • Racing Club de France
  • Stadoceste Tarbes
  • TOEC
  • Tyrosse RCS
  • CS Vienne

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

FC Lourdes: Jean Barthe, Pierre Deslus, Henri Domec, Louis Guinle, Antoine Labazuy, François Labazuy, André Laffont, Pierre Lacaze, Thomas Manterola, Roger Martine, Jean Prat, Prat Maurice, Henri Rancoule, Jean -Louis Taillantou, Pierre Tarricq

Racing Club de France: Claude Bourbié, Jacques Brun, Alain Chappuis, Pierre Chaubet, Pierre Conquet Crauste Michel, Gérard Dufau, Michel Gri, Serge Grousset, Jacques Labèque, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, François Moncla, Marc Paillassa, Michel Vannier, Christian Vignes

RC Toulonnais US Cognac US Dax ASM Clermont Auvergne Atlantique Stade Rochelais Lyon OU US Montauban Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
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