1966–67 French Rugby Union Championship

The season 1966/67, was the 68th 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, held in Bordeaux on 28 May 1967 at the Parc Lescure, clashed the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, the U.S. Montauban won against the CA Begles and won the only previous championship in club history.

Group stage

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

  • SU Agen
  • CA Begles
  • Lyon Olympique Universitaire
  • FC Lourdes
  • AS Mont Ferrand
  • Stade Rochelais
  • Tyrosse RCS
  • Valence Sportif
  • SC Albi
  • Stade Aurillacois
  • Stade Beaumontois
  • AS Béziers
  • U.S. Cognac
  • SC Graulhet
  • AS Saint -Junien
  • Stade Bordelais
  • FC also
  • CS Bourgoin- Jallieu
  • RC Chalon
  • La Voulte Sportif
  • Section Paloise
  • Racing Club de France
  • FC Saint -Claude
  • CS Vienne

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

U.S. Montauban: Louis Blanc, Francis Bourgade, Jean -Michel Cabanier, Bernard CARDEBAT, Carrie Gaston, Gerard David, Jean Daynes, Jacques Delcros, Jacques Londios, Jean -Pierre Malavelle, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Moïse Maurière, Andre Piazza, Jean -Claude Sahuc Jean Sirac

CA Begles: Alain Bergèse, Alain Besson, Michel Butcher, Gino Caron, Jacques Cazaban, Jacques Crampagne, Lucien Denjean, Michel Discazeaux, Daniel Dubois, François Morlaes, Antoine Savio, Max Semont, Georges Soleil, Christian Swierczinski, Jean Trillo

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