1970–71 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1970/71 season was the 72th staging of the French rugby union championship. It included 64 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 eight groups against each other. The four winners of each group moved into the K - o.Runde. This was followed by sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final, held in Bordeaux on 16 May 1971 at the Parc Lescure, clashed the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, the AS Béziers prevailed against RC Toulon and won for the second time the championship.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16-Finale

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

AS Béziers: Richard Astre, Yvan Buonomo, Henri Cabrol, Jack Cantoni, Alain Esteve, Jean -Pierre Hortoland, Gérard Lavagne, André Lubrano, Joseph Navarro, Christian Pesteil, Olivier Saisset, Jean Sarda, Georges Senal, René Séguier, Armand Vaquerin

RC Toulon: Jean -Claude Ballatore, Paul Bos, Jean -Pierre Carreras, Christian Carrère, Gilles Delaigue, Roger Fabien Bernard Giabbiconi, Arnaldo Gruarin Daniel Hache, Louis Irastorza, André Herrero, Daniel Herrero, Bernard Laboure, Michel Sappa, Noêl vadella

RC Toulonnais Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne US Dax ASM Clermont Auvergne Union Sportive Bressane Lyon OU Stade Montois FC Grenoble Biarritz Olympique Stade Toulousain US Cognac Section Paloise Atlantique Stade Rochelais UA Gaillac CA Brive Castres Olympique FC Lourdes RC Narbonne US Montauban Aviron Bayonnais USA Perpignan
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