1979–80 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1979/80 season was the 81st 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 ten teams in four groups played against each other. The eight winners of each group moved into the K - o.Runde. This was followed by sixteenth, eighth, quarter and semi-finals. In the final game, which took place in Paris on 25 May 1980 at the Parc des Princes, came together the two semi-final winners and played for the Bouclier de Brennus. Here, the AS Béziers won against Stade Toulousain and won for the eighth time the championship.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16-Finale

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

AS Béziers: Line-up: Yvan Buonomo, Jack Cantoni, Jean -Marc Cordier, Alain Esteve, Michel Fabre, Patrick Fort Pierre Lacan, Jean -Louis Martin, Claude Martinez, Henri Mioch, Philippe Morrisson, Alain Paco, Michel Palmié, Jean -Luc Rivallo, Armand Vaquerin Substitutes: Marc Andrieu, Philippe Cadenat, Michel Montsarrat, Bernard Teyssier

Stade Toulousain: Line-up: Patrick Bentaboulet, Christian Breseghello, Michel Coutin, Serge Gabernet, Serge Laïrle, Dominique Harize, Gerald Martinez, Thierry Merlos, Guy Noves, Jean -Michel Rancoule, Jean -Pierre Rives, Marcel salse, Jean -Jacques Santos, Jean -Claude Skrela, Roger Plenty Substitutes: Dominique Colmagro, Hughes Comet, Laurent Husson, André Olhasque, Jérôme Rieu

USA Perpignan RC Narbonne FC Grenoble Union Sportive Bressane RC Toulonnais Section Paloise ASM Clermont Auvergne US Montauban Aviron Bayonnais CA Brive Biarritz Olympique US Dax Atlantique Stade Rochelais USA Limoges FC Lourdes Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne Castres Olympique Jean-Pierre Rives
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