1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1980/81 season was the 82nd 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 28 May 1981 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 Bagnérais and won for the ninth time the championship.

Group stage

  • Qualification for 1/16-Finale

1/16-Finale

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

AS Béziers: Line-up: Marc Andrieu, 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 -Pierre Pesteil, Jean -Luc Rivallo, Armand Vaquerin Substitutes: Yvan Buonomo, Michel Calas, Philippe Escande, Christian Prax, Bernard Teissier

Stade Bagnérais: Line-up: Jean -Michel Aguirre, Roland Bertranne, André Cazenave, Albert Cigagna, Michel Dancla, Omar Derghali, Philippe Fourneau, Claude Frutos, Jean -François Gourdon, Michel Laguerre -Basse, Adrien Mournet, Pierre Rispal, Antranik Torossian, Michel Urtizverea, René Vergez Substitutes: Roger Bayen, Jean -Louis Carrère, Gerard Chevallier, Yves Duhard, Arnaud Duplan, Michel Mardegan

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