1982–83 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1982/83 season was the 84th Edition 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 two winners of each group moved directly into the K - o.Runde while the teams ranked 3-6 fought out an additional Barrage. This was followed by eighth note, quarter and semi-finals. In the final game, which took place in Paris on 28 May 1983 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 the RRC Nice and won for the tenth time the championship.
Group stage
- Direct qualification for second round
- Participation in the Barrage
Barrage
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Final
AS Béziers: Line-up: Marc Andrieu, Jean -Michel Bagnaud, Philippe Bonhoure, Jean -Marc Cordier, Philippe Escande, Michel Fabre, Patrick Fort, Fabrice Joguet, Pierre Lacan, Jean -Louis Martin, Diego Minaro, Michel Palmié, Philippe Vachier, Armand Vaquerin, Jean -Paul Wolff Substitutes: Philippe Chamayou, Serge Doumayrou, Didier Farenq, Jean -Paul Medina, Éric Piazza, Christian Prax
RRC Nice: Line-up: Jean -Luc Bony, Éric Buchet, Philippe Buchet, Tony Catoni, Roger Charpentier, Patrick Barthélémy, Didier Felix, Bernard Herrero, Jean Méry, Jean -Charles Orso, Pierre Pédeutour, Jean -Paul Pelloux, François Pierre, Patrick Trautmann, Alain Vallet Substitutes: Jean -Claude Baruteau, Georges Lauribe, Pierre Mousain, Christian Panzavolta, Alain Sudre, Jean -François Tordo