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1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 teams, divided in 8 pools. 32 teams were qualified to the play-offs.[1] The Championship was won by Castres Olympique, having beat Racing Paris in the final.

Round of 32

In bold the clubs qualified for second round.

Castres 11 - 6 Angoulême
Béziers 10 - 3 Begles
Limoges 6 - 3 La Rochelle
Mazamet 11 - 8 Montauban
Pau 9 - 0 Dax
Stadoceste 11 - 0 Romans
Carmaux 6 - 5 Toulon
Auch 3 - 0 Cognac
Racing Paris 17 - 5 Soustons
Valence 3 - 0 Mont-de-Marsan
Perpignan 3 - 0 Périgueux
Vienne 3 - 3 Biarritz
Bayonne 6 - 3 Toulouse
Lourdes 11 - 5 Vichy
Montferrand 15 - 12 Brive
Lyon OU 16 - 4 Narbonne

Round of 16

In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

Castres 6 - 3 Béziers
Limoges 9 - 3 Mazamet
Pau 11 - 0 Stadoceste
Carmaux 9 - 0 Auch
Racing Paris 6 - 5 Valence
Perpignan 5 - 3 Vienne
Bayonne 11 - 9 Loudes
Montferrand 17 - 5 Lyon OU

Quarter-finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals.

Castres 6 - 3 Limoges
Pau 8 - 0 Carmaux
Racing Paris 17 - 0 Perpignan
Bayonne 8 - 3 Montferrand

Semi-finals

Castres 12 - 11 Pau
Racing Paris 13 - 9 Bayonne

Final

Source:[2]

Teams Castres - Racing
Score 11-8
Date 16 April 1950
Venue Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse
Referee Charles Durant
Castres Line-up Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Georges Amen, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Victor Lâchât, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Jacques Siman, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno
Racing Line-up Michel Fontvielle, Jean Benetière, Jean Lhospital, Christian Guilbert, François Varenne, Pierre Salles-Robis, Jean-Claude Bourrier, Louis Pardas, Gérard Dufau, Louis Dionnet, Fernand Cazenave, Francis Desclaux, Pierre Jeanjean, Alain Porthault, Pierre Dizabo

References

  1. ^ "1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship". Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal.
  2. ^ "Ligue Nationale de Rugby : le championnat". web.archive.org. 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2025-04-05.