1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship
 |
| 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Castres |
| Runners-up | Mont-de-Marsan |
The 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.
Formulas
[edit]The tournament was played by 48 teams divided into 8 pools.
Twenty-four teams were qualified to play in the second phase with eight pools of three teams. Sixteen teams were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase.
Context
[edit]The 1949 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended second.
The "Coupe de France" was won by Bègles that beat Toulose in the final.
Second round
[edit]In bold the qualified for "last 16" phase.
Poule A[edit] |
Poule B[edit] |
Poule C[edit] |
Poule D[edit] |
Poule E[edit] |
Poule F[edit] |
Poule G[edit] |
Poule H[edit] |
Last 16
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
|
Quarter of finals
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for The semifinals.
|
Semifinals
[edit]
|
Final
[edit]The first match ended 3–3 after over time. A second match was necessary.
| Teams | Castres - Mont-de-Marsan |
| Score | 14-3 |
| Date | 22 May 1949 |
| Venue | Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse |
| Referee | Lucien Barbe |
| Line-up | |
| Castres | Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Victor Lachat, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Raphael Lopez, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Raymond Fabre, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Léonce Beheregaray, Pierre Pascalin, André Brocas, Pierre Casassus, Jean-Noël Brocas, Georges Berrocq-Irigoin, René Lasserre, Jacques Larrezet, Jean Darrieussecq, Emmanuel Baradat, André Labeyrie, Jean Loyola, Jean Dachary, Rémy Cabos, Albert Bonnecaze |
| Scorers | |
| Castres | 3 tries Matheu, Balent and Coll, 1 drop Torrens, 1 conversion de Pierre-Antoine |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 1 try Larrezet |