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1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship

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1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries France
ChampionsCastres
Runners-upMont-de-Marsan

The 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.

Formulas

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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

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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

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In bold the qualified for "last 16" phase.

Poule A

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Poule B

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Poule C

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Poule D

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Poule E

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Poule F

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Poule G

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Poule H

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Last 16

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In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

Castres - Limoges 21 - 6
Toulon - Biarritz 21 - 3
Vienne - Tyrosse 11 - 3
Agen - Begles 14 - 9
Mont-de-Marsan - Stadoceste 11 - 0
Toulouse - Auch 9 - 8
Brive - Montauban 8 - 3
Montferrand - Loudes 16 - 8

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for The semifinals.

Castres - Toulon 17 - 6
Vienne - Agen 14 - 6
Mont-de-Marsan - Toulouse 6 - 5
Brive - Montferrand 8 - 0

Semifinals

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Castres - Vienne 12 - 6
Mont-de-Marsan - Brive 8 - 0

Final

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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
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