1960–61 French Rugby Union Championship
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| French Rugby Championship 1960-61 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 56 |
| Champions | Béziers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Dax |
The French Rugby Union Championship 1960-1961 was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.
THE Béziers won the tournament beating the US Dax in the final.
Context
The Five Nations Championship 1961 was won France
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat the Béziers par 17 – 8.
Qualification round
In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase
Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
Pool 3 |
Pool 4 |
Pool 5 |
Pool 6 |
Pool 7 |
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Stadoceste | 6-0 |
| Touloun | Périgueux | 8-6 |
| Vichy | Montferrand | 10-3 |
| Lourdes | Aurillac | 3-0 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Perpignan | 16-6 |
| Grenoble | Vienne | 14-3 |
| Brive | Limoges | 16-5 |
| Cahors | Saint-Claude | 0-0 |
| Dax | Romans | 9-3 |
| SBUC | Agen | 12-11 |
| La Rochelle | Racing | 15-0 |
| Bayonne | Graulhet | 6-0 |
| Chambéry | Cognac | 13-6 |
| Auch | Tulle | 9-0 |
| Mazamet | Toulose | 16-8 |
| Pau | Angoulême | 20-3 |
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Toulon | 14-0 |
| Vichy | Lourdes | 6-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Grenoble | 10-6 |
| Brive | Cahors | 8-3 |
| Dax | SBUC | 14-3 |
| La Rochelle | Bayonne | 5-3 |
| Chambéry | Auch | 5-3 |
| Mazamet | Pau | 8-3 |
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Vichy | 12-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Brive | 12-6 |
| Dax | La Rochelle | 11-9 |
| Chambéry | Mazamet | 19-3 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Mont-de-Marsan | 12-6 |
| Dax | Chambéry | 11-5 |
Final
| Teams | Béziers - Dax |
| Score | 6-3 |
| Date | 28 May 1961 |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon |
| Referee | Bernard Marie |
| Line-up | |
| Béziers | Raoul Barrière, Emile Bolzan, Francis Mas, Jean Salas, André Gayraud, Louis Angeli, François Rondi, Jean Arnal, Pierre Danos, Roger Bousquet, Lucien Rogé, Robert Raynal, Jacques Fratangelle, Robert Spagnolo, Paul Dedieu |
| Dax | Jean Bachélé, Léon Berho, André Bérilhe, Christian Lasserre, Marcel Cassiède, Gaston Dubois, Pierre Darbos, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Jean Othats, Claude Darbos, Emile Carrère |
| Scorers | |
| Béziers | 1 penalty Dedieu, 1 drop Danos |
| Dax | 1 penalty Pierre Albaladejo |