1986–87 French Rugby Union Championship
| French Rugby Championship 1986-87 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 40 teams |
| Champions | Toulon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Racing Paris |
The 1986-87 French Rugby Union Championship' was won by Toulon that beat Racing Paris in the final.
Formula
The 40 clubs were divided in 4 pools of ten.
The first five of pool 1 and 2 and the first three of pool 3 and 4, were qualified for knock out stages.
This formula will be used only for this year.
Qualification round
The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round.
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Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
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Pool 3 |
Pool 4
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Knock out stages
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round . All the qualified, came from pool 1 and 2.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyères | Toulon | 9-37 | 12-21 |
| Béziers | Lourdes | 19-9 | 9-18 |
| Stadoceste | Agen | 21-21 | 6-15 |
| Stade Bagnérais | Montferrand | 12-16 | 6-28 |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | Racing | 12-9 | 3-22 |
| Le Creusot-Montchanin | Brive | 15-15 | 15-26 |
| Dax | Toulouse | 18-9 | 6-29 |
| Valence | Graulhet | 9-9 | 9-27 |
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | result |
|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Béziers | 15-9 |
| Agen | Montferrand | 13-12 |
| Racing | Brive | 22-19 |
| Toulouse | Graulhet | 20-9 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | result |
|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Agen | 18-16 |
| Racing | Toulose | 10-9 |
Final
| Teams | Toulon - Racing |
| Score | 15-12 |
| Date | 2 May 1987 |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Referee | Jean-Claude Doulcet |
| Line-up | |
| Toulon | Manu Diaz, Bernard Herrero, Yann Braendlin, Marc Pujolle, Jean-Charles Orso, Éric Champ, Thierry Louvet, Éric Melville, Jérôme Gallion, Christian Cauvy, Pascal Jehl, Pierre Trémouille, Alain Carbonel, Éric Fourniols, Jérôme Bianchi Replacements : David Jaubert, Yvan Roux, Henri Chapus, Fabrice Fargues, Hervé Jegou |
| Racing | Eugenio Stefan, Jean-Pierre Genet, Murray Dawson, Michel Tachdjian, Patrick Serrière, Laurent Cabannes, Xavier Blond, Claude Atcher, Gérald Martinez, Franck Mesnel, Yvon Rousset, Éric Blanc, Renaud Authié, Jean-Baptiste Lafond, Didier Pouyau Replacements : Philippe Guillard, Franck Hélière, Jean-François Impinna, Vincent Lelano, Laurent Rouyres |
| Scorers | |
| Toulon | 1 try Jaubert, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Bianchi, 1 drop Trémouille |
| Racing | 1 try Genet, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Pouyau |
Toulon won his second Bouclier de Brennus, after the first in 1931, and after 4 final lost (1948, 1968, 1971 and 1985).
The team of Racing play the match wearing a pink papillon.