1989–90 French Rugby Union Championship
| French Rugby Championship 1989-1990 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 80 teams |
| Champions | Racing |
| Runners-up | Agen |
Le Racing won The 1988-89 French Rugby Union Championship [after beating Agen in the final.
Le Racing won his first bouclier de Brennus from 1959
Formula
- The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided in sixteen pools of five. .
- The two better of each pool (a sum of 32 clubs) were admitted to the group A to play for the tile
- In the second round th e32 clubs of group A were divided in four pools of eight.
- The four better of each pool of group A (16 clubs) were qualified to play the knockout stage
Group A qualification round to knockout stage
The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round.
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Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
|
Pool 3 |
Pool 4 |
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nîmes | Toulouse | 6-13 | 3-33 |
| Béziers | Narbonne | 10-13 | 12-9 |
| Castres | Racing | 6-9 | 6-40 |
| Brive | Grenoble | 19-12 | 0-28 |
| US Colomiers | Touloun | 6-3 | 12-30 |
| Agen | Auch | 45-3 | 28-3 |
| Montferrand | Bègles-Bordeaux | 31-18 | 12-21 |
| Biarritz | Dax | 18-18 | 12-29 |
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | Narbonne | 10-9 |
| Racing | Grenoble | 27-21 |
| Toulon | Agen | 0-6 |
| Montferrand | Dax | 34-12 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Toulose | Racing | 14-21 |
| Agen | Montferrand | 9-3 |
Final
| Teams | Racing - Agen |
| Score | 22-12 |
| Date | 26 May 1990 |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Referee | Claude Debat |
| Line-up | |
| Racing | Laurent Benezech, Jean-Pierre Genet, Philippe Voisin, Michel Tachdjian, Patrick Serrière, Xavier Blond, Laurent Cabannes, Christophe Deslandes, Jean-Philippe Saffore, Didier Pouyau, Geoffrey Abadie, Franck Mesnel, Éric Blanc, Philippe Guillard, Jean-Baptiste Lafond Replacements : Philippe Dubreuille, Murray Dawson, Eric Dalle |
| Agen | Jean-Louis Tolot, Philippe Berbizier, Laurent Seigne, Abdelatif Benazzi, Bernard Mazzer, Jacques Gratton, Philippe Benetton, Dominique Erbani, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Montlaur, Eric Gleyze, Patrick Schattel, Philippe Sella, Olivier Campan, Bernard Lacombe Replacements : Patrick Pujade, Grégoire Lascubé |
| Scorers | |
| Racing | 2 tries Cabannes and Abadie, 1 conversion Pouyau, 4 penalties Pouyau (2), Lafond and Abadie |
| Agen | 3 penalties Montlaur (2) and Campan (1), 1 drop Montlaur |