1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship

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French Rugby Championship 1962–63

Countries|  France
Number of teams| 56
Champions| Mont-de-Marsan (1st title)
Runners-up| Dax

<- 1961–62

1963–64 ->

The 1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.

The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32".

The Mont-de-Marsan won the Championship 1962-63 after beating l'Dax in the final. For the first time from 1934, the final opposes two teams of the same department (The Landes).

## Context

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The 1963 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished second.

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Agen that beat Brive par 11 - 0.

## Qualification round

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In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase

### Pool 1

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* Agen
* Dijon
* Lannemezan
* La Voulte
* Marmande
* Perpignan
* Saint-Sever
* SBUC

### Pool 2

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* Angoulême
* Béziers
* Biarritz
* Brive
* Chalon
* Limoges
* Toulouse Olympique EC
* Vichy

### Pool 3

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* Albi
* Bayonne
* Lourdes
* Mazamet
* Montauban
* Paris Université Club
* Toulouse
* Tyrosse

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### Pool 4

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* Aurillac
* Dax
* Espéraza (Espéraza)
* Romans
* Mont-de-Marsan
* Narbonne
* Touloun
* Vienne

### Pool 5

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* Stade Beaumontois
* Castres
* Chambéry
* Lyon OU
* Périgueux
* Racing
* Saint-Claude
* La Rochelle

### Pool 6

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* Auch
* Cahors
* Carmaux
* Cognac
* Le Creusot
* Graulhet
* Montferrand
* Valence

### Pool 7

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* Bègles
* Figeac
* Foix (Foix)
* Grenoble
* Pau
* Saint-Girons
* Stadoceste
* Tulle

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## "Last 32"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1  | Team 2  | Results

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Mont-de-Marsan | Vienne | 17-11
Biarritz | Brive | 8-3
Chalon | Agen | 12-3
Vichy | Bègles | 11-0
Lourdes | Mazamet | 14-6
Stadoceste | Paris Université Club | 8-0
Cahors | Castres | 25-6
SBUC | Toulose | 9-6
Dax | Aurillac | 21-3
Touloun | Racing | 21-14
Chambéry | Graulhet | 17-9
La Voulte | Lyon OU | 11-3
Grenoble | Lannemezan | 10-6
Tulle | Périgueux | 12-5
Béziers | Pau | 6-3
Auch | Montferrand | 12-6

Le SU Agen, champion sortant and winner du Challenge Yves du Manoir, was eliminateddès The "last 32" phases par Chalon.

## "Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1  | Team 2  | Results

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Mont-de-Marsan | Biarritz | 14-6
Chalon | Vichy | 6-0
Lourdes | Stadoceste | 12-3
Cahors | SBUC | 3-0
Dax | Toulon | 8-3
Chambéry | La Voulte | 6-5
Grenoble | Tulle | 22-3
Béziers | Auch | 11-6

## Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1  | Team 2  | Results

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Mont-de-Marsan | Chalon | 9-3
Lourdes | Cahors | 3-0
Dax | Chambéry | 6-5
Grenoble | Béziers | 9-3

## Semifinals

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Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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Mont-de-Marsan | Lourdes | 9-8
Dax | Grenoble | 5-0

## Final

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Teams | Mont-de-Marsan \- Dax

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Score | 9-6
Date | 2 Juin 1963
Venue | Parc Municipal des Sports, Bordeaux
Referee | Albert Capelle
Line-up |
Mont-de-Marsan | Pierre Cazals, Bernard Ces, Jean-Baptiste Amestoy, Paul Tignol, Guy Urbieta, Gilbert Hilcocq, Bernard Couralet, Fernand Martinez, Pierre Lestage, Alain Caillau, André Caillau, André Boniface, Guy Boniface, Christian Darrouy, Jacques Gourgues
Dax | André Bérilhe, Léon Berho, Christian Lasserre, Jean-Claude Labadie, Marcel Cassiède, Bernard Dutin, Gaston Dubois, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Henri Willems, Claude Darbos, Pierre Barbe
Scorers |
Mont-de-Marsan | 1 penalty A.Boniface, 2 drops A.Boniface and Lestage
Dax | 1 try J.C.Lasserre, 1 drop P.Albaladejo

Lestage score the decisive drop at minute 75th : It was the first and only victory of the "permet au Stade montois" and the third final lost by US Dax.

## External links

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* Compte rendu finale de 1963 lnr.fr
* Finale 1963 finalesrugby.com

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