1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship

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French Rugby Championship 1980–81

Countries|  France
Number of teams| Group A : 40 teams
Group B : 40 teams
Champions| Béziers (9th title)
Runners-up| Stade Bagnérais

<- 1979–80

1981–82 ->

The 1980–81 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Stade Bagnérais in the final.

## Formula

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For the second time, the clubs of the "Group B" didn't participate to win the title, but played a proper championship.

The group A, like the group B was divided in four pools of ten clubs.

The eight better of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.

## Group A

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### Qualification round

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In bold the teams qualified for knock out stages, ordered according to the ranking.

Pool A

* Bayonne
* Pau
* Valence
* Béziers
* Oloron
* Nîmes
* Thuir
* Aurillac
* Mazamet
* Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Pool B

* Romans
* Agen
* Toulouse
* Dax
* Carcassonne
* Narbonne
* Albi
* RRC Nice
* Périgueux
* Auch

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Pool C

* Touloun
* Perpignan
* Montferrand
* Tulle
* Angoulême
* Biarritz
* Stadoceste
* Castres
* Avignon Saint-Saturnin
* Montchanin

Pool D

* Grenoble
* Lourdes
* Graulhet
* Boucau
* Brive
* Bègles
* Stade Bagnérais
* US Bressane
* La Rochelle
* Chambéry

### "Last 32"

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Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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Perpignan | Nîmes | 25-6
Valence | Thuir | 13-10
Béziers | Carcassonne | 29-6
Grenoble | Aurillac | 6-12
Bayonne | Castres | 14-12
Graulhet | Stadoceste | 9-21
Lourdes | Biarritz | 23-9
Pau | Tulle | 22-3
Toulon | RRC Nice | 6-15
Montferrand | Bègles | 9-4
Boucau | Brive | 12-15
Toulouse | Narbonne | 12-6
Agen | Albi | 21-10
Angoulême | Stade Bagnérais | 12-24
Dax | Oloron | 42-21
Romans | US Bressane | 21-9

### "Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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Perpignan | Valence | 28-7
Béziers | Aurillac | 22-10
Bayonne | Stadoceste | 12-18
Lourdes | Pau | 25-9
RRC Nice | Montferrand | 9-15
Brive | Toulose | 24-23
Agen | Stade Bagnérais | 6-23
Dax | Romans | 19-9

### 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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Perpignan | Béziers | 12-13
Stadoceste | Lourdes | 7-9
Montferrand | Brive | 6-3
Stade Bagnérais | Dax | 16-9

### Semifinals

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Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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Béziers | Lourdes | 35-9
Montferrand | Stade Bagnérais | 3-6

### Final

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Teams | Béziers \- Stade Bagnérais

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Score | 22-13
Date | 25 May 1981
Venue | Parc des Princes
Referee | Jean-Pierre Bonnet
Line-up |
Béziers | Armand Vaquerin, Alain Paco, Jean-Louis Martin, Alain Estève, Michel Palmié, Jean-Marc Cordier, Pierre Lacans, Henri Mioch, Philippe Morrisson, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, Marc Andrieu, Claude Martinez, Jean-Luc Rivallo, Michel Fabre, Patrick Fort
Replacements : Philippe Escande, Yvan Buonomo, Bernard Teissier, Christian Prax, Michel Calas
Bagnères | Michel Laguerre-Basse, Antranik Torossian, Michel Urtizverea, André Cazenave, René Vergez, Claude Frutos, Albert Cigagna, Omar Derghali, Adrien Mournet, Philippe Fourneau, Michel Dancla, Pierre Rispal, Roland Bertranne, Jean-François Gourdon, Jean-Michel Aguirre
Replacements : Gérard Chevallier, Yves Duhard, Arnaud Duplan, Roger Bayen, Michel Mardegan, Jean-Louis Carrère
Scorers |
Béziers | 2 tries Andrieu and Fabre, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Fort, 2 drops Pesteil
Bagnères | 2 tries Gourdon, 1 conversion and 1 penalty Aguirre

Béziers held their title of French Champions and won the fourth Bouclier de Brennus in five years. Stade Bagnérais lost the second final, after the one in 1979.

## Group B

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### Qualification round

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In bold the teams qualified for knockout stages, ordered according to the ranking.

Pool E

* Annecy
* Arras
* Bourgoin
* Stade Clermontois
* Dijon
* La Voulte
* Le Creusot
* Montélimar
* Paris Université
* Vienne

Pool F

* Cognac
* Decazeville (Decazeville)
* Fumel
* Limoges
* Mérignac
* Niort
* Racing
* Rodez(Rodez)
* Stade Foyen (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande)
* La Teste

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Pool G

* US Montauban
* Cahors
* Carmaux
* Castelnaudary
* Condom
* Foix (Foix)
* Lannemezan
* Millau
* Lombez Samatan
* Marmande

Pool H

* US Tyrosse
* Avenir Aturin
* Stade Beaumontois
* Hagetmau
* Mauléon
* Mont de Marsan
* Orthez
* Peyrehorade (Peyrehorade)
* Soustons
* Vic-Bigorre (Vic-en-Bigorre)

### "Last 32"

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Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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### 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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### Semifinals

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Team 1 | Team 2 | Results

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US Tyrosse |  |
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## Final

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Teams | US Tyrosse – US Montauban

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Score | 15-9 (after over-time)
Venue | Agen

## External links

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* Compte rendu finale de 1981 lnr.fr

## Notes and references

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