| French Rugby Championship 1974–75 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 64 |
| Champions | Béziers (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Brive |
The 1974–75 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Brive in the final.
Formula
For the last time the "elite" were formed of 64 clubs (in later years reduced to 40). The clubs were divided in 8 pools and the first four of each pool were qualified for knockout stages.
The last three of each pool (24 clubs) will be relegated in the future "Group B"
The knockout stages, will be played with single match rounds.
Qualification round
The clubs classified in the four first places of each pool (24 clubs on 32) were qualified for the knockout stages.
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.
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Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
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Pool D
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Pool E
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Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H |
Knockout stages
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Saint-Girons | 25-6 |
| Touloun | Toulose | 16-9 |
| Stadoceste | Romans | 19-15 |
| Pau | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 20-4 |
| Montferrand | La Rochelle | 14-6 |
| Racing | Mont-de-Marsan | 40-0 |
| RRC Nice | Avignon Saint-Saturnin | 6-15 |
| Aurillac | Bayonne | 20-6 |
| Brive | Montchanin | 4-0 |
| Bègles | Stade Bagnérais | 3-9 |
| La Voulte | Lourdes | 10-19 |
| Dax | US Bressane | 10-6 |
| Narbonne | Lavelanet | 9-3 |
| Lyon OU | Valence | 21-4 |
| Agen | Vichy | 17-9 |
| Perpignan | Mérignac | 19-0 |
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Toulon | 13-7 |
| Stadoceste | Pau | 11-3 |
| Montferrand | Racing | 4-7 |
| Avignon Saint-Saturnin | Aurillac | 6-0 |
| Brive | Stade Bagnérais | 35-13 |
| Lourdes | Dax | 35-13 |
| Narbonne | Lyon OU | 14-9 |
| Agen | Perpignan | 14-9 |
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Stadoceste | 19-4 |
| Racing | Avignon Saint-Saturnin | 18-7 |
| Brive | Lourdes | 14-9 |
| Narbonne | Agen | 9-6 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Racing | 16-3 |
| Brive | Narbonne | 20-13 |
Final
| Teams | Béziers - Brive |
| Score | 13-12 |
| Date | 18 May 1975 |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Referee | Jacques Saint-Guilhem |
| Line-up | |
| Béziers | Armand Vaquerin, Christian Prax, Alain Paco, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Gérard Rousset, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, René Séguier, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, Gabriel Cosentino, Claude Casamidjana, Jack Cantoni Remplaçant : Gérard Lavagne |
| Brive | Serge Pasquier, Patrick Louchart, Jean-Pierre Dales, Jean-Claude Rossignol, Roger Fite, Michel Yachvili, Jean-Luc Joinel, Gérard Magnac, Michel Pebeyre, Jean-Claude Roques, Jean-Jacques Gourdy, Christian Badin, Jacques Coq, Jean-Pierre Puidebois, Alain Marot Remplaçants : Pierre Balineau, Frédéric Desnoyer |
| Scorers | |
| Béziers | 1 try Séguier, 3 penalties Cabrol |
| Brive | 1 try Pebeyre, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Puidebois |