1953–54 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries France
ChampionsGrenoble
Runners-upCognac

The 1953–54 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 clubs divided in eight pools of six teams and two pools of eight teams. The pools of six qualified 28 teams (the three best of each pool plus the four best fourths) and four teams from each of the pools of eight.

The championship was won by Grenoble , which beat Cognac in the final. This was the only championship in the history of Grenoble's club. The 1992-93 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres who beat Grenoble 14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee.[1]

Context

The 1954 Five Nations Championship was won - tied by Wales, France and Ireland.

France won the second (and last) edition of Europe Cup, beating Italy in the final.

Le Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Lourdes, which defeated Toulon in the final.

Qualification phase

There were eight pools of six teams each. Teams in bold qualified for the next round.

The teams that qualified from the pools of eight were Niort, Albi, Stade Bagnérais and the TOEC.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

"Last 32"

Clubs in bold the qualified for the "last 16".

Grenoble-Mazamet14 - 12
Agen-Tulle11 - 0
Vienne-Toulouse OEC12 - 3
Pau-Racing Paris8 - 3
Romans-Bergerac18 - 3
US Bressane-Stadoceste10 - 6
Perpignan-Niort18 - 0
Toulouse-Toulon14 - 0
Cognac-Albi6 - 3
Biarritz-Lavelanet15 - 0
Béziers-Dax11 - 6
Angoulême -Paris Université Club6 - 3
Lourdes-Stade Bagnerais27 - 0
Roanne-Mont-de-Marsan8 - 6
Montferrand-Auch8 - 3
Carmaux-Periguex8 - 0

"Last 16"

Clubs in bold qualified for the quarterfinals.

1954Grenoble-Agen11 - 3
1954Vienne-Pau9 - 6
1954Romans-US Bressane12 - 6
1954Perpignan-Toulouse11 - 0
1954Cognac-Biarritz22 - 5
1954Béziers-Angoulême3 - 0
1954Lourdes-Roanne12 - 0
1954Montferrand-Carmaux3 - 0

Quarterfinals

Clubs in bold qualified for the semifinals.

1954Grenoble-Vienne3 - 0
1954Romans-Perpignan8 - 6
1954Cognac-Béziers8 - 3
1954Lourdes'-Montferrand17 - 8

Semifinals

May 1954Grenoble-Romans8 - 5
May 1954Cognac-Lourdes21 - 20

Final

Teams Grenoble - Cognac
Score 5-3
Date 23 May 1954
Venue Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee Roger Taddeï
Line-up
Grenoble René Duhau, Innocent Bionda, René Martin, Duilio Parolai, Paul Rein, Henri Coquet, Sergio Lanfranchi, Eugène Smogor, Jean Liénard, Roger Baqué, André Morel, Georges Echevet, Guy Belletante, Michel Pliassof, Pierre Claret
US Cognac|Cognac Crescent Rouby, Pierre Tissandier, Francis Robert, Robert Porchier, Jean Lagrange, Francis Puissant, René Savin, René Biénès, Gérard Dumont, Raymond Sureau, Gérard Béhotéguy, Alain Puissant, Jacques Meynard, Pierre Rarboteau, Guy Mauroux
Scorers
Grenoble 1 try Lanfranchi, 1 conversion Echevet
Cognac 1 penalty Meynard

References

  1. ↑ Escot, Richard; Rivière, Jacques (2010). Un siècle de rugby (in French) (13th ed.). Calmann-Lévy. p. 268. ISBN 978-2-7021-4118-2.
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