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1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship

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French Rugby Championship 1975–76
Countries France
Number of teams80 team
ChampionsAgen (6th title)
Runners-upBéziers

The 1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Agen beating Béziers in the final.

Formula

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The "elite" (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.

Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.

Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.

Qualification round

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Group A

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The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Group B

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The teams qualified are here listed:

Knockout stages

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"Last 32"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Brive Graulhet 28-6
Saint-Jean-de-Luz Stade Bagnérais 12-6
Montferrand Stade Beaumontois 62-18
Perpignan Biarritz 48-3
Béziers Mimizan 37-8
Montauban La Voulte 27-6
Lourdes Castres 15-6
Valence La Rochelle 16-6
Agen Le Creusot 23-6
RRC Nice Pau 7-6
Romans Carcassonne 17-6
Aurillac Toulon 11-7
Narbonne Cahors 30-12
Bègles US Bressane 9-9
Dax Montchanin 21-7
Oloron Avignon Saint-Saturnin 13-8

"Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Brive Saint-Jean-de-Luz 24-7
Montferrand Perpignan 18-3
Béziers Montauban 21-7
Lourdes Valence 21-3
Agen RRC Nice 12-12
Romans Aurillac 18-15
Narbonne Bègles 9-6
Dax Oloron 14-9

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Brive Montferrand 3-0
Béziers Lourdes 29-6
Agen Romans 9-7
Narbonne Dax 20-8

Semifinals

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Team 1 Team 2 Results
Brive Béziers 12-21
Agen Narbonne 22-6

Final

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Teams Agen - Béziers
Score 13-10 (after over-time, 10-10 at the end of regular time)
Date 23 May 1976
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Michel Messan
Line-up
Agen Patrick Sole, René Bénésis, Daniel Dubroca, Alain Buzzighin, Alain Plantefol, Christian Conte, Serge Lassoujade, Charles Nieucel, Alain Laclau, Christian Viviès, Yves Fongaro, Jean-Louis Bernès, Jean-Michel Mazas, Jacques Lacroix, Michel Morlaas
Remplaçants : Gérard Guidi, Henri Cazaubon
Béziers Armand Vaquerin, Christian Prax, Alain Paco, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Christian Pesteil, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, Noël Séguier, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, Gabriel Cosentino, Claude Casamidjana, Jack Cantoni
Remplaçant : Christian Ferrer
Scorers
Agen 1 try Plantefol, 2 penalties Mazas, 1 drop Cazaubon
Béziers 1 try Paco, 2 penalties Cabrol
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