1967–68 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1967–68 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
The Lourdes won the Championship 1967-68 after beating the Toulon in the final. The two teams tied the match after overtime and Lourdes was declared champion for the greatest number of tries scored.

Context

Il 1988 saw the "équipe de France" obtained his first Grand Chelem in the 1968 Five Nations Championship.
The final of the championship was delayed of 3 weeks for the riot of the évènements de Mai 1968
The French rugby lost Guy Boniface and Jean-Michel Capendeguy, dead in car accidents,
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won in 1968 by the Narbonne that beat Dax in the final.

Qualification round

In bold the qualified to next round

Pool 1

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
GrenobleVichy11-6
GraulhetCondom11-0
ToulounLa Rochelle12-6
BayonneMontferrand10-8
NarbonneOloron6-3
Dax Auch17-9
MontaubanDijon9-6
RomansTulle14-9
LourdesValence19-5
La Voulte Quillan15-6
Mont-de-MarsanBègles16-8
PauAgen6-0
StadocesteAngoulême14-6
BéziersLannemezan0-0
BriveToulouse Olympique EC11-3
ToulouseCarmaux14-12

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
GrenobleGraulhet14-3
ToulounBayonne20-13
NarbonneDax9-0
MontaubanRomans11-6
LourdesLa Voulte47-9
Mont-de-MarsanPau8-3
StadocesteBéziers6-0
BriveToulose22-9

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
GrenobleTouloun3-18
NarbonneMontauban30-0
LourdesMont-de-Marsan9-3
StadocesteBrive22-12

Semifinals

Final

The facts of May 1968 retarded of three weeks of this match.
As consequence, was changed the rules: in case of equity at the end of over time, will be declared champion Lourdes that score 2 tries against none. This is also because the national team had to start for the 1968 France rugby union team tour to Nez Zealand.