1973–74 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1973-74 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Narbonne in the final.

Formula

The 64 clubs are divided in two groups.

Group A

The clubs classified in the six first places of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.

Group B

The clubs classified in the two first places of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.
The teams qualified are here listed:

Knockout stages

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersUS Bressane9-3
MontchaninLavelanet0-8
RRC NiceAvignon Saint-Saturnin22-3
La RochelleLa Voulte9-3
BriveSaint-Girons32-3
AlbiToulose12-10
RacingMont-de-Marsan27-11
PerpignanMontferrand17-6
NarbonneLourdes9-6
Biarritz Tulle14-10
MontaubanTouloun9-14
StadocesteBayonne16-7
AgenBègles24-9
PauMérignac18-15
Saint-Jean-de-LuzDax3-15
Stade BagnéraisVichy10-18

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersLavelanet15-6
RRC NiceLa Rochelle22-12
BriveAlbi41-0
RacingPerpignan6-10
NarbonneBiarritz28-8
ToulonStadoceste12-16
AgenPau21-24
DaxVichy16-6

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersRRC Nice6-0
BrivePerpignan25-15
NarbonneStadoceste16-9
PauDax13-8

Semifinals

Final

Narbonnw started very well, with two tries, a drop by Henri Cabrol, but Walter Spanghero and his fellow lost the title in the last seconds.
Béziers won the 3rd of six titles of a collection in the 1970s. Narbonne had to wait until 1979 to win his second "Bouclier de Brennus",
To remark that this was the final playerd in the new Parc des Princes.