1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1977-78 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Montferrand in the final.

Formula

The "elite" 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

Group A

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking

Group B

The teams qualified are here listed:

Knockout stage

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersThuir29-15
OloronUS Bressane19-10
PerpignanAuch26-7
Biarritz Aurillac23-9
RomansBoucau24-3
ToulouseBègles27-10
RRC NiceSaint-Jean-de-Luz22-19
GraulhetStade Bagnérais11-27
AgenTulle16-10
LourdesPau39-10
ValenceDax12-9
ToulounMont de Marsan22-7
MontferrandMontauban36-19
BayonneRacing29-9
BriveStadoceste6-0
NarbonneAvignon Saint-Saturnin6-0

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersOloron33-11
PerpignanBiarritz4-3
RomansToulouse6-18
RRC NiceStade Bagnérais6-22
AgenLourdes10-16
ValenceToulon22-9
MontferrandBayonne7-0
BriveNarbonne16-28

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersPerpignan26-3
ToulouseStade Bagnérais18-14
LourdesValence9-15
MontferrandNarbonne22-18

Semifinals

Final