1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 64 clubs divided in eight pools of eight. The two better of each pool, 16 clubs, play la final phase, beginning with the "last 16".

1952–53 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries	France
Champions	Lourdes
Runners-up	Mont-de-Marsan

The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.

Context

The 1953 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished fourth.

Le Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Lourdes that defeatedla Pau in the final.

Phase de qualification

In bold the club qualified

Poule A Brive Bègles Dax Marmande Lavelanet Montauban CASG Paris Lourdes	Poule B Perpignan Chalon Paris Université Club Dijon Limoges Romans Montélimar Roanne	Poule C Agen Tours Touloun Libourne Angoulême Graulhet Racing Bayonne
Poule D Mont de Marsan Saint-Jean-de-Luz Toulouse Boucau Nantes La Rochelle Biarritz Tulle	Poule E Pau Tyrosse Aurillac Montferrand Cognac SBUC Bergerac Albi	Poule F Mazamet Oloron Stade Bagnérais Soustons Carmaux Niort Périgueux Auch
Poule G Vichy La Voulte Béziers Entente Côte-Vermeille (Port-Vendres-Banyuls-sur-Mer) Valence Grenoble Vienne AS Bortoise (Bort-les-Orgues)	Poule H Castres Céret Narbonne US Bressane Le Creusot US Métro Lyon OU Stadoceste

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

0 Lourdes - Oloron 15 - 0 0 Racing Paris - Castres 6 - 3 0 Cognac - Béziers 5 - 0 0 Toulouse - Agen 3 - 0 0 Mont-de-Marsan - Perpigan 3 - 0 0 Roanne - Stadoceste 6 - 3 0 Lavelanet - Mazamet 9 - 3 0 Pau - Vienne 6 - 3

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals.

1953 Lourdes - Racing Paris 15 - 12 1953 Cognac - Toulouse 6 - 3 1953 Mont-de-Marsan - Roanne 6 - 0 1953 Lavelanet - Pau 8 - 6

Semifinals

May 1953 Lourdes - Cognac 19 - 3 May 1983 Mont-de-Marsan - Lavelanet 11 – 9 a.o.t.

Final

Teams	Lourdes - Mont de Marsan
Score	21 - 16
Date	17 May 1953
Venue	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee	Marcel Vigneaux
Line-up
Lourdes	Eugène Buzy, André Abadie, Daniel Saint-Pastous, Louis Guinle, André Laffont, Jean Prat, Henri Domec, Thomas Manterola, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Jean-Roger Bourdeu, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Jean Estrade, Henri Claverie
Mont de Marsan	Léonce Beheregarray, Pierre Pascalin, Robert Carrère, Jean Beloqui, Jean-Noël Brocas, Maurice Lestage, Georges Berrocq-Irigoin, Jacques Larrezet, Jean Darrieussecq, Gilbert Laussucq, Gérard Dagès, Claude Fontanié, André Boniface, Fernand Cazenave, Albert Bonnecaze
Scorers
Lourdes	5 tries Manterola (2), Saint Pastous, Martine and Estrade, 3 conversions par Jean Prat
Mont de Marsan	3 tries Berrocq-Irigoin, Darrieussecq and Cazenave, 2 conversions and 1 drop Berrocq-Irigoin

External links

• Compte rendu finale de 1953 lnr.fr