The 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixth (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play the final phase .
| 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Lourdes |
| Runners-up | Racing |
The Championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Racing in the final. Lourdes maintained the title won in 1956.
Context
editThe 1957 Five Nations Championship was won by England; France ended last with no matches won.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat the Montferrand (the final match was tied 6-6 but Dax won for the lower medium age of the players)
Qualification round
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Poule Aedit |
Poule Bedit |
Poule Cedit |
Poule Dedit |
Poule Eedit |
Poule Fedit |
"Last 32"
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | La Voulte | 37-13 |
| Auch | Stadoceste | 12-6 |
| Béziers | Tulle | 8-6 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Carmaux | 8-3 |
| Toulouse | Pau | 3-0 |
| Grenoble | Biarritz | 3-0 |
| Dax | Narbonne | 11-3 |
| Saint-Girons | Angoulême | 8-6 |
| Racing | Agen | 19-3 |
| Romans | Cognac | 3-0 |
| Bayonne | Vichy | 29-3 |
| Montferrand | Mazamet | 6-0 |
| Graulhet | Aurillac | 16-0 |
| Vienne | Castres | 5-3 |
| Perpignan | Toulon | 8-3 |
| Cahors | Montauban | 16-6 |
"Last 16"
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | Auch | 19-3 |
| Béziers | Mont-de-Marsan | 14-6 |
| Toulouse | Grenoble | 9-5 |
| Dax | Saint-Girons | 8-3 |
| Racing | Romans | 6-0 |
| Bayonne | Montferrand | 10-0 |
| Graulhet | Vienne | 12-3 |
| Perpignan | Cahors | 6-5 |
Quarter of finals
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | Béziers | 8-6 |
| Toulouse | Dax | 6-3 |
| Racing | Bayonne | 14-3 |
| Graulhet | Perpignan | 14-3 |
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | Toulose | 9-0 |
| Racing | Graulhet | 6-6 o.t. |
Racing was declared winner, thanks to the younger medium age of the player.
Final
edit| Teams | Lourdes – Racing |
| Score | 16-13 |
| Date | 26 May 1957 |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon |
| Referee | Charles Durand |
| Line-up | |
| Lourdes | Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre Deslus, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze |
| Racing | Marc Paillassa, Jacques Labèque, Claude Bourbié, Michel Gri, Serge Grousset, Jacques Brun, François Moncla, Michel Crauste, Gérard Dufau, Pierre Chaubet, Alain Chappuis, Christian Vignes, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Pierre Conquet, Michel Vannier |
| Scorers | |
| Lourdes | 4 tries Barthe, Domec and Rancoule (2), 2 conversions Lacaze (1) and A.Labazuy (1) |
| Racing | 2 tries Gri and Vannier, 2 conversions and 1 penalty Vannier |