1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1968–69 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".

French Rugby Championship 1968–69
Countries France
Number of teams64
ChampionsBègles (1st title)
Runners-upToulouse

The Bègles won the championship beating Toulose in the final.

It was the first bouclier de Brennus, for the Bordeaux's club. While, Toulouse played in their first final since 1947.

Qualification round

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In bold the qualified to next round

Pool 1

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Pool 2

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Pool 3

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Pool 4

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Pool 5

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Pool 6

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Pool 7

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Pool 8

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"Last 32"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Narbonne Castres 20-6
Biarritz Lourdes 11-9
Bègles Stade Beaumontois 27-6
Cahors Saint-Claude 8-3
Dax Tyrosse 9-6
Toulon Périgueux 27-8
Stadoceste Bayonne 8-3
La Rochelle Cognac 9-6
Brive Toulouse Olympique EC 15-8
Béziers Racing 6-3
Graulhet Montauban 11-3
Romans Perpignan 14-12
Agen Chambéry 20-8
Toulouse Tulle 11-9
Montferrand Mont-de-Marsan 16-13
La Voulte US Bressane 15-6

"Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Narbonne Biarritz 33-6
Bègles Cahors 28-6
Dax Toulon 11-9
Stadoceste La Rochelle 8-9
Brive Béziers 9-6
Graulhet Romans 3-6
Agen Toulouse 16-22
Montferrand La Voulte 17-5

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Narbonne Bègles 6-15
Dax La Rochelle 12-3
Brive Romans 27-9
Toulouse Montferrand 9-3

Semifinals

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Team 1 Team 2 Results
Bègles Dax 13-11
Toulouse Brive 8-5

Final

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Teams Bègles - Toulose
Score 11-9
Date 18 May 1969
Venue Stade Gerland, Lyon
Referee Roger Austry
Line-up
Bègles Jean-Pierre Pedemay, Christian Swierczinski, Claude Violin, Louis-Michel Traissac, Michel Chagnaud, Daniel Dubois, Michel Boucherie, Georges Lafourcade, François Morlaes, François Gesta-Lavit, Jean-Charles Lamouliatte, Christian Malterre, Jean Trillo, Jean-Pierre Ruaud, Jacques Crampagne
Toulouse Noël Brousse, Roger Guiter, Michel Moussard, Serge Morel, Paul Garrigues, Claude Labatut, Christian Duvignacq, Michel Billière, Jean-Louis Bérot, Pierre Villepreux, Jean-Marie Bonal, Jacques Puig, Jean-Marie Barsalou, Roger Bourgarel, Jacques Larnaudie
Scorers
Bègles 1 try Trillo, 1 conversion, 1 penalty and 1 drop Crampagne
Toulouse 1 try Puig, 2 penalties Villepreux
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