1978–79 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1979–79 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Narbonne beating Stade Bagnérais in the final.

French Rugby Championship 1978–79
Countries France
Number of teams80 teams
ChampionsNarbonne (2nd title)
Runners-upStade Bagnérais

Formula

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The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided into two groups (A and B) of 40.

The "élite" (group A) was formed by four pools of ten clubs. The seven better of each pool (28 teams) were qualified for knockout stages, with four teams from group B.

Qualification round

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Group A

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

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Group B

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

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Knockout stages

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"Last 32"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Toulouse Périgueux 18-10
Valence Pau 28-4
ASM Clermont US Bressane 15-12
Touloun Bourgoin-Jallieu 45-21
Brive Stadoceste 18-25
Bayonne Saint-Jean-de-Luz 13-6
Carcassonne Romans 18-6
Narbonne Limoges 61-14
Biarritz Aurillac 20-9
Mazamet Agen 3-20
Graulhet Dax 19-12
Perpignan Grenoble 4-4
Béziers Montchanin 30-3
Lourdes Stade Bagnérais 9-18
Oloron La Rochelle 3-0
RRC Nice Avignon Saint-Saturnin 17-13

"Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Toulouse Valence 7-3
ASM Clermont Toulon 21-14
Stadoceste Bayonne 10-29
Carcassonne Narbonne 12-21
Biarritz Agen 17-21
Graulhet Grenoble 16-10
Béziers Stade Bagnérais 6-9
Oloron RRC Nice 22-23

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Toulose ASM Clermont 10-12
Bayonne Narbonne 7-18
Agen Graulhet 13-9
Stade Bagnérais RRC Nice 14-10

Semifinals

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Team 1 Team 2 Results
ASM Clermont Narbonne 9-19
Agen Stade Bagnérais 9-25

Final

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Teams Narbonne - Stade Bagnérais
Score 10-0
Date 27 May 1979
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Francis Palmade
Line-up
Narbonne Guy Colomine, Pierre Salettes, Guy Martinez, Claude Spanghero, Patrick Salas, Michel Ponçot, Alain Montlaur, Yves Malquier, Guy Ramon, Lucien Pariès, Christian Trallero, Didier Codorniou, François Sangalli, Henri Ferrero, Jean-Michel Benacloï
Replacements : Daniel Trévisan, Joseph Provenzale, Pierre Bouisset, André Maratuech
Bagnères Michel Laguerre-Basse, Antranik Torossian, Michel Urtizverea, Yves Duhard, Claude Pourtal, Claude Frutos, Serge Landais, André Cazenave, Adrien Mournet, Gérard Ara, Roland Anton, Pierre Rispal, Roland Bertranne, Jean-François Gourdon, Jean-Michel Aguirre
Replacementss : René Vergez, Gérard Chevallier, Michel Aragnouet, Pierre Domec, Francis Meirhaegue
Scorers
Narbonne 1 try Trallero, 2 penalties Pariés
Bagnères
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