1987–88 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1987–88 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Agen that beat Stadoceste (Tarbes) in the final.

French Rugby Championship 1987–88
Countries France
Number of teams80 teams
ChampionsAgen
Runners-upStadoceste

Formula

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  • The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided in sixteen pools of five. .
  • The two better of each pool (a sum of 32 clubs) were admitted to the group A to play for the title
  • In the second round the 32 clubs of group A were divided in four pools of eight.
  • The four better of each pool of group A (16 clubs) were qualified to play the knockout stage

Group A Qualification to knockout stage

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The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Knockout stages

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"Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 1st match 2nd match
Bayonne Racing 15-9 6-28
Grenoble Agen 6-3 10-14
Bègles-Bordeaux Mont-de-Marsan 7-13 10-0
Perpignan Narbonne 12-21 12-24
Tyrosse Touloun 9-13 16-49
Graulhet Toulouse 9-13 12-25
Montferrand Brive 12-15 13-24
Stadoceste Dax 3-0 21-6

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Agen Racing 22-15
Bègles-Bordeaux Narbonne 20-26
Touloun Toulose 21-9
Brive Stadoceste 6-13

Semifinals

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Team 1 Team 2 Results
Agen Narbonne 19-9
Toulon Stadoceste 12-31

Final

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Teams Agen - Stadoceste
Score 9-3
Date 28 May 1988
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee Guy Maurette
Line-up
Agen Grégoire Lascubé, Daniel Dubroca, Laurent Seigne, Patrick Pujade, Bernard Mazzer, Jacques Gratton, Dominique Erbani, Michel Capot, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Montlaur, Éric Gleyze, Gérald Mayout, Philippe Sella, Bernard Lacombe, Philippe Bérot
Replacements : Franck Vatbled, Éric Gayraud, Philippe Benetton, Éric Tolot, Patrick Schattel, Bruno Tolot
Stadoceste Michel Crémaschi, Philippe Dintrans, Philippe Capdevielle, Philippe Pélissier, Alain Maleig, Thierry Janeczek, Andries van Heerden, Pierre Arthapignet, Michel Hondagné, Jean-Paul Trille, Éric Berdeu, Yves Crabe, Bruno Labat, Jacques Schneider, Vincent Romulus
Replacements : Jean-Pierre Laroche, Alain Teulé, Louis-Charles Régent, Bertrand Renaux, Thierry Gaye, Philippe Jouanolou
Scorers
Agen 2 penalties Bérot, 1 drop Montlaur
Stadoceste 1 penalty Trille
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