1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
French Rugby Competition
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The 1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 40 clubs divided in 8 pools of five.
Thirty-two teams qualified from a federal selection and 8 from "Championnat d'Excellence".
The two better of each pool, for a total of 16 clubs was admitted to the play-off finals
The Championship was won by Lourdes who beat Toulon in the final.
Context
- The 1948 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France was second.
- The "Coupe de France" was won by Castres that beat Lourdes in the final.
Qualification round
Teams in bold qualified for the "last 16" phase.
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C |
Pool D |
Pool E |
Pool F
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Pool G
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Pool H |
Last 16
Quarter finals
Semi finals
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Final
| Teams | Lourdes - Toulon |
| Score | 11-3 |
| Date | 18 April 1948 |
| Venue | Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux de Toulouse |
| Referee | Paul Faur |
| Line-up | |
| Lourdes | Daniel Saint-Pastous, Fernand Carassus, Louis Thil, Jean Massare, Eugène Buzy, Jean Prat, Bernard Hourcade, Félix Lacrampe, Robert Labarthette, Henri Claverie, Guy Faget, Jean Estrade, Antoine Labazuy, Georges Bernadet, Maurice Prat |
| Toulon | Joseph Alessandri, Henri Laugier, Pierre Monier, Firmin Bonnus, Raymond Sancey, Hubert Cutzach, Marc Jaffrain, Georges Pinardeau, Guy Vassal, Georges Frois, Daniel Loiseau, Léon Bordenave, Dominique Salomone, Pierre Jeanjean, Marcel Bodrero |
| Scorers | |
| Lourdes | 3 tries: collective, Bernadet and J.Prat 1 conversion de J.Prat |
| Toulon | 1 penalty de Bodrero |