1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship
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The 1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight.[citation needed]
| French Rugby Championship 1958–59 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 48 teams |
| Champions | Racing Paris (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Mont-de-Marsan |
The five better of each pool and the two better 6th (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a play-off phase.
The championship was won by Racing Paris that defeated Mont-de-Marsan in the final.[1]
Context
The 1959 Five Nations Championship was won France .
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat Pau for 12-8.
Qualification round
In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase
Poule A |
Poule B |
Poule C
|
Poule D |
Poule E |
Poule F
|
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | Graulhet | 12-6 |
| Béziers | Brive | 13-9 |
| Pau | Toulouse Olympique EC | 30-3 |
| Dax | Vichy | 9-0 |
| Racing | Montferrand | 8-0 |
| Vienne | Auch | 3-3 |
| Grenoble | Tulle | 12-6 |
| Toulon | Toulose | 14-6 |
| La Voulte | Cognac | 6-0 |
| Perpignan | Stadoceste | 8-3 |
| Mazamet | Montauban | 23-3 |
| Bayonne | Chambéry | 13-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Agen | 5-0 |
| Castres | Angoulême | 15-0 |
| Périgueux | Aurillac | 19-0 |
| Biarritz | Cahors | 6-3 |
"Last 16"
Quarter of finals
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan | La Voulte | 16-9 |
| Racing | Lourdes | 19-3 |
Final
| Teams | Racing - Mont-de-Marsan |
| Score | 8-3 |
| Date | 24 May 1959 |
| Venue | Parc municipal des sports, Bordeaux |
| Referee | Albert Ferrasse |
| Line-up | |
| Racing | Roger Labernède, Claude Obadia, Jean-Pierre Beigbeder, Serge Grousset, Stéphane Boize, François Moncla, Michel Crauste, Marc Paillassa, Henri Lasserre, Louis Fernandez, Robert Navarre, Emile Barbaste, Arnaud Marquesuzaa, Alain Chappuis, Michel Debet |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Pierre Cazals, Pierre Pascalin, Jean-Baptiste Amestoy, Paul Tignol, Pierre Capbert, Jean-Roger Bourdeu, Jacques Bourdeu, Ferdinand Roumat, Pierre Lacroix, Louis Requenna, Christian Darrouy, André Boniface, Guy Boniface, Gérard Dagès, Francis Darroze |
| Scorers | |
| Racing | 1 try Boize, 1 conversion and 1 penalty Debet |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 1 try Guy Boniface |