The 1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.
| French Rugby Championship 1962–63 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 56 |
| Champions | Mont-de-Marsan (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Dax |
The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32".
The Mont-de-Marsan won the Championship 1962-63 after beating l'Dax in the final. For the first time from 1934, the final opposes two teams of the same department (The Landes).
Context edit
The 1963 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finished second.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Agen that beat Brive par 11 - 0.
Qualification round edit
In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase
Pool 1 edit |
Pool 2 edit |
Pool 3 edit |
Pool 4 edit |
Pool 5 edit |
Pool 6 edit |
Pool 7 edit |
"Last 32" edit
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan | Vienne | 17-11 |
| Biarritz | Brive | 8-3 |
| Chalon | Agen | 12-3 |
| Vichy | Bègles | 11-0 |
| Lourdes | Mazamet | 14-6 |
| Stadoceste | Paris Université Club | 8-0 |
| Cahors | Castres | 25-6 |
| SBUC | Toulose | 9-6 |
| Dax | Aurillac | 21-3 |
| Touloun | Racing | 21-14 |
| Chambéry | Graulhet | 17-9 |
| La Voulte | Lyon OU | 11-3 |
| Grenoble | Lannemezan | 10-6 |
| Tulle | Périgueux | 12-5 |
| Béziers | Pau | 6-3 |
| Auch | Montferrand | 12-6 |
Le SU Agen, champion sortant and winner du Challenge Yves du Manoir, was eliminateddès The "last 32" phases par Chalon.
"Last 16" edit
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan | Biarritz | 14-6 |
| Chalon | Vichy | 6-0 |
| Lourdes | Stadoceste | 12-3 |
| Cahors | SBUC | 3-0 |
| Dax | Toulon | 8-3 |
| Chambéry | La Voulte | 6-5 |
| Grenoble | Tulle | 22-3 |
| Béziers | Auch | 11-6 |
Quarter of finals edit
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan | Chalon | 9-3 |
| Lourdes | Cahors | 3-0 |
| Dax | Chambéry | 6-5 |
| Grenoble | Béziers | 9-3 |
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mont-de-Marsan | Lourdes | 9-8 |
| Dax | Grenoble | 5-0 |
Final edit
| Teams | Mont-de-Marsan - Dax |
| Score | 9-6 |
| Date | 2 Juin 1963 |
| Venue | Parc Municipal des Sports, Bordeaux |
| Referee | Albert Capelle |
| Line-up | |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Pierre Cazals, Bernard Ces, Jean-Baptiste Amestoy, Paul Tignol, Guy Urbieta, Gilbert Hilcocq, Bernard Couralet, Fernand Martinez, Pierre Lestage, Alain Caillau, André Caillau, André Boniface, Guy Boniface, Christian Darrouy, Jacques Gourgues |
| Dax | André Bérilhe, Léon Berho, Christian Lasserre, Jean-Claude Labadie, Marcel Cassiède, Bernard Dutin, Gaston Dubois, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Henri Willems, Claude Darbos, Pierre Barbe |
| Scorers | |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 1 penalty A.Boniface, 2 drops A.Boniface and Lestage |
| Dax | 1 try J.C.Lasserre, 1 drop P.Albaladejo |
Lestage score the decisive drop at minute 75th : It was the first and only victory of the "permet au Stade montois" and the third final lost by US Dax.