The French Rugby Union Championship 1960–61 was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.
| French Rugby Championship 1960–61 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 56 |
| Champions | Béziers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Dax |
THE Béziers won the tournament beating the US Dax in the final.
Context edit
The Five Nations Championship 1961 was won France
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat the Béziers par 17 – 8.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Stadoceste | 6-0 |
| Touloun | Périgueux | 8-6 |
| Vichy | Montferrand | 10-3 |
| Lourdes | Aurillac | 3-0 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Perpignan | 16-6 |
| Grenoble | Vienne | 14-3 |
| Brive | Limoges | 16-5 |
| Cahors | Saint-Claude | 0-0 |
| Dax | Romans | 9-3 |
| SBUC | Agen | 12-11 |
| La Rochelle | Racing | 15-0 |
| Bayonne | Graulhet | 6-0 |
| Chambéry | Cognac | 13-6 |
| Auch | Tulle | 9-0 |
| Mazamet | Toulose | 16-8 |
| Pau | Angoulême | 20-3 |
"Last 16" edit
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Toulon | 14-0 |
| Vichy | Lourdes | 6-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Grenoble | 10-6 |
| Brive | Cahors | 8-3 |
| Dax | SBUC | 14-3 |
| La Rochelle | Bayonne | 5-3 |
| Chambéry | Auch | 5-3 |
| Mazamet | Pau | 8-3 |
Quarter of finals edit
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Vichy | 12-3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Brive | 12-6 |
| Dax | La Rochelle | 11-9 |
| Chambéry | Mazamet | 19-3 |
Semifinals edit
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Mont-de-Marsan | 12-6 |
| Dax | Chambéry | 11-5 |
Final edit
| Teams | Béziers - Dax |
| Score | 6-3 |
| Date | 28 May 1961 |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon |
| Referee | Bernard Marie |
| Line-up | |
| Béziers | Raoul Barrière, Emile Bolzan, Francis Mas, Jean Salas, André Gayraud, Louis Angeli, François Rondi, Jean Arnal, Pierre Danos, Roger Bousquet, Lucien Rogé, Robert Raynal, Jacques Fratangelle, Robert Spagnolo, Paul Dedieu |
| Dax | Jean Bachélé, Léon Berho, André Bérilhe, Christian Lasserre, Marcel Cassiède, Gaston Dubois, Pierre Darbos, Claude Contis, Jean-Claude Lasserre, Pierre Albaladejo, Raymond Albaladejo, Jacques Bénédé, Jean Othats, Claude Darbos, Emile Carrère |
| Scorers | |
| Béziers | 1 penalty Dedieu, 1 drop Danos |
| Dax | 1 penalty Pierre Albaladejo |