1969–70 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1969–70
Countries France
Number of teams64
ChampionsLa Voulte (1st title)
Runners-upMontferrand

Formula

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The 1969–70 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools..The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".

The club of La Voulte Sportif (now merged into ROC La Voulte-Valence) won the competition beating Montferrand (now known as ASM Clermont Auvergne) in the final. La Voulte won le Bouclier de Brennus at his first final, while 'Montferrand lost their fourth final of four.

Qualification round

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking

Pool 1

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Pool 2

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Pool 3

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Pool 4

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Pool 5

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Pool 6

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Pool 7

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Pool 8

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"Last 32"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Agen Angoulême 27-3
Stade Beaumontois La Rochelle 8-3
Auch Dax 11-3
Racing Bègles 26-13
La Voulte Bayonne 9-3
Graulhet Quillan 13-12
Brive Avignon Saint-Saturnin 8-6
Béziers Lannemezan 29-6
Montferrand Périgueux 18-6
Narbonne Tyrosse 9-3
Pau Dijon 24-17
Vichy Stadoceste 12-9
Grenoble Toulon 17-12
Cognac Condom 16-3
Toulouse Mont de Marsan 41-6
Biarritz Lourdes 16-15

"Last 16"

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Agen Stade Beaumontois 16-13
Auch Racing 8-3
La Voulte Graulhet 24-3
Brive Béziers 17-9
Montferrand Narbonne 12-3
Pau Vichy 8-0
Grenoble Cognac 8-6
Toulouse Biarritz 20-5

Quarter of finals

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In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Agen Auch 19-0
La Voulte Brive 18-8
Montferrand Pau 14-11
Grenoble Toulose 12-5

Semifinals

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Team 1 Team 2 Results
Montferrand Grenoble 11-3
La Voulte Agen 9-3

Final

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Teams La Voulte - Montferrand
Score 3 - 0
Date 17 May 1970
Venue Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee Francis Galonnier
Line-up
La Voulte Jean-Claude Noble, André Laréal, Roger Cance, Nicolas De Grégorio, Michel Savitsky, Paul Digonnet, André Duboué, André Faillon, Lilian Camberabero, Guy Camberabero, Serge Deguerce, Renaud Vialar, Michel Vusec, Lionel Vialar, André Roux
Montferrand Guy Pujol, Jacques Rougerie, Marcel Thomas, Robert Boisson, Henri Bourdillon, Alain Périn, Yvan Lasserre, Bernard Combeuil, Jacques Pineau, Guy Darbas, Jean-Jacques Desvernois, Paul Cieply, Jean-Claude Jeammes, Louis Coudeyre, Gilbert Prat
Scorers
La Voulte 1 try Renaud Vialar
Montferrand
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