1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 40 clubs divided in 8 pools of five.

1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries	France
Champions	Lourdes
Runners-up	Toulon

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 Toulon Montferrand Montélimar Tulle Limoges	Pool B Lourdes Stadoceste Gujan-Mestras Béziers Stade aurillacois	Pool C Pau Lyon OU Cognac Mazamet Agen
Pool D Castres Racing Bergerac Angoulême Soustons	Pool E Toulouse Vichy Narbonne Montluçon Biarritz	Pool F Montauban Romans Paris Université Club Bort-The-Orgues Vienne
Pool G Dax Perpignan Mont-de-Marsan Marmande Bègles	Pool H Bayonne SBUC Périgueux Tyrosse Brive

Last 16

Teams in bold qualified for the quarter-finals.

0 Lourdes - Agen 6 - 3 0 Begles - Bergerac 8 - 5 0 Montferrand - Tyrosse 6 - 6 0 Toulouse - Aurillac 3 - 0 0 Toulon - Biarritz 13 - 7 0 Bayonne - Mont-de-Marsan 3 - 0 0 Vienne - Pau 15 - 3 0 Romans - Castres 7 - 5

Quarter finals

Teams in bold qualified for the semi-finals.

Lourdes - Begles 5 - 3 Montferrand - Toulouse 11 - 6 Toulon - Bayonne 7 - 5 Vienne - Romans 10 - 3

Semi finals

Lourdes - Montferrand 12 - 0 Toulon - Vienne 11 - 6

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

External links

• Compte rendu de la finale de 1948 lnr.fr