The 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.
| 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship | |
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| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Castres |
| Runners-up | Mont-de-Marsan |
Formulas
editThe tournament was played by 48 teams divided into 8 pools.
Twenty-four teams were qualified to play in the second phase with eight pools of three teams. Sixteen teams were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase.
Context
editThe 1949 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended second.
The "Coupe de France" was won by Bègles that beat Toulose in the final.
Second round
editIn bold the qualified for "last 16" phase.
Poule Aedit |
Poule Bedit |
Poule Cedit |
Poule Dedit |
Poule Eedit |
Poule Fedit |
Poule Gedit |
Poule Hedit |
Last 16
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
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Quarter of finals
editIn bold the clubs qualified for The semifinals.
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Semifinals
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Final
editThe first match ended 3–3 after over time. A second match was necessary.
| Teams | Castres - Mont-de-Marsan |
| Score | 14-3 |
| Date | 22 May 1949 |
| Venue | Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux, Toulouse |
| Referee | Lucien Barbe |
| Line-up | |
| Castres | Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Victor Lachat, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Raphael Lopez, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Raymond Fabre, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Léonce Beheregaray, Pierre Pascalin, André Brocas, Pierre Casassus, Jean-Noël Brocas, Georges Berrocq-Irigoin, René Lasserre, Jacques Larrezet, Jean Darrieussecq, Emmanuel Baradat, André Labeyrie, Jean Loyola, Jean Dachary, Rémy Cabos, Albert Bonnecaze |
| Scorers | |
| Castres | 3 tries Matheu, Balent and Coll, 1 drop Torrens, 1 conversion de Pierre-Antoine |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 1 try Larrezet |