The 1962–63 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.
French Rugby Championship 1962–63 | |
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Countries | ![]() |
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
editThe 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
editIn bold the qualified to "last 32" phase
Pool 1edit |
Pool 2edit |
Pool 3edit |
Pool 4edit |
Pool 5edit |
Pool 6edit |
Pool 7edit |
"Last 32"
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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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"
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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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
editIn bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Mont-de-Marsan | Chalon | 9-3 |
Lourdes | Cahors | 3-0 |
Dax | Chambéry | 6-5 |
Grenoble | Béziers | 9-3 |
Semifinals
editTeam 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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Mont-de-Marsan | Lourdes | 9-8 |
Dax | Grenoble | 5-0 |
Final
editTeams | 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.