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The 1964–65 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided into 7 pools.
| French Rugby Championship 1964–65 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 56 |
| Champions | Agen (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Brive |
The four first teams from each pool, along with the best four teams classified fifth in the pools, qualified for the single-elimination portion of the tournament, the "last 32".
Context
editThe 1965 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales, which lost (13–22) to France.
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Cognac, which beat Perpignan 5–3.
Qualification round
editTeams in bold qualified for the next round.
Pool 1edit |
Pool 2edit |
Pool 3edit |
Pool 4edit |
Pool 5edit |
Pool 6edit |
Pool 7edit |
Last 32
editTeams in bold advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Cognac | 8–6 |
| Limoges | Aurillac | 3–0 |
| Tulle | Racing | 9–5 |
| Bègles | Lourdes | 12–3 |
| La Voulte | Bayonne | 25–6 |
| La Rochelle | Chalon | 13–12 |
| Béziers | Vichy | 17–6 |
| Angoulême | Montferrand | 6–0 |
| Brive | Narbonne | 9–3 |
| Toulon | Dax | 11–9 |
| Graulhet | Perpignan | 11–8 |
| Montauban | Biarritz | 14–3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Vienne | 16–9 |
| Auch | Grenoble | 3–12 (see note below) |
| Stadoceste | Toulose | 14–6 |
| Périgueux | Pau | 11–6 |
Note: Grenoble beat Auch 12–3 but was disqualified, because lined a forme "rugby league" player.[clarification needed]
Last 16
editTeams in bold advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Limoges | 22–3 |
| Tulle | Bègles | 9–8 |
| La Voulte | La Rochelle | 6–0 |
| Béziers | Angoulême | 3–0 |
| Brive | Toulon | 8–3 |
| Graulhet | Montauban | 6–3 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Auch | 12–6 |
| Stadoceste | Périgueux | 30–6 |
Quarterfinals
editTeams in bold advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Tulle | 22–3 |
| La Voulte | Béziers | 12–0 |
| Brive | Graulhet | 5–0 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Stadoceste | 14–9 |
Semifinals
editTeams in bold advanced to the final.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | La Voulte | 21–14 |
| Brive | Mont-de-Marsan | 14–6 |
La Voulte was eliminated because they had three players out for injuries in the second half.
During the Brive versus Mont de Marsan match, the referee sent off one player of each team. The player from Brive, Normand, was allowed to play in the final match.
Final
edit| Teams | Agen – Brive |
| Score | 15-8 |
| Date | 23 May 1965 |
| Venue | Stade Gerland, Lyon |
| Referee | Bernard Marie |
| Line-up | |
| Agen | Marius Lagiewski, Jean-Claude Malbet, Raymond Palladin, Jacques Fort, Michel Lasserre, Michel Sitjar, Serge Viotto, Francesco Zani, Pierre Lacroix, Jean-Claude Hiquet, Jean-Claude Soula, Jean-Pierre Razat, Pierre Gruppi, Bernard Pomiès, Jean-Louis Dehez, Serge Méricq, Georges Cavailles, Claude Salesse |
| Brive | Pierre Marsaud, Pierre Bessot, Claude Freyssinet, Jean Normand, Roger Fite, Marcel Lewin, Gérard Burguet, Jean-Pierre Delfour, Marcel Puget, Jean-Claude Roques, Serge Castiglioni, Michel Marot, Claude Besson, Pierre Besson, Pierre Villepreux |
| Scorers | |
| Agen | 2 tries by Razat and Sitjar, 2 penalties, and 1 drop by Dehez |
| Brive | 2 tries by Roques and P.Besson, and 1 conversion by Villepreux |