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1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | French Rugby Championship 1977–78 |
| countries | France |
| teams | 80 teams |
| champions | Béziers |
| count | 7 |
| runnersup | Montferrand |
| prevseason | 1976–77 |
| nextseason | 1978–79 |
The ** 1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship** was won by ** Béziers ** beating Montferrand in the final.
Formula
The "elite" (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.
Qualification Round
Group A
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Group B
The teams qualified are here listed:
Knockout stage
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Thuir | 29-15 |
| Oloron | US Bressane | 19-10 |
| Perpignan | Auch | 26-7 |
| Biarritz | Aurillac | 23-9 |
| Romans | Boucau | 24-3 |
| Toulouse | Bègles | 27-10 |
| RRC Nice | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 22-19 |
| Graulhet | Stade Bagnérais | 11-27 |
| Agen | Tulle | 16-10 |
| Lourdes | Pau | 39-10 |
| Valence | Dax | 12-9 |
| Touloun | Mont de Marsan | 22-7 |
| Montferrand | Montauban | 36-19 |
| Bayonne | Racing | 29-9 |
| Brive | Stadoceste | 6-0 |
| Narbonne | Avignon Saint-Saturnin | 6-0 |
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Oloron | 33-11 |
| Perpignan | Biarritz | 4-3 |
| Romans | Toulouse | 6-18 |
| RRC Nice | Stade Bagnérais | 6-22 |
| Agen | Lourdes | 10-16 |
| Valence | Toulon | 22-9 |
| Montferrand | Bayonne | 7-0 |
| Brive | Narbonne | 16-28 |
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Perpignan | 26-3 |
| Toulouse | Stade Bagnérais | 18-14 |
| Lourdes | Valence | 9-15 |
| Montferrand | Narbonne | 22-18 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Béziers | Toulose | 12-9 |
| Valence | Montferrand | 12-20 |
Final
| Montferrand | 1 try Molenat, 1 conversion Romeu, 1 drop Droitecourt |
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