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1997–98 French Rugby Union Championship

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Field	Value
countries	France
champions	Stade Français
count	9
runnersup	Perpignan
relegated	Montpellier
prevseason	1996–97
nextseason	1998–99

The 1997–98 French Rugby Union Championship was played by 20 teams divided in the preliminary phase in two pools of 10. The first four teams of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals.

Stade Français won the title by defeating Perpignan in the final. This victory was Stade Français' first in 90 years, with their previous title win dating back to 1908.

For the first time, the final was played in the new Stade de France.

Montpellier was relegated in second division. Five teams were promoted from the second division in order to increase the 1998–99 championship to 24 teams.

Preliminary Phase

Pos	Team	Points
1	Stade toulousain	46
2	US Colomiers	43
3	RC Narbonne	42
4	Montferrand	40
5	Brive	37
6	Biarritz	36
7	Dax	34
8	Béziers	32
9	La Rochelle	28
10	Nice	22

Pool 2

Pos	Club	Points
1	Stade Français	43
2	Perpignan	43
3	Bègles-Bordeaux	43
4	Castres	42
5	Pau	39
6	Bourgoin	37
7	Agen	37
8	Toulon	35
9	Grenoble	23
10	Montpellier	18

Quarter-final

May '98	Narbonne	-	Colomiers	19–19	8–8

Semi-final

May '98	Perpignan	-	Colomiers	15–12

Final

Mytton (28') Bolobolo (41') Gomes (60') Dominici (80'+1)

FRA Bernard Laporte

FRA Alain Hyardet

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