1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship

1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries France
ChampionsLourdes
Runners-upToulon

The 1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 40 clubs divided in 8 pools of five.

Thirty-two teams qualified from a federal selection and 8 from "Championnat d'Excellence".

The two better of each pool, for a total of 16 clubs was admitted to the play-off finals

The Championship was won by Lourdes who beat Toulon in the final.

Context

Qualification round

Teams in bold qualified for the "last 16" phase.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Last 16

Teams in bold qualified for the quarter-finals.

0 Lourdes - Agen 6 - 3
0 Begles - Bergerac 8 - 5
0 Montferrand - Tyrosse 6 - 6
0 Toulouse - Aurillac 3 - 0
0 Toulon - Biarritz 13 - 7
0 Bayonne - Mont-de-Marsan 3 - 0
0 Vienne - Pau 15 - 3
0 Romans - Castres 7 - 5

Quarter finals

Teams in bold qualified for the semi-finals.

Lourdes - Begles 5 - 3
Montferrand - Toulouse 11 - 6
Toulon - Bayonne 7 - 5
Vienne - Romans 10 - 3

Semi finals

Lourdes - Montferrand 12 - 0
Toulon - Vienne 11 - 6

Final

Teams Lourdes - Toulon
Score 11-3
Date 18 April 1948
Venue Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux de Toulouse
Referee Paul Faur
Line-up
Lourdes Daniel Saint-Pastous, Fernand Carassus, Louis Thil, Jean Massare, Eugène Buzy, Jean Prat, Bernard Hourcade, Félix Lacrampe, Robert Labarthette, Henri Claverie, Guy Faget, Jean Estrade, Antoine Labazuy, Georges Bernadet, Maurice Prat
Toulon Joseph Alessandri, Henri Laugier, Pierre Monier, Firmin Bonnus, Raymond Sancey, Hubert Cutzach, Marc Jaffrain, Georges Pinardeau, Guy Vassal, Georges Frois, Daniel Loiseau, Léon Bordenave, Dominique Salomone, Pierre Jeanjean, Marcel Bodrero
Scorers
Lourdes 3 tries: collective, Bernadet and J.Prat
1 conversion de J.Prat
Toulon 1 penalty de Bodrero
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