1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship

1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries	France
Champions	Lourdes
Runners-up	Dax

The 1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixths (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a "single match play-off" tournament.

The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat Dax in the final.

Preliminary phase

In bold the clubs qualified for next round

Poule A Angoulême Bayonne Narbonne Montauban Auch Dax Céret Perpignan	Poule B Graulhet Toulouse Aurillac Tulle Vienne Lourdes Limoges La Rochelle	Poule C Paris Université Club Hendaye Touloun Stadoceste Périgueux Bègles Agen Grenoble
Poule D Romans Cahors Mazamet Roanne Tyrosse Albi Béziers Entente Côte-Vermeille	Poule E Mont-de-Marsan Soustons Niort Lavelanet Racing Bergerac Cognac Vichy	Poule F Biarritz Pau Montélimar Montferrand Lyon OU Castres Carmaux TOEC

Last 32

in bold the teams qualified for next round

1956 Lourdes - Stadoceste 31 - 11 1956 Periguex - Romans 8 - 6 1956 Racing Paris - Grenoble 29 - 10 1956 Toulouse - Paris Université Club 9 - 8 1956 Pau - Lavelanet 3 - 0 1956 Agen - Tyrosse 11 - 3 1956 Mont de Marasn - Narbonne 9 - 3 1956 Toulon - Cognac 8 - 0 1956 Dax - Cahors 13 - 3 1956 Montferrand - Vichy 11 - 9 1956 Perpignan - Albi 17 - 0 1956 Bayonne - Carmaux 14 - 5 1956 Castres - Biarritz 8 - 0 1956 Mazamet - Graulhet 13 - 0 1956 Tulle - Béziers 6 - 0 1956 Angoulême - Vienne 8 - 6

Last 16

in bold the teams qualified for next round

1956 Lourdes - Periguex 24 - 3 1956 Racing Paris - Toulouse 15 - 3 1956 Pau - Agen 12 - 8 1956 Mont de Marasn - Toulon 8 - 0 1956 Dax - Montferrand 12 - 6 1956 Perpignan - Bayonne 11 - 3 1956 Castres - Mazamet 10 - 8 1956 Tulle - Angoulême 6 - 3

Quarters of finals

in bold the teams qualified for next round

1956 Lourdes - Racing Paris 14 - 3 1956 Pau - Mont de Marasn 14 - 9 1956 Dax - Perpignan 11 - 0 1956 Castres - Tulle 3 - 0

Semifinals

May 1956 Lourdes - Pau 3 - 0 May 1956 Dax - Castres 3 - 0

Final

Teams	Lourdes - Dax
Score	20-0
Date	3 June 1956
Venue	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee	Ange Siccardi
Line-up
Lourdes	Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre-André Capdevielle, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Guy Calvo, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze
Dax	Christian Lasserre, Jean Bachelé, André Bérilhe, Pierre Augé, René Lapique, Roland Darracq, Gaston Dubois, Daniel Labadie, Pierre Castra, Claude Boniface, Jean Susbielle, Paul Lasaosa, Jean Othats, Raymond Albaladejo, Pierre Albaladejo
Scorers
Lourdes	2 tries A.Labazuy and Tarricq, 1 conversion and 2 penalties A.Labazuy, 2 drops Jean Prat
Dax

External links

• Compte rendu finale de 1956 lnr.fr