1972–73 French Rugby Union Championship
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| French Rugby Championship 1972–73 | |
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| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 64 |
| Champions | Stadoceste (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Dax |
The 1972–73 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools.
The first four of each pool, were qualified for the knockout stages.
The Stadoceste won the championship beating Dax in the final.
It was the first title after World War II for Stadoceste.
Qualification round
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
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Pool 1
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Pool 2
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Pool 3
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Pool 4 |
Pool 5 |
Pool 6
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Pool 7 |
Pool 8 |
Knockout stages
[edit]"Last 32"
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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| Saint-Girons | Stade Bagnérais | 10-20 |
| Perpignan | Aurillac | 10-6 |
| Grenoble | Graulhet | 4-12 |
| Agen | Dijon | 16-6 |
| Stadoceste | Racing | 7-3 |
| Narbonne | US Bressane | 16-9 |
| Touloun | Lavelanet | 19-10 |
| La Voulte | Castres | 10-0 |
| Brive | Lourdes | 28-6 |
| Montferrand | Pau | 29-7 |
| Dax | Vichy | 16-14 |
| Valence | Boucau | 9-6 |
| Béziers | Bègles | 26-8 |
| Toulouse | Biarritz | 30-19 |
| Avignon Saint-Saturnin | Bayonne | 4-15 |
| Stade Beaumontois | La Rochelle | 11-6 |
"Last 16"
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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| Stade Bagnérais | Perpignan | 9-19 |
| Graulhet | Agen | 12-7 |
| Stadoceste | Narbonne | 12-11 |
| Toulon | La Voulte | 7-14 |
| Brive | Montferrand | 18-9 |
| Dax | Valence | 34-12 |
| Béziers | Toulose | 21-12 |
| Bayonne | Stade Beaumontois | 16-15 |
Quarter of finals
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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| Perpignan | Graulhet | 10-3 |
| Stadoceste | La Voulte | 15-3 |
| Brive | Dax | 10-16 |
| Béziers | Bayonne | 28-12 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
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| Perpignan | Stadoceste | 0-6 |
| Dax | Béziers | 23-3 |
Final
[edit]| Teams | Stadoceste - Dax |
| Score | 18-12 |
| Date | 20 May 1973 |
| Venue | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| Referee | André Cuny |
| Line-up | |
| Stadoceste | Lucien Abadie, Antoine Marin, Gilbert Verdier, Francis Sénac, Francis Biescas, Claude Cabar, Patrick Leblanc, Christian Paul, Alain Save, Daniel Marty, Jean Sillières, Fernand Marin, Joël Pécune, Jean-Louis Montagne, Georges Michel |
| Dax | Pierre Duclos, Jacques Ibanez, Christian Hoursiangou, Jean-Pierre Bastiat, Bernard Dutin, Yves Courrouy, Gilles Benali, Bernard Vinsonneau, Georges Capdepuy, Patrick Freicha, Bernard Trémont, Jean-Pierre Lux, Philippe Lebel, Michel Arrieumerlou, Jean-Paul Cazenave |
| Scorers | |
| Stadoceste | 2 tries Biescas and Pécune, 2 conversions, 1 penalty and 1 drop Michel |
| Dax | 1 try Arrieumerlou, 1 conversion Duclos, 1 drop Freicha |
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