1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship

1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries	France
Champions	Olympique
Runners-up	Stade Français
← 1894–95 1896–97 →

The 1895–96 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Olympique that defeated Stade Français in the final.

The tournament was played by five clubs from Paris : Racing, Stade français, Cosmopolitan Club, Olympique et Union Sportive de l'Est. La finale oppose les deux premiers de la poule qui avaient terminé à égalité with six points.

Final

Teams	Olympique – Stade Français
Score	12 – 0 (0–0)
Date	5 April 1896
Venue
Referee	Paul Lejeune
Line-up
Olympique	Thierry Martel de Janville, Arnold Bideleux, Thomas Frank Potter-Irwin, Hirtz, Loubery, A. Martel de Janville, J.S. Poutney, Adolphe de Longchamps, Jean-Guy Gautier, Carcy, Alexandre Sienkiewicz, J. Mathoux, Jean-Baptiste Charcot,^[1] M. de Longchamps, Charles Thorndike
Stade Français	Da Silva de Paranhos, Frédéric Vernazza, Bernard Zurlo, René Ellenberger, Henri Amand, Billings, W. Hadley, Paul Dumaine, Louis Dedet, René Mielvacque, Charles Trupel, Rozet, Joseph Olivier, P. Laguiller, R. Lefebvre
Scorers
Olympique	2 trys et 1 tenu en pen. Carcy 2 conversion de Thomas Frank Potter-Irwin^[2]
Stade Français

External links

Compte rendu de la finale de 1896, sur lnr.fr

Notes and references

↑ Jean-Baptiste Charcot sur www.finalesrugby.com
↑ Il fut par la suite arbitre, en particulier lors de la finale de 1908

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Trophy	Bouclier de Brennus

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