1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1957-58
Countries	France
Champions	Lourdes (6th title)
Runners-up	Mazamet
← 1956-57 1958-59 →

The 1957-58 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight.

The five better of each pool and thes two better sixths (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a play-off phase.

The championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Mazamet in the final. Le FC lourdais won the title for the third consecutive time.

Context

The 1958 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France finiished 3rd,

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by SC Mazamet that beat Mont-de-Marsan par 3-0.

Qualification round

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Poule A

Lourdes
Bègles
Paris Université Club
Auch
Cahors
Orthez
Biarritz
Carmaux

Poule B

Racing
Saint-Sever
Grenoble
Chambéry
Soustons
Saint-Girons
Tulle
Cognac

Poule C

Lyon OU
Graulhet
Toulouse Olympique EC
Romans
Vienne
Lavelanet
Vichy
Stadoceste

Poule D

Poule E

Angoulême
Perpignan
Tyrosse
Montélimar
Pau
La Voulte
Béziers
Narbonne

Poule F

Stade Niortais
Dax
Bayonne
Bergerac
Agen
Mazamet
Castres
Touloun

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Lourdes	Biarritz	27-3
Toulouse Olympique EC	Cognac	3-0
Toulouse	La Voulte	8-6
Béziers	Montauban	6-3
Mont-de-Marsan	Chambéry	16-3
Pau	Romans	9-6
Perpignan	Dax	11-5
Agen	Castres	8-3
Mazamet	Vichy	37-0
Bayonne	Carmaux	18-9
Grenoble	Stadoceste	14-9
Tulle	Cahors	3-0
Paris Université Club	Graulhet	17-3
Vienne	Auch	6-0
Racing	Montferrand	6-3
Périgueux	Angoulême	5-0

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Lourdes	Toulouse Olympique EC	13-3
Toulose	Béziers	8-13
Mont-de-Marsan	Pau	0-3
Perpignan	Agen	5-3
Mazamet	Bayonne	11-3
Grenoble	Tulle	6-6
Paris Université Club	Vienne	15-12
Racing	Périgueux	5-6

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Lourdes	Béziers	8-0
Pau	Perpignan	11-8
Mazamet	Grenoble	14-0
Paris Université Club	Périgueux	16-9

Semifinals

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Lourdes	Pau	13-6
Mazamet	Paris Université Club	18-6

Final

Teams	Lourdes - Mazamet
Score	25-8
Date	18 May 1958
Venue	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee	Fernand Sampiéri
Line-up
Lourdes	Jean-Louis Taillantou, Pierre Deslus, Thomas Manterola, André Laffond, Louis Guinle, Henri Domec, Jean Prat, Jean Barthe, François Labazuy, Antoine Labazuy, Pierre Tarricq, Roger Martine, Maurice Prat, Henri Rancoule, Pierre Lacaze
Mazamet	Dominique Manterola, Guy Lacoste, Georges Bienes, André Masbou, Lucien Mias, Yvan Duffour, Aldo Quaglio, Jean Arrambide, Jacques Serin, Emile Duffaut, André Fort, Maurice Pastre, Guy Roques, Jacques Lepatey, Etienne Jougla
Scorers
Lourdes	3 tries Jean Prat (1) and Tarricq (2), 2 conversions and 3 penalties Labazuy, 1 drop Jean Prat
Mazamet	1 try Quaglio, 1 conversion and 1 penalty Duffaut

Jean Prat conquest his sixth and last title of French Champion.

External links

Compte rendu finale de 1958 lnr.fr

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