1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Montferrand in the final.

Formula

The "elite" were formed by five pools of eight clubs.
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.

Qualification Round

Group A

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking

Group B

The teams qualified are here listed:

Knockout stage

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersThuir29-15
OloronUS Bressane19-10
PerpignanAuch26-7
Biarritz Aurillac23-9
RomansBoucau24-3
ToulouseBègles27-10
RRC NiceSaint-Jean-de-Luz22-19
GraulhetStade Bagnérais11-27
AgenTulle16-10
LourdesPau39-10
ValenceDax12-9
ToulounMont de Marsan22-7
MontferrandMontauban36-19
BayonneRacing29-9
BriveStadoceste6-0
NarbonneAvignon Saint-Saturnin6-0

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersOloron33-11
PerpignanBiarritz4-3
RomansToulouse6-18
RRC NiceStade Bagnérais6-22
AgenLourdes10-16
ValenceToulon22-9
MontferrandBayonne7-0
BriveNarbonne16-28

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BéziersPerpignan26-3
ToulouseStade Bagnérais18-14
LourdesValence9-15
MontferrandNarbonne22-18