The 1892 French Rugby Championship was the inaugural annual
French rugby union championship organised on 20 March 1892 by the
USFSA
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, a one off game between
Racing Club de France and
Stade Français
Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...
. The game was refereed by
and saw Racing win 4–3.
Racing were awarded the
Bouclier de Brennus
The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league.
The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Ch ...
, which continues to be awarded to the winners of the
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...
. The trophy was the idea of de Coubertin who commissioned Charles Brennus, a member of the USFSA and a professional
engraver, to design it.
Results
External links
Compte rendu de la finale de 1892 at
lnr.fr
Notes and references
1892
Events
January–March
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France
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Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
Racing 92 matches
Stade Français matches
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