The 1924–25 French Rugby Union Championship was won by the US Perpignan that defeated the

Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...

in the final. The Championship was contested by 30 teams divided in 6 pools of 5. The championship of "première série", was now called "excellence", the second division become "honneur". Seven new clubs make their debut in "Excellence" : Angoulême, Stade Bagnères, Boucau, Limoges, Mazamet (champion of second division 1924), Arlequins Perpignan and La Teste. They replaced: Biarritz, SBUC, Chalon, Lézignan, Lourdes, Olympique du Paris and Poitiers.

First round

(3 point for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for defeat, 0 in case of forfait) In bold'' the teams qualified for next round * Pool A **

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

11 pts ** Stade Français 10 pts ** Arlequins Perpignan 9 pts **

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5 pts * Pool B ** SA Bordeaux 10 pts ** US Perpignan 9 pts ** Toulouse Olimpyque EC 8 pts ** Pau 7 pts **

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7 pts * Pool C ** Stadoceste 10 pts **

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig ...

9 pts ** AS Bayonne 8 pts, **

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8 pts ** La Teste 4 pts * Pool D **

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12 pts, ** Mazamet 8 pts, ** Stade Bagnères 8 pts, ** Béziers 8 pts ** Soustons 4 pts ** Tie-Break: Mazamet - Stade Bagnères 9 a 0 * Pool E : **

10 pts ** Bayonne 10 pts ** Begles 10 pts ** Angoulême 6 pts ** Limoges 4 pts ** Tie-Break: Bayonne - Bègles 3 a 0 * Pool F **

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12 pts, **

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10 pts **SO Avignon 7 pts, **

Boucau Boucau (; eu, Bokale;BOKALE

6 pts, **

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6 pts

Quarter of finals

(3 point for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for defeat, 0 in case of forfait) * Pool A **

6 pts, ** Bayonne 4 pts ** Racing 2 pts * Pool B ** Stadoceste 5 pts ** US Perpignan 5 pts ** Stade Français 2 pts ** Tie-Break : US Perpignan – Stadoceste 5 - 3 * Pool C ** Narbonne 6 pts ** Albi 4 pts ** Grenoble 2 pts * Pool D **

6 pts ** Mazamet 3 pts ** SA Bordeaux 3 pts

Semifinals

Final

The US Perpignan beat AS Carcassonnaise 5 - 0 (after un first match tied 0-0, on 26 April 1925 at Toulouse, Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux).

Other competitions

The 19 April 1925, in Bordeaux, the Montferrand beat Biarritz in the final of the "Championnat de France Honneur" (2° division) for 14 - 6 In Third division Cercle Athlétique d'Esperaza beat in the final Cheminots de Béziers 25 - 0

Sources

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Compte rendu de la finale de 1925
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