The 1950–51 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 teams divided into eight pools of six. Twenty-four teams qualified to play a second phase with eight pools of three clubs. The first of each pool were qualified to play in the quarterfinals.
The championship was won by Carmaux, which beat
Stadoceste in the final. It was the only title won by Carmaux.
Context
The
1951 Five Nations Championship
The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere ru ...
was won by
Ireland, while
France finished second.
The "
Coupe de France" was won by
Lourdes, which beat
Stadoceste in the final.
The situation both inside and outside the ground during the final was so bad that British unions asked to withdraw.
Second qualification round
Teams that qualified for quarterfinals are in bold.
Quarterfinals
Clubs in bold qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals
Final
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1951 lnr.fr
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1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
France 1951
Championship