The 1953-54 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 clubs divided in eight pools of six teams and two pools of eight teams. The pools of six qualified 28 teams (the three best of each pool plus the four best fourths) and four teams from each of the pools of eight. The championship was won by Grenoble , which beat

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in the final. This was the only championship in the history of Grenoble's club. The 1992-93 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres who beat

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14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee.

Context

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was won - tied by

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and

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. France won the second (and last) edition of Europe Cup, beating Italy in the final. Le

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was won by

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, which defeated

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in the final.

Qualification phase

There were eight pools of six teams each. Teams in bold qualified for the next round. The teams that qualified from the pools of eight were

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and the TOEC.

"Last 32"

Clubs in bold the qualified for the "last 16".

"Last 16"

Clubs in bold qualified for the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

Clubs in bold qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

Compte rendu finale de 1954 lnr.fr
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