The 1967–68
French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
The
Lourdes
Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Châ ...
won the Championship 1967-68 after beating the
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...
in the final. The two teams tied the match (9–9) after overtime and Lourdes was declared champion for the greatest number of tries scored.
Context
Il 1968 saw the "
équipe de France" obtained his first
Grand Chelem in the
1968 Five Nations Championship.
The final of the championship was delayed of 3 weeks for the riot of the
évènements de Mai 1968
The French rugby lost
Guy Boniface (
Mont-de-Marsan
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Population
Military installations
The French Air and Space Force operates the '' Constantin Roza ...
) and
Jean-Michel Capendeguy
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* Jean-Michel Arnold, General Secretary of the Cinémathèque Française
* Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist
* Jean-Michel Aulas (born 1949), French businessman
* Jean- ...
(
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz (; eu, Donibane Lohitzune,[Donibane Lohitzune]
Challenge Yves du Manoir
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir.
History
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...
was won in 1968 by the
Narbonne
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that beat
Dax
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in the final (14–6).
Qualification round
In bold the qualified to next round
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Semifinals
Final
The facts of
May 1968
The following events occurred in May 1968:
May 1, 1968 (Wednesday)
* CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, was formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
* RAF Strike ...
retarded of three weeks of this match.
As consequence, was changed the rules: in case of equity at the end of over time, will be declared champion Lourdes that score 2 tries against none. This is also because the national team had to start for the
1968 France rugby union team tour to Nez Zealand.
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1968 lnr.frFinale 1968 par finalesrugby.com
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
France 1968
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 ...