The 1976–77
French Rugby Union Championship was won by
Béziers beating
Perpignan in the final.
Formula
The "elite" (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the
knockout stages
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.
Qualification Round
Group A
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Group B
The teams qualified are here listed:
Knockout stages
"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
Béziers won le
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 ...
for the fifth time in the '70s.
Three players in the match were also members of the French team that won
Grand Slam in 1977 with "
équipe de France" :
Alain Paco
Alain Paco (born 1 March 1952) is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.
He played for AS Béziers. He went to win six titles of French Champion, for 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978.
Paco earned his ...
and
Michel Palmié of Béziers and
Jean-François Imbernon of USAP.
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1977 lnr.fr
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1977
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
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 ...