The 1992-93 French Rugby Union Championship was won by

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who beat

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

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for the Castres Olympique, the first after 43 year

Formula

The championship, called "Group A" was contested by 32 clubs divided in four pools. At the end of the first phase, the teams classified in the first four of each pool were qualified to play a "Top 16" divided in four pools of four teams. The eight teams ranked first and second of each pool were admitted to knockout stages At the end of the season, four club were relegated to the second division: Chalon, l' US Tyrosse,

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and

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. They were replaced by

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and

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Participants

The teams are linked according to the ranking, in bold'' the ones qualified for "Top 16"

Top 16

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round . All the qualified came from pool 1 and 2 of the first phase.

Knock Out stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A try of Olivier Brouzet is denied to Grenoble and the decisive try by

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was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone. This error gave the title to Castres. Salles admitted the error 13 years later . .

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