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1923–24 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1923–24 French Rugby Union Championship was won for the second consecutive year by Toulouse that defeated the US Perpignan in the final. The Championship was contested by thirty teams divided in the first round in 6 pool of 5. First round (in bold the qualified for second round) * Pool A **SO Avignon **Béziers **US Cognac **Hendaye **Toulouse * Pool B **Bayonne ** Chalon, **Grenoble **Narbonne **Périgueux * Pool C ** Albi ** Lézignan ** Pau ** Poitiers ** Racing * Pool D ** AS Bayonne ** SBUC ** Carcassonne ** Lourdes ** Olympique Paris * Pool E ** Begles ** US Perpignan ** Soustons ** Touloun, ** Toulouse OEC * Pool F ** Agen ** Biarritz ** SA Bordeaux ** Stade Français ** Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Stadoceste Quarter of finals (in bold the qualified for semifinals round) * Second Round ** Lourdes ** Narbonne **Toulouse * Pool B ** Albi ** Bayonne ** US Perpignan * Pool C ** Bègles ** Béziers ** Biarritz * Pool D ** Carcassonne ** Racing ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rugby Federation
The French Rugby Federation (, ; FFR) is the governing body for rugby union in France. It is responsible for the French national team and the Ligue nationale de rugby that administers the country's professional leagues. History Before the FFR was established, football, rugby union and other sports in France were regulated by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). Founded in November 1890, the USFSA was initially headquartered in Paris, but its membership soon expanded to include sports clubs from throughout France.''The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC- Athens to Beijing, 1894–2008'': David Miller (2008) The FFR was formed in 1919 and is affiliated to World Rugby, the sport's governing body. In 1934 the FFR set up the ''Fédération internationale de rugby amateur'', now known as Rugby Europe, in an attempt to organise rugby union outside the authority of World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |