1985–86 French Rugby Union Championship
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| French Rugby Championship 1985–86 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 40 teams |
| Champions | Toulouse |
| Runners-up | Agen |
The 1985–86 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Agen in the final.
Formula
[edit]The 40 clubs were divided in 4 pools of ten.
The best two teams of each pool were admitted directly to the "last 16", while the teams classified from 3rd to 6th played a barrage
Qualification round
[edit]The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted directly to "last 16" round.
Pool 1[edit]
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Pool 2[edit] |
Pool 3[edit] |
Pool 4[edit] |
Knockout stages
[edit]Barrage
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Bayonne | Pau | 6-3 |
| Béziers | Hagetmau | 10-6 |
| Racing | Oloron | 4-3 |
| Brive | Le Creusot-Montchanin | 30-6 |
| Grenoble | Aurillac | 9-6 |
| Lourdes | Romans | 16-10 |
| RRC Nice | Stadoceste | 15-14 |
| Graulhet | Valence | 15-4 |
"Last 16"
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne | Agen | 12-6 | 6-31 |
| Béziers | Nîmes | 9-3 | 17-12 |
| Racing | Perpignan | 20-16 | 3-13 |
| Brive | Touloun | 12-0 | 3-43 |
| Grenoble | Biarritz | 9-0 | 9-19 |
| Lourdes | Toulouse | 9-20 | 3-35 |
| RRC Nice | Montferrand | 9-6 | 3-6 |
| Graulhet | Narbonne | 15-12 | 9-10 |
Quarter of finals
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Béziers | 16-12 |
| Perpignan | Touloun | 10-15 |
| Biarritz | Toulouse | 3-16 |
| Montferrand | Graulhet | 12-15 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Toulon | 38-18 |
| Toulouse | Graulhet | 21-12 |
Final
[edit]| Teams | Toulouse - Agen |
| Score | 16-06 (6-3) |
| Date | 24 May 1986 |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Referee | André Peytavin |
| Line-up | |
| Toulouse | Gérard Portolan (Serge Laïrle 66), Serge Laïrle (Daniel Santamans 66), Claude Portolan, Jean-Michel Giraud, Jean-Marie Cadieu, Thierry Maset, Karl Janik, Albert Cigagna (Hervé Lecomte 66), Michel Lopez, Philippe Rougé-Thomas, Guy Novès, Denis Charvet, Éric Bonneval, Jean-Michel Rancoule, Serge Gabernet Other replacement : Thierry Palisson, Laurent Husson |
| Agen | Jean-Louis Tolot, Jean-Louis Dupont, Daniel Dubroca (Patrice Boué 23), Patrick Pujade, Bernard Mazzer, Jacques Gratton, Bernard Delbreil, Dominique Erbani, Pierre Berbizier, Christian Delage, Éric Gleyze, Philippe Mothe, Philippe Sella, Bernard Lacombe, Philippe Bérot Other replacement : Jean-Yves Belléard |
| Scorers | |
| Toulouse | 1 try Bonneval (80), 4 penalties Gabernet (14), Lopez (36, 41, 70) |
| Agen | 2 penalties Bérot (23, 51) |