1986–87 French Rugby Union Championship
| French Rugby Championship 1986–87 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Number of teams | 40 teams |
| Champions | Toulon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Racing Paris |
The 1986–87 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulon that beat Racing Paris in the final.
Formula
[edit]The 40 clubs were divided in 4 pools of ten.
The first five of pool 1 and 2 and the first three of pool 3 and 4, were qualified for knock out stages.
This formula will be used only for this year.
Qualification round
[edit]The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round.
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Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
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Pool 3 |
Pool 4
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Knock out stages
[edit]"Last 16"
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round . All the qualified, came from pool 1 and 2.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyères | Toulon | 9-37 | 12-21 |
| Béziers | Lourdes | 19-9 | 9-18 |
| Stadoceste | Agen | 21-21 | 6-15 |
| Stade Bagnérais | Montferrand | 12-16 | 6-28 |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | Racing | 12-9 | 3-22 |
| Le Creusot-Montchanin | Brive | 15-15 | 15-26 |
| Dax | Toulouse | 18-9 | 6-29 |
| Valence | Graulhet | 9-9 | 9-27 |
Quarter of finals
[edit]In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | result |
|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Béziers | 15-9 |
| Agen | Montferrand | 13-12 |
| Racing | Brive | 22-19 |
| Toulouse | Graulhet | 20-9 |
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Team 2 | result |
|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Agen | 18-16 |
| Racing | Toulose | 10-9 |
Final
[edit]| Teams | Toulon - Racing |
| Score | 15-12 |
| Date | 2 May 1987 |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| Referee | Jean-Claude Doulcet |
| Line-up | |
| Toulon | Manu Diaz, Bernard Herrero, Yann Braendlin, Marc Pujolle, Jean-Charles Orso, Éric Champ, Thierry Louvet, Eric Melville, Jérôme Gallion, Christian Cauvy, Pascal Jehl, Pierre Trémouille, Alain Carbonel, Éric Fourniols, Jérôme Bianchi Replacements : David Jaubert, Yvan Roux, Henri Chapus, Fabrice Fargues, Hervé Jegou |
| Racing | Eugenio Stefan, Jean-Pierre Genet, Murray Dawson, Michel Tachdjian, Patrick Serrière, Laurent Cabannes, Xavier Blond, Claude Atcher, Gérald Martinez, Franck Mesnel, Yvon Rousset, Éric Blanc, Renaud Authié, Jean-Baptiste Lafond, Didier Pouyau Replacements : Philippe Guillard, Franck Hélière, Jean-François Impinna, Vincent Lelano, Laurent Rouyres |
| Scorers | |
| Toulon | 1 try Jaubert, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Bianchi, 1 drop Trémouille |
| Racing | 1 try Genet, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Pouyau |
Toulon won his second Bouclier de Brennus, after the first in 1931, and after 4 final lost (1948, 1968, 1971 and 1985).
The team of Racing play the match wearing a pink papillon.