The 1967–68
French Rugby Union Championship
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was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
The
Lourdes won the Championship 1967-68 after beating the
Toulon in the final. The two teams tied the match (9–9) after overtime and Lourdes was declared champion for the greatest number of tries scored.
Context
Il 1968 saw the "
équipe de France" obtained his first
Grand Chelem
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in the
1968 Five Nations Championship
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.
The final of the championship was delayed of 3 weeks for the riot of the
évènements de Mai 1968
The French rugby lost
Guy Boniface (
Mont-de-Marsan) and
Jean-Michel Capendeguy (
Saint-Jean-de-Luz), dead in car accidents,
The
Challenge Yves du Manoir was won in 1968 by the
Narbonne that beat
Dax in the final (14–6).
Qualification round
In bold the qualified to next round
"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
The facts of
May 1968 retarded of three weeks of this match.
As consequence, was changed the rules: in case of equity at the end of over time, will be declared champion Lourdes that score 2 tries against none. This is also because the national team had to start for the
1968 France rugby union team tour to Nez Zealand.
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1968 lnr.frFinale 1968 par finalesrugby.com
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
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* Januar ...
France 1968
Championship