The 1979–79
French Rugby Union Championship was won by
Narbonne
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beating
Stade Bagnérais
Stade Bagnérais () is a French rugby union club currently competing at the third level of the French league system ( Fédérale 1). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, ...
in the final.
Formula
The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided into two groups (A and B) of 40.
The "élite" (group A) was formed by four pools of ten clubs. The seven better of each pool (28 teams) were qualified for
knockout stages
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
, with four teams from group B.
Qualification round
Group A
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Group B
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Knockout stages
"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
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1979 lnr.fr
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1979
Events
January
* January 1
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France 1979
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...