The 1922–23 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse, beating
Bayonne in the final.
Context
The
1923 Five Nations Championship
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was won by
Ireland
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, France came 3rd with one victory against
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
First round
Thirty teams participated in the championship. Twenty four of them were winners of regional championships and six from inter-regional barrages.
*Pool A
**
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
11 pts,
**
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
, image size =
, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
10 pts,
**
Bègles
Bègles (; Gascon: ''Begla'') is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.
Population
...
8 pts
**
7 pts,
**
Agen
The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux.
Geography
The city of Agen lies in the southwestern department ...
4 pts
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*Pool B
**
Bayonne 10 pts
**
US Perpignan 10 pts
**
Lourdes
Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Châ ...
10 pts,
**
Cognac
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Cognac production falls under French appella ...
6 pts
**
Olympique Périgueux 4 pts
Tie Break:
**
Bayonne -
US Perpignan 6-3
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*Pool C
**
Biarritz 12 pts
**
Béziers 9 pts
**
Albi
Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig ...
9 pts
** SA Bordeaux]6 pts
** FC Moulins 4 pts
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*Pool D
**
Racing Métro 92, Racing 12 pts
**
Dax
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* Dax ...
10 pts
**
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...
8 pts
** Lézignan 6 pts
** RC Chalon, Chalon 4 pts
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* Pool E
** Union sportive carcassonnaise XV, Carcassonne 10 pts
** CA Périgueux, Périgueux 9 pts
** Section Paloise, Pau 9 pts
** Toulouse olympique employés club (rugby), Toulouse OEC 8 pts,
** Stade Français 4 pts
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* Pool F
** Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Stadoceste 12 pts
** RC Narbonne, Narbonne 10 pts
** Stade bordelais, SBUC 7 pts
** Olympique Paris 6 pts
** Stade nantais université club, Nantes 5 pts
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Second round
The pool winners of the first round were divided in two pools of three.
* Pool A
**
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
6 pts,
** Union sportive carcassonnaise XV, Carcassonne 3 pts,
** Biarritz olympique 3 pts
* Pool B
**
Bayonne 6 pts,
**
Racing Métro 92, Racing 4 pts,
** Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Stadoceste2 pts
Final
Comme en 1922, le Stade Toulousain beat l'Aviron bayonnais in the final.
Sources
*''Le Figaro'', 1922-1923
*''Le Matin'' 1922
External links
''Compte rendu de la finale de 1923'' sur lnr.fr
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French rugby union championship, 1923
1922–23 rugby union tournaments for clubs, France
1922–23 in French rugby union, Championship