The 1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 teams divided en 8 pools, 32 teams were qualified to play the play-offs
The Championship was won by Castres that beat
Racing Paris
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Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...
in the final.
Context
The
1950 Five Nations Championship was won by
Wales
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,
France
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was classified third.
The "
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...
" was won by
Lourdes
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that beat the
AS Biterroise Cheminots in the final.
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for second round.
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals
Final
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1950 lnr.fr
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1950
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France 1950
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 ...