The 1945–46 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Section Paloise (Pau) that beat
Lourdes
Lourdes (, also , ; ) 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 its Château fort, a ...
in the final.
The Championship was arranged in two groups. The first with 54 clubs divided in 9 pools of six (27 qualified) and the second of almost 100 clubs that qualified 5 club.
The 32 clubs were divided in 8 pools of 4 . the first two of esch were qualified two next round.
The 16 clubs are again divided in pools of 4 club . The winner of four pools are qualified for semifinals.
Context
The
Coupe de France
The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
was won by
Toulose, which beat
Pau in the final.
Final
External links
''Compte rendu de la finale de 1946'' sur lnr.fr
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1946
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
France 1945
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 sys ...