The 1976–77
French Rugby Union Championship was won by
Béziers beating
Perpignan in the final.
Formula
The "elite" (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the
knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.
Qualification Round
Group A
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
Group B
The teams qualified are here listed:
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
Béziers won le
Bouclier de Brennus for the fifth time in the '70s.
Three players in the match were also members of the French team that won
Grand Slam in 1977 with "
équipe de France" :
Alain Paco and
Michel Palmié of Béziers and
Jean-François Imbernon of USAP.
External links
Compte rendu finale de 1977 lnr.fr
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