1993–94 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1993–94
Countries France
Number of teams32 teams
ChampionsToulouse
Runners-upMontferrand
RelegatedMont de Marsan, Lourdes,
Beziers, LOU

The 1993–94 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 32 clubs divided into four pools. At the end of the first phase, the teams placed in the first four places of each pool were admitted to the "Top 16" arranged with four pools of four teams. The first two of each pool were admitted to the quarter-finals.

The four clubs of Périgueux, Dijon, Lyon OU and Lourdes, the newcomer, coming from "Group B" 1992-93.

Toulouse won its 11th title, beating Montferrand in the final. Toulouse became, with Béziers, the winner of the most titles.[1] Montferrand lost another final. At the end of the season Mon de Marsan, Lourdes, Béziers and Lyon OU were relegated.

Participants

Teams listed as in the final ranking. Teams in bold qualified to the next round.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Top 16

Team listed as in the final ranking. Teams in bold qualified to next round.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Final stages

Quarter-finals

May 1994 Dax 18 - 9 Bourgoin  
4 May 1994 Montferrand 15 – 8[2] Toulon Lyon  
Pen: Pradier 4' 7' 17' 38' 78'
Pen: Loppy 57'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Barrabes
15 May 1994 Toulouse 26 – 12[3] Narbonne Stade Maurice Trélut, Tarbes  
Try: Cazalbou 51', Ougier 58'
O. Carbonneau 79'
Con: Deylaud
Pen: Deylaud 22', Ntamack 11' 30'
Pen: Marfaing 13' 25' 33' 53'
Attendance: 3.710
Referee: M. Thomas
May1994 Grenoble 15 - 11 Agen  

Semifinals

21 May 1994 Montferrand 22 – 15[4] Grenoble Nimes  
Try: Saint-André 57'
Con: Pradier 57'
Pen: Pradier 5 (1', 12', 18', 22', 72' )
Pen: Savy 3 (7' 9' 31'), Vélo (35')
Drop: Goirand (16')
Attendance: 15.000
Referee: M. Casteret
21 May 1994 Toulouse 30 – 25[5] Dax Parc Lescure, Bordeaux  
Try: Portolan (15') et Berty 2 (47' e 52')
Con: Deylaud 3 (15' 47' 52')
Pen: Deylaud (6')
Drop: Deylaud 2 (72' 74')
Try: Roumat (78')
Con: Lacroix (78')
Pen: Lacroix 5 (24' 40' 59' 63' 68')
Drop: Lacroix (45')
Attendance: 9.317
Referee: Didier Mené

Final

28 May 1994
Toulouse22 – 16Montferrand
Try: Cazalbou (63')
Con: Deylaud (63')
Pen: Deylaud (3) (38', 52', 77')
Drop: Deylaud (2) (40', 66')
Try: Juillet (60')
Con: Pradier (60')
Pen: Pradier (3) (6', 26', 34')
Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee: Marc Desclaux
FB 15 Joël Dupuy
RW 14 Émile Ntamack
OC 13 Philippe Carbonneau  79'
IC 12 Olivier Carbonneau  64'
LW 11 David Berty
FH 10 Christophe Deylaud
SH 9 Jérôme Cazalbou
N8 8 Albert Cigagna (c)
OF 7 Régis Sonnes
BF 6 Jean-Luc Cester
RL 5 Franck Belot
LL 4 Hugues Miorin
TP 3 Claude Portolan
HK 2 Patrick Soula  77'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Christophe Guiter  77'
PR 17 Patrick Diniz
LK 18 Jean Joanny
FL 19 Didier Lacroix
CE 20 Thomas Castaignède  64'
FB 21 Ugo Mola  79'
Coach:
Guy Novès
FB 15 Gilles Darlet
RW 14 Raphaël Saint-André
OC 13 Fabrice Ribeyrolles
IC 12 Philippe Saint-André
LW 11 Fabien Bertrank
FH 10 Éric Nicol
SH 9 Marc Pradier
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Jean-Marc Lhermet (c)
BF 6 Arnaud Costes
RL 5 Jean-Philippe Versailles
LL 4 Éric Lecomte
TP 3 Christophe Duchêne
HK 2 Philippe Marocco
LP 1 Emmanuel Menieu
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Mallaret
LK 17 Raphaël Chamelot
FL 18 Ghislain Couchard
SH 19 Patrick Ladouce
FH 20 Laurent Romeu
WG 21 Gaëtan Héry
Coach:
Patrick Boucheix

Notes

  1. ^ Escot, Richard; Rivière, Jacques (2010). Un siècle de rugby (in French) (13th ed.). Calmann-Lévy. p. 271. ISBN 978-2-7021-4118-2.
  2. ^ "Montferrand 15-8 Toulon". www.cybervulcans.net. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Championnat 93-94 Quart de finale Toulouse-Narbonne". www.stadetoulousain.fr. Toulouse. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Montferrand 22-15 Grenoble". www.cybervulcans.net. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Championnat 93-94 Demi-finale Dax-Toulouse". www.stadetoulousain.fr. Toulouse. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

Bibliografia

  • Un siècle de rugby (in French) (13 ed.). Calmann-Lévy. 17 November 2010. ISBN 978-2-7021-4118-2. siècle.