| 1929–30 French Rugby Union Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries | 
France |
| Champions | Agen' |
| Runners-up | Quillan |
The 1929−30 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Agen that defeated the Quillan in the final.
The Championship was contested by 40 clubs divided into 8 pools of five.
Some team were qualified for their results in regional championship: CASG (2nd in Paris), Libourne (4th en Côte d'Argent), FC Lyon (4th en Lyonnais) and CS Oyonnax (5th du Lyonnais).
Five new clubs was promoted in the "Excellence" : Hendaye, Lyon OU, Oyonnax, Roanne (champion Honneur 1929) and Soustons.
They replace Stade Bagnères, Dax. Mazamet, Montauban and Racing.
First round
In Bold the qualified teams:
- Pool A
Hendaye, Lézignan, Limoges, Lourdes , Lyon OU - Pool B
AS Bayonne, Carcassonne, CASG, Cognac , Pamiers - Pool C
Biarritz , Quillan , St Girons, Vienne, Fumel - Pool D
Agen , Libourne, Montferrand , US Perpignan , Soustons - Pool E
Aviron bayonnais, SBUC, Grenoble, Narbonne, Toulouse Olymp.EC - Pool F
Bordeaux, Le Boucau, Arlequins Perpignan , Roanne, Stadoceste - gruppo G:
Albi, Bègles , Béziers , FC Lyon, Pau - gruppo H:
Stade Français , Oyonnax, Périgueux, Tolone, Toulouse
Second round
In Bold the qualified teams:
- Carcassonne , Touloun, Fumel
- Narbonne, Stadoceste, Toulouse
- Lézignan, Pau, Perpignan
- Lourdes, Montferrand, Stade Français
- Cognac, Quillan, Toulouse OEC
- Bègles, Biarritz, Grenoble
- Béziers, SA Bordeaux, US Perpignan
- Agen, Limoges, Pamiers
Quarterfinals
(le 13 April 1930)
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Semifinals
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The match Agen-Pau was signed by the death of the wing of Agen Michel Pradié (18 years), after a violent tackle.
Final
| Teams | Agen - Quillan |
| Score | 4-0 after over time |
| Date | 18 May 1930 |
| Venue | Parc Lescure de Bordeaux |
| Referee | Henri Lahitte |
| Line-up | |
| Agen | Marius Guiral, Lucien Augras, Max Vigerie, Guy Mieyaa, Didier Lamoulien, Louis Castaing, Gaston Capgras, Robert Samatan, Louis Dattas, Jean Dupuy, Jean-Baptiste Bédère, Etienne Dupouy, Pierre Soulès, Urbain Sourbie, Robert Gibertha |
| Quillan | Louis Destarac, Antonin Barbazanges, René Bonnemaison, Marcel Baillette, Marcel Soler, Amédée Cutzach, François Corbin, Eugène Ribère, Jean Galia, Charles Bigot, Germain Raynaud, Joseph Raynaud, Georges Delort, Baco, Guy Flamand |
| Scorers | |
| Agen | 1 drop de Guiral |
| Quillan |
Other competitions
L'Amicale Sportive Bortoise became Champione de France Honneur (2nd division) winning in the final against F:C: Saint-Claude 5−0.
In the Promotion Championship (3rd division), Stade Niortais beat Sporting Club Salonais 6−3.
En 4th division, the A.S. de la Bourse est French Champion beating US Mourillonnaise (Toulon) 10−3.
L'US Perpigan was winner of tournament for 2nd XV winning against the Stade Français 14−5.
Sources
- L'Humanité, Le Figaro 1929-1930
- Compte rendu de la finale de 1930, sur lnr.fr
- finalesrugby.com