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1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries  France
Champions Castres
Runners-up Racing Paris
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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 in the final.

Context

The 1950 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales, France was classified third.

The " Coupe de France" was won by Lourdes that beat the AS Biterroise Cheminots in the final.

"Last 32"

In bold the clubs qualified for second round.

Castres - Angoulême 11 - 6
Béziers - Begles 10 - 3
Limoges - La Rochelle 6 - 3
Mazamet - Montauban 11 - 8
Pau - Dax 9 - 0
Stadoceste - Romans 11 - 0
Carmaux - Toulon 6 - 5
Auch - Cognac 3 - 0
Racing Paris - Soustons 17 - 5
Valence - Mont-de-Marsan 3 - 0
Perpignan - Périgueux 3 - 0
Vienne - Biarritz 3 - 3
Bayonne - Toulouse 6 - 3
Lourdes - Vichy 11 - 5
Montferrand - Brive 15 - 12
Lyon OU - Narbonne 16 - 4

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

Castres - Béziers 6 - 3
Limoges - Mazamet 9 - 3
Pau - Stadoceste 11 - 0
Carmaux - Auch 9 - 0
Racing Paris - Valence 6 - 5
Perpignan - Vienne 5 - 3
Bayonne - Loudes 11 - 9
Montferrand - Lyon OU 17 - 5

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals.

Castres - Limoges 6 - 3
Pau - Carmaux 8 - 0
Racing Paris - Perpignan 17 - 0
Bayonne - Montferrand 8 - 3

Semifinals

Castres - Pau 12 - 11
Racing Paris - Bayonne 13 - 9

Final

Teams Castres - Racing
Score 11-8
Date 16 April 1950
Venue Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse
Referee Charles Durant
Line-up
Castres Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Georges Amen, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Victor Lâchât, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Jacques Siman, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno
Racing Michel Fontvielle, Jean Benetière, Jean Lhospital, Christian Guilbert, François Varenne, Pierre Salles-Robis, Jean-Claude Bourrier, Louis Pardas, Gérard Dufau, Louis Dionnet, Fernand Cazenave, Francis Desclaux, Pierre Jeanjean, Alain Porthault, Pierre Dizabo
Scorers
Castres 3 tries Matheu-Cambas (3), Balent and Espanol, 1 conversion Pierre-Antoine
Racing 2 tries Porthault, 1 conversion Desclaux

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