1924–25 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1924–25 French Rugby Union Championship was won by the US Perpignan that defeated the Carcassonne in the final.
| 1924–25 French Rugby Union Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Champions | US Perpignan |
| Runners-up | Carcassonne |
The Championship was contested by 30 teams divided in 6 pools of 5.
The championship of "première série", was now called "excellence", the second division become "honneur".
Seven new clubs make their debut in "Excellence" : Angoulême, Stade Bagnères, Boucau, Limoges, Mazamet (champion of second division 1924), Arlequins Perpignan and La Teste.
They replaced: Biarritz, SBUC, Chalon, Lézignan, Lourdes, Olympique du Paris and Poitiers.
First round
(3 point for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for defeat, 0 in case of forfait)
In 'bold the teams qualified for next round
- Pool A
- Toulouse 11 pts
- Stade Français 10 pts
- Arlequins Perpignan 9 pts
- Hendaye 5 pts
- Agen 5 pts
- Pool B
- SA Bordeaux 10 pts
- US Perpignan 9 pts
- Toulouse Olimpyque EC 8 pts
- Pau 7 pts
- Périgueux 7 pts
- Pool C
- Stadoceste 10 pts
- Albi 9 pts
- AS Bayonne 8 pts,
- Toulon8 pts
- La Teste 4 pts
- Pool D
- Pool E :
- Carcassonne 10 pts
- Bayonne 10 pts
- Begles 10 pts
- Angoulême 6 pts
- Limoges 4 pts
- Tie-Break: Bayonne - Bègles 3 a 0
- Pool F
Quarter of finals
(3 point for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for defeat, 0 in case of forfait)
- Pool A
- Toulouse 6 pts,
- Bayonne 4 pts
- Racing 2 pts
- Pool B
- Stadoceste 5 pts
- US Perpignan 5 pts
- Stade Français 2 pts
- Tie-Break : US Perpignan – Stadoceste 5 - 3
- Pool C
- Narbonne 6 pts
- Albi 4 pts
- Grenoble 2 pts
- Pool D
- Carcassonne 6 pts
- Mazamet 3 pts
- SA Bordeaux 3 pts
Semifinals
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Final
The US Perpignan beat AS Carcassonnaise 5 - 0 (after un first match tied 0-0, on 26 April 1925 at Toulouse, Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux).
| Teams | US Perpignan - Carcassonne |
| Score | 5-0 (5-0) |
| Date | 3 May 1925 |
| Venue | Parc Maraussan, Narbonne |
| Referee | Robert Vigné |
| Line-up | |
| US Perpignan | Etienne Cayrol, Marcel Darné, Roger Ramis, Marcel Baillette, René Tabès, Joseph Pascot, Jean Carbonne, Eugène Ribère, Ernest Camo, Noël Sicart, André Rière, Marcel Henric, Camille Montadé, Georges Delort, Joseph Sayrou |
| Carcassonne | François Andrieu, Henri Gleyzes, Jean Roux, Albert Miquel, Albert Domec, Philippe Marty, Jean Darsans, Jean Sébédio, Joseph Raynaud, Henri Séguier, Achille Cadenat, Germain Raynaud, Jean Casterot, Roger Mauran, Etienne Aguado |
| Scorers | |
| US Perpignan | 1 try and 1 conversion de Ramis |
| Carcassonne |
Other competitions
The 19 April 1925, in Bordeaux, the Montferrand beat Biarritz in the final of the "Championnat de France Honneur" (2° division) for 14 - 6
In Third division Cercle Athlétique d'Esperaza beat in the final Cheminots de Béziers 25 - 0
Sources
- L'Humanité, 1925
- Compte rendu de la finale de 1925, sur lnr.fr
- Information sur first final, sur finalesrugby.com