| French Rugby Championship 1967–68 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  France |
| Champions | Lourdes (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Touloun |
The1967–68French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
TheLourdes won the Championship 1967-68 after beating theToulon in the final. The two teams tied the match (9–9) after overtime and Lourdes was declared champion for the greatest number of tries scored.
Il 1968 saw the "équipe de France" obtained his firstGrand Chelem in the1968 Five Nations Championship.
The final of the championship was delayed of 3 weeks for the riot of theévènements de Mai 1968
The French rugby lostGuy Boniface (Mont-de-Marsan) andJean-Michel Capendeguy (Saint-Jean-de-Luz), dead in car accidents,
TheChallenge Yves du Manoir was won in 1968 by theNarbonne that beatDax in the final (14–6).
Inbold the qualified to next round
Pool 1[edit] | Pool 2[edit] | Pool 3[edit] |
Pool 4[edit] | Pool 5[edit] | Pool 6[edit] |
Pool 7[edit] | Pool 8[edit] |
Inbold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | Vichy | 11-6 |
| Graulhet | Condom | 11-0 |
| Touloun | La Rochelle | 12-6 |
| Bayonne | Montferrand | 10-8 |
| Narbonne | Oloron | 6-3 |
| Dax | Auch | 17-9 |
| Montauban | Dijon | 9-6 |
| Romans | Tulle | 14-9 |
| Lourdes | Valence | 19-5 |
| La Voulte | Quillan | 15-6 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Bègles | 16-8 |
| Pau | Agen | 6-0 |
| Stadoceste | Angoulême | 14-6 |
| Béziers | Lannemezan | 0-0 |
| Brive | Toulouse Olympique EC | 11-3 |
| Toulouse | Carmaux | 14-12 |
Inbold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | Graulhet | 14-3 |
| Touloun | Bayonne | 20-13 |
| Narbonne | Dax | 9-0 |
| Montauban | Romans | 11-6 |
| Lourdes | La Voulte | 47-9 |
| Mont-de-Marsan | Pau | 8-3 |
| Stadoceste | Béziers | 6-0 |
| Brive | Toulose | 22-9 |
Inbold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | Toulon | 3-18 |
| Narbonne | Montauban | 30-0 |
| Lourdes | Mont-de-Marsan | 9-3 |
| Stadoceste | Brive | 22-12 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Touloun | Narbonne | 14-9 |
| Lourdes | Stadoceste | 15-6 |
| Teams | Lourdes -Toulon |
| Score | 9-9 |
| Date | 16 June 1968 |
| Venue | Stadium Municipal,Toulouse |
| Referee | Charles Durant |
| Line-up | |
| Lourdes | Jean Bourdette,René Trucco,Pierre Doumecq,Guy Cazenave,Jean-Pierre Massebœuf,Serge Dunet,Michel Hauser,Michel Crauste,Jean-Henri Mir,Jean Gachassin,André Campaes,Michel Arnaudet,Raymond Halçaren,Jean-Pierre Latanne,Bertrand Fourcade |
| Touloun | Noël Vadella,Georges Fabre,Arnaldo Gruarin,Jean-Pierre Mouysset,André Herrero,Jean-Pierre Monnet,Christian Carrère,Daniel Hache,Louis Irastorza,Paul Bos,Jean-Pierre Carreras,Roger Fabien,Blaise Salvarelli,Basile Moraitis,Bernard Labouré |
| Scorers | |
| Lourdes | 2 tries Latanne, 1 drop Gachassin |
| Touloun | 2 penalties and 1 drop Labouré |
The facts ofMay 1968 retarded of three weeks of this match.
As consequence, was changed the rules: in case of equity at the end of over time, will be declared champion Lourdes that score 2 tries against none. This is also because the national team had to start for the1968 France rugby union team tour to Nez Zealand.