1982–83 French Rugby Union Championship

French Rugby Championship 1982–83
Countries France
Number of teamsGroup A : 40 teams
Group B : 40 teams
ChampionsBéziers (10th title)
Group B : Hagetmau
Runners-upRC Nice
Group B : Paris UC

The 1982–83 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers < beating RC Nice in the final.

The group B was won by Hagetmau beating Paris UC in the final.

Formula

Both group are formed by 40 clubs divide in four pool of ten clubs.

In both group the two better of each pool were admitted directly to "last 16" round of knockout stage, while the classified from 3rd to 6th of each pool were admitted to a barrage.

Group A

Qualification round

The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted directly to "last 16" round.

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Barrage

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Perpignan Toulon 13-9
Toulouse Oloron 20-9
Bayonne Tulle 13-6
Angoulême Lourdes 18-20
Aurillac US Bressane 10-12
Dax Bègles 15-16
Montferrand Stade Bagnérais 7-3
Agen Tyrosse 27-12

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 1st match 2nd match
Stadoceste Perpignan 9-3 11-31
Béziers Toulose 3-0 12-6
Bayonne Montauban 27-3 13-6
Lourdes Grenoble 15-10 31-12
RRC Nice US Bressane 47-9 32-21
Pau Bègles 11-6 13-12
Montferrand Narbonne 21-12 9-21
Agen Graulhet 15-15 7-6

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Perpignan Béziers 0-7
Bayonne Lourdes 13-12
RRC Nice Pau 19-15
Narbonne Agen 21-27

Semifinals

Team 1 Team 2 Results
Béziers Bayonne 19-12
RRC Nice Agen 18-12

Final

Teams Béziers - RRC Nice
Score 14-06
Date 28 May 1983
Venue Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee René Hourquet
Line-up
Béziers Armand Vaquerin, Diego Minaro, Jean-Louis Martin, Jean-Paul Wolff, Michel Palmié, Jean-Marc Cordier, Pierre Lacans, Jean-Michel Bagnaud, Philippe Vachier, Philippe Escande, Marc Andrieu, Patrick Fort, Fabrice Joguet, Michel Fabre, Philippe Bonhoure
Replacements : Philippe Chamayou, Christian Prax, Didier Farenq, Serge Doumayrou, Éric Piazza, Jean-Paul Medina
RC Nice Didier Félix, Bernard Herrero, Roger Charpentier, Jean-Paul Pelloux, Tony Catoni, Éric Buchet, Philippe Buchet, Jean-Charles Orso, François Pierre, Pierre Pédeutour, Jean Méry, Patrick Trautmann, Jean-Luc Bony, Alain Vallet, Patrick Barthélémy
Replacements : Pierre Mousain, Jean-François Tordo, Christian Panzavolta, Jean-Claude Baruteau, Alain Sudre, Georges Lauribe
Scorers
Béziers 2 tries Vachier and Escande, 1 penalty Fort, 1 drop Escande
RC Nice 1 penalty and 1 drop Pédeutour


Another tile won by Bezièrs, the 10th in the history and 9th in last dozen of years.

Group B

Final

Teams Hagetmau – Paris UC
Score 12-07