1961–62 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1961–62 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools.

The four first teams of each pool and the better fourclassified fifth were qualified for the "last 32".

Le Agen won the Championship 1961-62 after beating the Béziers in the final.

Context
The 1962 Five Nations Championship was won by France.

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat Pau par 14 - 9.

Qualification round
In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase

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Pool 1

 * Auch
 * Béziers
 * SBUC
 * Carmaux
 * Limoges
 * Lyon OU
 * Marmande
 * Perpignan


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Pool 2

 * Angoulême
 * Bayonne
 * Bergerac
 * Cognac
 * Dax
 * Paris Université Club
 * Toulouse Olympique EC
 * Touloun


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Pool 3

 * Chalon
 * Chambéry
 * Dijon
 * Graulhet
 * Grenoble
 * Montauban
 * Montferrand
 * Romans


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Pool 4

 * Albi
 * Aurillac
 * Bègles
 * Cahors
 * Mont-de-Marsan
 * Narbonne
 * Stadoceste
 * Toulouse


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Pool 5

 * Brive
 * Le Creusot
 * Lourdes
 * Foix
 * Tulle
 * La Voulte
 * Port-Vendres
 * Racing


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Pool 6

 * Vichy
 * Hendaye
 * Saint-Girons
 * Pau
 * Agen
 * Saint-Sever
 * Lannemezan
 * Vienne


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Pool 7

 * La Rochelle
 * Tyrosse
 * Mazamet
 * Biarritz 
 * Périgueux
 * Castres
 * AS Saint-Junien
 * Saint-Claude


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"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

Semifinals
The two finalistes de 1960-61 were qualified for the semifinals, Béziers won the match for number of tries scored.