1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1971–72 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools. The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".

The  Béziers  won the Championship beating Brive in the final, holding his title..

Qualification round
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking

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Pool 1

 * Béziers
 * Stadoceste
 * Lavelanet
 * Montauban
 * Poitiers
 * Bergerac
 * Soustons (promu)
 * Angoulême


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Pool 2

 * Touloun
 * La Rochelle
 * US Bressane
 * Grenoble
 * Tyrosse
 * Oloron
 * Quillan
 * Mazamet (promoted from second division)


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Pool 3

 * Brive
 * Perpignan
 * Dijon
 * Bayonne
 * Périgueux
 * Chalon (promoted from second division)
 * Fumel Libos
 * Oyonnax


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Pool 4

 * Agen
 * Castres
 * Chambéry
 * Avignon Saint-Saturnin
 * Saint-Jean-de-Luz
 * Marmande (promoted from second division)
 * Tulle
 * Sarlat


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Pool 5

 * Toulouse
 * Pau
 * Vichy
 * Saint-Claude
 * Graulhet
 * Romans
 * Gaillac
 * Decazeville (Decazeville) (promoted from second division)


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Pool 6

 * Montferrand
 * Stade Beaumontois
 * Bègles
 * Stade Bagnérais
 * Montchanin
 * Boucau
 * Rodez (Rodez)
 * Castelsarrasin (Castelsarrasin) (promoted from second division)
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Pool 7

 * Dax
 * La Voulte
 * Racing
 * Aurillac
 * Lourdes
 * Condom (Condom)
 * Mauléon
 * Pamiers (promoted from second division)


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Pool 8

 * Narbonne
 * Lyon OU
 * Mont-de-Marsan
 * Valence
 * Biarritz
 * Cognac
 * Auch
 * Bourgoin-Jallieu (promoted from second division)


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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