The 1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 40 clubs divided in 8 pools of five.
Thirty-two teams qualified from a federal selection and 8 from "Championnat d'Excellence".
The two better of each pool, for a total of 16 clubs was admitted to the play-off finals
The Championship was won by Lourdes who beat Toulon in the final.
Context
The 1948 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France was second. The "Coupe de France" was won by Castres that beat Lourdes in the final.
Qualification round
Teams in bold qualified for the "last 16" phase.
Pool A Toulon Montferrand Montélimar Tulle Limoges Pool B Lourdes Stadoceste Gujan-Mestras Béziers Stade aurillacois Pool C Pau Lyon OU Cognac Mazamet Agen Pool D Castres Racing Bergerac Angoulême Soustons Pool E Toulouse Vichy Narbonne Montluçon Biarritz Pool F Montauban Romans Paris Université Club Bort-The-Orgues Vienne Pool G Dax Perpignan Mont-de-Marsan Marmande Bègles Pool H Bayonne SBUC Périgueux Tyrosse Brive
Last 16
Teams in bold qualified for the quarter-finals.
0Lourdes-Agen6 - 3 0Begles-Bergerac8 - 5 0Montferrand-Tyrosse6 - 6 0Toulouse-Aurillac3 - 0 0Toulon-Biarritz13 - 7 0Bayonne-Mont-de-Marsan3 - 0 0Vienne-Pau15 - 3 0Romans-Castres7 - 5
Quarter finals
Teams in bold qualified for the semi-finals.
Lourdes-Begles5 - 3 Montferrand-Toulouse11 - 6 Toulon-Bayonne7 - 5 Vienne-Romans10 - 3
Semi finals Lourdes-Montferrand12 - 0 Toulon-Vienne11 - 6
Final Teams Lourdes - Toulon Score 11-3 Date 18 April 1948 Venue Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux de ToulouseReferee Paul Faur Line-up Lourdes Daniel Saint-Pastous, Fernand Carassus, Louis Thil, Jean Massare, Eugène Buzy, Jean Prat, Bernard Hourcade, Félix Lacrampe, Robert Labarthette, Henri Claverie, Guy Faget, Jean Estrade, Antoine Labazuy, Georges Bernadet, Maurice Prat Toulon Joseph Alessandri, Henri Laugier, Pierre Monier, Firmin Bonnus, Raymond Sancey, Hubert Cutzach, Marc Jaffrain, Georges Pinardeau, Guy Vassal, Georges Frois, Daniel Loiseau, Léon Bordenave, Dominique Salomone, Pierre Jeanjean, Marcel Bodrero Scorers Lourdes 3 tries: collective, Bernadet and J.Prat1 conversion de J.Prat Toulon 1 penalty de Bodrero
References
External links Compte rendu de la finale de 1948 lnr.fr