The 1948–49 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Castres that beat Mont-de-Marsan in the final.
Formulas The tournament was played by 48 teams divided into 8 pools.
Twenty-four teams were qualified to play in the second phase with eight pools of three teams. Sixteen teams were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase.
Context
The 1949 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended second.
The "Coupe de France" was won by Bègles that beat Toulose in the final.
Second round
In bold the qualified for "last 16" phase.
Poule A Béziers Auch Stadoceste Poule B Bègles Limoges Dax Poule C Lourdes Bergerac Montauban Poule D Montferrand Tyrosse Pau Poule E Brive Touloun Soustons Poule F Castres Mont-de-Marsan Valence Poule G Vienne Agen Lyon OU Poule H Biarritz Toulouse Paris Université Club
Last 16
In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
Castres-Limoges21 - 6 Toulon-Biarritz21 - 3 Vienne-Tyrosse11 - 3 Agen-Begles14 - 9 Mont-de-Marsan-Stadoceste11 - 0 Toulouse-Auch9 - 8 Brive-Montauban8 - 3 Montferrand-Loudes16 - 8
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for The semifinals.
Castres-Toulon17 - 6 Vienne-Agen14 - 6 Mont-de-Marsan-Toulouse6 - 5 Brive-Montferrand8 - 0
Semifinals Castres-Vienne12 - 6 Mont-de-Marsan-Brive8 - 0
Final
The first match ended 3–3 after over time. A second match was necessary.
Teams Castres - Mont-de-Marsan Score 14-3 Date 22 May 1949 Venue Stade des Ponts-Jumeaux, ToulouseReferee Lucien Barbe Line-up Castres Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Victor Lachat, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Raphael Lopez, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Raymond Fabre, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno Mont-de-MarsanLéonce Beheregaray, Pierre Pascalin, André Brocas, Pierre Casassus, Jean-Noël Brocas, Georges Berrocq-Irigoin, René Lasserre, Jacques Larrezet, Jean Darrieussecq, Emmanuel Baradat, André Labeyrie, Jean Loyola, Jean Dachary, Rémy Cabos, Albert Bonnecaze Scorers Castres 3 tries Matheu, Balent and Coll, 1 drop Torrens, 1 conversion de Pierre-Antoine Mont-de-Marsan 1 try Larrezet
References
External links Compte rendu de la finale de 1949 lnr.fr