Coupe de France of Rugby to XV

The Coupe de France of Rugby to XV knew several periods of different applications all.

It was created in fact in 1906 (regional teams?), then its rise in 1943 (occupied zone) took again, at the same time as the new formula of the championship of France during the war. 200 clubs are registered then, and meet by direct elimination, the best teams of the 1st division making their entry at the time of the last turns… to the image of the unfolding of the Coupe de France of football, with the considerable popularity from the start in France!
Les final will follow one another in an irregular way between the two capitals of South-west.

Climate of the finale of 1951 (a derby!) is so hateful that the English, which do not see this test of very an good eye, require of covered words prohibition of it. The President of the FR of the time will be carried out without blow to férir (France has just reinstated with difficulties the Five Nations tournament four years before), with the pretext of an annual calendar too charged for the clubs (the championship from now on is played besides by matches simple the same year). Less rough with the victory, the Challenge Yves of the Manor took the relai as of the following season, after 13 years of absence.

Under the impulse of Albert Ferrasse, the test reappears of its ashes in 1983, for three seasons, whereas the challenge of the Manor is maintained. The principle of direct eliminations is preserved. A rate of too low frequentation of the stages - and an effective overload of the calendar will be right of the “cursed” test again.

In 1996, the test “ressuscite” second once, succeeding a Yves Challenge of the Manor in lose speed. The winner still holds up nevertheless the Trophée Of-Manor as “a Coupe de France”.
Le franc-success is not with go during the 2 first turns (one 3rd is introduced in 2000). The “ Coupe of the League ” succeeds to him in 2000, following the birth of LNR of Serge Blanco, and once again in front of the growing success of the equivalent test in football, created it in 1994. Hardly three editions later, the competition is transformed into Challenge South-Radio for only one and single edition. The growing importance of the European tests does not leave from now on any more a place to the one second national competition.

Coupe de France (trophy Of the Manor)

In 2000-2001 the Coupe de France is replaced by the Coupe of the League

The Cut of the League is replaced by the Challenge South-Radio (only one edition)

Toulouse the Yves Bergougnan and Robert Barran gained the Coupe de France with three recoveries, with two different Toulouse clubs. Yves Bergougnan was finalist of four editions.

The three brothers Alphonse, Andre, and Alban Moga gained it together, in 1949 with the CA Bègles.

On the whole, 16 editions - by clubs of this Cut with bounces will have been disputed.

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