1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 teams, divided in 8 pools. 32 teams were qualified to the play-offs. The Championship was won by Castres Olympique, having beat Racing Paris in the final.

1949–50 French Rugby Union Championship
Countries	France
Champions	Castres Olympique
Runners-up	Racing Paris

Round of 32

In bold the clubs qualified for second round.

Castres 11 - 6 Angoulême Béziers 10 - 3 Begles Limoges 6 - 3 La Rochelle Mazamet 11 - 8 Montauban Pau 9 - 0 Dax Stadoceste 11 - 0 Romans Carmaux 6 - 5 Toulon Auch 3 - 0 Cognac Racing Paris 17 - 5 Soustons Valence 3 - 0 Mont-de-Marsan Perpignan 3 - 0 Périgueux Vienne 3 - 3 Biarritz Bayonne 6 - 3 Toulouse Lourdes 11 - 5 Vichy Montferrand 15 - 12 Brive Lyon OU 16 - 4 Narbonne

Round of 16

In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.

Castres 6 - 3 Béziers Limoges 9 - 3 Mazamet Pau 11 - 0 Stadoceste Carmaux 9 - 0 Auch Racing Paris 6 - 5 Valence Perpignan 5 - 3 Vienne Bayonne 11 - 9 Loudes Montferrand 17 - 5 Lyon OU

Quarter-finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the semifinals.

Castres 6 - 3 Limoges Pau 8 - 0 Carmaux Racing Paris 17 - 0 Perpignan Bayonne 8 - 3 Montferrand

Semi-finals

Castres 12 - 11 Pau Racing Paris 13 - 9 Bayonne

Final

Source:

Teams	Castres - Racing
Score	11-8
Date	16 April 1950
Venue	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse
Referee	Charles Durant
Castres Line-up	Clément Fité, André Alary, Jacques Larzabal, Georges Amen, Jean Pierre-Antoine, René Coll, Jean Matheu-Cambas, Victor Lâchât, André Chanfreau, Albert Torrens, Armand Balent, Robert Espanol, Jacques Siman, Maurice Siman, Joseph Moreno
Racing Line-up	Michel Fontvielle, Jean Benetière, Jean Lhospital, Christian Guilbert, François Varenne, Pierre Salles-Robis, Jean-Claude Bourrier, Louis Pardas, Gérard Dufau, Louis Dionnet, Fernand Cazenave, Francis Desclaux, Pierre Jeanjean, Alain Porthault, Pierre Dizabo