French Rugby Championship 1980-81 | |
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Countries | France |
Champions | Béziers (9th title) |
Runners-up | Stade Bagnérais |
← 1979-80
1981-82 →
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The 1980-81 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Stade Bagnérais in the final.
For the second time, the clubs of the "Group B" didn't participate to win the title, but played a proper championship.
The group A, like the group B was divided in four pools of ten clubs.
The eight better of each pool were qualified for the knockout stages.
In bold the teams qualified for knock out stages, ordered according to the ranking.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Béziers held their title of French Champions and won the fourth Bouclier de Brennus in five years. Stade Bagnérais lost the second final, after the one in 1979.
In bold the teams qualified for knockout stages, ordered according to the ranking.
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round