# 1929–30 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1929−30 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Agen that defeated the Quillan in the final.
The Championship was contested by 40 clubs divided into 8 pools of five.
Some team were qualified for their results in regional championship: CASG (2nd in Paris), Libourne (4th en Côte d'Argent), FC Lyon (4th en Lyonnais) and CS Oyonnax (5th du Lyonnais).
Five new clubs was promoted in the "Excellence" : Hendaye, Lyon OU, Oyonnax, Roanne (champion Honneur 1929) and Soustons.
They replace Stade Bagnères, Dax. Mazamet, Montauban and Racing.

## First round

In Bold the qualified teams:
* Pool A Hendaye, Lézignan, Limoges, Lourdes , Lyon OU
* Pool B AS Bayonne, Carcassonne, CASG, Cognac , Pamiers
* Pool C Biarritz , Quillan , St Girons, Vienne, Fumel
* Pool D Agen , Libourne, Montferrand , US Perpignan , Soustons
* Pool E Aviron bayonnais, SBUC, Grenoble, Narbonne, Toulouse Olymp.EC
* Pool F Bordeaux, Le Boucau, Arlequins Perpignan , Roanne, Stadoceste
* gruppo G: Albi, Bègles , Béziers , FC Lyon, Pau
* gruppo H: Stade Français , Oyonnax, Périgueux, Tolone, Toulouse

## Second round

In Bold the qualified teams:
* Carcassonne , Touloun, Fumel
* Narbonne, Stadoceste, Toulouse
* Lézignan, Pau, Perpignan
* Lourdes, Montferrand, Stade Français
* Cognac, Quillan, Toulouse OEC
* Bègles, Biarritz, Grenoble
* Béziers, SA Bordeaux, US Perpignan
* Agen, Limoges, Pamiers

## Quarterfinals

(le 13 April 1930)
| April 1930 | Pau | - | Stade Français | 5–3 | Clermont-Ferrand |
| April 1930 | Carcassonne | - | Biarritz | 18–3 | Tarbes |
| April 1930 | Agen | - | Stadoceste | 18–0 | Bordeaux |
| April 1930 | Quillan | - | SA Bordeaux | 10–5, o.t. | Toulouse |

## Semifinals

| 4 May 1930 | Agen | - | Pau | 18–5 | Bordeaux |
| 4 May 1930 | Quillan | - | Carcassonne | 0–0 o.t. | Colombes |
| 11 May 1930 | Quillan | - | Carcassonne | 3–0 | Lyon |
The match Agen-Pau was signed by the death of the wing of Agen Michel Pradié (18 years), after a violent tackle.

## Final

| Teams | Agen - Quillan |
| Score | 4-0 after over time |
| Date | 18 May 1930 |
| Venue | Parc Lescure de Bordeaux |
| Referee | Henri Lahitte |
| Line-up | |
| Agen | Marius Guiral, Lucien Augras, Max Vigerie, Guy Mieyaa, Didier Lamoulien, Louis Castaing, Gaston Capgras, Robert Samatan, Louis Dattas, Jean Dupuy, Jean-Baptiste Bédère, Etienne Dupouy, Pierre Soulès, Urbain Sourbie, Robert Gibertha |
| Quillan | Louis Destarac, Antonin Barbazanges, René Bonnemaison, Marcel Baillette, Marcel Soler, Amédée Cutzach, François Corbin, Eugène Ribère, Jean Galia, Charles Bigot, Germain Raynaud, Joseph Raynaud, Georges Delort, Baco, Guy Flamand |
| Scorers | |
| Agen | 1 drop de Guiral |
| Quillan | |

## Other competitions

L'Amicale Sportive Bortoise became Champione de France Honneur (2nd division) winning in the final against F:C: Saint-Claude 5−0.
In the Promotion Championship (3rd division), Stade Niortais beat Sporting Club Salonais 6−3.
En 4th division, the A.S. de la Bourse est French Champion beating US Mourillonnaise (Toulon) 10−3.
L'US Perpigan was winner of tournament for 2nd XV winning against the Stade Français 14−5.

## Sources

* L'Humanité, Le Figaro 1929-1930
* Compte rendu de la finale de 1930, sur lnr.fr
* finalesrugby.com