title: 1929–30 French Rugby Union Championship
text: # 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
  