The 1955-56 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixths (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a "single match play-off" tournament.
Contents
The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat Dax in the final.
Preliminary phase
In bold the clubs qualified for next round
Last 32
in bold the teams qualified for next round
Last 16
in bold the teams qualified for next round
Quarters of finals
in bold the teams qualified for next round
References
1955–56 French Rugby Union Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA