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The 1967-68 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 64 teams divided in 8 pools.The first four of each pool, were qualified for the "last 32".
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The Lourdes won the Championship 1967-68 after beating the Toulon in the final. The two teams tied the match (9-9) after overtime and Lourdes was declared champion for the greatest number of tries scored.
Context
Il 1988 saw the "équipe de France" obtained his firs Grand Chelem in the 1968 Five Nations Championship.
The final of the championship was delayed of 3 weeks for the riot of the évènements de Mai 1968
The French rugby lost Guy Boniface (Mont-de-Marsan) and Jean-Michel Capendeguy (Saint-Jean-de-Luz), dead in car accidents,
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won en 1968 by the Narbonne that beat Dax in the final (14-6).
Qualification round
In bold the qualified to next round
"Last 32"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Final
The facts of May 1968 retarded of three weeks of this match.
As conseguence, was changed the rules: in case of equity at the end of over time, will be declared champion Lourdes that score 2 tries against none. This is also because the national team had to start for the 1968 France rugby union team tour to Nez Zealand.