Formula
The "elite" (group A) were formed by five pools of eight clubs.
Were 25 the teams of group A qualified for the knockout stages with seven team coming from group B, also formed by 40 teams.
Both group were arranged in 5 pools of 8 teams.
Group A
The team are here listed in ranking order, in bold, the team qualified.
Group B
The teams qualidied are here listed:
"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
References
1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA