The 1976–77 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Béziers beating Perpignan in the final.
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.
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round. The teams are listed according to the final ranking
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3
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Pool 4
| Pool 5
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The teams qualified are here listed:
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Match aller | Match retour | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 62-6 | 43-9 | ||
| Dax | 7-3 | 12-19 | ||
| Salles | Bayonne | 14-10 | 8-25 | |
| Touloun | Montchanin | 30-13 | 53-9 | |
| RRC Nice | 15-15 | 18-12 | ||
| Toulouse | 13-4 | 16-7 | ||
| Biarritz | 6-3 | 35-12 | ||
| Brive | 18-9 | 8-9 | ||
| Perpignan | 32-9 | 29-10 | ||
| Agen | 27-19 | 12-6 | ||
| Narbonne | 45-9 | 48-9 | ||
| La Voulte | 18-12 | 3-12 | ||
| Romans | 23-7 | 4-7 | ||
| Lourdes | 40-0 | 19-14 | ||
| Montferrand | 33-17 | 34-16 | ||
| Stade Bagnérais | 16-12 | 6-0 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 47-3 | ||
| Bayonne | Toulon | 13-6 | |
| RRC Nice | 17-6 | ||
| Biarritz | 19-10 | ||
| Perpignan | 21-10 | ||
| Narbonne | 17-7 | ||
| Romans | 16-10 | ||
| Montferrand | 33-15 |
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 18-16 | ||
| RRC Nice | 19-17 | ||
| Perpignan | Narbonne | 19-4 | |
| Romans | Montferrand | 16-13 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 15-10 | ||
| Perpignan | 9-6 |
| Teams | ||
| Score | 12-04 | |
| Date | 29 May 1977 | |
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| Referee | Gilbert Chevrier | |
| Line-up | ||
| Béziers | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | Armand Vaquerin, Alain Paco, Jean-Louis Martin, Georges Senal, Michel Palmié, Olivier Saïsset, Jean-Luc Meiser, Alain Estève, Richard Astre, Henri Cabrol, René Séguier, Jean-Pierre Pesteil, Jean-Luc Rivallo, Michel Fabre, Jack Cantoni Remplaçant : Francis Lugans |
| Perpignan | bgcolor=#EEEEEE | |
| Scorers | ||
| Béziers | 1 try Astre, 1 conversion and 2 penalties Cabrol | |
| Perpignan | 1 try Fontana |
Béziers won le Bouclier de Brennus for the fifth time in the '70s.
Three players in the match were also members of the French team that won Grand Slam in 1977 with "équipe de France" : Alain Paco and Michel Palmié of Béziers and Jean-François Imbernon of USAP.
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