1984–85 French Rugby Union Championship


The 1984-85 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Toulon in the final.

Formula

The 40 clubs were divided in four pools of ten.
The two best team in each pool were admitted directly into "last 16", while the teams classified from 3rd to 6th played a barrage.

Qualification round

The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted directly to "last 16" round.

Knockout stages

Barrage

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
BayonneOloron15-10
GraulhetMont-de-Marsan12-18
BriveBoucau17-9
GrenoblePerpignan22-13
AurillacMontauban21-17
Bourgoin-JallieuStadoceste19-9
TyrosseDax3-0
La VoulteHyères14-9

"Last 16"

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 21st match2nd match
ToulouseBayonne15-910-3
BéziersMont-de-Marsan35-199-6
MontferrandBrive23-628-31
AgenGrenoble27-169-9
ToulounAurillac21-632-15
RRC NiceBourgoin-Jallieu6-928-15
LourdesTyrosse6-1222-6
Biarritz La Voulte3-1029-12

Quarter of finals

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
Team 1Team 2Results
ToulouseBéziers21-0
MontferrandAgen13-12
ToulounRRC Nice19-9
LourdesBiarritz13-9

Semifinals

Final

It was the first Bouclier de Brennus won by Toulouse from 1947,