1994–95 French Rugby Union Championship Countries France Champions Toulouse (12th title)Runners-up Castres Relegated Auch , Châteaurenard , Graulhet , Périgueux , Tarbes , Saint-Paul les Dax , Biarritz , Avenir Valencien , Cannes , Stade Bordelais , Dijon and Tyrosse
The 1994–95 French Rugby Union Championship was played by 32 clubs, divided into 4 pools. After the preliminary round, the top four of each pool, were admitted to the "top 16", also divided into 4 pools. The top two of each pool were admitted to the quarter-finals.
Châteaurenard , Saint-Paul lès Dax , Cannes and Tyrosse were the newcomers.
Le Toulouse won the title beating Castres in the final. It was their 12th French Championship. In this year Toulouse did the double winning the Challenge Yves du Manoir .
At the end of the season the first division of the French Championship reduced to 20 clubs, relegating Auch , Châteaurenard , Graulhet , Périgueux , Tarbes , Saint-Paul les Dax , Biarritz , Avenir Valencien , Cannes , Stade bordelais , Dijon and Tyrosse , to second division.
Preliminary round
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
"Top 16""
The first two of each pool to "last of 8" round
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
Last 8
Semifinals
Final
FB
15
Cyril Savy
RW
14
Philippe Escalle
OC
13
Alain Hyardet
IC
12
Jean-Marc Aué
LW
11
Christophe Lucquiaud
FH
10
Francis Rui
SH
9
Frédéric Séguier (c )
N8
8
Jean-Philippe Swiadeck
OF
7
Gilbert Pagès
BF
6
José Díaz
RL
5
Jean-François Gourragne
LL
4
Guy Jeannard
67'
TP
3
Thierry Lafforgue
HK
2
Christian Batut
46'
LP
1
Laurent Toussaint
Substitutions:
HK
16
Christophe Urios
46'
PR
17
Jean-Luc Vidal
LK
18
Colin Gaston
67'
FL
19
Frédéric Gommard
CE
20
Nicolas Combes
FB
21
Laurent Labit
Coach:
Jean-Marie Barsalou
Notes
^ Castres won at penalty barrage 5–4
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