The 1922–23 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse, beating Bayonne in the final.
Context The 1923 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France came 3rd with one victory against Ireland
First round Thirty teams participated in the championship. Twenty four of them were winners of regional championships and six from inter-regional barrages.
Pool A Toulouse 11 pts, Grenoble 10 pts, Bègles 8 pts Boucau 7 pts, Agen 4 pts
Pool B Bayonne 10 pts US Perpignan 10 pts Lourdes 10 pts, Cognac 6 pts Olympique Périgueux 4 pts
Tie Break: Bayonne - US Perpignan 6–3
Pool C Biarritz 12 pts Béziers 9 pts Albi 9 pts SA Bordeaux]6 pts FC Moulins 4 pts
Pool D Racing 12 pts Dax 10 pts Toulon8 pts Lézignan 6 pts Chalon 4 pts
Pool E Carcassonne 10 pts Périgueux 9 pts Pau 9 pts Toulouse OEC 8 pts, Stade Français 4 pts
Pool F Stadoceste 12 pts Narbonne 10 pts SBUC 7 pts Olympique Paris 6 pts Nantes 5 pts
Second round
The pool winners of the first round were divided in two pools of three.
Pool A Toulouse 6 pts, Carcassonne 3 pts, Biarritz olympique 3 pts Pool B Bayonne 6 pts, Racing 4 pts, Stadoceste2 pts
Final Teams Toulouse - Bayonne Score 3-0 (0-0) Date 13 May 1923 Venue Stade olympique Yves-du-Manoir - ColombesReferee Gilbert Brutus Line-up Toulouse André Maury, Jean Bayard, Gabriel Serres, André Pépion, Marcel-Frédéric Lubin-Lebrère, Jean Larrieu, Alfred Prévost, Alex Bioussa, Bernard Bergès, Henri Galau, Joseph Dournac, Léon Nougal, François Borde, Adolphe Jauréguy, Yvan Saverne Bayonne Edouard Lahirigoyen, Pierre Magens, Marcel Forgues, Silvano Andia, Henri Suhubiette, Eugène Landrieu, Jean-Baptiste Sales, Jean Etcheparre, Angel Sarratte, Eugène Billac, Laurent Pardo, Jean Bentaberry, André Béhotéguy, Jean Arnaudin, Henry Edward Roe Scorers Toulouse 1 try A.Jauréguy Bayonne
Comme en 1922, le Stade Toulousain beat l'Aviron bayonnais in the final.
Sources Le Figaro, 1922–1923 Le Matin 1922
References
External links Compte rendu de la finale de 1923, sur lnr.fr