1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship

The 1958-59 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 clubs divided in seven pools of eight clubs.

The four better of each pool and the four better classified as 5th (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified for the final phase.

The Championship was won by Lourdes that beat the Béziers in the final.

The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat the Béziers (9-9 the score but Mont de Maresan won for the number of tries scored)

In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase

In bold the clubs qualified for the next round

The Béziers because with the same number of point and tries, had a better number of penalties (1 –0, Pau score only a drop)

Lourdes team was renewed from the previous year because of the retirement of Maurice and Jean Prat, The farewell of François Labazuy (moved to Tarbes), Henri Rancoule (to Touloun), Pierre Lacaze and Jean Barthe (to play rugby league). The daparts was compened by the arrive of Michel Crauste and Arnaud Marquesuzaa and Roland Crancée.