| French Rugby Championship 1988–89 | |
|---|---|
| Countries | |
| Number of teams | 80 teams | 
| Champions | Toulouse (10th title) | 
| Runners-up | Toulon | 
The 1988–89 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Toulon in the final.
Toulouse won his 10th bouclier de Brennus, the third in the 80's.
Formula
- The tournament was played by 80 clubs divided in sixteen pools of five. .
 - The two better of each pool (a sum of 32 clubs) were admitted to the group A to play for the title
 - In the second round the 32 clubs of group A were divided in four pools of eight.
 - The four better of each pool of group A (16 clubs) were qualified to play the knockout stage
 
Group A Qualification to knockout stage
The teams are listed as the ranking, in bold the teams admitted to "last 16" round.
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 Pool 1 
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 Pool 2 
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 Pool 3  | 
 Pool 4  | 
"Last 16"
In bold the clubs qualified for the quarter of finals.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st match | 2nd match | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Agen | Dax | 15-15 | 41-15 | 
| Racing | Tarbes | 16-15 | 0-22 | 
| Bègles-Bordeaux | Toulouse | 3-47 | 15-27 | 
| Lourdes | Blagnac SCR | 6-10 | 24-9 | 
| Graulhet | Grenoble | 3-36 | 9-15 | 
| Narbonne | Bayonne | 39-9 | 24-18 | 
| Montferrand | Touloun | 21-17 | 9-29 | 
| Brive | Béziers | 12-22 | 6-32 | 
Quarter of finals
In bold the clubs qualified for the next round
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | 
| Agen | Tarbes | 12-9 | 
| Toulouse | Lourdes | 41-15 | 
| Grenoble | Narbonne | 13-24 | 
| Toulon | Béziers | 19-12 | 
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Results | 
|---|---|---|
| Agen | Toulouse | 9-18 | 
| Narbonne | Toulon | 3-20 | 
Final
| Teams | Toulouse - Toulon | 
| Score | 18-12 (15-9) | 
| Date | 27 May 1989 | 
| Venue | Parc des Princes, Paris | 
| Referee | Guy Maurette | 
| Line-up | |
| Toulouse | Serge Laïrle (Gérard Portolan 73), Patrick Soula, Claude Portolan, Hugues Miorin, Jean-Marie Cadieu, Thierry Maset (Hervé Lecomte 69), Karl Janik, Albert Cigagna, Jérôme Cazalbou, Philippe Rougé-Thomas, David Berty, Denis Charvet, Didier Codorniou, Jean-Michel Rancoule, Joël Dupuy Not on the ground : Michel Lopez, Éric Bonneval, Thierry Savio, Bruno Coumes  | 
| Toulon | Manu Diaz, Jean-Michel Casalini (Jean-Louis Raibaut 77), Yann Braendlin, Yvan Roux, Jean-Charles Orso (Jean-Pierre Alarcon 80), Éric Champ, Jean-François Tordo, Éric Melville, Jérôme Gallion, Christian Cauvy, Pascal Jehl, Alain Carbonel, Pierre Trémouille, Éric Fourniols, Jérôme Bianchi  Not on the ground : Thierry Louvet, Philippe Sauton, Thierry Ruet, Frédéric Saint-Sardos  | 
| Scorers | |
| Toulouse | 2 tries Laîrle (1) and Charvet (31), 2 conversions de Dupuy and 1 drop Charvet (11), 1 drop Dupuy (70) | 
| Touloun | 3 penalties Bianchi (15,21,58), 1 drop Cauvy (6) | 
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