Elite One Championship 2021–2022

The 2021–22 Elite One Championship will be the 87th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 21st season known as the Elite One championship. There will be nine teams in the league.[1] Each team will play 16 matches in the regular season. The top six teams will progress to a three-week final series played throughout May 2022.

Elite One Championship 2021-22
LeagueElite One Championship
Duration16 rounds + playoffs
Teams9
Broadcast partnersFrance ViàOccitanie
(Available Worldwide Online)
France Sport en France
United Nations Club YouTube Channels
2021–22 season
Champions AS Carcassonne
2nd Elite One title
League leaders Limoux Grizzlies
Biggest home win Saint-Estève Catalan 64 – 4 Saint-Gaudens Bears (17 April 2022)
Biggest away win Saint-Estève Catalan 52 – 0 Saint-Gaudens Bears (23 January 2022)
Top point-scorer(s)France Baptiste Fabre 166
Top try-scorer(s)France Jordan Flovie 19

AS Carcassonne won their second Elite One Championship and twelfth French Rugby League Championship after beating league leaders Limoux Grizzlies in the final 20-16 after finishing 2nd in the regular season.

Teams

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Elite One Championship
Team Stadium Location
  Albi Tigers Stadium Mazicou Albi, Tarn
  SO Avignon Parc des Sports (Avignon) Avignon, Vaucluse
  AS Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec Carcassonne, Aude
  FC Lézignan Stade du Moulin Lézignan-Corbières, Aude
  Limoux Grizzlies Stade de l'Aiguille Limoux, Aude
  Saint-Estève Catalan Stade Municipal Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
  Saint-Gaudens Bears Stade Jules Ribet Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
  Toulouse Olympique Broncos Stade des Minimes Toulouse, Haute-Garonne
  Villeneuve Leopards Stade Max Rousie Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne

Regular season

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The regular season started on 17 October 2021 and ended on 24 April 2022. Each team was scheduled with every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 16 games for each team and a total of 72 games.

Results

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Clubs ALB AVI CAR LÉZ LIM STE STG TOU VIL
  Albi 24-32 34-16 34-22 12-44 32-26 58-6 31–22 20-28
  Avignon 24-30 18-25 14-18 6-24 42-6 52-12 46-0 46-6
  Carcassonne 18-12 44-10 31-18 38-34 41-6 42-10 54-10 50-18
  Lézignan 34-24 28-27 30-16 14-24 24-22 72-16 22-16 28-18
  Limoux 34-14 38-6 24-18 10-12 37-24 56-0 56-0 44-0
  Saint-Estève Catalan 32-19 16-54 12–36 32-16 20-18 64-4 32-4 22-16
  Saint-Gaudens 10-40 22-24 10–40 16-48 10-60 0-52 22-20 12-32
  Toulouse 8-31 10-22 4-62 18-34 10-26 34-28 36-8 26–29
  Villeneuve 16-41 12-19 18–38 6-16 22-12 8-30 32-16 35-22


Home Victory Draw Home Loss

Source: [2]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L BP PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Limoux Grizzlies 16 12 0 4 4 541 206 335 40 Qualification for Semi-Finals
2   AS Carcassonne (C) 16 13 0 3 1 577 262 315 40
3   FC Lézignan 16 12 0 4 2 436 324 112 38 Qualification for Qualifying-Finals
4   Albi Tigers 16 9 0 7 4 456 372 84 31
5   Saint-Estève Catalan 16 9 0 7 3 444 373 71 30
6   SO Avignon 16 8 0 8 5 412 331 81 29
7   Villeneuve Leopards 16 6 0 10 4 296 442 −146 22
8   Toulouse Olympique Broncos 16 2 0 14 5 240 538 −298 11
9   Saint-Gaudens Bears 16 1 0 15 1 164 718 −554 2[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2022. Source: https://www.ffr13.fr/competitions/elite1/
Notes:
  1. ^ Saint-Gaudens Bears deducted 2 points for failing to fulfil the fixture against Carcasonne
  • 3 points for a victory
  • 1 point bonus for losing team if the margin is less than 12
  • If two teams have equal points then the separation factor is point difference. If a team has a greater point difference they rank higher on the table. If still tied then head-to-head matches will be the tie-breaker.

Finals Series

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At the end of the regular season, the top six from the regular season advance to the knockout stage. First and second receive a bye for the first week of finals as third plays sixth (Qualifying Final 1) and fourth plays fifth (Qualifying Final 2), with the losers of both matches eliminated. First then plays the winner of Qualifying final 1 and second then plays the winner of Qualifying Final 2. The winners of these two matches play in Grand Final on 22 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.

Bracket

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Grand Final

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Sunday, 22 May, 2022
15:30
Limoux   16 – 20   Carcassonne
Tries:
Yann Belmaziz (8') 1
Zachary Santo (78') 1
Goals:
Patrick Templeman 4
(8', 14' pen, 52' pen, 78' )
[3][4][5]
1st: 8 – 12
2nd: 8 – 8
Tries:
1 (28') Maika Serulevu
1 (38') Alexis Escamilla
1 (44') Dane Francis
1 (64') Clément Soubeyras
Goals:
2 Clément Herrero
(28', 38')
Sin Bins:
(7') Mickael Simon
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Attendance: 8,231
Referee:   Benjamin Casty

References

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  1. ^ "Lae Tigers claim PNG Digicel Cup". Rugby League Review. 154: 30.
  2. ^ "Elite 1 2021/2022 (France): Results". flashscore. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Carcassonne XIII : les champions de France 2022 de retour à la maison". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Finale d'Elite 1 : Carcassonne est champion après avoir dominé Limoux". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Carcassonne champion!". French Rugby League Federation. 22 May 2022.