Elite One Championship 2021–2022

The 2021–22 Elite One Championship was the 87th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 21st season known as the Elite One Championship. There were nine teams in the league.[1] Each team played 16 matches in the regular season. The top six teams progressed 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, who finishing 2nd in the regular season, won their second Elite One Championship and twelfth national title (including French Rugby League Championships) after beating league leaders Limoux Grizzlies 20–16 in the final.

Teams

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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 played every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 16 games for each team and a total of 72 games.

Table and results

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification LIM CAR LEZ ALB STE AVI VIL TOU STG
1   Limoux 16 12 4 541 206 +335 4 40 Semi-finals 24–18 18–19 34–14 37–24 38–6 44–0 56–0 54–0
2   Carcassonne 16 13 3 577 262 +315 1 40 38–34 31–18 18–12 41–6 44–10 50–18 54–10 30–0[a]
3   Lézignan 16 12 4 436 324 +112 2 38 Qualifiers 14–24 30–16 34–24 24–22 28–27 28–18 50–20 72–16
4   Albi 16 9 7 456 372 +84 4 31 12–44 34–16 34–22 32–26 24–32 20–28 31–22 58–6
5   Saint-Estève Catalan 16 9 7 444 373 +71 3 30 20–18 16–54 32–16 32–19 32–24 22–16 32–4 64–4
6   Avignon 16 8 8 412 331 +81 5 29 6–24 18–25 14–18 24–30 42–6 46–6 46–0 52–12
7   Villeneuve 16 6 10 296 442 −146 4 22 22–12 18–38 6–16 16–41 8–30 12–19 35–22 32–16
8   Toulouse Olympique 16 2 14 240 538 −298 5 11 10–26 4–62 18–34 8–31 34–28 10–22 26–29 36–8
9   Saint-Gaudens 16 1 15 164 718 −554 −2 1[b] 10–60 10–42[c] 16–48 10–40 0–52 22–24 12–32 22–20
Source: [3][4]
Notes:
  1. ^ forfeited by Saint-Gaudens
  2. ^ Saint-Gaudens earned 1 bonus point through match results, but were deducted 2 points or failing to fulfil a fixture against Carcassonne (19 December) and 1 point following the incidents against Villeneuve (3 April)[2]
  3. ^ played at Carcassonne
  • 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 in the table advanced to the knockout stage. First and second received a bye for the first week of finals as third played sixth (Qualifying Final 1) and fourth played fifth (Qualifying Final 2), with the losers of both matches eliminated. First then played the winner of Qualifying final 1 and second played the winner of Qualifying Final 2. The winners of these two matches played in Grand Final on 22 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.

Bracket

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Source:[4]

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' )
[5][6][7]
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. ^ "The disciplinary committee deduced a point from Saint-Gaudens". Treize Mondial. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Elite 1 classement 2021-2022". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Elite 1 calendrier 2021-2022". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Carcassonne XIII : les champions de France 2022 de retour à la maison". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Finale d'Elite 1 : Carcassonne est champion après avoir dominé Limoux". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Carcassonne champion!". French Rugby League Federation. 22 May 2022.