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 | |
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League | Elite One Championship |
Duration | 16 rounds + playoffs |
Teams | 9 |
Broadcast partners | ViàOccitanie (Available Worldwide Online) Sport en France 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) | Baptiste Fabre 166 |
Top try-scorer(s) | 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
editRegular season
editThe 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification | LIM | CAR | LEZ | ALB | STE | AVI | VIL | TOU | STG | |
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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 | — |
- 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
editAt 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
editQualifying Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||
Stade de l'Aiguille, Limoux | |||||||||||||
Stade Mazicou, Albi | 1 | Limoux | 36 | ||||||||||
4 | Albi | 24 | 5 | Saint-Estève Catalan | 4 | Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne | |||||||
5 | Saint-Estève Catalan | 28(a.e.t) | 1 | Limoux | 16 | ||||||||
Stade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne | 2 | Carcassonne | 20 | ||||||||||
Stade du Moulin, Lézignan | 2 | Carcassonne | 31 | ||||||||||
3 | Lézignan | 46 | 3 | Lézignan | 18 | ||||||||
6 | SO Avignon | 12 | |||||||||||
Source:[4]
Grand Final
editSunday, 22 May, 2022
15:30 |
Limoux | 16 – 20 | Carcassonne |
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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 |
References
edit- ^ "Lae Tigers claim PNG Digicel Cup". Rugby League Review. 154: 30.
- ^ "The disciplinary committee deduced a point from Saint-Gaudens". Treize Mondial. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Elite 1 classement 2021-2022". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Elite 1 calendrier 2021-2022". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Carcassonne XIII : les champions de France 2022 de retour à la maison". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Finale d'Elite 1 : Carcassonne est champion après avoir dominé Limoux". L'Independant. 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Carcassonne champion!". French Rugby League Federation. 22 May 2022.