Elite One Championship 2022–2023

The 2022–23 Elite One Championship was the 88th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 22nd season known as the Elite One championship. The competition expanded back to ten teams following the promotion of Baroudeurs de Pia XIII (also known as the Pia Donkeys) from Elite 2 after winning the title in 2021–22.[1]

Elite One Championship 2022-23
LeagueElite One Championship
Duration18 rounds + playoffs
Teams10
Broadcast partnersFrance ViàOccitanie
(Available Worldwide Online)
France Sport en France
United Nations Club YouTube Channels
2022–23 season
Champions Limoux Grizzlies
League leaders AS Carcassonne
Biggest home win Albi Tigers 42 – 2 Toulouse Olympique Broncos (16 October 2022)
Biggest away win Limoux Grizzlies 38 – 16 Saint-Estève Catalan (9 October 2022)

Each team played 18 matches in the regular season. The top six teams progressed to a three-week final series played during April and May 2023.

Teams
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
Pia Donkeys Stade Daniel-Ambert Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
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
Location of teams in 2022-23 season

Regular season

The regular season started on 2 October 2022 and ended on 14 April 2023. Each team was scheduled to play every other team twice, once at home and the other away making 18 games for each team and a total of 90 games.

Ladder
Pos Team P W L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 AS Carcassonne 18 15 3 557 279 278 2 47
2 Limoux Grizzlies 18 14 4 629 282 347 2 44
3 FC Lézignan 18 13 5 556 354 202 3 42
4 Albi Tigers 18 13 5 502 286 216 3 42
5 Pia Donkeys 18 10 8 433 465 -32 1 31
6 Saint-Gaudens Bears 18 7 11 357 542 -185 4 25
7 SO Avignon 18 6 12 404 468 -64 6 24
8 Saint-Estève Catalan 18 6 12 423 579 -156 3 21
9 Toulouse Olympique Broncos 18 3 15 388 595 -207 8 17
10 Villeneuve Leopards 18 3 15 281 680 -399 1 10
  • 3 points for a victory
  • 1 point bonus for the losing team if the margin is less than 12
  • If two teams have equal points then the separation factor is the 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

At the end of the regular season, the top six from the regular season 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 then played the winner of Qualifying Final 2. The winners of these two matches met in the Grand Final on 28 May at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.

Bracket

Grand Final
Sunday, 28 May, 2023[2]
15:30
Carcassonne 24 – 34[3] Limoux
Tries:
Bouregba 2
Canet
Serulevu
Goals:
Herrero 4		 Report
 Tries:
Garrouste
Crunel
Torreilles
Saddler
L. Vergniol
B. Vergniol
Goals:
Templeman 5
Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
Attendance: 8,221
Referee: France Benjamin Casty

References
  1. "Pia champion en Elite 2". L'Independant. 12 June 2022.
  2. https://treizemondial.fr/calendrier-resultats-elite-1/
  3. https://treizemondial.fr/calendrier-resultats-elite-1/
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