Elite 2 (rugby league)

Elite 2 (formerly the Elite Two Championship) is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below Elite 1, but above the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home and away before entering into a series of play-off matches resulting in a Grand Final. The winners can gain promotion to Elite 1 providing they meet a minimum criteria. Occasionally the runners-up could be offered promotion.[1][2]

Elite 2
Founded2008
Country France
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toElite 1
Relegation toNational Division 1
Domestic cup(s)Lord Derby Cup
Current championsRC Baho XIII
Websitesite

History

The league was previously called the National League 1 from 1958 to 2002.[3] The Elite Two Championship was formed in 2002 when the French Rugby League Championship was split into two Elite One and Elite Two. There was no competition in 1987 and in 1988 the league was won on league placings and not by a series of play-offs.[4]

Teams for 2021–22 season
Teams currently participating in the Elite 2
ClubStadiumCapacityCity/Area
RC Baho XIIIStade Municipal de Baho2,000Baho, Pyrenees-Orientales
RC Carpentras XIIIStade de la Roseraie5,000Carpentras, Vaucluse
US Entraigues XIIIStade Georges Mauro2,000Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ille-sur-Tet XIIIStade Jean Galia2,000Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales
RC Lescure-Arthes XIIIStade de Lescure d'Albigeois2,000Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn
Lyon Villeurbanne XIIIStade Georges Lyvet5,000Lyon, Rhone-Alps
RC Salon XIIIStade Marcel Roustan2,000Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône
Toulon XIII MétropoleDelaune Stadium2,000Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villefranche XIII AveyronStade Henri Lagarde2,700Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron
Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIIIStade Municipal Conques sur Orbiel2,000Villegailhenc, Aude

Past winners
Year Winner Score Runner Up
1957-58 Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Winner on points
1974-75 AS Cadurcienne 9 – 8 Realmont XIII
1982-83 RC Carpentras XIII 14 – 6 Toulouse Olympique
1983-84 SU Cavaillon XIII 32 – 20 Roanne XIII
1984-85 Paris Châtillon XIII 18 – 12 Pia XIII
1985-86 Roanne XIII 19 – 16 La Réole XIII
1986-87 No Final
1987-88 Pia XIII Winner on points
1988-89 Pamiers XIII 20 – 12 Le Barcarès XIII
1989-90 Le Barcarès XIII 12 – 6 Villefranche XIII Aveyron
1990-91 Racing Club Albi XIII 23 – 12 Lézignan Sangliers
1991-92 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 12 – 6 Limoux Grizzlies
1992-93 Cannes XIII 20 – 7 Toulouse Olympique
1993-94 Palau XIII Broncos 25 – 16 Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
1994-95 US Entraigues XIII 22 – 6 Cannes XIII
1995-96 RC Salon XIII 30 – 16 Tonneins XIII
1996-97 RC Salon XIII 34 – 8 Saint-Cyprien XIII
1997-98 Tonneins XIII 36 – 12 SO Avignon
1998-99 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 38 – 18 Saint-Cyprien XIII
1999-00 Saint-Cyprien XIII 32 – 20 AS Carcassonne
2000-01 RC Carpentras XIII 20 – 15 Racing Club Albi XIII
2001-02 Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 28 – 22 Paris Châtillon XIII
2002-03 Sainte-Livrade XIII 25 – 15 UTC 2
2003-04 RC Carpentras XIII 14 – 10 UTC 2
2004-05 Marseille XIII 12 – 10 RC Carpentras XIII
2005-06 Le Barcarès XIII 25 – 19 Palau XIII Broncos
2006-07 Gifi Bias XIII 16 – 14 Racing Club Albi XIII
2007-08 Le Barcarès XIII 30 – 16 Montpellier Red Devils
2008-09 AS Corbeil 30 – 14 RC Baho XIII
2009-10 Palau XIII Broncos 18 – 12 Montpellier Red Devils
2010-11 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 12 – 0 RC Baho XIII
2011-12 Palau XIII Broncos 34 – 17 Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII
2012-13 Palau XIII Broncos 26 – 22 RC Baho XIII
2013-14 RC Baho XIII 18 – 12 Racing Club Albi XIII
2014-15 Racing Club Albi XIII 21 – 14 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2015-16 La Reole XIII 20 – 16 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2016-17 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 13 – 10 RC Baho XIII
2017-18 Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII 23 – 16 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII
2018-19 RC Baho XIII 35 – 20 Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII
2019-20 Season was voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-21 –

See also

References
  1. "Home". ffr13.fr.
  2. "Championnat Elite 2". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. "Home". ffr13.fr.
  4. "Chaussure adidas | adidas France". Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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