Elite 2 (rugby league)

Elite 2
Founded	2008
Country	France
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Elite 1
Relegation to	National Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
Current champions	RC Baho XIII
Website	site

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]

History[]

The league was previously called the National League 1 from 1958 to 2002.^[2] 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.^[3]

Teams for 2021–22 season[]

Club	Capacity	City/Area
RC Baho XIII		Baho, Pyrenees-Orientales
RC Carpentras XIII	5,000	Carpentras, Vaucluse
US Entraigues XIII		Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse
Ille-sur-Tet XIII		Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII		Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn
Lyon Villeurbanne XIII	5,000	Lyon, Rhone-Alps
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	4,000	Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
RC Salon XIII		Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône
Toulon XIII Métropole		Toulon, Var
Villefranche XIII Aveyron	2,700	Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron
Villeghailhenc-Aragon XIII		Villegailhenc, Aude

Map[]

Ille-sur-Tet

Pia

Salon

Toulon

Villefranche

Villegailhenc

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Teams currently participating in the Elite 2

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		–

References[]

^ http://www.ffr13.fr
^ http://www.ffr13.fr
^ http://www.lesovalesdu13.fr^{[dead link]}

External links[]

[1] ttp://www.ffr13.fr

[2] ttp://www.ffr13.fr

[3] ttp://www.lesovalesdu13.fr^{[dead link]}

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