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Elite One Championship 2019–2020
The 2019–20 Elite One Championship was the 85th season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 19th season known as the Elite One championship. There were ten teams in the league. Each team was to 19 matches in the regular season and the top six teams progressed to the finals series. On 14 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, the season was declared null and void. Ladder Source: See also *Rugby league in France *French Rugby League Championship *Elite One Championship Elite 1 is the top level rugby league competition in France, sanctioned by the French Rugby League Federation. The season runs from September to April, which is in contrast to the majority of other major domestic rugby league competitions worl ... References https://competitions.ffr13.fr/elite-1/#classement {{DEFAULTSORT:Elite One Championship XIX Rugby league competitions in France 2019 in French rugby league 2020 in French rugby league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elite One Championship
Elite 1 is the top level rugby league competition in France, sanctioned by the French Rugby League Federation. The season runs from September to April, which is in contrast to the majority of other major domestic rugby league competitions worldwide. The clubs play each other home and away then they enter into a play-off series culminating with a Grand Final. The competition is the continuation and first division of the French Rugby League Championship, which has been in existence since 1934, and is generally regarded as the third most important domestic championship in the world, behind Australia's National Rugby League and the transnational European Super League, and ahead of the NZRL National Competition, Balkan Super League, Rhino Cup and USA Rugby League. History The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934, the first one being the only one where it was won by the team finishing top of the table on points and not by a play-off series. The Elite One Championship was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Olympique Avignon
Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1916 and they enjoyed their best spell during the 1950s when they lifted the Lord Derby Cup twice and reached two other finals as well as being runners up in the French rugby league championship. The club plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports (Avignon). The current head coach is their former player and ex French international Renaud Guigue History On March 16, 1916 Sporting Olympique Avignon were formed as a rugby and athletics club by Viscount du Tertre and Marius Bremond who would be the club's first president and vice president respectively. After the war and when Rugby League could be played again in France following the Vichy government's banning of the game, SO Avignon decided to join Rugby League under the leadership of head coach and captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |