In 2016–2017 ten clubs competed for the title.
[ ''Grande messe à Brutus'', Didier Navarre, Midi Olympique, 19 septembre 2016.] The season ran from October 2016 to June 2017. The first round of matches took place at the
Stade Gilbert Brutus in
Perpignan where the ten clubs played over the weekend called "Magic Weekend 1" this was followed by 18 rounds home and away matches before a second Magic Weekend as the last round of games. The top six clubs then progressed into the end of season play-offs to determine the champions. The league saw the return of
Saint-Gaudens Bears
The Saint-Gaudens Bears are a professional rugby league club based in the town of Saint-Gaudens, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-western France. They play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1958. They have won the Fren ...
following their promotion.
Table
Points : victory : 3, defeat with less than 12 points : 1 (point bonus), defeat with more than 12 points : 0.
Results
* Magic Weekend 1 (Round 1)
* Toulouse Olympique Broncos 10-16 Saint-Gaudens Bears
* RC Albi 22-24 Villeneuve Leopards
* Lézignan Sangliers 30-26 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
* Palau XIII Broncos 4-44 SO Avignon
* AS Carcassonne 16-40 Limoux Grizzlies
* Magic Weekend 2 (Round 20)
* Villeneuve Leopards 12-42 Saint-Gaudens Bears
* SO Avignon 64-28 RC Albi
* Lézignan Sangliers 38-36 Limoux Grizzlies
* Palau XIII Broncos 49-16 Toulouse Olympique Broncos
* AS Carcassonne 24-35 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
Grand Final
Limoux Grizzlies
XIII Limouxin, also known as Limoux Grizzlies, are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the Aude area in southern France. They play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1951. They have won the French ...
24-22
Lézignan Sangliers
Parc des sports,
Narbonne
Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...
Crowd: 8,270
References
External links
Official website of the Fédération française de rugby à XIII
Rugby league competitions in France
2016 in French rugby league
2017 in French rugby league
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