Elite One Championship 2017–2018 Explained

Elite One Championship 2017-2018
League:Elite One Championship
No Of Teams:10
Season:2017–18
Prevseason Year:2016–2017
Nextseason Year:2018–2019
Website:http://www.ffr13.fr

The 2017-18 Elite One Championship was the 83rd season of France's domestic rugby league competition and the 17th season known as the Elite One championship. The defending champions were Limoux who defeated Lézignan 24–22 in the Grand Final of the 2016–2017 season.[1] The championship was won by SO Avignon who finished fourth in the regular season and defeated Limoux in the Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season started on 2 December 2017 and ended on 3 June 2018. Each team played every other team twice, once at home and the other away and an additional match the "Magic Weekend" which took place in round 14 making 19 games for each team and a total of 95 games.[2]

Table and results

Team 1!scope=col
Scorescope=colTeam 2
Albi 19–30 Carcassonne
Limoux 20–30 Lézignan
Palau Broncos 26–32 Toulouse
Saint-Estève Catalan 34–14 Avignon
Saint-Gaudens 32–26 Villeneuve
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Finals

At the end of the regular season, the top six in the table 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.

Grand Final

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limoux, c'est fou! . FFRXIII . fr . 3 June 2017 . 4 December 2024.
  2. Web site: Elite 1 – 2017-2018 France Championship: Start . Treize Mondial . 28 November 2017 . 4 December 2024.