Elite One Championship 2008–2009 Explained

Elite One Championship
League:Elite One Championship
No Of Teams:10
Season:2008–2009
Season Champs:Lézignan Sangliers
Second Place:Limoux Grizzlies
League Leaders:Limoux Grizzlies
Relegate:Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
Relegate To:Elite Two Championship
Prevseason Year:2007–2008
Nextseason Year:2009–2010
Website:http://www.ffr13.fr

The season 2008/09 was the sixth year under the title Elite One Championship the top level rugby league competition in France. The season ran from October to May. Ten clubs competed for the title playing 20 rounds in the league before the top five progressed to the end of season play-offs. UTC who had finished 5th were not allowed to take their place in the play-offs, their place was given to Carpentras. Pia XIII were beaten by Lézignan Sangliers in a repeat of the previous two finals, and AS Carcassonne knocked out RC Carpentras XIII. At the second stage Lezignan shocked league leaders Limoux Grizzlies 20-18 away to reach the final in the other game AS Carcassonne eliminated Pia. In the elimination final Limoux thrashed AS Carcassonne 41-16. The final was held at Carcassonne's Stade Albert Domec and defending champions Lézignan Sangliers beat Limoux Grizzlies 40-32. At the other end of the table Lyon Villeurbanne XIII were relegated. In the Lord Derby cup final AS Carcassonne beat Limoux Grizzlies to complete a winless campaign for Limoux.

Table

width=20 abbr="Position" width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=20 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=20 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=20 abbr="Points" Pts
1 Limoux Grizzlies201514665384+28151
2 AS Carcassonne201406691431+26048
3 Pia XIII201316796498+38847
4 Lézignan Sangliers201307698466+23246
5 Union Treiziste Catalane2010010571514+5740
6 RC Carpentras XIII2010010526516+1040
7 Villeneuve Leopards2010010517536-1940
8 SO Avignon207112472681-20935
9 Saint-Gaudens Bears203116324713-38927
10 Lyon Villeurbanne XIII203017259870-61126

Points :win=3 :draw=2 :loss=1:

Play-offs

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

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