Elite One Championship 2011–2012

Season 2011/12 in the French Elite One Championship, the top level rugby league competition in France saw 10 teams play home and away matches before the top six progressed to the play-offs. The season ran from September to May. There were two new clubs, Toulouse Olympique returned to the competition after they had participated in the British rugby league second tier RFL Championship and RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had won promotion from the French second tier Elite Two Championship. Pia XIII finished top after the regular season and went on to reach the grand final, but they were beaten by AS Carcassonne in that final at Narbonne 26-20. The same two teams had already met in the Lord Derby Cup final with AS Carcassonne enjoying a league and cup double after winning 14-12. At the other end of the table Montpellier Red Devils opted for relegation thus saving new boys RC Lescure-Arthes XIII who had finished bottom.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts 1 Pia XIII 18 14 0 4 602 317 46 2 AS Carcassonne 18 13 0 5 528 345 44 3 SO Avignon 18 13 0 5 562 400 44 4 Lézignan Sangliers 18 12 0 6 521 318 42 5 Toulouse Olympique 18 12 0 6 442 352 42 6 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan 18 11 0 7 583 409 40 7 Villeneuve Leopards 18 6 0 12 369 443 30 8 Limoux Grizzlies 18 5 0 13 430 480 28 9 Montpellier Red Devils 18 2 0 16 265 712 22 10 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 18 2 0 16 250 758 18*

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

*(deducted 4 pts)

Play-offs Week 1 Quarter-Final - Lézignan Sangliers 28-4 Toulouse Olympique Quarter-Final - SO Avignon 36-12 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan Week 2 Semi-Final - Pia XIII 28-20 Lézignan Sangliers Semi-Final - AS Carcassonne 31-30 SO Avignon

Grand Final WinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance AS Carcassonne26 – 20 Baroudeurs de Pia XIIIParc des sports et de l'amitié, Narbonne8,980

Elite One Championship 2011–2012

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