Elite One Championship 2009–2010

Elite One Championship 2009/10

League	Elite One Championship
Number of teams	9
2009/10
Champions	Lezignan Sangliers
League leaders	Lezignan Sangliers
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Elite Two Championship	Montpellier Red Devils
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The 2009/10 Elite One Championship season saw the league reduced to 9 teams with each team playing home and away with the top 5 going on to contest the play-offs. The season ran from October to May with Lezignan Sangliers eventually coming out on top after beating Pia XIII in the final which was played in Montpellier.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Lezignan Sangliers	16	14	0	2	588	353	44
2	AS Carcassonne	16	11	0	5	500	325	38
3	Limoux Grizzlies	16	10	0	6	469	329	36
4	16px Pia XIII	16	10	0	6	500	386	36
5	16px Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan	16	8	0	8	454	374	32
6	RC Carpentras XIII	16	8	0	8	456	440	32
7	16px Villeneuve Leopards	16	6	1	9	372	446	29
8	16px SO Avignon	16	3	1	12	332	602	23
9	Saint-Gaudens Bears	16	1	0	15	232	648	18

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

Play-offs

• Week 1

• Elimination Q-F - Pia XIII 25-24 Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
• Major Q-F - AS Carcassonne 31-10 Limoux Grizzlies

• Week 2

• Elimination S-F - Limoux Grizzlies 20-38 Pia XIII
• Major S-F - Lezignan Sangliers 54-12 AS Carcassonne

• Week 3

• Elimination Final - AS Carcassonne 16-17 Pia XIII

• Week 4

• Grand Final - Lezignan Sangliers 33-22 Pia XIII

External Links

• French rugby league website

See Also

• Rugby league in France
• French Rugby League Championship
• Elite One Championship