Elite 2 (rugby league)

Elite 2 (formerly the Elite Two Championship) is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below Super XIII, but above the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home and away before entering into a series of play-off matches resulting in a Grand Final. The winners can gain promotion to Super XIII providing they meet a minimum criteria. Occasionally the runners-up could be offered promotion.^[1][2]

Elite 2

Founded	2002
Country	France
Number of clubs	9
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Super XIII
Relegation to	National Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	Lord Derby Cup
Current champions	Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Website	Official site

History

The Elite Two Championship was formed in 2002 when the French Rugby League Championship was split into two Elite One and Elite Two.

Teams for 2024–25 season

There are nine teams competing in the 2024–25 season.^[3]

Carpentras

Salon

Tonneins

Occitania

Teams participating in Elite 2 in the 2024–25 season

Ille-sur-Tet

Lescure

Palau

Pamiers

Realmont

Villegailhenc

Teams participating in Elite 2 in the 2024–25 season located in Occitania region

Club	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
RC Carpentras XIII	Stade de la Roseraie	5,000	Carpentras, Vaucluse
Ille-sur-Tet XIII	Stade Jean Galia	2,000	Ille-sur-Tet, Pyrenees Orientales
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	Stade de Lescure d'Albigeois	2,000	Lescure-d'Albigeois, Tarn
Palau XIII Broncos	Georges Vaills Stadium		Palau-del-Vidre, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pamiers XIII	Stade Magnagounet		Pamiers, Ariège
Realmont XIII	Stade Claude Andre		Realmont, Tarn
RC Salon XIII	Stade Marcel Roustan	2,000	Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône
Tonneins XIII	Stade Jean Bernège		Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	Stade Municipal Conques sur Orbiel	2,000	Villegailhenc, Aude

Past winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up	Ref.
2002–03	Sainte-Livrade XIII	25 – 15	UTC 2	[4]
2003–04	RC Carpentras XIII	14 – 10	UTC 2	[4]
2004–05	Marseille XIII	12 – 10	RC Carpentras XIII	[4]
2005–06	Le Barcarès XIII	25 – 19	Palau XIII Broncos	[4]
2006–07	Gifi Bias XIII	16 – 14	Racing Club Albi XIII	[4]
2007–08	Le Barcarès XIII	30 – 16	Montpellier Red Devils	[4]
2008–09	AS Corbeil	30 – 14	RC Baho XIII	[4]
2009–10	Palau XIII Broncos	18 – 12	Montpellier Red Devils	[4]
2010–11	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	12 – 0	RC Baho XIII	[4]
2011–12	Palau XIII Broncos	34 – 17	Toulouse Jules-Julien XIII	[5]
2012–13	Palau XIII Broncos	26 – 22	RC Baho XIII	[6]
2013–14	RC Baho XIII	18 – 12	Racing Club Albi XIII	[7]
2014–15	Racing Club Albi XIII	21 – 14	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	[8]
2015–16	La Reole XIII	20 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	[9]
2016–17	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	13 – 10	RC Baho XIII	[10]
2017–18	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	23 – 16	RC Lescure-Arthes XIII	[11]
2018–19	RC Baho XIII	35 – 20	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	[12]
2019–20	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.			[4]
2020–21
2021–22	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	15 – 14	RC Baho XIII	[13]
2022–23	Ille-sur-Têt XIII	25 – 18	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	[14]
2023–24	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	37 – 14	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	[15]

See also

• France portal
• Sports portal

• French rugby league system
• Rugby league in France
• Lord Derby Cup
• Coupe Falcou