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Revision as of 15:22, 12 April 2024

Elite 1 Wheelchair Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Elite 1 Wheelchair Championship
SportWheelchair rugby league
No. of teams6
Land Frankreich
Most recent
champion(s)		 Catalans Dragons
Most titles Catalans Dragons (8+ titles)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toElite 2
Official website[1]

The Elite 1 Wheelchair Championship is the highest level of wheelchair rugby league in France.

Starting in 2023, the previous year's league champions play the previous year's British Super League champions in the European Club Challenge.

Background

Wheelchair Rugby League was invented in France in 2004,[1] and as such the French competition was the world's first thought it is unknown at what point the league became the Elite One Championship, named after the highest tier of the French running game. In the 2011–12 season, six teams competed in the Championship and six more took part in development tournaments.[2] The following season there were four teams in the Elite 1 competition and six in Elite 2.[3] In the 2013–14 season this was restructured as a single Championship of ten teams,[4] but the growth of the sport meant that the following season there were 15 teams divided between Elite 1 and 2 as well as several reserve teams.[5] For the 2023–24 season, it was announced that Elite 1 would have six teams below which would be the Elite 2 and National divisions.[6]

Format

The competition runs as a double round robin finishing with playoffs and a grand final.[7]

Teams

As of 2023–24 the six teams are:

Finals

List of grand finals by season
Season Champions Score Runners-up Ref
2011–12 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils 47–38 Catalans Dragons [8]
2012–13 Catalans Dragons 61–26 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [9]
2013–14 Catalans Dragons 44–40 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [10]
2014–15 Catalans Dragons 68–26 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [11]
2015–16 Catalans Dragons 29–26 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory [12][13]
2016–17 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory 52–34 Catalans Dragons [14]
2017–18 Catalans Dragons 43–29 SO Avignon [15]
2018–19 Catalans Dragons 58–42 SO Avignon [16]
2019–20 Did not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic [17]
2020–21
2021–22 Catalans Dragons 56–28 Montauban Pandas [18]
2022–23 Catalans Dragons 56–33 Montauban Pandas [19]

References

  1. ^ "What is the history and background of wheelchair rugby league?". www.rlwc2021.com.
  2. ^ "Les chiffres de la saison 2011-2013". FFRXIII (in French). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Calendrier XIII Fauteuil – Saison 2012/2013". FFRXIII (in French). 25 November 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Retour au Championnat de France pour le XIII Fauteuil". FFRXIII (in French). 30 August 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2 jours exclusivement consacrés au XIII Fauteuil". FFRXIII (in French). 16 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Para Rugby XIII : une seconde équipe Dragons Handi intègre l'Elite 2". FFRXIII (in French). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Para Rugby XIII - Elite 1".
  8. ^ "XIII fauteuil : Cahors champion". FFRXIII (in French). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Résultats XIII Fauteuil – Saison 2012/2013". FFRXIII (in French). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Les résultats du week-end". FFRXIII (in French). 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Les Dragons Catalans handirugby encore sacrés". FFRXIII (in French). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ "XIII Fauteuil | Les Dragons sacrés Champions pour la 8ème fois de leur histoire !". FFRXIII (in French). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Dragons Wheelchair win the title". Catalans Dragons. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Le TO XIII/St Jory Champion de France". FFRXIII (in French). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Les Dragons champions presque dans un fauteuil". FFRXIII (in French). 17 June 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Et de huit pour les Handi Dragons!". FFRXIII (in French). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Le XIII Fauteuil descend dans l'Arène". FFRXIII (in French). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Finale Elite 1 XIII Fauteuil : le "Saint-Graal" pour les Dragons Handi". FFRXIII (in French). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Printemps du XIII : une première journée bien remplie". FFRXIII (in French). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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