Elite One Championship 2008–2009

League	Elite One Championship
Number of teams	10
2008–2009
Champions	Lezignan Sangliers
League leaders	Limoux Grizzlies
Runners-up	Limoux Grizzlies
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Elite Two Championship	Saint-Gaudens Bears
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Limoux Grizzlies players competing in the final

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 Lezignan 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 Lezignan Sangliers beat Limoux Grizzlies 40-32. At the other end of the table Saint-Gaudens Bears were relegated. In the Lord Derby cup final AS Carcassonne beat Limoux Grizzlies to complete a winless campaign for Limoux

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Limoux Grizzlies	20	15	1	4	665	384	+281	51
2	AS Carcassonne	20	14	0	6	691	431	+260	48
3	Pia XIII	20	13	1	6	796	498	+388	47
4	Lezignan Sangliers	20	13	0	7	698	466	+232	46
5	Union Treiziste Catalane	20	10	0	10	571	514	+57	40
6	RC Carpentras XIII	20	10	0	10	526	516	+10	40
7	Villeneuve Leopards	20	10	0	10	517	536	-19	40
8	SO Avignon	20	7	1	12	472	681	-209	35
9	Saint-Gaudens Bears	20	3	1	16	324	713	-389	27
10	Lyon Villeurbanne XIII	20	3	0	17	259	870	-611	30

Play-offs

Round 1

• Quarter-Final - AS Carcassonne 62-4 RC Carpentras XIII
• Quarter-Final - Pia XIII 12-50 Lezignan Sangliers

Round 2

• Elimination Semi-Final - AS Carcassonne 25-18 Pia XIII
• Major Semi-Final - Limoux Grizzlies 18-20 Lezignan Sangliers

Round 3

• Preliminary Final - Limoux Grizzlies 41-16 AS Carcassonne

Round 4

• Grand Final - Lezignan Sangliers 40-32 Limoux Grizzlies

External links

• Rankings on itsrugby.fr