The French Elite Championship regular season was completed at the weekend, with Albi missing out on third spot despite beating rivals Lezignan 24-14.
Carcassonne are leading the way on all fronts as the French Elite Championship reaches the end of its regular season this weekend.
The player pool looks set to be boosted for Super League and Championship clubs by the end of the French Elite Championship season next month.
Three teams sit level on points at the top of the French Elite One Championship following the weekend’s games.
The French Elite One Championship Final will be held in Narbonne on Sunday May 22, the French Federation has confirmed.
Former Catalans, Widnes and Salford centre Krisnan Inu is set to leave Elite Championship leaders Lezignan, according to reports in France.
Jordan Flovie scored five tries as Lezignan maintained their perfect start to the French Elite One Championship season with a win over Albi.
French Elite Championship heavyweights Carcassonne and Lezignan have been drawn together in the last 32 of the Coupe de France.
James Maloney marked his Lezignan debut with a drop goal in golden point extra time as they beat Limoux 19-18.
Early season favourites Lezignan won their local derby against Carcassonne 30-16 to pull clear at the top of the French Elite 1 Championship.
Three clubs made it two wins from two at the start of the French Elite Championship season over the weekend.
The French Elite 1 Championship resumes next weekend with champions Lezignan kicking off the season at home to St Gaudens.
The new French Elite Championship season will be preceded by a circuit of 9s rugby league across six different venues.
Toulouse have added a second reserve club in the French Elite Championship by partnering with local side Gratentour.
There will be only nine teams in the French Elite Championship top division when the season re-starts in October.
Though still in the shadows of coronavirus, this weekend’s French Elite 1 Championship final could signify the start of a new major event in the European rugby league calendar.
A place in the French Elite Championship Grand Final is up for grabs this weekend.
The French Elite Championship play-offs get underway this weekend.
Fans returned to the French Elite Championship at the weekend, and saw St Esteve suffer another defeat to a play-off rival, as Lezignan beat them 22-20.
The French Elite Championship season is reaching the business end, while 1,000 fans can watch Catalans take on St Helens this weekend.
The Elite 1 Championship Grand Final will be held at Toulouse’s 19,000-capacity Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday June 20.
The French Federation has confirmed that the so-called six-again rule will be enforced from this weekend onwards, while a Lezignan forward has become the latest player to swap the Elite ...
Toulouse are exploring options to play a handful of ‘home’ games in the UK, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
Albi’s faint hopes of reaching the play-offs are over after a 24-14 defeat at home to Palau.
Carcassonne quelled the momentum of Avignon to maintain their spot at the top of the French Elite Championship.
Leaders Carcassonne survived a scare as they edged Toulouse 24-22 in the only French Elite Championship game over the weekend.
Carcassonne tightened their grip on top spot with a stunning 36-32 win over rivals Lezignan.
There were big winning margins in four of the five games in the Elite Championship at the weekend.
French rugby league is enjoying something of a renaissance in these unusual times, and the French Federation’s new president, Luc Lacoste, is determined to build on the momentum.