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Founded | 2002 |
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Country | ![]() |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Elite 1 |
Relegation to | National Division 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Lord Derby Cup |
Current champions | RC Baho XIII |
Website | site |
Elite 2 (formerly the Elite Two Championship) is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below Elite 1, 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 Elite 1 providing they meet a minimum criteria. Occasionally the runners-up could be offered promotion. [1] [2]
The Elite Two Championship was formed in 2002 when the French Rugby League Championship was split into two Elite One and Elite Two.
Club | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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| Stade de la Roseraie | 5,000 | Carpentras, Vaucluse |
US Entraigues XIII | Stade Georges Mauro | 2,000 | Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, 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 | |
![]() | Stade Marcel Roustan | 2,000 | Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône |
Tonneins XIII | Stade Jean Bernège | Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne | |
Villefranche XIII Aveyron | Stade Henri Lagarde | 2,700 | Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron |
![]() | Stade Municipal Conques sur Orbiel | 2,000 | Villegailhenc, Aude |
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