The Tahiti Championship (French: Championnat de Tahiti) is a domestic rugby union club competition that is played in Tahiti. Created in 1971, the Tahiti Championship is at the top of the national league system operated by the Polynesian Rugby Federation (Tahiti),[5] also known by its French initialism of FPR. There is promotion and relegation between the Tahiti Championship and the next level down, the Tahiti Championship D2. The seven best rugby teams in Tahiti participate in the competition, hence the name Championnat de Tahiti. The competition previously had more teams, but the league was split into two divisions.
Many local French Polynesian players began their careers here in this league before moving to France to compete in the divisions of Ligue Nationale de Rugby.
The first ever final took place in 1971, Paea won the inaugural season. The competition has been held on an annual basis since, except in 1995 and 1997. Paea is the most successful club in the competition with 18 titles.[1] Rugby is a hit in French Polynesia, especially in Tahiti, it is a great place to play rugby in paradise.[6]
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
Points difference in head-to-head matches
Try differential in head-to-head matches
Points difference in all matches
Try differential in all matches
Points scored in all matches
Tries scored in all matches
Fewer matches forfeited
Classification in the previous Tahiti Championship season
Green background (rows 1 to 4) receive berths in the Semi-finals. Plain background (row 5) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Tahiti and the suspension of the season, Teams may end up not having to be relegated to Tahiti Championship D2. Final table— source:
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The Tahiti Championship(French: Championnat de Tahiti) is a domestic rugby union club competition that is played in Tahiti. Created in 1971, the Tahiti Championship is at the top of the national league system operated by the Polynesian Rugby Federation. There is promotion and relegation between the Tahiti Championship and the next level down, the Tahiti Championship D2. The seven best rugby teams in Tahiti participate in the competition, hence the name Championnat de Tahiti. The competition had previously more teams but the league was split into two divisions.
The 2020 Tahiti Championship competition is the 47th Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby-Tahiti (FPR). The season was originally supposed to run from 7 March to 27 June, but due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tahiti, the season began on 9 July. Due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus, the season has been officially suspended on 9 August, with Faa’a being the top team on the standings table.
The 2020 Tahiti Championship D2 is the second-level Tahitian rugby union club competition, behind the Tahiti Championship, for the 2020 season. It runs alongside the 2020 Tahiti Championship competition; both competitions are operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
The 2019 Tahiti Championship competition was the 46th season of the Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
The 2018 Tahiti Championship competition was the 45th season of the Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
The 2017 Tahiti Championship competition was the 44th season of the Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
The 2016 Tahiti Championship competition was the 43rd season of the Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
The 2015 Tahiti Championship competition was the 42nd season of the Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby (FPR).
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The Polynesian Rugby Federation also known as Polynesian Rugby Federation-Tahiti is the governing body for rugby union in Tahiti. It is responsible for the Tahitian national team and the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby-Tahiti that administers the country's professional leagues.
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