Monday 1 January 2018

France Elite Teams By Season : 2006-07

2nd division side Villefranche XIII Aveyron made it to the cup semi-final

For the season, there were eleven teams in the Elite 1 competition. Lyon-Villeurbanne came in for Marseille XIII Avenir in the Elite One league. SM Pia had won everything in 2005-06 so had a big assignment to repeat that success.

League: SM Pia's took the league title with 54 points with Toulouse Olympique XIII just behind on 51 points. FC Lézignan had 47 along with RC Saint-Gaudens. AS Carcassonne was fifth (45 points).

Finals: In the elimination round, AS Carcassonne defeated UTC 32-11, FC Lézignan overcame Villeneuve XIII 49-22 and RC Saint-Gaudens were too good for Limoux Grizzlies, winning 46-12. The Quarter finals had FC Lézignan prevailing over UTC 44-16 plus RC Saint-Gaudens taking the match against AS Carcasonne 31-15.

The semi final games saw SM Pia proving too strong for RC Saint-Gaudens 30-12. In the other game FC Lézignan defeated Toulouse Olympique XIII 24-12. The grand final had SM Pia squeaking past FC Lézignan 20-16. Nearly 8,000 attended the game which was held at Colomiers, a suburb in Toulouse.

Lord Derby Cup: In the quarts de finale, RC Carpentras XIII were eliminated, along with Lyon Villeurbanne Rhône à XIII, Villeneuve XIII and Limoux Grizzlies.

The demi-finales FC Lézignan were beaten by SM Pia 26-22 and second division side Villefranche XIII Aveyron did well to make it this far but were soundly defeated by AS Carcassonne 60-0. The Finale arrived and Pia secured the treble with a 30-14 victory over Carcassonne. The half time score was 24-10. 5,500 were at Carcassonne to witness the match.

Summary: Pia won everything for for the second year in a row and only a gallant FC Lézignan got near them. For my system of allocating points, Pia had 60, Lézignan 44, Carcassonne 34 and Toulouse 30.

Rk Team Rnd Fls LD Tot

1 Pia 20 20 20 60

2 Lézignan 16 16 12 44

3 Carcassonne 12 6 16 34

4 Toulouse 18 12
30

5 St Gaudens 14 12
26

6 Limoux 11 2 6 19

7 Villeneuve 9 2 6 17

8 St Estève Cat 10 6
16

9 Carpentras 7
6 13

10 Lyon Villeurb 6
6 12

10 Villerfranche

12 12

12 Villeurbanne 8

8

Total 131 76 84 291

To view the 2005-06 season, please click here.
You can see the 2007-08 season by clicking here.

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