Saint-Gaudens is a strong RL town |
For this season there was a new team included, Lyon Villeurbanne Rhône à XIII if you want the full title. This was the first year of the Elite 1 Championship. Paris Châtillon and RC Carpentras XIII were relegated, making one less team this season for the Elite 1.
League: UTC (St Estève XIII Catalan) took the title with 48 points, just pipping RC Saint-Gaudens to the winning post by two points. Toulouse Olympique XIII were third (42) with SM Pia and AS Carcassonne sharing 40 points.
Finals: Details are becoming harder to find. In one quarter final AS Carcassonne defeated Toulouse Olympique 40-20. In the other encounter, the Limoux Grizzlies were eliminated.
In the first semi final Saint-Gaudens overcame SM Pia and in the other UTC were too good for AS Carcassonne, winning 40-22. In the grand final, Saint-Gaudens upset UTC 14-10. It was held at Perpignan in front of 7,500 spectators.
Lord Derby Cup: In one match UTC comprehensively outplayed Palau 68-6. FC Lézignan and Villefranche XIII lost but the fourth team I am unable to confirm.
The first semi final featured UTC and Toulouse Olympique, the former running out the victors 34-12. In the other game AS Carcassonne defeated Pia.
The final was a high scoring affair, played at Carcassonne (strangely) with 10,500 in attendance. UTC took the silverware courtesy of a 39-24 victory against AS Carcassonne.
Summary: UTC were the best side this season, winning both the League and cup. That gave them 56 points in the system I use to rank teams. AS Carcassonne were next with 40 points due to a solid season but without taking any trophies. Saint-Gaudens got 38 points along with Pia, the former taking the finals series and Pia another consistent performance without silverware.
Rk | Team | Rnd | Fls | LD | Tot | |
1 | St Estève Cat | 20 | 16 | 20 | 56 | |
2 | Carcassonne | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 | |
3 | St Gaudens | 18 | 20 | 38 | ||
4 | Pia | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 | |
5 | Toulouse | 16 | 6 | 12 | 34 | |
6 | Limoux | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||
7 | Lézignan | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
8 | Villefranche | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
9 | Villeneuve | 10 | 10 | |||
10 | Lyon Villeurb | 8 | 8 | |||
11 | Palau | 6 | 6 | |||
Total | 125 | 72 | 66 | 263 |
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