Tuesday 30 May 2023

French Club RL History Scored


Putting points against a club's success can be done in many ways. I've got two examples below, one covering all elite success for the past three years and the other just top placings from 1960-61 until this 2022-23 season. 

2020-21 to 2022-23: Over the last three years, there have been three league (L) and finals (F) series and just one cup competition (C). I'm not sure why the cup was not played for those two seasons unless it was a hangover from Covid. I put points for each competition. Only the top sides can score points for the first tow but any club can succeed in the cup.

Lézignan was the most successful side in 2021 but is only third over the three years with 79 points. Carcassonne was the best of 2022 and 2023 and naturally the top ranked club for the period. Between them is Limoux in second place. Carcassonne scored the most points in all three categories as seen in the Summary section.


1960-61 to 2022-23: Looking over 63 years with stricter eligibility paints a different picture again. The top four league teams are allocated points as follows 6,4,2,1. Finals 6,4,2,2. Cup 6,3. With a few finals canceled and other disruptions, the scores are as below.

I'm only showing from the 2010-11 season due to space limitations. Catalan and St Estève combined from the 2000-01 season. They also have a side playing in European Super League so the new entity is a reserves side. Toulouse did likewise in 2016.

Technically either Catalan or St Estève would be the most successful side but their combining stopped that occurring. That leaves AS Carcassonne the top placed club, ahead of the Villeneuve Leopards. The latter hasn't done well of late. Lézignan has just passed the now defunct stand alone Catalan club. The successful Le Pontet XII club left abruptly in 1990. 

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