French Elite league
The French Elite League sees the leading sides in France compete in the country's top league.
Saturday May 09th 2020Just two years after doubling the size of its elite league, France will be taking a step backwards from next season.
Monday December 16th 2019The French Elite Championship has now closed down until after the Six Nations. What has been happening since we last looked at the...
Sunday October 27th 2019We have not reviewed the progress of the French Elite league since it took an international break for Glendale round of the World Sevens...
Monday September 16th 2019The move from a “Top 8” to an “Elite league” of 16 teams remains questionable as the new format opened its second season.
Saturday May 18th 2019It was the toughest game they played all season, but Montpellier came from behind to win the French Elite title, their sixth...
Wednesday May 08th 2019Montpellier will play Bayonne and Toulouse will play Blagnac in the French Elite semi-finals this weekend after last weekend’s quarter-...
Wednesday April 10th 2019With one round to go, six of the eight playoff places in the French “Elite 1” have been decided, with three teams competing for the...
Tuesday March 26th 2019France’s Elite league (“Top 16”) return after its Six Nations break, and as is often the case the long break resulted in at least one...