French Elite league

The French Elite League sees the leading sides in France compete in the country's top league.
- Monday March 29th 2021
France’s Elite 1 league is now midway through the play-off phase.
- Tuesday February 23rd 2021
The top eight teams who will play off for the French Elite league have finally been decided, but not without controversy.
- Sunday October 11th 2020
It was week 5 in France’s Elite 1 – and the last planned weekend of rugby before December - and despite more COVID-related postponements...
- Monday October 05th 2020
Despite the growing pile of postponements, it is becoming clearer who the leading eight teams competing for French championship will be...
- Wednesday September 16th 2020
Women’s elite rugby has returned in only two of the world’s top dozen countries – New Zealand and France. Even so France’s second...
- Saturday May 09th 2020
Just two years after doubling the size of its elite league, France will be taking a step backwards from next season.
- Monday December 16th 2019
The 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 2019
We have not reviewed the progress of the French Elite league since it took an international break for Glendale round of the World Sevens...