Elite 1 is the top level rugby league competition in France, sanctioned by the French Rugby League Federation. The season runs from September to April, which is in contrast to the majority of other major domestic rugby league competitions worldwide. The clubs play each other home and away then they enter into a play-off series culminating with a Grand Final. The competition is the continuation and first division of the French Rugby League Championship, which has been in existence since 1934.

The league is generally regarded as the third most important domestic championship in the world, behind Australia's National Rugby League and the United Kingdom's Super League, and ahead of the NZRL National Competition, PNGNRL, Balkan Super League and Rhino Cup.

History

The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934, the first one being the only one where it was won by the team finishing top of the table on points and not by a play-off series.

The Elite One Championship was founded in 2002 after the French Rugby League Championship was split into two divisions. The format stayed the same with teams playing each other home and away, before a play-off series would determine the Champions. The club finishing bottom would not be automatically relegated, it would be dependent on whether the club finishing top of Elite Two Championship either wanted to be promoted or their facilities were up to standard.

法国精英锦标赛是法国橄榄球联赛中的一项重要比赛,也是法国橄榄球联赛的顶级比赛之一。该锦标赛汇集了法国顶级橄榄球俱乐部的精英球队,他们将在比赛中展开激烈的角逐,争夺冠军的荣誉。

这项锦标赛的比赛水平非常高,参赛球队实力强大,球员们技术娴熟,身体素质出色。比赛中球队之间的对抗激烈,场上的对抗和配合都非常精彩,给观众带来了一场场精彩纷呈的橄榄球盛宴。

法国精英锦标赛不仅是一项体育赛事,也是法国橄榄球文化的重要组成部分。比赛期间,球迷们会聚集在现场,为自己支持的球队加油助威,营造出热烈的氛围。同时,比赛也吸引了众多的电视观众,他们通过电视直播感受到了比赛的激情和紧张。

法国精英锦标赛不仅展示了法国橄榄球的精彩和魅力,也为球员们提供了展示自己实力的舞台。同时,这项比赛也为法国橄榄球的发展做出了重要贡献,提高了球员们的水平,推动了橄榄球运动在法国的普及和发展。

总之,法国精英锦标赛是一项备受关注的橄榄球赛事,它不仅展示了法国橄榄球的精彩和魅力,也为球迷们带来了一场场精彩纷呈的比赛,同时也推动了法国橄榄球运动的发展。无论是球迷还是运动员,都能在这项比赛中感受到橄榄球的魅力和激情。