Elite One Championship V

Infobox rugby league season
year = 2008
competition = Elite One Championship


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teams = 11
premiers = Lezignan Sangliers
count = 1st
minor premiers = Lezignan Sangliers
mpcount = 1st
matches = 117
points = 5415
top points scorer = Philip Ramage, Limoux Grizzlies, 238 points

top try scorer = Jared Taylor, Lezignan Sangliers, 34 tries

Elite One Championship V is the official name for the 2007/2008 Elite One Championship season in the sport of rugby league.

The season commenced on 6th October 2007. Like last season, there are 11 teams with one team missing a round each week. A total of 22 rounds were played, with the last finishing on the 12th April 2008 before the play-offs, that determine who will play in the Grand Final.

Albi Tigers are the league's new club having been promoted from the Elite Two Championship. Pia Donkeys were the defending champions having beaten Lezignan Sangliers in the 2006/2007 season Grand Final.

In the first week of the Play-Offs, Saint Gaudens Bears and UTC both easily beat Toulouse and Albi Tigers respectively. However both team were beaten, Saint Gaudens Bears by third placed Carcassonne, and UTC were beaten by Limoux Grizzlies. Pia Donkeys beat Carcassonne in the next round, and a day later Lezignan Sangliers, the league leaders, squeezed past Limoux Grizzlies. In the Grand Final held in Beziers, Lezignan Sangliers failed to do what they did the previous season and beat Pia Donkeys 26-16, and thus winning the title for the first time.

Table

Results

Round 1

* Albi Tigers 24-36 Toulouse Olympique
* Pia Donkeys 22-18 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Carcassonne 30-20 UTC
* Villeneuve Leopards 52-12 Carpentras
* Lezignan Sangliers 30-14 Saint Gaudens Bears

Round 2

* Toulouse Olympique 19-14 Villeneuve Leopards
* Carcassonne 17-24 Pia Donkeys
* Saint Gaudens Bears 44-0 Albi Tigers
* Carpentras 48-20 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Limoux Grizzlies 31-18 Lezignan Sangliers

Round 3

* Albi Tigers 30-18 Limoux Grizzlies
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 10-24 Toulouse Olympique
* Villeneuve Leopards 16-36 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Carpentras 4-44 Carcassonne
* UTC 44-28 Pia Donkeys

Round 4

* Carcassonne 37-12 Toulouse Olympique
* Lezignan Sangliers 46-18 Albi Tigers
* UTC 32-16 Carpentras
* Limoux Grizzlies 40-10 Villeneuve Leopards
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 12-16 Saint Gaudens Bears

Round 5

* Villeneuve Leopards 24-50 Lezignan Sangliers
* Pia Donkeys 86-4 Carpentras
* Saint Gaudens Bears 24-20 Carcassonne
* Limoux Grizzlies 38-4 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Toulouse Olympique 32-40 UTC

Round 6

* Albi Tigers 36-12 Villeneuve Leopards
* Carcassonne 35-0 Limoux Grizzlies
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 24-34 Lezignan Sangliers
* Saint Gaudens Bears 48-14 UTC
* Toulouse Olympique 12-38 Pia Donkeys

Round 7

* Pia Donkeys 58-8 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 22-16 Albi Tigers
* Carpentras 28-16 Toulouse Olympique
* Lezignan Sangliers 38-11 Carcassonne
* UTC 30-22 Limoux Grizzlies

Round 8

* Carcassonne 50-30 Albi Tigers
* Villeneuve Leopards 30-14 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Saint Gaudens Bears 54-18 Carpentras
* UTC 24-40 Lezignan Sangliers
* Limoux Grizzlies 30-32 Pia Donkeys

Round 9

* Toulouse Olympique 14-10 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Albi Tigers 8-12 UTC
* Villeneuve Leopards 3-22 Carcassonne
* Lezignan Sangliers 22-4 Pia Donkeys
* Limoux Grizzlies 28-14 Carpentras

Round 10

* Toulouse Olympique 8-26 Limoux Grizzlies
* Pia Donkeys 27-4 Albi Tigers
* Carcassonne 37-12 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* UTC 66-6 Villeneuve Leopards
* Lezignan Sangliers 68-16 Carpentras

Round 11

* Albi Tigers 35-8 Carpentras
* Pia Donkeys 10-6 Villeneuve Leopards
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 12-31 UTC
* Lezignan Sangliers 38-12 Toulouse Olympique
* Limoux Grizzlies 34-22 Saint Gaudens Bears

Round 12

* Toulouse Olympique 24-6 Albi Tigers
* Carpentras 28-10 Villeneuve Leopards
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 22-28 Pia Donkeys
* Saint Gaudens Bears 18-36 Lezignan Sangliers
* UTC 10-28 Carcassonne

Round 13

* Albi Tigers 18-38 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Villeneuve Leopards 4-14 Toulouse Olympique
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 50-14 Carpentras
* Pia Donkeys 32-6 Carcassonne
* Lezignan Sangliers 52-12 Limoux Grizzlies

Round 14

* Limoux Grizzlies 52-8 Albi Tigers
* Toulouse 28-10 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Saint Gaudens Bears 16-21 Villeneuve Leopards
* Carcassonne 74-14 Carpentras
* Pia Donkeys 30-20 UTC

Round 15

* Albi Tigers 24-21 Lezignan Sangliers
* Saint Gaudens Bears 12-14 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Toulouse 10-19 Carcassonne
* Villeneuve Leopards 16-10 Limoux Grizzlies
* Carpentras 30-26 UTC

Round 16

* Carcassonne 28-18 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 18-16 Limoux Grizzlies
* UTC 28-4 Toulouse
* Lezignan Sangliers 66-6 Villeneuve Leopards
* Pia Donkeys 66-16 Carpentras

Round 17

* Villeneuve Leopards 23-19 Albi Tigers
* Limoux Grizzlies 14-28 Carcassonne
* UTC 24-16 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Lezignan Sangliers 50-26 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Pia Donkeys 40-20 Toulouse

Round 18

* Albi Tigers - Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Limoux Grizzlies 44-20 UTC
* Carcassonne 14-28 Lezignan Sangliers
* Saint Gaudens Bears 22-20 Pia Donkeys
* Toulouse 36-20 Carpentras

Round 19

* Albi Tigers 12-36 Carcassonne
* Lezignan Sangliers 42-34 UTC
* Pia Donkeys 48-16 Limoux Grizzlies
* Carpentras 6-42 Saint Gaudens Bears
* Lyon-Villeurbanne - Villeneuve Leopards

Round 20

* UTC 14-12 Albi Tigers
* Pia Donkeys 26-30 Lezignan Sangliers
* Carpentras 9-54 Limoux Grizzlies
* Saint Gaudens Bears 18-6 Toulouse
* Carcassonne 22-14 Villeneuve Leopards

Round 21

* Albi Tigers 12-22 Pia Donkeys
* Lezignan Sangliers 56-10 Carpentras
* Villeneuve Leopards 26-36 UTC
* Limoux Grizzlies 42-8 Toulouse
* Lyon-Villeurbanne 24-20 Carcassonne

Round 22

* Carpentras 22-14 Albi Tigers
* Villeneuve Leopards 16-22 Pia Donkeys
* Toulouse 18-66 Toulouse
* UTC 70-12 Lyon-Villeurbanne
* Saint Gaudens Bears 0-34 Limoux Grizzlies

Play-Offs

Round 1

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date = April 16, 2008
team1 = Saint Gaudens Bears
score = 40 - 10
team2 = Toulouse
points1 = Try: Vincent Almuzara
Simon Greaves
Anthony Golder (2)
Karim Djemai
Stanfield
Fourcade Abasse
Goal: Simon Greaves (6)
points2 = Try: Andrei Olari
Laurent Carrasco
Goal: Damien Couturier
stadium = Stade Jules Ribet, Saint-Gaudens
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date = April 20, 2008
team1 = UTC
score = 31 - 8
team2 = Albi Tigers
points1 = Try: Denis Mounis
Mathieu Griffi
Ahlalou
Goal: Patrice Gomez (7)
Drop: Patrice Gomez
points2 = Try: Julien Castagnet
Cedric Fabre
Goal:
stadium = Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan

Round 2

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date = April 26, 2008
team1 = Carcassonne
score = 30 - 22
team2 = Saint Gaudens Bears
points1 = Try: Teddy Sadaoui (2)
Sebastien Azema
Gregory Tiquet
Romaric Bemba
Goal: Frederic Banquet (5)
points2 = Try: Anthony Golder
Stanfield
Fourcade Abasse
Karim Djemai
Goal: Simon Greaves (3)
stadium = Stade Albert-Domec, Carcassonne
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date = April 27, 2008
team1 = Limoux Grizzlies
score = 34 - 18
team2 = UTC
points1 = Try: Mathieu Pala
Ismael Ximenez
Sam Key (2)
Mathieu Mayans
Goal: Philip Ramage (7)
points2 = Try: Florian Quintilla
Sebastien Payan
Goal: Patrice Gomez (5)
stadium = Stade de l'Aiguille, Limoux

Round 3

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date = May 3, 2008
team1 = Pia Donkeys
score = 38 - 26
team2 = Carcassonne
points1 = Try: Nicolas Piquemal
Mohamed Djalout
Paul Franze
Craig West
Anthony Carrere (2)
Sebastien Martins
Goal: Anthony Carrere (3)
Maxime Greseque (2)
points2 = Try: Christophe Moly
Mathieu Alberola
Patrice Benausse
Cyril Armani
Goal: Frederic Banquet (5)
stadium = Stade Daniel Ambert, Pia
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date = May 4, 2008
team1 = Lezignan Sangliers
score = 25 - 18
team2 = Limoux Grizzlies
points1 = Try: Chris Beattie
Gregory Mazard
David Romero
Goal: Jared Taylor (2)
Nicolas Munoz (4)
Drop: James Wynne
points2 = Try: Mathieu Pala
John O'Sullivan
Herve Marrot
Goal: Phillip Ramage (3)
stadium = Stade du Moulin, Lézignan-Corbières

Final

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date = May 17, 2008
team1 = Lezignan Sangliers
score = 26 - 16
team2 = Pia Donkeys
points1 = Try: Jared Taylor (2)
Franck Rovira
Gregory Mazard
Goal: James Wynne (2)
Nicolas Munoz (3)
points2 = Try: Nicolas Piquemal
Sebastien Martins
Dean Bosnich
Goal: Maxime Greseque (2)
stadium = Stade de la Méditerranée, Beziers
attendance = 8233
referee = M.Drizza

Records

Club

* Most Victories: Lezignan Sangliers; 18
* Least Victories: Albi Tigers, Lyon-Villeurbanne, Carpentras, Villeneuve Leopards; 5
* Best Offense: Lezignan Sangliers; 829
* Worst Offense: Villeneuve Leopards; 309
* Best Defense: Carcassonne; 343
* Worst Defense: Carpentras; 861
* Biggest Margain: R5 Pia Donkeys 86-4 Carpentras; 82pts
* Most Points: R5 Pia Donkeys 86-4 Carpentras; 90pts
* Least Points: R11 Pia Donkeys 10-6 Villeneuve Leopards; 16pts

Player

* Top Points Scorer: Philip Ramage (Limoux Grizzlies); 238
* Top Try Scorer: Jared Taylor (Lezignan Sangliers); 34
* Top Conversion Scorer: Nicolas Munoz (Lezignan Sangliers); 98
* Top Drop-Kick Scorer: Frederic Banquet (Carcassonne); 4

See also

* Elite One Championship V Grand Final
* Elite One Championship
* Rugby league in France
* Super League XII
* Super League XIII