French Elite 1 Championship fixtures 2021/22

The French Elite 1 Championship resumes next weekend with champions Lezignan kicking off the season at home to St Gaudens.

There are nine teams in the competition this season, following the withdrawal of Palau Broncos.

After the first weekend of fixtures, there is a weekend off to accommodate the France v England international in Perpignan on October 23.

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French Elite 1 Championship 2021/22

The full fixture list, subject to change, is below:

Round 1 (October 16/17)

• Albi v Toulouse
• Avignon v Carcassonne
• Lezignan v St Gaudens
• Limoux v St Esteve

Round 2 (October 30/31)

• Carcassonne v Albi
• St Gaudens v Limoux
• Toulouse v Lezignan
• Villeneuve v Avignon

Round 3 (November 6/7)

• Albi v Villeneuve
• Avignon v St Esteve
• Lezignan v Carcassonne
• Toulouse v St Gaudens

Round 4 (November 20/21)

• Carcassonne v Toulouse
• Limoux v Avignon
• St Esteve v Albi
• Villeneuve v Lezignan

Round 5 (November 27/28)

• Albi v Limoux
• Carcassonne v St Gaudens
• Lezignan v St Esteve
• Toulouse v Villeneuve

Round 6 (December 4/5)

• Limoux v Lezignan
• St Esteve v Toulouse
• St Gaudens v Avignon
• Villeneuve v Carcassonne

Round 7 (December 11/12)

• Albi v Avignon
• Carcassonne v St Esteve
• Toulouse v Limoux
• Villeneuve v St Gaudens

Round 8 (January 8/9)

• St Gaudens v Albi
• Avignon v Lezignan
• Limoux v Carcassonne
• St Esteve v Villeneuve

Round 9 (January 22/23)

• Lezignan v Albi
• St Gaudens v St Esteve
• Toulouse v Avignon
• Villeneuve v Limoux

Round 10 (February 5/6)

• Toulouse v Albi
• Carcassonne v Avignon
• St Gaudens v Lezignan
• St Esteve v Limoux

Round 11 (February 19/20)

• Albi v Carcassonne
• Limoux v St Gaudens
• Lezignan v Toulouse
• Avignon v Villeneuve

Round 12 (February 26/27)

• Villeneuve v Albi
• St Esteve v Avignon
• Carcassonne v Lezignan
• St Gaudens v Toulouse

Round 13 (March 12/13)

• Toulouse v Carcassonne
• Avignon v Limoux
• Albi v St Esteve
• Lezignan v Villeneuve

Round 14 (March 19/20)

• Limoux v Albi
• St Gaudens v Carcassonne
• St Esteve v Lezignan
• Villeneuve v Toulouse

Round 15 (March 26/27)

• Lezignan v Limoux
• Toulouse v St Esteve
• Avignon v St Gaudens
• Carcassonne v Villeneuve

Round 16 (April 2/3)

• Avignon v Albi
• St Esteve v Carcassonne
• Limoux v Toulouse
• St Gaudens v Villeneuve

Round 17 (April 9/10)

• Albi v St Gaudens
• Lezignan v Avignon
• Carcassonne v Limoux
• Villeneuve v St Esteve

Round 18 (April 16/17)

• Albi v Lezignan
• St Esteve v St Gaudens
• Avignon v Toulouse
• Limoux v Villeneuve

Play-off semi finals: May 14/15

Final: May 28/29