The third round of play in the FFFA D1 Elite (Federation Francaise de Football Americain) league features five games.
The Northern Conference will see the Tours Pionnieres (1-1) play host to the Saint-Ouen Cougars (0-2) while the Thonon Black Panthers (2-0) will travel to Paris to face the Asnieres Molosses (1-1) and the Amiens Spartiates (0-2) will take on the defending champion La Courneuve Flash (2-0). In the South, the Aix Argonautes (0-2) are at home to the Grenoble Centaures (0-2) while in the lone Sunday game, the Toulouse Ours (2-0) are on the road to play the Catalans Grizzlys (1-1).
Saturday, February 25
Aix Argonautes (0-2) @ Grenoble Centaures (0-2)
The winless Argonautes travel to Grenoble to face a Centaures team also looking for their first win. The Argonautes lost to the Toulouse Ours 17-7 and to the Marseilles Blue Stars 36-0. Meanwhile, Grenoble has suffered two lopsided losses, 36-3 to the Nice Dauphins and 40-2 to Toulouse. The Argonautes look like the favorites in this one.
Saint-Ouen Cougars (0-2) @ Tours Pionniers (1-1)
The home team Tours Pionniers opened the season by beating the Amiens Spartiates 28-24 but went down to defeat against the Thonon Black Panthers 49-7. The Cougars were dropped by the Panthers 38-14 and then hammered by the La Courneuve Flash 47-6. This game is a toss up.
Thonon Black Panthers (2-0) @ Asnieres Molosses (1-1)
The Black Panthers, 2022 runner ups in France, have opened the year with a pair of lopsided wins, beating the Saint-Ouen Cougars 38-14 and then rolling over the Amiens Spartiates 49-7. Asnieres lost to the La Courneuve Flash 26-14 and then beat the Spartiates 44-33. The edge goes to Thonon in this one but it could be a good game.
Watch the game live. Thonon Black Panthers @ Asnieres Molosses, Feb. 25, 20:00 CET (8 pm, 2 pm ET)
Amiens Spartiates (0-2) @ La Courneuve Flash (2-0)
The undefeated Flash who beat the Molosses 26-14 and the Cougars 47-6, will play host to a Spartiates team looking for its first win. Amiens lost to the Pionnieres 28-24 and then to Molosses 44-33.
Watch the game live. Amiens Spartiates @ La Courneuve Flash, Feb. 25, 20:00 CET (8 pm, 2 pm ET).
Sunday, February 26
Toulouse Ours (2-0) @Catalans Grizzlys (1-1)
The newly promoted Toulouse Ours have started the 2023 season in fine style beating the Argonautes 17-7 and then whipping the Grenoble Centaures 40-2. The Grizzlys have looked solid in their two games losing to Marseilles 26-14 but then beating the Nice Daupins 20-15.
Watch the game live. Toulouse Ours @Catalans Grizzlys, Feb. 26, 13:00 CET (1 pm, 07:00 am ET).