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Coupe De France Georges-Aillères
The Georges Aillères French Cup () was a French rugby league tournament. It was originally held as an invitational event, but then became a league cup competition for Elite Two Championship, Elite 2 teams. History Early years Originally called Challenge Georges-Aillères, it started as an invitational preseason tournament hosted by Toulouse Olympique Broncos, Toulouse XIII Broncos at their home venue Stade Philippe-Struxiano. It was named after retired player Georges Ailleres, Georges Aillères, who played most of his career for Toulouse area rugby league and rugby union clubs. The original format was a single-day round robin consisting of abridged 30-minute games. Toulouse's two main teams, the home side Broncos (Elite 2) and the Toulouse Olympique, Olympique (Elite One Championship, Elite 1), were mainstays while the two remaining spots were filled on a year-to-year basis. The Broncos won the 2012 edition, the earliest on record, losing to fellow Elite 2 members RC Lescure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Rugby League Federation
The French Rugby League Federation ( (FFR)) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in France. The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organised and governed the French rugby league championship, the Lord Derby Cup and all of the clubs that are contained within those organisations. The FFR also controls the France national rugby league team organizing fixtures that they compete in, they also have a major voting position in the Rugby League International Federation where they help organise many aspects of rugby league worldwide. Following development work by both Harry Sunderland (on behalf of the Australian Rugby League) and the Rugby Football League based in England, the Australian and Great British Test teams played an exhibition game at Stade Pershing in Paris in late December 1933. The French Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1934. The Federation was arguably at its most progressive under the presidency of Paul Barrière. Barrière was a drivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Lézignan XIII
Football Club de Lézignan (often referred to as the Lézignan Sangliers) are a semi-professional rugby league, rugby league football club based in Lézignan-Corbières in the Departments of France, department of Aude in the south of France. They play in the Super XIII. They have won seven French Championship titles and six Lord Derby Cups. The club was founded in 1903. In 1939 the club switched codes and began playing rugby league, which had gained success with the formation of the French rugby league championship, French championship in 1934. In the 2007-08 season the club, led by their French international player-coach James Wynne (rugby league), James Wynne, won the French Championship for the first time in 30 years and reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. They currently play in the Super XIII at the Stade du Moulin and are coached by Aurelien Cologni History In 1893 Joseph Anglade a university professor practised a game called football with students on a ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League In France
Rugby league has been played in France since 1934. As with rugby union, rugby league was introduced by the English and the heartland of the game is in the south of France. During the Second World War, in association with the French Rugby Federation (FFR), the sport was banned by the Vichy government, an act from which the code has struggled to recover. There has been a recent resurgence of the sport following the admission of Catalans Dragons and Toulouse Olympique to the professional RFL system, with Catalans a mainstay in the Super League who most recently made the Grand Final in 2023. In 2012, there were approximately 30,000 active participants. History Introduction of the sport to WWII Rugby football was introduced into France by the British in the early 1870s. It began to flourish quickly in the poorer, more rural south. The French rugby clubs remained aligned with the Home Nation unions when rugby split into Rugby Union and Northern Union (later renamed Rugby League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroudeurs De Pia XIII
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a French Rugby league team based in Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. SM Pia XIII was founded in 1960 and were national champions four times before they dropped out of the Elite 1 division after the 2012–13 season. Baroudeurs de Pia, who were formed in 1999, were a reserve team of SM Pia playing in the lower divisions and went dormant shortly after SM Pia had done so. When they were revived two years later they became the principal club in Pia. They play in the Super XIII the top level of rugby league in France. Home games are played at the Stade Daniel-Ambert. History Salanque Méditérranée Pia rugby XIII SM Pia XIII was established in 1960, winning the Lord Derby Cup in 1975 and the French Rugby League Championship in the 1994–95 season. The most successful period for SM Pia came in the 2000s when in the Elite 1 Championship and Lord Derby Cup they won consecutive league and cup doubles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Villegailhenc, Aude in Languedoc-Rousillon in southern France. They currently play in the second tier competition the Elite Two Championship. Their home stadium is the Stade Jerome Rieux. History Originally being an amateur club they competed in the French rugby league amateur competition the Federal Championship. In 1987 they reached their first 'Federal Championship' final, now called National Division 2, but lost out to Le Barcares 9-16. In 1993 they once again reached the final but lost again this time to Le Lauquet-Palaja 15-18. By the first decade of the millennium they were still playing in the National Division 2 but that changed when in season 2011/12 they once again reached the final but this time they won beating Le Soler 11-6 and thus clinching promotion. The next two seasons brought success in the Paul Dejean Cup then in season 2014/15 they won through to the National Division 1 play-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Villefranche XIII Aveyron is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron in southern France. Formed in 1950, they currently play in the Super XIII. Their home stadium is currently the Stade Henri Lagarde. History The club was founded in 1950 under the name Villefranche XIII, after the towns rugby union club Stade Villefranchois switched codes after several disagreements with the French rugby union authorities. On 8 January 1950 the club's president Andre Rotambourg applied to join the French rugby league and the club was accepted and began the following season in the amateur 2nd Division. In 1953 they lost the 2nd Division final 10-13 against Arcachon. Four years later they reached their only Coupe Falcou final but lost to Facture. It would take until 1962 for the club to be crowned 2nd Division champions, defeating La Reole XIII 21-3 to gain promotion to the National League 1 now the 2nd tier Elite Two. They remained in the 2nd tier unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Derby Cup
The Coupe de France Lord Derby (), or just Coupe Lord Derby ('Lord Derby Cup'), is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy. The tournament was first contested in 1934–35, which also marked the inaugural season of the French Rugby League Championship. Each round is played in single-elimination mode. The Lord Derby Cup was previously open to all professional and amateur clubs, but since the 2023–2024 edition has been limited to teams in the top two divisions. Format For much of the tournament's history, games played at predetermined or mutually agreed upon neutral sites were the norm. While Toulouse struggled to field a stable team in the new code until 1937, it was still the go-to host city for many games during the tournament's formative years, both because it was viewed as a key market and because the relationship with rugby union authorities was much less contentious there than el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Division 2
National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, East, South 1, South 2, South-East, South-West and West. Clubs play each other home and away in their respective regional league with the top clubs progressing into a series of play-off matches to determine the champions. The champions can apply for promotion to the ''National Division 1''. This tier was formerly known as the Federal Championship. History The league was first played for in 1974/75 under the title Federal Division. In 2008 the competition was rebranded as the National Division 2. The domestic cup for clubs in the league is the Coupe Falcou which was formerly called the French Federal Cup. In 2023, the Federal and National Division merged in a restructuring of the French rugby league system. For the 2023–24 season there were four National Divisions grouped in pairs: Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coupe Falcou
The Albert Falcou Cup (), also called Albert Falcou French Cup (), is an annual knock-out competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII for amateur rugby league clubs in France. History The competition was introduced in 1937 and was originally known as the French Amateur Cup. The inaugural winners were the short-lived La Rochelle club (during World War II the club was forced to merge with the city's rugby union club, Atlantique Stade Rochelais, by the Vichy Government of the time). When rugby league was legalised again at the end of the war, the cup was re-instituted as the National Cup. This incarnation was contested between 1945 and 1962. Two now-defunct clubs dominated the post war years; the Biganos-based Facture XIII won the cup five times and Lavardac XIII (from Lavardac, the eponymous Lot-et-Garonne town), which folded in the 1980s, won it on four occasions. The tournament was not played between 1963 and 1976. It was relaunched in 1977 as the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Division 1
The National Division 1 is the third tier of rugby league in France, below the Elite 2 Championship and above the National Division 2. The season runs from September to April. The winner can be promoted to ''Elite Two'' subject to having adequate finances and facilities. Occasionally if the winners are not able to be promoted, or opt out, then the team finishing second could be promoted. History The league was first played for in 1949-50 under the title 2nd Division. The ''2nd Division'' was played for until 1966 when the competition, after a league restructure, was ended. Brought back in 1976 under the title National 2 representing clubs at the 3rd tier. In 2008 the competition was rebranded and called National Division 1. For the start of season 2012–13 the league was split into ''East'' and ''West'' regional divisions where each team plays each other in their regional league home and away with the top sides then meeting in a series of play-off matches resulting in a Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dejean Cup
The Paul Dejean Cup (), also called Paul Dejean French Cup (), is an annual rugby league knockout competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII. It was originally for clubs in the National Division 1, but following its merger with the Federal Division at the start of the 2023–24 season the competition became the cup for the National Divisions. List of finals 2008 competition 2007 competition 2006 competition See also *Rugby league in France *French rugby league system *Lord Derby Cup The Coupe de France Lord Derby (), or just Coupe Lord Derby ('Lord Derby Cup'), is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy. The tournament was first conte ... * Coupe Georges-Aillères * Coupe Albert-Falcou References External links * {{Rugby League in France Rugby league competitions in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
