Racing Club de Roanne XIII are a French
Rugby league
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club based in
Roanne
Roanne (; ; ) is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (French), with many Egypt ...
,
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône.
It rises in the so ...
in the
Rhône-Alpes
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region. The club played in the Rhône-Alpes League of the French
National Division 2
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.
History
Racing Club de Roanne XIII were one of the pioneering ten clubs in France that switched from
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
to
rugby league
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in 1934. Under wily manager Claude Devernois, and with stars like
Max Rousié
Max Rousié (18 July 1912 – 2 June 1959) was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the France national rugby league team, French r ...
,
Robert Samatan
Robert Samatan, nicknamed ''Bob la Science'' (Toulouse, 16 April 1909 - Antibes, 4 May 1986) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer.
He debuted for Toulouse Olympique Employés Club, T.O.E.C (rugby union), 1.78m tall and weighing 7 ...
and
Jean Dauger
Jean Dauger (Cambo-les-Bains, 12 November 1919 – 12 October 1999) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played as a centre. He was nicknamed ''Manech'', which is a Lower Navarre Basque language, Basque translation of his giv ...
, they became one of the dominant forces in the early years of the sport in France, winning the
Lord Derby Cup
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in 1938
[ and the ]Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
in 1939.[ They won the league on a further three occasions][ and the cup once more][ before financial trouble resulted in the club losing their place in the top level of French Rugby League.
]
Club honours
*French Rugby League Championship
The French rugby league championship () was the top tier of the French rugby league system from its inception in 1934 until 2002 when the league was split into two divisions; the Elite One Championship and Elite Two Championship.
In all season ...
Lord Derby Cup
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Famous players
* Jean Barthe (22 International Appearances)
*Élie Brousse
Élie Brousse (28 August 1921 – 2 July 2019) was a French rugby league player for Roanne, Marseille and Lyon Villeurbanne in the French rugby league championship competition. His position of choice was as a .
Brousse featured in the 1951 F ...
(31 International Appearances)
*Jean Dauger
Jean Dauger (Cambo-les-Bains, 12 November 1919 – 12 October 1999) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played as a centre. He was nicknamed ''Manech'', which is a Lower Navarre Basque language, Basque translation of his giv ...
(7 International Appearances)
* Claude Mantoulan (46 International Appearances)
* Aldo Quaglio (17 International Appearances)
*Max Rousié
Max Rousié (18 July 1912 – 2 June 1959) was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the France national rugby league team, French r ...
(14 International Appearances)
*Robert Samatan
Robert Samatan, nicknamed ''Bob la Science'' (Toulouse, 16 April 1909 - Antibes, 4 May 1986) was a French rugby union and rugby league footballer.
He debuted for Toulouse Olympique Employés Club, T.O.E.C (rugby union), 1.78m tall and weighing 7 ...
(4 International Appearances)
* Ken Wolffe (1 international appearance)
* Henri Riu
References
External links
Official Website
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Rugby league teams in France
1934 establishments in France
Rugby clubs established in 1934