AS Carcassonne
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AS Carcassonne are a professional rugby league
football club based in Carcassonne
in the south of France
. They play in the French rugby league championship
and are one of the most successful clubs in French rugby league, having won a total of ten French Championship titles and eleven Lord Derby Cup
s. In more recent times the club has been less successful than in the past winning only one Championship in the past twenty-five years and two Lord Derby Cups.
The club was founded in 1938 and to date has produced debatably the best ever French Rugby league
footballer in Puig Aubert
. Carcassonne have several long-standing and fierce rivalries with other local area clubs including Union Treiziste Catalane, who are more commonly known as Les Catalans
.
in 1934 several rugby league clubs began springing up throughout the French countryside but with a lack of deep south representation local Carcassonne
players began putting a team together which eventually came to fruition with the formation of AS Carcassonne in late-1937.
The club was accepted by the French rugby league federation and played its debut season in 1938 and had a somewhat promising debut year before the Second World War broke out mere months later. This first caused the loss of several players whom joined the French military units but secondly saw the invading German
Army take power of the country and together with the French Vichy government
place a ban of rugby league
as of December 19, 1941. Rugby union has since been shown to have been largely responsible for these acts.
After the War has subsided somewhat and the Vichy government
had lost power, it was agreed that the several remaining clubs of the French championship
would again begin competing in annual competition. This saw several new players join the Carcassonne
club most notably nineteen year old Puig Aubert
; this influx of players would signal both new ambition and success for the southern club whom would go on to win five Championship titles over the next ten years coupled with four Lord Derby Cups.
With the completion of the golden years in early 1950s the club went through a somewhat lean period where silverware
would evade them for several years until the early 1960s when the club would have a semi-return to their glory days winning back to back Lord Derby Cup
s and another four French Championships
between 1966 and 1976.
Since the completion of the 1977 season the club's fortunes have taken something of a slide. In the thirty years since then the club has managed a only a single French Championship in 1992 and two Lord Derby Cups in 1982 and 1989.
area. It was subsequently decided to have the city's main feature of the castle-like fortified city appear on the crest; a decision that has proven popular and remained until this day.
Thomas Barrau Romaric Bemba Benjamin Delpech Nicolas Expert Romain Gagliazzo Jeremy Giraud Eamon Hill Francois Jovani Gregory Mazard Mark Offerdahl Tyronne Pau Maxime Peault Romain Peault Stuart Reardon
Florent Rouanet Amar Sabri Teddy Sadaoui
Osea Sadrau
Jonathan Saum Luke Swain
Francois Therezin Gregory Tiquet
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
football club based in Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
in the south of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. They play in the French rugby league championship
French rugby league championship
The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
and are one of the most successful clubs in French rugby league, having won a total of ten French Championship titles and eleven Lord Derby Cup
Lord Derby Cup
The Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....
s. In more recent times the club has been less successful than in the past winning only one Championship in the past twenty-five years and two Lord Derby Cups.
The club was founded in 1938 and to date has produced debatably the best ever French Rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer in Puig Aubert
Puig Aubert
Puig Aubert , was debatably the greatest French rugby league footballer of all-time Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, XIII Catalan, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships and four French cups along with representing the French...
. Carcassonne have several long-standing and fierce rivalries with other local area clubs including Union Treiziste Catalane, who are more commonly known as Les Catalans
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
.
History
With the creation of the French rugby league championshipFrench rugby league championship
The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
in 1934 several rugby league clubs began springing up throughout the French countryside but with a lack of deep south representation local Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
players began putting a team together which eventually came to fruition with the formation of AS Carcassonne in late-1937.
The club was accepted by the French rugby league federation and played its debut season in 1938 and had a somewhat promising debut year before the Second World War broke out mere months later. This first caused the loss of several players whom joined the French military units but secondly saw the invading German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Army take power of the country and together with the French Vichy government
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
place a ban of rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
as of December 19, 1941. Rugby union has since been shown to have been largely responsible for these acts.
After the War has subsided somewhat and the Vichy government
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
had lost power, it was agreed that the several remaining clubs of the French championship
French rugby league championship
The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
would again begin competing in annual competition. This saw several new players join the Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
club most notably nineteen year old Puig Aubert
Puig Aubert
Puig Aubert , was debatably the greatest French rugby league footballer of all-time Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, XIII Catalan, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships and four French cups along with representing the French...
; this influx of players would signal both new ambition and success for the southern club whom would go on to win five Championship titles over the next ten years coupled with four Lord Derby Cups.
With the completion of the golden years in early 1950s the club went through a somewhat lean period where silverware
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
would evade them for several years until the early 1960s when the club would have a semi-return to their glory days winning back to back Lord Derby Cup
Lord Derby Cup
The Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....
s and another four French Championships
French rugby league championship
The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
between 1966 and 1976.
Since the completion of the 1977 season the club's fortunes have taken something of a slide. In the thirty years since then the club has managed a only a single French Championship in 1992 and two Lord Derby Cups in 1982 and 1989.
Crest
The crest for AS Carcassonne originated when the club decided to design itself a badge that was unique and represented the CarcassonneCarcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
area. It was subsequently decided to have the city's main feature of the castle-like fortified city appear on the crest; a decision that has proven popular and remained until this day.
Current squad
2011/12 Squad Russell AitkenRussell Aitken
Russell Aitken is an Australian professional rugby league footballer with the AS Carcassonne rugby league club in France....
Thomas Barrau Romaric Bemba Benjamin Delpech Nicolas Expert Romain Gagliazzo Jeremy Giraud Eamon Hill Francois Jovani Gregory Mazard Mark Offerdahl Tyronne Pau Maxime Peault Romain Peault Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently playing for AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship. He plays as a fullback, wing or centre...
Florent Rouanet Amar Sabri Teddy Sadaoui
Teddy Sadaoui
Teddy Sadaoui is a French professional rugby league footballer for AS Carcassonne of the French Rugby League Championship...
Osea Sadrau
Osea Sadrau
Osea Sadrau is a Fijian rugby league player for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship. He is a Fijian international. He plays as a prop.-External links:*...
Jonathan Saum Luke Swain
Luke Swain
Luke Swain, is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Salford City Reds of Super League. He previously played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans...
Francois Therezin Gregory Tiquet
Notable players
- Puig AubertPuig AubertPuig Aubert , was debatably the greatest French rugby league footballer of all-time Over a sixteen year professional career he would play for Carcassonne, XIII Catalan, Celtic de Paris and Castelnaudary winning five French championships and four French cups along with representing the French...
: The most notable player to come from the Carcassonne club, Aubert captained both AS Carcassonne and the French national sideFrance national rugby league teamThe France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
to glory on many occasions throughout his illustrious career. Originally signed to the club in the 1944 season and would become a vital part of the club's glory years from 1945 to 1953 where the club would go on to win five ChampionshipsFrench rugby league championshipThe French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
in nine years. After his professional retirement in the early-1960s Aubert would end up residing in CarcassonneCarcassonneCarcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
where he eventually would pass away on June 3, 1994 of a heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. Later that year the club would honour Aubert with a statue outside of the ground that he played at for the majority of his career. - Jean BartheJean BartheJean Barthe , was a French rugby league and rugby union player.-Rugby union:Jean Barthe started his career in FC Lourdes which he won three titles of French Champion, for 1956, 1957, 1958 and one Challenge Yves du Manoir. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 29 July 1954 against...
/Gilbert BenausseGilbert BenausseGilbert Benausse was a French rugby league footballer of the 1950s, and '60s. He played at the international level for France, and at club level for AS Carcassonne, Lézignan Sangliers, and Toulouse Olympique, playing at /, or /, i.e...
/Édouard PonsinetÉdouard PonsinetÉdouard Ponsinet was a French rugby league player for AS Carcassonne and club Lézignan in the French rugby league championship competition...
: Three other famous French internationalsFrance national rugby league teamThe France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
from the all conquering France side of the 1950s. - Christophe MolyChristophe MolyChristophe Moly is a rugby league player for the Carcassonne club in the French Rugby League Championship competition.He has been named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup....
/Teddy SadaouiTeddy SadaouiTeddy Sadaoui is a French professional rugby league footballer for AS Carcassonne of the French Rugby League Championship...
: The two most recent French internationalFrance national rugby league teamThe France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
players to come from the AS Carcassonne club.
Honours
- French ChampionshipFrench rugby league championshipThe French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
: 10
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- 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1992
- Lord Derby CupLord Derby CupThe Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....
: 12
- Lord Derby Cup
- 1945-46, 1946-47, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1989-90, 2008-09
- 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1992