Baroudeurs de Pia
Encyclopedia
The Baroudeurs de Pia are a French Rugby League
team based in Pia
, Pyrénées-Orientales
in the Languedoc-Roussillon
region. The Baroudeurs play in National Division 1
and they are the reserve team of the Elite 1 team Pia Donkeys.
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...
team based in Pia
Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pia is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:* -External links:*...
, Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
in the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
region. The Baroudeurs play in National Division 1
National Division 1
National Division 1 is the third tier of rugby league in France, after Elite 1 and Elite 2. The winner of National Division 1 is promoted to Elite 2 subject to having adequate finances and facilities.-Teams:-Past winners:...
and they are the reserve team of the Elite 1 team Pia Donkeys.
History
The club was formed in 1960 and the first team are one of the strongest the French Elite 1 competition. The Baroudeurs were formed in the nineties and have also evolved into one of the strongest at their level. The club was restructured in 2007 and the entity is now known as Salanque Mediterranee Pia Rugby XIII running their two adult teams and a number of junior teams.Honours (Reserve team only)
- French FédéralNational Division 2National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, after Elite 1, Elite 2 and National Division 1. This tier was formerly known as the Federal Championship...
- Winners - 2008
- Runners Up - 2004, 2005, 2006
- Coupe FalcouCoupe FalcouThe Coupe Falcou is an annual knock-out competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII for amateur rugby league clubs.-History:Introduced in 1937 the competition was originally known as the French Amateur Cup...
- Winners - 2006, 2008