Claira XIII
Encyclopedia
Claira XIII is a French Rugby League
club based in Claira
, Pyrénées Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon
region. The club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2
.
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...
club based in Claira
Claira
Claira is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is located 5 km from Perpignan.-References:* -External links:*...
, Pyrénées Orientales 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 club plays in Pool B of the Languedoc-Roussillon League in the French National Division 2
National Division 2
National 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...
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History
The current club were preceded by three other clubs;- XIII (1938–1950)
- Omnisports et Loisirs (1977)
- Racing Claira Catalogne XIII (1994)