La Réole XIII
Encyclopedia
La Réole XIII is a French Rugby League
club based in La Réole
, Gironde
in the Aquitaine
region. The club plays in the Aquitaine 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 La Réole
La Réole
La Réole is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:La Réole is located on the right bank of the Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux by rail.-History:...
, Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
in the Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
region. The club plays in the Aquitaine 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...
.
Club honours
- Elite 2Elite Two ChampionshipThe Elite Two Championship is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below the Elite One Championship, but above the National Division East and West....
- Runners Up - 1986
- French National 2National Division 1National 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:...
- Winners – 1990
- Fédéral ChampionshipNational 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 – 1979
- 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 - 1977, 1988
Club Details
- President: Luc Sonilhac
- Club Address: La Réole XIII, 3 Place du Viaduc, 33190 La Reole
- Tel: 06 16 72 89 04
- Email: la-reole-13@orange.fr