Salses XIII are a 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...

 club based in Salses-le-Château

Salses-le-Château

Salses-le-Château or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is located near the city of Perpignan.-References:*...

, 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. They play in the French 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:...

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History

The current club was formed in the 50s though in recent years they have undergone a re-structure; in 2000 they amalgamated with local club Opoul to form Salses-Opoul XIII. In 2007 they reverted to Salses and there also now a stand alone club in Opoul that plays in 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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Honours

• French National 2
  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:...
  
  
  • Winners - 2005
• French Fédéral
  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...
  
  
  • Winners - 2003
  • Runners Up -1986
• Coupe Falcou
  Coupe Falcou
  The 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 - 2004, 2005

Club Details

• President: Jean-Pierre Aparisi
• Club Address: Salses XIII, 5 rue Hippolyte, 66600 Salses le Château
• Contacts: Jean-Pierre Aparisi (06 29 28 14 89) - Georges Pauls (06 27 27 17 91)
• Email: georges.pauls@wanadoo.fr

External links

• Official Site