Villefranche XIII Aveyron

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Villefranche XIII Aveyron
Elite Two Championship
Uniforms
Home colours

Villefranche XIII Aveyron is a semi-professional

Elite Two Championship. Their home stadium is currently the Stade Henri Lagarde
.

History

The club was founded in 1950 under the name Villefranche XIII, after the towns rugby union club Stade Villefranchois switched codes after several disagreements with the French rugby union authorities. On 8 January 1950 the club's president

La Reole XIII
21-3 to gain promotion to the National League 1 now the 2nd tier Elite Two. They remained in the 2nd tier until 1976 when they were relegated. They immediately won promotion back, but their stay was short-lived just the one season again.

In 1982 the club signed their first overseas players when they brought over three Australians from North Sydney Bears, Michael Glascock, Richard Lewis and Craig Ebert.

In 1990

Saint-Cyprien in 1999. The club also changed their name to Villefranche XIII Aveyron to encompass the local area of Aveyron and a new nickname was added Les Loups (The Wolves). Financial problems off the pitch almost led to the club's demise and in 2004, they then merged with Cahors XIII to form Union Villefranche-Cahors XIII. In 2008 the club cancelled its merger with "Cahors XIII" and reverted to the club name Villefranche XIII Aveyron. By this time the club was back in the 3rd tier but in 2009 they won promotion back to the 2nd tier after beating Realmont XIII 24-20 in the National Division 1
final.

Season 2016/17 saw them finish 2nd in the table but they beat favourites and table toppers RC Baho XIII in the final 13-10 to win their first silverware for 8 years. The club runs junior and women's teams.[1]

Crest

The Villefranche XIII Aveyron club's crest of the wolf was most likely selected because of the Cévennes National Park a local tourist attraction in Aveyron where wolves are sometimes seen, although numbers have decreased greatly over the years. There is also a local folklore story about a Beast of Gevaudan that would reside in and around the local areas, with many tales describing the beast as a large wolf or wolf-like creature.

Stadium

The Stade Henri Lagarde is a rugby stadium in Villefranche with one main stand with a cinder track and perimeter fence around the pitch.[2]

Current squad

Season 2019-20[3]

Villefranche Rugby league squad

Fullbacks

  • Romain Telaude

Wingers

  • Robin Bessou
  • Shann Brugel
  • Paul Portal

Centres

  • Victor Cerezo
  • Reinhold Kamilo
  • Remi Lafon
  • Erwan Saviard
  • Loic Taurin

Halves

  • Loyc Amans
  • Yann Rodriguez
  • Anthony Senezergues

Props

  • Martin Gohon
  • Maximilien Hakomani
  • Christopher Lafon
  • Unaloto Lamelangi
  • Alex Magna
  • Julien Yeche

Hookers

  • Gabriel Bouscayrol
  • Bastien Dintilhac

Back Rowers

  • Jerome Fabre
  • Emilien Gaillac
  • Phil Nati
  • Alexandre Roux
  • Milos Calic

Others

  • Joris Hugounet
  • Manuel Oliveira

Internationals

Notable players

Honours

  • Elite Two Championship (3): 1991-92, 1998–99, 2016–17
  • 2nd Division (1): 1961-62
  • National Division 1 (1): 2008-09

References

  1. ^ "Bienvenue sur le site des Loups". Villefranche13.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Bienvenue sur le site des Loups". Villefranche13.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Villefranche Rugby league squad". Treize Mondial.

External links

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