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XIII Catalan
French rugby league championship
Uniforms
Home colours

XIII Catalan is a

AS Saint Estève to form Union Treiziste Catalane, now better known in the English-speaking world by their Super League identity of Catalans Dragons
.

History

In 1888 rugby was introduced to Perpignan by students returning from the

Lyon Villeurbanne
.

XIII Catalan lifted their first

Vichy Government banned Rugby League in France. XIII Catalan had to change their name to XV Catalan and were forced to play rugby union. Before the war ended they changed their name again to Racing Catalan.[2]

After the war the club went back to Rugby League and on 29 December 1948 they beat the mighty touring

AS Saint Esteve as one club Union Treiziste Catalane
. The club continues to exist in locals and youth competitions

Stadium


  • Stade Gilbert Brutus was the club's second and final destination when they moved into the ground when it opened in 1962. Known locally as Brutus the ground was named after a famous Catalan rugby player who died under Nazi Gestapo torture in 1944. The ground has hosted many Rugby League internationals it is now the home of Catalans Dragons since 2007.[4]

Notable players

Coaches

Matches v Australia

  • 15 January 1938 lost 2-53 : 8,000
  • 29 December 1948 won 20-5 : 12,254
  • 31 December 1956 lost 14-20 : 7,900
  • 1 January 1960 lost 8-32 : 8,198
  • 1 January 1964 won 15-11 : 4,524
  • 28 January 1967 lost 7-37 : 3,000
  • 22 November 1978 lost 15-26 : 2,270
  • 12 December 1982 lost 2-53 : 4,000

[5]

Honours

  • French rugby league championship (11): 1935-36, 1939–40, 1956–57, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1993–94
  • Lord Derby Cup (10): 1939, 1945, 1950, 1959, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1997

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9781901347258
    .
  2. ISBN 9781901347258
    .
  3. ^ "Home". rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. ^ "Home". rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. ^ "Home". rugbyleagueproject.org.
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