Avant-Garde Lestelle XIII
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Avant-Garde Lestelle XIII are a French Rugby League
club based in Lestelle-Bétharram
, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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 Lestelle-Bétharram
Lestelle-Bétharram
Lestelle-Bétharram is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- 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
- 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:...
- Runners Up – 1979
- 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...
- Runners Up – 1978