Gifi Bias XIII
Encyclopedia
Gifi Bias XIII, founded in 1961, are a French Rugby League
club based in Bias
, Lot-et-Garonne
, in the Aquitaine
region. The club plays in the French National Division 1
.
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 Bias
Bias
Bias is an inclination to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of alternatives. Bias can come in many forms.-In judgement and decision making:...
, Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, 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 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:...
.
Honours
- Elite Two ChampionshipElite 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....
- Winners - 2007
- 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 - 1995
- Runners Up - 2003
- French FédéralNational 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 - 2002
- 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 - 1995, 2003
Club Details
- President: Jean Ballouhey
- Club Address: Gifi Bias XIII, 47 avenue de Pujols, 47300 Villeneuve sur lot
- Tel: 05 53 70 95 48
- Contacts: Jean Ballouhey (06 86 81 85 48) - mme Josiane Lombard (06 73 67 39 06)
- Email: jballouhey@wanadoo.fr