Limoux Grizzlies are a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 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 from the town of Limoux

Limoux

Limoux is a commune and subprefecture in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France...

 in the département of Aude

Aude

Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...

. They play in the Elite One Championship

Elite One Championship

The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....

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History

The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship

French rugby league championship

The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....

 in 1968. The Grizzlies have appeared in numerous Lord Derby Cup

Lord Derby Cup

The Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....

 finals, but have only ever won it on two occasions, in 1995-96 and in 2007-08 (where they defeated RC Albi)

2011/12 Squad

Elite 1 2011/12 Squad.
Bastien Almarcha Mathieu Almarcha Anthony Blackwood

Anthony Blackwood

Anthony Blackwood is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Crusaders in the Super League and the South Wales Scorpions in the Championship 1. He has previously represented his country and plays at centre or on the wing.-Playing career:Formerly a back-row player, Blackwood...

 Thibault Braconnier Gareth Dean

Gareth Dean

Gareth Dean, born in Ynysybwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales is a rugby league player for the South Wales Scorpions in the Championship One and AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship. His position is at prop...

 Gregory Delarose Valentin Dominguez Maxime Herold Sam Key Gregory Mayans Mickael Mayans Mickael Murcia Olivier Pramil

Olivier Pramil

Olivier Pramil born 1979 is a rugby league player currently playing for Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII in the Co-operative Championship rugby league competition. He has previously played for the New York Knights rugby league team in the AMNRL and Toulouse Olympique in the Co-Operative Championship...

 Philip Ramage Guillaume Reffle Sylvain Teixido Jamie Thackray

Jamie Thackray

Jamie Thackray is an English rugby league footballer for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. A former Great Britain international, Thackray has played for several teams over his career. He plays as a ....

 Luke Towers

Luke Towers (rugby league)

Luke Towers is a rugby league footballer, currently playing for the Limoux Grizzlies. He previously played for the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup and the Sydney Roosters in the Toyota Cup under-20's competition....

 Daniel Wagon

Daniel Wagon

Daniel Wagon is an Australian professional rugby league player and coach, who currently coaches Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship and plays for the Aston DSC Bulls in the AMNRL...

Honours

• French Championship
  French rugby league championship
  The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
  
  : 1

1968

• Lord Derby Cup
  Lord Derby Cup
  The Lord Derby Cup , also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knock-out competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs....
  
  : 2

1995-96, 2007-08