Lyon Villeurbanne are a French 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 Lyon

Lyon

Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

 in France

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...

. They play in the Elite Two Championship

Elite Two Championship

The 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....

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History

The Lyon club was founded in 1934. In 1934, the French rugby league was setup. The Lyon club, won the inaugural 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....

 in 1934-35. The club went on to win the competition on a further two occasions during the 1950s. Also during the 1950s the club won two 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....

s, in 1951 and 1955. The club currently plays in the French Elite Division 2 following voluntary demotion at the end of the 2008/9 season. They play out of Stade George Lyvet in Villeurbanne.

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....
  
  : 1951, 1955 (2 times)
• 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....
  
  : 1934-35, 1952–53, 1953-54 (3 times)