Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII
Encyclopedia
Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII are a French Rugby League
club based in Lescure-d'Albigeois
, Tarn
in the Midi-Pyrénées
region. The club plays in the French Elite One Championship
, having been promoted from Elite Two
in 2011.
Clement Bienes Laurent Busolin Cyril Fedou Soni Radovanovic
Benoit Rigal Fabien Rigal Adam Shaw
Jack Shaw Tony Suffolk Brett Zgrajewski
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 Lescure-d'Albigeois
Lescure-d'Albigeois
Lescure-d'Albigeois is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
, Tarn
Tarn
Tarn is a department of 5,758 km2 in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France, named after the Tarn River. It was formed in 1790 of the three dioceses of Albi, Castres and Lavaur, belonging to the province of Languedoc. In 1906, the population was 330,533...
in the Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity...
region. The club plays in the French Elite One Championship
Elite One Championship
The Elite One Championship is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition....
, having been promoted from Elite Two
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....
in 2011.
Current Squad
2011/12 season Eric AnselmeÉric Anselme
Éric Anselme is a rugby league player for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. He joined Toulouse Olympique following a loan spell at Leeds Rhinos...
Clement Bienes Laurent Busolin Cyril Fedou Soni Radovanovic
Soni Radovanovic
Soni Radovanović is a Serbian rugby league player who currently plays for Racing Club Lescure-Arthès XIII in the French Elite One Championship. He previously played for Whitehaven in the Co-operative Championship. His position is usually at prop. He is a key player for the Serbia national rugby...
Benoit Rigal Fabien Rigal Adam Shaw
Adam Shaw
-Education:Shaw was educated at an inner city comprehensive school in Kilburn, in north-west London.-Life and career:Until October 2008 Shaw presented Working Lunch, BBC Two's main lunchtime economics programme...
Jack Shaw Tony Suffolk Brett Zgrajewski
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 - 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996
- 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 - 1986, 1991