Tonneins XIII
Encyclopedia
Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby League
club based in Tonneins
, Lot-et-Garonne
, in the Aquitaine
region. They play in the French Elite Two Championship
after being promoted from National Division 1
in 2011.
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 Tonneins
Tonneins
Tonneins is a town in the Lot-et-Garonne department of south-western France. It stands above the river Garonne between Marmande to the west and Agen to the east and is the first major town below the confluence of the two rivers the Lot and the Garonne after which the department is named. Until...
, 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. They play in the French 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....
after being promoted from 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:...
in 2011.
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 - 1998
- Runners Up - 1996
- French National 1National 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 - 1992
- Runners Up - 2010
- Winner 2011
- 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...
- Runners Up - 2006
- Paul Dejean CupPaul Dejean CupThe Paul Dejean Cup is an annual rugby league knock-out competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII for clubs in the French Fédéral competition.-2009 Competition:*Preliminary Round...
- Winner 2009
- Winner 2010
- Winner 2011
- 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...
- Winner - 1990
Squad 2011
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Club Details
- Presidents: Alain Garin and Serge Rousseau
- Club Address: Tonneins XIII, BP 16, 47400 Tonneins
- Tel: 05 53 79 01 94
- Fax: 05 53 79 48 45
- Contacts: Alain Garin 06 74 53 41 80 - Jean Patrick Ousty 06 09 72 32 60
- Email: garin-alain@aviva-assurances.com