Toulon XIII Métropole
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| Full name | Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Website | website | ||
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| Chairman | Chantal Ruidavets | ||
| Coach | Chahery Mouridi | ||
| Manager | Bernard Capitani | ||
| Competition | Elite Two Championship | ||
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Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins are French rugby league side based in Toulon, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur. The club plays in the Elite Two Championship, which is the 2nd tier in France. Founded in 2011, their home matches are currently played at the Stade Delaune.
History
[edit]Founded on 16 July 2011 by Walid Kadir, Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais played their first match on 18 September 2011 against Marseille XIII Avenir at the Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez in Toulon winning 40-24. That first season in National Division 2 saw the club finish a respectful 5th. The following season 2012/13 they finished second behind Saint-Martin XIII and were promoted. They lasted just one season in National Division 1, losing their only to that date coach, former French international player Gael Tallec, who resigned. 2014/15 they bounced back immediately and were promoted back to National Division 1 as champions. This time they stayed up finishing 6th.[1][2] In 2017 they beat US Trentels XIII 28-24 to lift the Paul Dejean Cup. They were promoted to the Elite Two Championship for the 2018-19 season.
Stadium
[edit]Despite their short history Toulonnais have already used three stadiums. From 2011-2013 they played at Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez. They are based at Stade Leo-Lagrange and Stade Delaune.[3]
Current squad
[edit]2022-23 Season[4]
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Honours
[edit]- National Division 2 (1): 2014-15
- Paul Dejean Cup (1): 2017
References
[edit]- ^ facebook.com/sporting treizistetoulonnais
- ^ "Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Sporting Treziste Toulonnais". Treize Mondial.
External links
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