Sauveterre de Comminges XIII, nicknamed ''Les Frelons'' (Hornets), are a French

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

club based in Sauveterre-de-Comminges,

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's ...

, in the

Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées (; oc, Miègjorn-Pirenèus or ; es, Mediodía-Pirineos) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Occitania. It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by are ...

region. They play in the French National Division 1.

History

The first mention of Les Frelons came in 2006 when the club reached the

National Division 2 National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Aquitaine, Ile de France ...

, then called the Federal Division, league final and won 20-14 against former top flight club

Tonneins XIII Tonneins XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Aquitaine region. They play in the French National Division 1. The club plays its home games at the Stade Jean-Bernege History Founded in 1934 making them ...

earning themselves promotion. In 2007 they won the Coupe Falcou. In the National Division 1 the club did well they reached the final in 2011 but lost to

16-20, who they also lost out to in the

Paul Dejean Cup The Paul Dejean Cup (french: Coupe Paul-Dejean), also called Paul Dejean French Cup (french: Coupe de France Paul-Dejean), is an annual rugby league knockout competition organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII for clubs in the Na ...

23-27, the following season they also reached the league final this time they won beating

Ornaisons XIII Ornaisons XIII were a French Rugby league club based in Ornaisons, Aude in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The club played in the lower leagues of French rugby league and were the reserve team of Elite One Championship club Lézignan Sangliers ...

28-4, and by a massive coincidence they also played

in the

final winning 24-16. The club declined the offer of promotion to the 2nd tier

Elite Two Championship Elite 2 (formerly the Elite Two Championship) is the second tier semi-professional rugby league competition in France below Elite 1, but above the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The clubs play each other home ...

Honours

* National Division 1 (1): 2011-12 * National Division 2 (Federal Division) (1): 2005-06 * Coupe Falcou (1): 2007 * Paul Dejean Cup (1): 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sauveterre de Comminges XIII Rugby league teams in France Rugby clubs established in 2006

History

Honours

See also

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