Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins are French

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side based in

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur. The club plays in the

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 ...

, which is the 2nd tier in France. Founded in 2011, their home matches are currently played at the Stade Delaune.

History

Founded on 16 July 2011 by Walid Kadir, Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais played their first match on 18 September 2011 against

Marseille XIII Avenir Marseille XIII Avenir are a French Rugby league club based in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The club plays in the French National Division 2. The club was founded in 1946 and then re-founded in 2007. It ...

at the Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez in Toulon winning 40-24. That first season in

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 ...

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

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, losing their only to that date coach, former French international player

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, 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. In 2017 they beat

US Trentels XIII U.S. Trentels XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Trentels, Lot-et-Garonne in the Aquitaine region. The club plays in the French National Division 1. Their home ground is the Stade de Lustrac. History Founded as Union Sportive Trente ...

28-24 to lift the

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. They were promoted to the

for the 2018-19 season.

Stadium

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.

Current squad

2022-23 Season

Honours

* National Division 2 (1): 2014-15 * Paul Dejean Cup (1): 2017

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toulonnais XIII Metropole Rugby league teams in France Toulon 2011 establishments in France Rugby clubs established in 2011