Union Sportive Entraigues XIII are a
rugby league
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team based in
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue (; oc, Entraigas de Sòrga) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.
Population
In 2017, it had a population of 8,472.
See also
*Communes of the Vaucluse ...
in the region of
Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.[France
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. They play in the
Elite Two Championship
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the second tier of rugby league in France. Their home ground is the
Stade Georges Mauro.
History
The first significant date in US Entraigues XIII history occurred in 1967 when the club won the National 2 league, now called the
National Division 1 beating
SO Avignon in the final. In season 1975-6 they once again reached the National 2 league final this time losing to
Salon XIII 2-13. The club were twice runners-up again in the same league in 1988-89 they were beaten by
Le Pontet XIII 9-15 and in season 1990-91 they lost out to
Saint-Hyppolite 9-17 but were promoted to the National League 1 now called
Elite Two Championship
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for the first time in their history. In the 1994-95 season they won the National League 1 when beating
Cannes XIII in the final 22-6 but declined promotion to the top flight . By 2013 the club was back in the 3rd tier the
National Division 1 and finished runner-up to
La Reole XIII losing the final 26-30. In season 2015-16 they won the National Division 1 East and after play-off wins against
Realmont XIII
Realmont XIII are a French rugby league club based in Realmont in the Tarn region of the Midi-Pyrénées. The club plays in the French National Division 1, which is the 3rd tier. The club plays home games at the Stade Claude Andre
History
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and
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
they lost the final to
US Ferrals XIII
Union Sportive Ferrals XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Ferrals-les-Corbières, Aude in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The play in the National Division 1. They play their home games at the Stade de la Fontaine.
History
In 1977 ...
20-34 but were promoted back to the 2nd tier when that league was increased
Current squad
2021-22 Squad;
[https://treizemondial.fr/equipe/us-entraigues-xiii/ US Entraigues Jouers]
*Rachid Amehiou
*Philippe Anchisi
*Raphael Andreuccetti
*Nasr-Dine Bessaadia
*Joris Cagnac
*Thomas Cartier
*Benjamin Cau
*Cedric Chabanel
*Julien Cordonnery
*Jeremy Edy
*Valetine Esteve
*William Flutcher
*Guillaume Fontanie
*Cedric Gaillard
*Sylvain Gaillard
*Samuel Grondin
*Thomas Isabel
*Jimmy Jean
*Thomas Jourdan
*Amar Kachaou
*
Younes Khattabi
Younes Khattabi (born 28 March 1984) is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a or for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is notabl ...
*Christian Lopez
*Cedric Malleterre
*Mathias Navarro
*Bastien Nicole
*Florent Ricard
*Maximilien Roupain
*Mickael Roux
*Olivier Warmee
Honours
* National 2 (1): 1966-67
* Elite Two Championship (1): 1994-95
References
External links
US Entraigues
{{DEFAULTSORT:Entraigues, Union Sportive
Rugby league teams in France