Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII are a semi-professional
rugby league
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team based in
Villegailhenc
Villegailhenc (; oc, Vilagalhenc) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
In mid-October 2018, Villegailhenc, Conques-sur-Orbiel, and Villardonnel, and Trèbes, along with nearby areas along the river Aude, were devastated w ...
,
Aude in
Languedoc-Rousillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and ...
in southern
France
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. They currently play in the second tier competition the
Elite Two Championship
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. Their home stadium is the
Stade Jerome Rieux.
History
Originally being an amateur club they competed in the French rugby league amateur competition the Federal Championship. In 1987 they reached their first 'Federal Championship' final, now called
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 ...
, but lost out to
Le Barcares 9-16. In 1993 they once again reached the final but lost again this time to
Le Lauquet-Palaja 15-18. By the first decade of the millennium they were still playing in the National Division 2 but that changed when in season 2011/12 they once again reached the final but this time they won beating
Le Soler
Le Soler () is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Le Soler is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyr ...
11-6 and thus clinching promotion. The next two seasons brought success in the
Paul Dejean Cup then in season 2014/15 they won through to the
National Division 1
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From season 2012–13 the league was split into regions ''East'' a ...
play-off final and despite losing 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 19 ...
they were promoted to the 2nd tier for the very first time, they struggled at the higher level and finished the season bottom with no wins, but they escaped relegation when the top two tier leagues were increased. They also became top flight club
AS Carcassonne
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's official feeder team.
Current squad
20121-22 Squad;
[https://treizemondial.fr/equipe/villegailhenc-aragon-rl-xiii/ Villeghailhenc Aragon Jouers]
*Mohand Ait Ouaret
*Loic Banquet
*Maxime Banquet
*Nicolas Bertolas
*Enzo Chaumond
*Gregory Delarose
*Anthony Delgado
*Alex Durou
*Robin Escanuela
*
Djamel Remok
*
Clement Cartier
*Antonine Gau
*Douglas Gauvin
*Thomas Limongi
*
Saia Makisi
*Yann Marchio
*Valentin Marot
*Alexandre Mickalezyk
*Victor Monclus
*Denis Montero
*Quentin Nicol
*
Tyrone Pau
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*Maxime Peault
*Romain Peault
*Tely Pelo
*Dorian Percheron
*Nicolas Puyal
*Ludovic Renu
*Benjamin Tiquet
*Kevin Tisseyre
Honours
* Elite Two Championship (1): 2017-18
* National Division 2 (1): 2011-12
* Paul Dejean Cup (2): 2013,2014
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII
Rugby league teams in France
Sport in Aude