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FC Lézignan XIII
Football Club de Lézignan (often referred to as the Lézignan Sangliers) are a semi-professional rugby league, rugby league football club based in Lézignan-Corbières in the Departments of France, department of Aude in the south of France. They play in the Super XIII. They have won seven French Championship titles and six Lord Derby Cups. The club was founded in 1903. In 1939 the club switched codes and began playing rugby league, which had gained success with the formation of the French rugby league championship, French championship in 1934. In the 2007-08 season the club, led by their French international player-coach James Wynne (rugby league), James Wynne, won the French Championship for the first time in 30 years and reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. They currently play in the Super XIII at the Stade du Moulin and are coached by Aurelien Cologni History In 1893 Joseph Anglade a university professor practised a game called football with students on a ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Du Moulin
The Stade du Moulin is a rugby league stadium in Lézignan-Corbières, France. It is the home of Super XIII club FC Lézignan XIII. History Originally the land was a vineyard until bought by the club's chairman Gustave Gayraud in 1919. The name translates as Stadium of the Mill, because there were two mills on the land, the windmill is now just ruins while a watermill is still in use and situated behind the main stand. The first match was between FC Lezignan and Stade Toulousain in October 1919. The stadium was hit by floods in 1999 which led to the grounds first real renovation in 2000. In 2011 a new clubhouse was built. The record attendance came in 1961 when 8,200 people watched a league match, the current capacity is 6,000 of which 1,000 are seated. On 3 July 2001 it hosted its first and so far only international match when the France national rugby league team lost against the Scotland national rugby league team 20-42 watched by 3,161 spectators. In 2016 the stadium host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |