Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins are French
rugby league
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side based in
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department.
The Commune of Toulon h ...
, in the region of
Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur. 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 was in 2007 following the demise of Marseille XIII. It plays its matches at the Stade Roger Couderc.
...
at the
Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez in Toulon winning 40-24. That first season in
National Division 2
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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
National Division 1, losing their only to that date coach, former French international player
Gael Tallec, 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 28-24 to lift the
Paul Dejean Cup. They were promoted to the
Elite Two Championship
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for the 2018-19 season. For the 2019-20 season, the club launched a reserve team competing in the Federal championship. The club withdrew its team from the Elite 2 at the start of the 2021-22 season and forfeited a place in the National Division the following 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.
Honours
* National Division 2 (1): 2014-15
* Paul Dejean Cup (1): 2017
References
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Rugby league teams in France
Toulon
2011 establishments in France
Rugby clubs established in 2011