Toulon XIII Métropole

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Toulon XIII Métropole
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Club information
Full nameToulon XIII Metropole Marlins
Founded2011; 11 years ago (2011)
Websitewebsite
Current details
Ground(s)
ChairmanChantal Ruidavets
Coach
ManagerBernard Capitani
CompetitionElite Two Championship
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours

Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins are French rugby league side based in Toulon, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur. The club plays in the Elite Two Championship, which is the 2nd tier in France. Founded in 2011, their home matches are currently played at the .

History[]

Founded on 16 July 2011 by , Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais played their first match on 18 September 2011 against Marseille XIII Avenir at the in Toulon winning 40-24. That first season in National Division 2 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.[1][2] In 2017 they beat US Trentels XIII 28-24 to lift the Paul Dejean Cup. They were promoted to the Elite Two Championship for the 2018-19 season.

Stadium[]

Despite their short history Toulonnais have already used three stadiums. From 2011-2013 they played at . They are based at and .[3]

Current Squad[]

2019-20 Season[4]

Toulon Rugby league squad

Fullbacks

  • Abdallah Hachimou
  • Finn Langdale
  • Mathis Samai

Wingers

  • Sebastien Fenoy
  • Thomas Troin

Centres

  • Sylvain Chambon
  • Theo Dapoian
  • Snow Velvin

Halves

  • Mouad Chawki
  • Baptiste Cocheril
  • William Demdjian

Props

  • Tomi Chevillard
  • Thomas Kehal
  • Ondrej Manak

Hookers

  • Romain Cierlo
  • Morgan Ponticaccia

Back Rowers

  • Ricki Allan
  • Enzo Brahim
  • Tama Huuti
  • Iddriss Youssouf

Others

  • Enzo Astor
  • Maxime Bresson
  • Francois Davo
  • Thomas Ferraud
  • Alaric Netto

Honours[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ facebook.com/sporting treizistetoulonnais
  2. ^ http://www.sportingtreiziste.com
  3. ^ http://www.sportingtreiziste.com
  4. ^ "Sporting Treziste Toulonnais". Treize Mondial.
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