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Nantes Rugby XIII are a French Rugby league club based in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire region. In the 2023–24 season, the club played in the North Pool of the French National Division 3 & 4 and then Pool 1 of National Division 4.[3][4]
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| Club information | ||
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| Full name | Bretagne Nantes Rugby XIII | |
| Nickname(s) | Vikings[1] | |
| Founded | 1936 | |
| Website | Official site | |
| Current details | ||
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| Chairman | Guillaume Renvez | |
| Coach | Sylvain Vidaillac | |
| Competition | National Division 4 (Pool 1) | |
| 2023–24 | 3rd | |
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History
editFounded in 1936 as Bretagne Nantes XIII they were one of the earliest Rugby League clubs in France.[5] In the 1963–64 season, the club played in the final of the old 2nd Division, now called National Division 1, where they lost to SM Pia XIII.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Rugby : Rentrée animée pour le XIII de France féminin". Sportmag (in French). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Resumption match for Nantes Rugby XIII". Treize Mondail. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "National Rankings 3 & 4". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Division Nationale 4 Poule 1" (in French). FFRXIII. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "The Club". nantesrugby13.fr.
- ^ "1ère Division Nationale: Palmarès" (in French). FFRXIII. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009.