On 22 October 1951 after a disagreement with the French rugby union the club switched codes and under the name Sporting Club Limoux XIII they entered the amateur Federal League. In the 1955–56 season they won the cup and were runners-up in the league. In 1962 the club entered the National League and after reaching the cup semi-final in 1967 they lifted the championship title in 1968 in Toulouse against AS Carcassonne, 13–12, after extra time in front of 15,000 fans. The team that day was: Andrieu, Blair, Bonnafous, Belli, Bellinguier, Bernadoi, Costeseque, Datta, Dumas, Guiraud (captain), Lecinena, Marty, Dolly, Parpaiola, Roldos, Satge, and Vergeysnt. Datta, Blair and Guiraud would go on and play against the Australia national rugby league team in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup in what was in effect the final. The win didn't bring in a spell of silverware, as the club wouldn't reach another final until 1984.[1]
Runners-up in successive cup finals in 1984 and 85 proved to be a false dawn as they were relegated at the end of the decade. Runner-up in the Elite Two Championship in 1992 brought them back to the top flight from where they have since remained. Two cup wins in 1996 and 2008 the first under captain Frederic Teixido were the only triumphs that brought them plenty of heartache. 1997, 2001, 2005 saw them beaten finalists in the cup and as holders in 2009 they were once again beaten finalists against AS Carcassonne. In 2009 despite finishing top of the league table they lost the final against Lézignan Sangliers. In 2010 they finished 2nd in the league and were runners-up in the cup, losing to Lezignan again. 2011 and once again having topped the league they were beaten by Lezignan in the final. After a couple of seasons of mid-table mediocrity, apart from a cup semi-final appearance in 2012, 2016 brought the club back to playing finals.[1] Another defeat in the cup final against Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan 16–33 brought more woes but in the championship final they claimed their second title, the first for 48 years, by beating AS Carcassonne, 26–24. The following season they retained their title after beating Lézignan Sangliers in the final 24-22.
Despite playing in the French league, Limoux have entered the Challenge Cup, Britain's most senior rugby league knockout competition, on four separate occasions. The following is a summary of their results:
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XIII Limouxin also known as Limoux Grizzlies are a semi professional rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the Aude area in southern France They play in the Elite One Championship The club was formed in 1951 They have won the French rugby league championship three times and Lord Derby Cup on two occasions The Stade de l Aiguille is their home stadium Limoux GrizzliesClub informationFull nameXIII Limouxin GrizzliesNickname s GrizzliesFounded1951Websitewww wbr 13 limouxin wbr frCurrent detailsGround s Stade de l Aiguille 5000 ChairmanLaurent Coronas and Jacques PechCoachMaxime GresequeCompetitionElite One Championship2018 194thUniformsHome colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Challenge Cup history 2 Colours and badge 3 Stadium 4 Current squad 5 Notable former players 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Limoux players in the final of the 2008 2009 French Championship against Lezignan May 2009 On 22 October 1951 after a disagreement with the French rugby union the club switched codes and under the name Sporting Club Limoux XIII they entered the amateur Federal League In the 1955 56 season they won the cup and were runners up in the league In 1962 the club entered the National League and after reaching the cup semi final in 1967 they lifted the championship title in 1968 in Toulouse against AS Carcassonne 13 12 after extra time in front of 15 000 fans The team that day was Andrieu Blair Bonnafous Belli Bellinguier Bernadoi Costeseque Datta Dumas Guiraud captain Lecinena Marty Dolly Parpaiola Roldos Satge and Vergeysnt Datta Blair and Guiraud would go on and play against the Australia national rugby league team in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup in what was in effect the final The win didn t bring in a spell of silverware as the club wouldn t reach another final until 1984 1 Runners up in successive cup finals in 1984 and 85 proved to be a false dawn as they were relegated at the end of the decade Runner up in the Elite Two Championship in 1992 brought them back to the top flight from where they have since remained Two cup wins in 1996 and 2008 the first under captain Frederic Teixido were the only triumphs that brought them plenty of heartache 1997 2001 2005 saw them beaten finalists in the cup and as holders in 2009 they were once again beaten finalists against AS Carcassonne In 2009 despite finishing top of the league table they lost the final against Lezignan Sangliers In 2010 they finished 2nd in the league and were runners up in the cup losing to Lezignan again 2011 and once again having topped the league they were beaten by Lezignan in the final After a couple of seasons of mid table mediocrity apart from a cup semi final appearance in 2012 2016 brought the club back to playing finals 1 Another defeat in the cup final against Saint Esteve XIII Catalan 16 33 brought more woes but in the championship final they claimed their second title the first for 48 years by beating AS Carcassonne 26 24 The following season they retained their title after beating Lezignan Sangliers in the final 24 22 Challenge Cup history Edit Limoux playing against Gateshead Thunder in the 2004 Challenge Cup Main article Challenge Cup Despite playing in the French league Limoux have entered the Challenge Cup Britain s most senior rugby league knockout competition on four separate occasions The following is a summary of their results 2004 2006 2007 2010Opponent Score Opponent Score Opponent Score Opponent ScoreR3 Gateshead Thunder 26 22 Batley Bulldogs 10 24 Gateshead Thunder 22 38 London Skolars 42 16R4 Halifax 19 16 Leigh Centurions 20 32R5 Wigan Warriors 20 80Colours and badge Edit Club s former badge The club plays in predominantly black with red trims The Grizzlies moniker was introduced during the 1990s Stadium EditThe club play at the Stade de l Aiguille which is a multi sports arena The name roughly translates as Stage of the Needle It has a 5 000 capacity Current squad EditSquad for 2021 22 Season 2 Limoux Elite 1 SquadFullbacks Fabien FlovieWingers Tony Maurel Alexandre BourrelCentres Maxime Peault Quentin Garrouste Jordan DrewStandoffs Five eighths Allan TorreillesHalfbacks Eli Levido Props Valentin Yesa Paul BarbazaHookers Florian Bousquet Mathieu LiauzunSecond rowers Benjamin Vergniol Yann Belmaaziz Yoan Tisseyre Leandre TorresLocks Loose Forwards Mickael Rouch Alexandre MickalezykNotable former players EditJoseph Guiraud David Ferriol Louis Bonnery Marcel Bescos Herve Guiraud Daniel Divet Guy Andrieu Freddy Bourrel Frederic Teixido Vincent Duport Mathias Pala Mickael Simon John PalaviHonours EditElite One Championship Winners 3 1967 68 2015 16 2016 17Runners up 3 2008 09 2010 11 2017 18 dd Lord Derby Cup Winners 2 1995 96 2007 08Runners up 8 1996 96 2000 01 2004 05 2009 10 2012 12 2015 16 2017 18 dd Federal Cup Coupe Falcou 1 1956References Edit a b XIII Limouxin Retrieved 18 September 2016 Limoux Elite 1 squad Treize Mondial External links EditOfficial site Official site Retrieved from 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