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Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League

January 20, 2023

This article is about the rugby league team. For the men's football team, see Paris Saint-Germain F.C. For other uses, see Paris Saint-Germain (disambiguation).

Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League, commonly known as Paris Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: ​[paʁi sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]) and familiarly as PSG Rugby League or PSG RL, was a French professional rugby league club founded in 1995, and based in the city of Paris in France.[1] The club was the rugby league department of Paris Saint-Germain until 1997.[2]

Paris Saint-Germain
Club information
Full nameParis Saint-Germain Rugby League
Short namePSG Rugby League, PSG RL
Founded1995; 28 years ago (1995)
Exited1997; 26 years ago (1997)
Former details
Ground(s)
ChairmanJacques Larrose
ManagerAndy Goodway
CaptainDavid O'Donnell
CompetitionSuper League
199711th

PSG Rugby League played in the highest tier of European rugby league football, the Super League. Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, with a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators, was their home ground.[2] However, the capital club played once at Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié in Narbonne.[3]

PSG RL débuted against Sheffield Eagles at the Charléty in front of 17,873 spectators on March 29, 1996, with a team composed of a mixture of French, Australian and New Zealand players.[2][4] An initiative from former French rugby union player and manager Jacques Fouroux, the Super League project lasted only two seasons (1996 and 1997), in which PSG RL also played in the 1997 Challenge Cup, 1997 World Club Challenge and the 1997 Premiership Trophy.[2][5]

A scandal over undeclared contracts led to the dissolution of PSG Rugby League in September 1997.[6] PSG RL played its last match against Salford Reds in the Premiership Trophy on September 7, 1997.[4]

History

1996 season

Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League was officially founded as the rugby league department of parent club Paris Saint-Germain on December 23, 1995. Led by Jacques Fouroux, PSG RL became the only foreign club in the Super League, at the time it was exclusively composed of English teams.[1]

Fouroux pre-selected 40 players in the French championship, before announcing the final list of 26 players, with 9 foreigners (Australians, New Zealanders, Samoans, but also a Moldavian and a Pole). Darren Adams, former Racing 92 player, was the star of the team.[1]

On March 29, 1996, PSG Rugby League, managed by Michel Mazaré and assisted by David Ellis, made its Super League debut with a 30–24 victory over Sheffield Eagles at Stade Sébastien Charléty in front of 17,873 spectators.[4] However, the rest of the season wouldn't be as successful. PSG RL was given a reality check by Wigan Warriors (8–76), leading to a downward spiral of 11 defeats in a row.[1]

The catastrophic season saw the capital club finish 11th (out of 12) with only 3 wins and a draw in 22 games, while club president Jacques Fouroux resigned from all his duties at PSG on September 1, 1996, leaving the club in debt and facing an uncertain future.[1]

1997 season

PSG Rugby League, led by new club president Jacques Larrose, almost missed out on its second Super League season due to budget problems. The club had originally envisioned a 13 million francs budget, but fell short. To make up for the missing 5 million francs, PSG RL had to settle for just three French players (Pascal Bomati, club captain Pierre Chamorin and Fabien Devecchi) in the squad now managed by the Australian Peter Mulholland.[6]

As odd as it was beginning the season in the 1997 Challenge Cup (an English cup competition), even more incredible was the fact that PSG's squad consisted of 22 foreign players (21 Australians, one New Zealander) and only two of them were present the previous season: Deon Bird and Jason Sands. And just like its first season, PSG RL started with a win over Sheffield Eagles (18–4) before a series of defeats derailed its ambitions.[6]

Even though PSG defeated rock-bottom Castleford Tigers (13–8), English manager Andy Goodway was brought in to replace Mulholland. In June, the club took part in the 1997 World Club Challenge, and against all odds came out on top against Australian team Western Reds (24–0) at the Stade Sébastien Charléty. PSG RL followed up with mixed displays in the Super League: a win over Halifax (14–12) and then a loss to Castleford (8–20).[6]

In July, PSG returned to Australia for a disappointing second leg of the World Club Challenge before creating a major shock by dominating Wigan Warriors (30–28) in the Super League, one of the best English clubs at the time, in Charléty. A scandal followed, unfortunately. Two PSG board members in dispute with the Super League denounced the contracts of some club players (mostly the Australians) to the authorities. Instead of employment contracts, these players had tourist visas to avoid paying certain taxes in France.[6]

Even though the club, once again, finished 11th (out of 12) in the Super League, its statistics had improved with 6 wins in 22 games. However, the scandal led to the dissolution of PSG Rugby League just a week after the end of the Super League.[6] On September 7, 1997, PSG RL played its last match against Salford Red Devils in the 1997 Premiership Trophy.[4]

Seasons

Only Super League matches.[7]
Winners Runners-up Third place Promoted   Relegated  
No. Season Super League Challenge Cup World Club Challenge Manager Top Tryscorer Top Pointscorer Attendance
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Player Tries Player Goals
1 1996 22 3 1 18 398 795 −397 7 11th Did not enter None held   Michel Mazaré   Pascal Bomati 10   Patrick Torreilles 54 8,026
2 1997 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12 11th R5 Group Stage   Peter Mulholland
  Andy Goodway 		  Phil Bergman 14   Jeremy Robinson 60 5,510

Competitive record

As of the 1997 season.[5]
Competition T S Pld W D L GF GA GD
Super League 0 2 44 9 1 34 760 1367 −607
World Club Challenge 0 1 5 1 0 4 52 132 −80
Challenge Cup 0 1 2 1 0 1 42 12 +30
Premiership Trophy 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 48 −42
Total 0 5 52 11 1 40 860 1559 −699

Notable former players

For a list of all former Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players.
As of the 1997 season.[1][6]

Personnel

As of the 1997 season.[2][8]
 
Former club president Jacques Fouroux.

Presidents

No. President Paris Saint-Germain
1   Jacques Fouroux 1995–1996
2   Jacques Larrose 1996–1997

Managers

No. Manager Paris Saint-Germain G W D L Win %
1   Michel Mazaré 1995–1996 22 3 1 18 13.64
2   Peter Mulholland 1996–1997 13 3 0 10 23.08
3   Andy Goodway 1997 17 5 0 12 29.41

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "PSG Rugby League : saison 1996". Paris.canal-historique. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Omnisports : quand le PSG se rêvait à 13…". Paris.canal-historique. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Paris St Germain - Venues". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Paris St Germain - Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Paris St Germain - Competitions". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "PSG Rugby League : saison 1997". Paris.canal-historique. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Paris St Germain - Seasons". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Paris St Germain - Coaches". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

External links

Official websites
  • PSG.FR - Site officiel du Paris Saint-Germain

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This article is about the rugby league team For the men s football team see Paris Saint Germain F C For other uses see Paris Saint Germain disambiguation Paris Saint Germain Rugby League commonly known as Paris Saint Germain French pronunciation paʁi sɛ ʒɛʁmɛ and familiarly as PSG Rugby League or PSG RL was a French professional rugby league club founded in 1995 and based in the city of Paris in France 1 The club was the rugby league department of Paris Saint Germain until 1997 2 Paris Saint GermainClub informationFull nameParis Saint Germain Rugby LeagueShort namePSG Rugby League PSG RLFounded1995 28 years ago 1995 Exited1997 26 years ago 1997 Former detailsGround s Stade Sebastien Charlety 20 000 ChairmanJacques LarroseManagerAndy GoodwayCaptainDavid O DonnellCompetitionSuper League199711thPSG Rugby League played in the highest tier of European rugby league football the Super League Stade Sebastien Charlety in Paris with a seating capacity of 20 000 spectators was their home ground 2 However the capital club played once at Parc des Sports et de l Amitie in Narbonne 3 PSG RL debuted against Sheffield Eagles at the Charlety in front of 17 873 spectators on March 29 1996 with a team composed of a mixture of French Australian and New Zealand players 2 4 An initiative from former French rugby union player and manager Jacques Fouroux the Super League project lasted only two seasons 1996 and 1997 in which PSG RL also played in the 1997 Challenge Cup 1997 World Club Challenge and the 1997 Premiership Trophy 2 5 A scandal over undeclared contracts led to the dissolution of PSG Rugby League in September 1997 6 PSG RL played its last match against Salford Reds in the Premiership Trophy on September 7 1997 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 1996 season 1 2 1997 season 2 Seasons 3 Competitive record 4 Notable former players 5 Personnel 5 1 Presidents 5 2 Managers 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit1996 season Edit Paris Saint Germain Rugby League was officially founded as the rugby league department of parent club Paris Saint Germain on December 23 1995 Led by Jacques Fouroux PSG RL became the only foreign club in the Super League at the time it was exclusively composed of English teams 1 Fouroux pre selected 40 players in the French championship before announcing the final list of 26 players with 9 foreigners Australians New Zealanders Samoans but also a Moldavian and a Pole Darren Adams former Racing 92 player was the star of the team 1 On March 29 1996 PSG Rugby League managed by Michel Mazare and assisted by David Ellis made its Super League debut with a 30 24 victory over Sheffield Eagles at Stade Sebastien Charlety in front of 17 873 spectators 4 However the rest of the season wouldn t be as successful PSG RL was given a reality check by Wigan Warriors 8 76 leading to a downward spiral of 11 defeats in a row 1 The catastrophic season saw the capital club finish 11th out of 12 with only 3 wins and a draw in 22 games while club president Jacques Fouroux resigned from all his duties at PSG on September 1 1996 leaving the club in debt and facing an uncertain future 1 1997 season Edit PSG Rugby League led by new club president Jacques Larrose almost missed out on its second Super League season due to budget problems The club had originally envisioned a 13 million francs budget but fell short To make up for the missing 5 million francs PSG RL had to settle for just three French players Pascal Bomati club captain Pierre Chamorin and Fabien Devecchi in the squad now managed by the Australian Peter Mulholland 6 As odd as it was beginning the season in the 1997 Challenge Cup an English cup competition even more incredible was the fact that PSG s squad consisted of 22 foreign players 21 Australians one New Zealander and only two of them were present the previous season Deon Bird and Jason Sands And just like its first season PSG RL started with a win over Sheffield Eagles 18 4 before a series of defeats derailed its ambitions 6 Even though PSG defeated rock bottom Castleford Tigers 13 8 English manager Andy Goodway was brought in to replace Mulholland In June the club took part in the 1997 World Club Challenge and against all odds came out on top against Australian team Western Reds 24 0 at the Stade Sebastien Charlety PSG RL followed up with mixed displays in the Super League a win over Halifax 14 12 and then a loss to Castleford 8 20 6 In July PSG returned to Australia for a disappointing second leg of the World Club Challenge before creating a major shock by dominating Wigan Warriors 30 28 in the Super League one of the best English clubs at the time in Charlety A scandal followed unfortunately Two PSG board members in dispute with the Super League denounced the contracts of some club players mostly the Australians to the authorities Instead of employment contracts these players had tourist visas to avoid paying certain taxes in France 6 Even though the club once again finished 11th out of 12 in the Super League its statistics had improved with 6 wins in 22 games However the scandal led to the dissolution of PSG Rugby League just a week after the end of the Super League 6 On September 7 1997 PSG RL played its last match against Salford Red Devils in the 1997 Premiership Trophy 4 Seasons EditOnly Super League matches 7 Winners Runners up Third place Promoted Relegated No Season Super League Challenge Cup World Club Challenge Manager Top Tryscorer Top Pointscorer AttendancePld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Player Tries Player Goals1 1996 22 3 1 18 398 795 397 7 11th Did not enter None held Michel Mazare Pascal Bomati 10 Patrick Torreilles 54 8 0262 1997 22 6 0 16 362 572 210 12 11th R5 Group Stage Peter Mulholland Andy Goodway Phil Bergman 14 Jeremy Robinson 60 5 510Competitive record EditAs of the 1997 season 5 Competition T S Pld W D L GF GA GDSuper League 0 2 44 9 1 34 760 1367 607World Club Challenge 0 1 5 1 0 4 52 132 80Challenge Cup 0 1 2 1 0 1 42 12 30Premiership Trophy 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 48 42Total 0 5 52 11 1 40 860 1559 699Notable former players EditFor a list of all former Paris Saint Germain Rugby League players with a Wikipedia article see Category Paris Saint Germain Rugby League players As of the 1997 season 1 6 Darren Adams Jerome Azema Frederic Banquet Troy Bellamy Phil Bergman Deon Bird Vea Bloomfield Pascal Bomati John Boslem Hadji Boudebza Todd Brown Justin Bryant Didier Cabestany Laurent Cambres Arnaud Cervello Pierre Chamorin Alexandre Couttet Nicolas Couttet David Despin Fabien Devecchi Thierry Devergie James Durkin Jason Eade Abderazak El Khalouki Patrick Entat Paul Evans Kirby Faciane Jonathan Griffiths Anthony Hancock Michael Hogue Nicholas Hyde Pascal Jampy Gregory Kacala Jason Keough Mark Lane David Lomax Laurent Lucchese Shaun Mahoney Jason Martin Craig Menkins Wilfried Moulinec Matt O Connor David O Donnell Jamie Olejnik Jules Parry Regis Pastre Courtine Jacques Pech Adam Peters Mikhail Piskunov Anthony Priddle Jean Luc Ramandou Philippe Ricard Jeremy Robinson Ian Russell Jason Sands Phillip Shead Wayne Sing Daniel Smith Romain Sort Romain Taylor Frederic Teixido Patrick Torreilles Ian Turner Gregory Tutard Eric Van Brussel Eric Vergniol Anthony Tony Wall George Wilson Vincent Wulf Bagdad Yaha Ronel ZenonPersonnel EditAs of the 1997 season 2 8 Former club president Jacques Fouroux Presidents Edit No President Paris Saint Germain1 Jacques Fouroux 1995 19962 Jacques Larrose 1996 1997Managers Edit No Manager Paris Saint Germain G W D L Win 1 Michel Mazare 1995 1996 22 3 1 18 13 642 Peter Mulholland 1996 1997 13 3 0 10 23 083 Andy Goodway 1997 17 5 0 12 29 41References Edit a b c d e f PSG Rugby League saison 1996 Paris canal historique 5 February 2014 Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b c d e Omnisports quand le PSG se revait a 13 Paris canal historique 5 February 2014 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Paris St Germain Venues Rugby League Project Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b c d Paris St Germain Results Rugby League Project Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b Paris St Germain Competitions Rugby League Project Retrieved 12 September 2017 a b c d e f g PSG Rugby League saison 1997 Paris canal historique 5 February 2014 Retrieved 12 September 2017 Paris St Germain Seasons Rugby League Project Retrieved 12 September 2017 Paris St Germain Coaches Rugby League Project Retrieved 12 September 2017 External links EditOfficial websitesPSG FR Site officiel du Paris Saint Germain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paris Saint Germain Rugby League amp oldid 1123311921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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