Albi

Albi

Leagues Played
Elite One 189
Links
Wikipedia

Fixtures

Elite One 02/15 14:00 15 Villeneuve vs Albi - View
Elite One 03/08 16:00 17 St Esteve vs Albi - View
Elite One 03/15 16:00 18 Albi vs Lezignan - View
Elite One 03/29 16:00 19 Toulouse Elite vs Albi - View
Elite One 04/12 16:00 20 Albi vs Limouxin - View
Elite One 04/19 16:00 21 Albi vs Carcassonne - View

Results

Elite One 01/25 18:00 14 Albi v Villefranche Xiii-Aveyron W 22-14
Elite One 01/18 14:00 13 Avignon v Albi W 4-30
Elite One 01/11 18:00 12 Albi v Pia W 26-10
Elite One 12/21 18:00 11 Albi v St Gaudens W 38-6
Elite One 12/14 15:00 10 Carcassonne v Albi W 8-18
Elite One 11/30 14:00 9 Limouxin v Albi W 8-10
Elite One 11/23 18:00 8 Albi v Toulouse Elite W 30-12
Elite One 11/17 14:00 1 Pia v Albi L 38-20
Elite One 11/09 16:00 7 Lezignan v Albi L 18-16
Elite One 11/02 18:00 6 Albi v St Esteve L 16-20
Elite One 10/19 17:00 4 Albi v Villeneuve W 26-12
Elite One 10/06 13:30 3 Villefranche Xiii-Aveyron v Albi W 6-22

Wikipedia - Racing Club Albi XIII

Albi Rugby League XIII originally called Racing Club Albigeois XIII and more recently also known as RC Albi XIII are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Albi in the Occitanie region in southern France. Formed in 1934 the club compete in the Super XIII the highest level of competition in France. They have won the French title on five occasions and the Lord Derby Cup once. Their current home stadium is Stade Mazicou.

History

Racing Club Albigeois XIII were one of the founder clubs of rugby league in France indeed they were the second club formed after US Villeneuve in May 1934. They were formed by Jean-Marie Vignal one of Jean Galia's pioneers who would be the club's first captain/coach and Simon Bompunt who would be the club's first chairman. Initially the club recruited from nearby Toulouse as the local Rugby Union club SC Albi refused players to move to the new club, only two would move in the early years. The club finished 7th in their debut season their first ever match finishing in a 6–26 defeat at Bordeaux XIII

In season 1937-38 despite finishing 7th the club won through the play-offs to reach the final and then caused a major upset, beating US Villeneuve 8–3 to lift their first trophy. They reached the semi-final in 1939–40 in what would be the last championship before war broke out. During the war the Vichy Government banned Rugby League in France and the club were forced to join with the rugby union club in the town SC Albi under a new name Albi Olympique. After the war the club went back to Rugby League, they enjoyed a good spell at the end of the 1950s as they won the French rugby league championship three times in six years. They also hosted the touring Australia national rugby league team, losing 22–31 in 1952 and 20–25 in 1956, but in 1959 they earned a 19–10 win against them in front of 5,845 spectators.

The club won the Lord Derby Cup in 1974 and won the league championship for a fifth time in 1977.

The club withdrew from the Elite One Championship at the end of season 2007-08 due to financial reasons but in 2014-15 they won the Elite Two Championship and returned to the top flight finishing a creditable 5th in 2015–16.

The club currently runs youth sides and a ladies team.

Albi is a professional rugby league team based in the city of Albi, France. The team competes in the French Elite One Championship, the top tier of rugby league in France. Known for their strong defense and physical style of play, Albi has a passionate fan base that fills the stands at their home games. The team has a rich history of success, with multiple championship titles to their name. With a talented roster of players and a dedicated coaching staff, Albi is a formidable force in the world of rugby league.