Toulon XIII Metropole Marlins | |
Ground: | Stade Leo Lagrange |
Chairman: | Chantal Ruidavets |
Coach: | Chahery Mouridi |
Manager: | Bernard Capitani |
League: | Elite Two Championship |
Season: | 2018/19 |
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Web: | website |
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 Stade Leo-Lagrange.
Founded on 16 July 2011 by Walid Kadir, Sporting Treiziste Toulonnais played their first match on 18 September 2011 against Marseille XIII Avenir at the Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez 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.
Despite their short history Toulonnais have already used three stadiums. From 2011-2013 they played at Stade Jean Alex-Fernandez. They are based at Stade Leo-Lagrange and Stade Delaune.[3]
2019-20 Season[4]