Saint-Gaudens Bears

Saint-Gaudens Bears
Club information
Full nameRacing Club Saint-Gaudens XIII
Nickname(s)Les Ours
Founded1958 (1958)
WebsiteOfficial site
Current details
Ground(s)
ChairmanAnthony Geyzes, Dominique Berre
CoachJulien Gerin
CompetitionSuper XIII
2024–259th
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours

The Saint-Gaudens Bears are a professional rugby league club based in the town of Saint-Gaudens, in the Haute-Garonne region of south-western France. They play in the Super XIII. The club was formed in 1958. They have won the French rugby league championship on four occasions and lifted the Lord Derby Cup three times. Their home ground is the Stade Jules Ribet.

History

The club was founded in 1958 as Racing Club Saint-Gaudinois Comminges XIII. It was during the 1960s and early 1970s that they enjoyed their best spell. Having been runners up in the league on four occasions 1963, 66, 67 and 69 they finally won it in 1970 when they beat the favourites XIII Catalan 33–10. Two more runners up spots in 1971 and 72 showed that they were consistent if not successful. In 1973 they lifted the cup in their first appearance in the final, beating AS Carcassonne on their own ground 22–8. The following season brought more silverware when they won the title again. There then followed a lean period, in fact it would be 27 years before any more success occurred but in that season of 1990-91 they registered a league and cup double. In the cup they beat Pia XIII 30-4 and the league was won thanks to a 10–8 win against US Villeneuve. They retained the cup the following season beating RC Carpentras 22–10 in the final. The league title was won again in 2004 a year after finishing runner up. The 2004 final in Perpignan was won against Union Treiziste Catalane 14–10. A steady decline began after this and the club finished bottom of the league in both 2009 and 2010 escaping relegation but in 2011 the club was relegated to the Elite Two Championship After five seasons in the 2nd tier they were promoted back to the top division when the league was increased.[1]

Stadium

The club have always played at the Stade Jules Ribet. Rugby had been played at the venue since 1898, it currently has a main stand that seats 2,000 with a total capacity of 5,000. On 23 November 2011 the ground hosted an under 19 game between France and the touring Australians the visitors winning 40-12[2]

Current squad

As of June 2024[3]

  • France Guillamume Arreou
  • France Joris Beranger
  • France Kylian Bernoville
  • France Gabriel Bosucayrol
  • France Dorian Brioux
  • New Caledonia Hnaloan Budden
  • France Alexandre Caparros
  • France Fassely Coulibaly
  • France Valentin Dumas
  • Australia Mitchell Garbutt
  • France Guillaume Gorka
  • France Estaban Hermosilla
  • France/Australia Harrison Le Bursicot
  • France Thomas Lucas
  • Papua New Guinea Kuni Minga
  • New Zealand Isaac Misky
  • England Connor Moore
  • France Hugo Multignier
  • France Mathieu Pons
  • France Quentin Quemener
  • France Maxime Ramos
  • France Mickael Sabour
  • France Cedric Sentenac
  • Fiji Lasarusa Tabu
  • France Benoit Talazac
  • France Benjamin Vizcay
  • Australia Corey Willis

Honours

  • French Rugby League Championship (4): 1969–70, 1973–74, 1990–91, 2003-4[4]
  • Lord Derby Cup (3): 1973, 1991, 1992[5]

References

  1. ^ "Home". rugbyaxiiistgaudens.com.
  2. ^ "Home". rlef.eu.com.
  3. ^ "St Gaudens Elite 1 squad". Treize Mondial.
  4. ^ "France Elite 1 Championship: Charts". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Winners Coupe de France Lord Derby". Treize Mondial. Retrieved 12 June 2025.


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