Nantes Rugby XIII
French rugby league club
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Nantes Rugby XIII are a French rugby league club based in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire region. In the 2023–24 season, the club played in the North Pool of the French National Division 3 & 4 and then Pool 1 of National Division 4.[3][4]
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| Club information | ||
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| Full name | Bretagne Nantes Rugby XIII | |
| Nickname | Vikings[1] | |
| Founded | 1936 | |
| Website | Official site | |
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| Chairman | Guillaume Renvez | |
| Coach | Sylvain Vidaillac | |
| Competition | National Division 4 (Pool 1) | |
| 2023–24 | 3rd | |
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History
Founded in 1936 as Bretagne Nantes XIII they were one of the earliest rugby league clubs in France.[5] In the 1963–64 season, the club played in the final of the old 2nd Division, now called National Division 1, where they lost to SM Pia XIII.[6]