Treize Tournoi
Anglo-French rugby league competition
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The Treize Tournoi was a short-lived Anglo-French rugby league competition held at the end of the season in 1998. Known as the EMAP Treize Tournoi for sponsorship reasons, the tournament was organised by the First and Second Division Association, and was contested by the winners and runners-up of the First Division, the winners of the Second Division, and three teams from the French Championship.
Teams
Results
English Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancashire Lynx | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 107 | −13 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 105 | −9 | 4 | |
| 3 | Featherstone Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 119 | −27 | 2 |
French Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villeneuve | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 62 | +60 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | St-Estève | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 94 | +40 | 4 | |
| 3 | Limoux | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 126 | −51 | 2 |
Round 1
4 October 1998 |
Attendance: 2,000 |
4 October 1998 |
Round 2
11 October 1998 |
Attendance: 1,506 |
11 October 1998 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 4 – 42 | St-Estève |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hall | Try: Guisset (2), Doyle, Garcia, Lockwood, Torreilles, Van Brussel, Verges Goal: Couttet (4), Torreilles |
Attendance: 1,130 |
Round 3
18 October 1998 |
18 October 1998 |
| St-Estève | 48 – 24 | Featherstone Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gomez (2), Torreilles (2), Couttet, Durand, Thompson, Verges Goal: Couttet (8) |
Try: Chapman, Handley, Peacock, Riley Goal: Chapman (2), Rooney (2) |
Attendance: 1,500 |
18 October 1998 |
| Villeneuve | 39 – 0 | Lancashire Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cornut (2), Frayssinous (2), Perrolari (2), Devecchi Goal: Banquet (5) Drop goal: Banquet |
Attendance: 2,000 |
Round 4
25 October 1998 |
Attendance: 1,270 |
25 October 1998 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 54 – 10 | Limoux |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Dickins (2), Pratt (2), Spurr (2), Chapman, Stokes, Swinson Goal: Chapman (9) |
Try: Lacans, Rossel Goal: Masson |
Attendance: 804 |
Final
1 November 1998 |
| Villeneuve | 16 – 10 | Lancashire Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cornut, Doorey, Frayssinous Goal: Banquet (2) |
Try: D. Jones, Taylor Goal: P. Jones |
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Aftermath
Despite some interest in staging the tournament again the following year,[8] this didn't materialise and the Treize Tournoi was never repeated. In 1999, Villeneuve played a "European Challenge" match against a Northern Ford Premiership XIII at Widnes, winning the match 24–14.[9]
In 2012, an Anglo-French Challenge competition took place, consisting of four fixtures between English Championship and French Elite One Championship clubs.[10]