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| Full name | Racing Club Saint-Gaudens XIII | ||
| Nickname | Les Ours | ||
| Founded | 1958; 67 years ago (1958) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
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| Chairman | Anthony Geyzes,Dominique Berre | ||
| Coach | Joseph Besgrove | ||
| Competition | Super XIII | ||
| 2024–25 | 9th | ||
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TheSaint-Gaudens Bears are a professionalrugby league club based in the town ofSaint-Gaudens, in theHaute-Garonne region of south-western France. They play in theSuper XIII. The club was formed in 1958. They have won theFrench rugby league championship on four occasions and lifted theLord Derby Cup three times. Their home ground is theStade Jules Ribet.
The club was founded in 1958 asRacing 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 favouritesXIII 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, beatingAS 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 beatPia XIII 30-4 and the league was won thanks to a 10–8 win againstUS Villeneuve. They retained the cup the following season beatingRC 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 againstUnion 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 theElite Two Championship After five seasons in the 2nd tier they were promoted back to the top division when the league was increased.[1]
The club have always played at theStade 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]
As of November 2025[update][3]
Lionel Ader Kevin Aparcio Chilagou Matthieu Bassin Joris Beranger Kylian Bernoville Alexandre Caparros Lucas Caparros
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