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| Full name | Toulouse Olympique XIII | ||
| Nickname | Rams | ||
| Colours |  Blue and white | ||
| Founded | 1937; 89 years ago (1937) | ||
| Website | to13 | ||
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| CEO | Cedric Garcia | ||
| Chairman | Bernard Sarrazain | ||
| Coach | Sylvain Houles | ||
| Captain | Anthony Marion | ||
| Competition | Super League | ||
| 2025 | RFL Championship, 2nd of 13 (champions) | ||
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Toulouse Olympique orTO XIII is a professionalrugby league club inToulouse, south-west France.[1] Founded in 1937, two years after theFrench Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of theFrench Rugby League Championship.
The club played in theRugby Football League'sChampionship competition in 2009, 2010 and 2011. It left the English structure at the end of the 2011 season and instead focused on theElite One Championship from 2011/12 season. In 2016 Olympique again joined the RFL system, this time inLeague 1, the third tier of English rugby league, being promoted to theChampionship at the end of that season. In 2012, Toulouse acquired fellow Toulouse side, Toulouse Jules-Julien Broncos XIII to act as their reserve side inElite 2.[2] The side was re-branded asToulouse Olympique Broncos and moved up to Elite 1 when Olympique re-joined the English competition.
The club's historic stadium is thestade des Minimes (also known as thestade Arnauné). But following the failure (due to opposition from the neighbourhood) of an expansion project that was to increase the stadium's capacity to 10,000 seats, in 2020 the club reached an agreement with rugby union clubStade Toulousain to use thestade Ernest Wallon for the home matches of its professional team.
On 15 April 2021Didier Lacroix, President ofStade Toulousain rugby union club and Bernard Sarrazain, President of Toulouse Olympique signed an agreement for Toulouse Olympique to play home games at the Stade Ernest-Wallon until the end of the 2029 season.[3]
Toulouse hosted the first ever French rugby leagueLord Derby Cup final in 1935 whenLyon Villeurbanne beatXIII Catalan at theStade des Minimes. The first rugby league club in the city wereGallia de Toulouse who started the 1935–36 season but lasted only two matches before dropping down to the amateur level of the newly introduced sport. Toulouse Olympique were formed in 1937 byJean Galia and played their first league match on 24 October 1937 losing 14–44 at home againstRC Albi at their new home theArnaune Stadium now called theStade des Minimes. The club finished 8th in that debut season under coachJean Galia. In their second season, 1938–39, they reached the cup final losing 3–7 againstXIII Catalan and finished 5th in the league.[4] The club's last match before the war was againstVillefranche de Lauragais winning 62–5. During thewar years, like other rugby league clubs in France, the club were forced to playrugby union following theban on rugby league by theVichy regime in France.
In 1944, Toulouse reached the semi-final of the French Cup in rugby union. In the meantime the Arnauné stadium was confiscated by the State, like most of the assets of the French Federation of rugby league. Following liberation by the Allies and the restoration of the French Championship, the club were on the losing side twice when they metCarcassonne in the finals for the 1944–45 and 1945–46 competitions. After two decades away from the top, another strong team emerged that includedPierre Lacaze and under coachGeorges Ailleres having finished runner-up in the league in 1963–64, they then lifted their first league title the following season beatingUS Villeneuve in the final 47–15. During the 1960s they also reached four cup finals but lost them all, 1962 againstRC Roanne XIII 10–16, 1963 againstAS Carcassonne 0–5, 1964 againstUS Villeneuve 2–10 and 1968 againstAS Carcassonne 2–9. During the early 70s they lifted two more league titles, in season 1972–73 they beatMarseille XIII 18–0 and in 1974–75 they beatAS Saint Esteve 10–9. Their 1976 cup final defeat byXIII Catalan 8–23 would be their last final appearance in either league or cup until the new millennium.
Before that in 1995 the club changed their name toToulouse Spacers due to their link up with the local aerospace company in the town, keeping this name until 2002.
In 2000 the club ended their long silverware drought when they won the championship title with a 20–18 victory overAS Saint Esteve and the following season reached the final again but lost out 32–20 againstVilleneuve Leopards.[5] Toulouse's ambition to join theSuper League grew but in 2003, despite a stadium upgrade, youth development and becoming a limited company, their application was rejected by theRugby Football League in favour ofCatalans Dragons. After reverting toToulouse Olympique the club reached two more league championship finals but lost both. In 2004–05 they were convincingly beaten byUnion Treiziste Catalane 16-66 and the following season they lost again this time 18–21 againstPia XIII. In 2005 Toulouse became the first French club ever to reach the semi-finals of theChallenge Cup, after defeatingSuper League sideWidnes Vikings 40–24 in the quarter-finals. They went on to lose 56–18 toworld championsLeeds Rhinos in the semi-final at theGalpharm Stadium,Huddersfield.
In 2006, theRugby Football League decided to introducelicensing for the 2009 Super League season, with the number of Super League clubs being increased from 12 to 14. Toulouse were one of the applicants but failed to win a licence, losing out to the 12 existing Super League clubs,Salford and theCrusaders. After the announcement however, the Rugby Football League invited Toulouse to enter the second tierChampionship for the2009 season, with a view to applying in the next round of franchising to be accepted to Super League in 2012.[6] Offering no direct route to Super League at the time, Toulouse's spell in the Championship lasted three seasons.
In their first campaign, 2009, the season was acclaimed a success with them winning 9 games which included a record 5 match winning run this despite being beaten heavily on the opening round of matches live on television atWidnes Vikings 0–70.[7] The second season saw improvement but at the end of 2010 it was announced that the club would be withdrawing from the Championship and returning to the French league from the 2012 season onwards.
Toulouse returned to the FrenchElite One Championship in 2011. They failed to make the Grand Final in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 season. However theythe double in the following season, 2013–14, winning 38–12 againstLézignan Sangliers in the Grand Final and beatingAS Carcassonne 46–10 in the final of the final of theLord Derby Cup. This marked their first ever cup win in their then 77-year history. They then retained their league title when beatingAS Carcassonne 20–12 in the 2014–15 Grand Final.
In 2015, it was announced that Toulouse Olympique would return to theBritish rugby league system after they were accepted to play inLeague 1 from the 2016 season.[8] A Toulouse presence would remain in the FrenchElite One Championship whenToulouse Broncos who were in the 2nd tier were taken over by Olympique and renamedToulouse Olympique Broncos.
Toulouse went unbeaten during theLeague 1 2016 season but lost in the promotion final toRochdale Hornets. They entered the playoffs, beatingBarrow Raiders to win promotion to theChampionship.
Toulouse finished the 2017 season with 15 wins and 8 loses from 23 games, finishing fifth in the league, missing out on the Super 8s by one place. Toulouse therefore entered the Championship Shield, winning it by beatingSheffield Eagles 44–14 in the final.[9] l
Toulouse finished the 2018 season in third place, behindToronto Wolfpack andLondon Broncos, before finishing second in 2019, again behindToronto Wolfpack. They lost to Toronto in the Grand Final.
The 2021 season was Olympique's first full season after the 2020 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and final standings was based on win percentage as a COVID-19 precaution. Toulouse finished top of the table with 14 wins from 14 matches, winning theChampionship Leaders' Shield. This comprised 13 matches played in England and a forfeited match when London Broncos failed to travel as required to Toulouse.[10] Finishing top of the table, gave Toulouse home advantage in the semi-final, where they beatBatley 51–12.[11] This pitted them againstFeatherstone in theMillion Pound Game the following week, which saw them win 34–12 thus earn promotion to theSuper League for the first time.[12]
In August, Toulouse announced a new partnership with French clubGratentour XIII who would join Elite 2 for the 2021/22 season, and act as a feeder club.[13]Toulouse Olympique made their debut in the Super League at home toHuddersfield. They raced out to a 10–0 lead but were defeated 42–14.[14]On 19 March 2022, Toulouse recorded their first victory in the Super League, causing one of the competition's greatest upsets defeating three-time defending champions St Helens 22–20.[15]In round 18 of the 2022 Super League season, the club earned their first win in the Super League on English soil defeatingWakefield Trinity 38–26 atMagic Weekend.[16]In round 25 of the 2022 Super League season, Toulouse Olympique were officially relegated back to the Championship after losing toCatalans Dragons in the French Derby 24–14.[17]In the 2023 RFL Championship season, Toulouse Olympique qualified for the playoffs before ultimately reaching the RFL Championship final formerly known as theMillion Pound Game. Toulouse would host the final where they had not lost all season but suffered a shock 18–14 loss against theLondon Broncos which denied them an immediate return to the Super League.[18]In the 2025 RFL season, the club finished second behind York on the table. In the grand final, the club would face off against York where they would record a 10-8 victory.[19]
Toulouse were promoted toSuper League in 2025 as a result of the league's expansion to 14 teams after they were initially denied promotion viaIMG Grading, despite winning theChampionship Grand Final.[20]
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| Player | From | Contract | Date |
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 AJ Wallace |  Hull KR | 1 year | 20 October 2025 |
 Brendan Hands |  Parramatta Eels | 1 year | 22 October 2025 |
 Luke Polselli |  London Broncos | 1 year | 26 October 2025 |
 Mathieu Pons |  Saint-Gaudens Bears | 1 year | 29 October 2025 |
 Tyler Dupree |  Wigan Warriors | Loan until end of season | 4 November 2025 |
 Henry O'Kane |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1 year | 11 December 2025 |
| César Rougé |  Catalans Dragons | 1 year | 16 January 2026 |
| Player | To | Contract | Date |
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| Radean Robinson |  Central Queensland Capras | 1 year | 20 October 2025 |
 Dominique Peyroux |  Albi Rugby League | 7 November 2025 | |
| Greg Richards |  Barrow Raiders | 16 November 2025 |
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| 1937–38 | French Rugby League Championship | Unknown | Unknown | ? | N/a | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1938–39 | Unknown | RU | ||||||||||||||
| 1939–40 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
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| 1944–45 | Runners-up | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | Runners-up | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–47 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
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| 1961–62 | Unknown | RU | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–64 | Runners-up | RU | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–65 | Champions | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1965–66 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–68 | Unknown | RU | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999–00 | Champions | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Runners-up | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Unknown | ? | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Unknown | Unknown | ? | |||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Elite One Championship | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 602 | 286 | 42 | 3rd | None Played | ? | |||||
| 2004–2005 | Elite One Championship | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 668 | 310 | 47 | 2nd | None Played | ? | SF | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Elite One Championship | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 830 | 268 | 52 | 2nd | None Played | ? | R4 | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Elite One Championship | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 643 | 333 | 51 | 2nd | Lost in Semi-final | ? | R3 | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Elite One Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 353 | 518 | 36 | 7th | Lost in Round One | ? | R4 | ||||
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| 2009 | Championship | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 582 | 30 | 10th | Did not qualify | N/a | R3 | ||||
| 2010 | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 486 | 649 | 27 | 8th | Did not qualify | R4 | |||||
| 2011 | Championship | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 358 | 663 | 15 | 10th | Did not qualify | R3 | |||||
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| 2011–2012 | Elite One Championship | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 442 | 352 | 42 | 5th | Lost in Quarter-final | ? | R3 | ||||
| 2012–2013 | Elite One Championship | Unknown | Unknown | ? | R4 | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Elite One Championship | Unknown | Champions | W | N/a | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Elite One Championship | Unknown | Champions | ? | ||||||||||||
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| 2016 | League 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 702 | 184 | 27 | 1st | Grand Final – Runners-up Play-off Final – Winners | N/a | R6 | ||||
| 2017 | Championship | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 466 | 30 | 5th | Championship Shield – Winners | R4 | |||||
| 2018 | Championship | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 900 | 438 | 33 | 3rd | Did not qualify | N/a | |||||
| The Qualifiers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 190 | 6 | 6th | ||||||||
| 2019 | Championship | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 877 | 446 | 40 | 2nd | Lost in Preliminary Final | ||||||
| 2020 | Championship[a] | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 48 | 10 | 1st | None Played | ||||||
| 2021 | Championship | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 124 | 28 | 1st | Won inGrand Final | ||||||
| 2022 | Super League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | 10 | 12th | Relegated | ||||||
| 2023 | Championship | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 834 | 385 | 38 | 2nd | Lost inGrand Final | ||||||
| 2024 | Championship | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 782 | 384 | 37 | 2nd | Lost inGrand Final | ||||||
| 2025 | Championship | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 651 | 314 | 38 | 2nd | Won inGrand Final | ||||||
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