AS Saint Estève
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Full name | Association Sportive Saint-Esteve XIII |
Short name | Saint Esteve |
Founded | 1965 |
Departed | 2000 |
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Competition | French rugby league championship |
AS Saint Estève were a semi professional rugby league club from the small town of Saint-Esteve near Perpignan in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of southern France. They was founded in 1965. In 2000 it merged with nearby neighbours XIII Catalan to form Union Treiziste Catalane, better known in the English-speaking world by their European Super League identity of Catalans Dragons.
History
The club was founded in 1965 as Association Sportive Saint-Esteve XIII better known as Saint Esteve. For a club of its size the success they had was remarkable their best spell was between 1986 and 2000 when they contested 17 finals winning 8 of them. Their best season was 1992-93 when they completed their one and only league and cup double. In 2000 Bernard Guasch brought Saint Esteve and XIII Catalan together to form a bigger club for the area[1]
Youth teams were set up in 1968 which still continue today
Stadium
Saint Esteve played at the Stade Municipal which is a stadium used for rugby. It has floodlights and a main stand with 2,000 seats. In 2015 it hosted France A match against the Serbia national rugby league team. The stadium is currently used by Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan in the French Elite One Championship.
Notable Players
Honours
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- 1970-71, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98
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- 1972, 1993, 1994, 1995
See also
References
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