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Coupe de France de Para Rugby XIII

Coupe de France de Para Rugby XIII
SportWheelchair rugby league
Inaugural season2006–07
Country France
Winners Catalans Dragons (2024–25)
Most titles Catalans Dragons
Related competitionElite 1

The Coupe de France de Para Rugby XIII (lit. 'Wheelchair rugby league French Cup'), is the premier knockout competition for the sport of wheelchair rugby league in France. The earliest recorded Coupe de France took place in the 2006–07 season with the cup displaying the inscription Coupe de France de Rugby A XIII Fauteuil.[1] This was the name of the competition until the French Rugby League Federation began using the name Para Rugby XIII rather than XIII Fauteuil (XIII Wheelchair) for the sport in the 2023–24 season.[2]

History

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In 2000, wheelchair rugby league was developed in France and the first competition was played by three teams, Vichy, Roanne and Beauvais, as part of a French Téléthon.[2] In 2002, meetings took place to establish the official rules of the sport[3] and a Trophy of France tournament was played in Vichy with six teams taking part.[4] In the 2006–07 season, a three-team Coupe de France took place beginning in December when RC Vichy XIII Handi defeated Beauvais XIII Handisport 36–24 in a qualification match to reach the final. This was played in April following the conclusion of the Championship and saw Handisport Roannais, who had received a bye in the first round, defeat Vichy 31–14 to win the competition.[5]

For the 2007–08 season, a Coupe de France final was scheduled to be played in May[6] and by the 2008–09 season the competition had expanded to an eight-team tournament played in June.[7] Over the next seven editions the Coupe de France retained this format but was usually played as a pre-season event.[8][9][a] During this period Catalans Dragons dominated the competition, with the 2013–14 final being reported as the fifth time they had won the trophy.[10][b] The 2015–16 competition was played as a tournament over a single weekend, with teams competing in groups to qualify for the semi-finals,[16] but in 2016–17 the format changed so that three teams took part in the finals day of the competition,[17] and since then it has been played as a single-elimination tournament with fixtures taking place throughout the season.[18]

Finals

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List of finals by season
Season Champions Score Runners-up Ref
2006–07 Handisport Roannais 31–14 RC Vichy XIII Handi [5]
2007–08 –
2008–09 –
2009–10 –
2010–11 –
2011–12 Catalans Dragons 30–28 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [19]
2012–13 Catalans Dragons 40–29 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [20][21]
2013–14 Catalans Dragons 46–18 Handisport Roannais [10]
2014–15 Catalans Dragons 24–10 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils [22]
2015–16 Cahors / Cadurciens Devils 58–28 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory [16]
2016–17 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory 74–13 Catalans Dragons [23]
2017–18 Catalans Dragons 41–24 Toulouse Olympique / Saint Jory [11][24]
2018–19 SO Avignon 54–44 Catalans Dragons [25][26]
2019–20 Did not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic [27]
2020–21 [28]
2021–22 [29]
2022–23 Catalans Dragons 68–42 SO Avignon [30]
2023–24 Catalans Dragons 54–24 SO Avignon [31][12]
2024–25 Catalans Dragons 56–29 Montauban Pandas [13][14]

Notes

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  1. ^ exceptions being in 2013–14 (April) and 2015–16 (March)
  2. ^ Reports regarding the number of titles won by Catalans Dragons vary: A fifth title in 2013–14 is consistent with the win in 2017–18 being reported as the seventh,[11] but not with later totals of 12 in 2023–24[12] and 12 or 13 in 2024–25.[13][14] There is also an article from August 2016 stating that the club had won the competition seven times[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Finale Coup de France". Rugby XIII Fauteuil. Archived from the original on 15 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Handisport : le Para Rugby XIII et le rugby fauteuil, deux disciplines distinctes au service d'une même cause" (in French). FFRXIII. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Coupe du Monde: Les places pour les demi-finales à Toulouse sont en vente!" (in French). FFRXIII. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Major stages and big events". Rugby XIII Fauteuil. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Saison FFR XIII 2006–2007" (PDF). Rugby XIII Fauteuil (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Programme national et international 2008" (PDF). Rugby XIII Fauteuil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Remise d'un chèque pour Cahors XIII Fauteuil". La Dépêche (in French). 27 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Cahors. Un récital de rugby XIII fauteuil". La Dépêche (in French). 27 November 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Cahors. «L'ambition est de conserver le titre»". La Dépêche (in French). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Nouveau trophée pour les Handi Dragons". Catalans Dragons. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b "La stratégie des Handi Dragons a payé" (in French). FFRXIII. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Rugby à XIII fauteuil - Coupe de France : les Handi Dragons Catalans puissance 12". L'Indépendant (in French). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Les Dragons triomphent lors de cette finale de Coupe de France de para rugby XIII" (in French). FFRXIII. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Pararugby fauteuil (finale de la Coupe de France). Montauban s'écroule à l'heure de jeu face aux Dragons catalans". La Dépêche (in French). 20 April 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Les Dragons Handi Rugby XIII fauteuil font une démonstration "percutante" !". L'Indépendant (in French). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b "XIII Fauteuil – Les Cadurciens remportent la Coupe de France" (in French). FFRXIII. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Finale Coupe de France Handi". Catalans Dragons (in French). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Tirage des 1/4 de Finale de la Coupe (Rugby XIII Fauteuil)" (in French). FFRXIII. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Un nouveau titre pour les Dragons Catalans Handi Rugby". Catalans Dragons. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Handi : la Coupe aux Dragons" (in French). FFRXIII. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Cahors. «L'ambition est de conserver le titre»". La Dépêche (in French). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Aux Dragons le trophée". La Dépêche (in French). 3 November 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Les Handi s'inclinent en Finale de la Coupe". Catalans Dragons. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  24. ^ "The Handi Dragons win the Coupe de France!". Treize Mondial. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Le SO Avignon vainqueur de la Coupe de France de rugby Fauteuil !" (in French). FFRXIII. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby XIII: The Cup is for Avignon". Treize Mondial. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Le XIII Fauteuil descend dans l'Arène" (in French). FFRXIII. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  28. ^ "Covid-19 : Mise à jour du protocole médical de gestion" (in French). FFRXIII. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Covid-19 : Report des compétitions" (in French). FFRXIII. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  30. ^ "La Coupe de France XIII Fauteuil pour les Dragons" (in French). FFRXIII. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  31. ^ "Coupe de France Para Rugby XIII : les Dragons Handi remportent la finale face à Avignon !" (in French). FFRXIII. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2025.