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SM Pia XIII
| Club Information |
| Full name |
Salanque Meditérrannée PIA XIII |
| Nickname(s) |
Pia Donkeys |
| Founded |
1960 |
| Current Details |
| Ground(s) |
Stade Daniel Ambert (10,000) |
| CEO(s) |
 Français Labéde |
| Coach |
Luc Mendez |
| Competition |
Elite One Championship |
| 2007 |
1st |
SM Pia XIII are a French rugby league team from Pia in the Pyrénées-Orientales département. The club was formed in 1960 and now plays in the Elite Championship, the highest tier of French domestic rugby league.
[edit] History
The club has won both the Elite One Championship and the Lord Derby Cup this year, for a second successive year, but in the past they have not fared as well winning only one championship in their history
In 2005 the club competed in the Challenge Cup. The club defeated Keighley Cougars in its first match, winning 53 to 26, before going down to World Champions Leeds Rhinos, 70 to nil. A loss to Harlequins RL followed in 2007 yet they returned in 2008 eventually meeting Wigan Warriors in the fourth round where despite brave resistance they eventually went down 74 to 4.
[edit] Honours
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- 1996, 2006, 2007
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- 1975, 2006, 2007
[edit] Records
- Biggest Victory: 126-4 against Carpentras in the 2005/2006 season of the Elite Championship.
- Biggest Defeat: 4-74 against Wigan Warriors in the 2008 Challenge Cup.
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