Salanque Méditerranée Pia XIII
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| Full name | Salanque Meditérrannée PIA XIII |
| Nickname(s) | Pia Donkeys |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Current details | |
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| CEO(s) | Marc Ambert, Andre Parent |
| Coach(s) | Benoit Albert |
| Manager(s) | Jean-Marc Crespo |
| Competition | Elite One Championship |
| 2010/11 | N/A |
Salanque Méditerranée Pia XIII or SM Pia XIII are a French professional 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.
History
The club won both the Elite One Championship and the Lord Derby Cup in 2007 for a second successive year, but in the past the club have not fared as well, winning only one other championship in their history.
In 2005 the club competed in the Rugby League Challenge Cup. The club defeated Keighley Cougars in its first match, winning 53 to 26, before going down to the World Champion 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.
2013/14 Squad
* As of 1 December 2013:
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2013/14 transfers
Gains
| Player | Signed from | Contract Length | Date |
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 | September 2013 | ||
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Losses
| Player | Signed for | Contract Length | Date |
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| Maxime Greseque | AS Carcassonne | September 2013 | |
| Clement Soubeyras | AS Carcassonne | September 2013 | |
| Andrew Bentley | Toulouse Olympique | September 2013 | |
| Kane Bentley | Toulouse Olympique | September 2013 | |
| Cyril Stacul | Lezignan Sangliers | September 2013 | |
| Willie Mataka | SO Avignon | September 2013 | |
| Allan Toreilles | Limoux Grizzlies | September 2013 | |
 Dustin Cooper | Lezignan Sangliers | September 2013 |
Honours
- French Championship: 3
- 1996, 2006, 2007
- 1975, 2006, 2007
Records
- Biggest Victory: 126-4 against Carpentras in the 2005/2006 season of the Elite Championship.
- Biggest Defeat: 0-72 against Whitehaven in the 2006 Challenge Cup.
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