Sporting Olympique Avignon (Paperback, UK ed.)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sporting Olympique Avignon also known as Avignon XIII or SO Avignon are a semi professional rugby league team based in Avignon in the south of France. They currently play in the Elite One Championship. The Elite One Championship (French: Le Championnat de France Elite) is the top tier French professional domestic rugby league competition. The French Rugby League Championship began in 1934 but the current name and format were adopted in 2002 when the first game commenced in April. Since then the league has strengthened both on and off the pitch with members of the French national team playing in the league and growing attendances - some derby matches now get crowds of 3,000. Recently the league has grown internationally too with players from Morocco, Serbia, Russia and Algeria.