Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship.
Rugby league has been played in France since 1934. As with rugby union, rugby league was introduced by the English and the heartland of the game is in the south of France.
The Stade Ernest-Wallon is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulouse, France, used mostly for rugby union games. It is currently the home of rugby union club Stade Toulousain, the first French rugby club with one million fans across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Since 2020 it has also been home to Rugby League team Toulouse Olympique, currently of the Super league. The stadium was built in the late 1980s and it was recently renovated. It has a capacity of 19,500. The stadium however is not always suitable for big games. For the larger fixtures, such as championships play-offs or European Rugby Champions Cup games, the fixture may be moved to Stadium Municipal, which has nearly double the capacity.
Rémi Casty is a former French international professional rugby league footballer and current assistant coach for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.
Sébastien Planas is a French rugby league footballer who plays for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He has captained the club. He plays as a second-row or centre.
Sébastien Raguin is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League; he played as a second-row or centre. He is the current first team coach for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL League 1.
Vincent Duport is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He was previously playing for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. Primarily a centre but also used to playing in the back row and wing, he is highly regarded in France as a talented, if physically fragile, youngster.
Kane Bentley is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the St Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship. He has played for both France and Scotland at international level.
Andrew "Andy" Bentley is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker, second-row or loose forward for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
The French rugby league system is a four tiered structure with the major national club competition being the Elite One Championship. Below this is the Elite Two Championship and a number of regional leagues. The teams in each competition can change each year depending on final standings and relegation/promotion.
Florian Quintilla is a French former professional rugby league footballer. He played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. He is now playing for Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship.
Frédéric Vaccari is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Palau Broncos in the French Elite One Championship. A France international representative wing, he previously played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and for Toulouse Olympique and Villeneuve Leopards in the French Elite One Championship.
Toulouse Olympique Broncos are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Toulouse in the south of France. Formerly called Toulouse Jules-Julien Broncos XIII the club changed name at the end of the 2011-12 season after being taken over by Toulouse Olympique. Formed in 1980, they currently play in the Elite One Championship
Carlos Zalduendo is a French former rugby league footballer and the Chairman of the Toulouse Olympique club.
Éloi Pélissier is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship and France at international level.
Mark Kheirallah, also known by the nickname of "Killer", is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or scrum-half for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.
Andrei Olari is a professional rugby player and rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Moldovan team Tiraspol and for the French clubs Villefranche and Toulouse Olympique. He has represented both Moldova and Russia.
Gadwin Springer is a French rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League, and France at international level. He was the first South American to ever appear in Super League.
George Aillères, is a French rugby league player who represented France in the 1968 World Cup. He is the father of the fellow France rugby league international Pierre Aillères. He is nicknamed "Le Cube" due to his "imposing physical presence".
Mathieu Jussaume is a professional rugby league player with Toulouse Olympique in Super League. He plays centre and is a product of the Toulouse academy system.
