The Treize Tournoi was a short-lived Anglo-French rugby league competition held at the end of the season in 1998. Known as the EMAP Treize Tournoi for sponsorship reasons, the tournament was organised by the First and Second Division Association, and was contested by the winners and runners-up of the First Division, the winners of the Second Division, and three teams from the French Championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancashire Lynx | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 107 | −13 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 105 | −9 | 4 | |
| 3 | Featherstone Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 119 | −27 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villeneuve | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 62 | +60 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | St-Estève | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 94 | +40 | 4 | |
| 3 | Limoux | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 126 | −51 | 2 |
4 October 1998 |
| Villeneuve | 34 – 12 | Wakefield Trinity |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Perrolari (3), Banquet, Despin, Devecchi Goal: Banquet (5) | Report | Try: Stephenson, A. Hughes Goal: A. Hughes (2) |
Attendance: 2,000 |
11 October 1998 |
| Wakefield Trinity | 38 – 36 | Limoux |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bostock (3), Gray (2), March, Mycoe Goal: A. Hughes (5) | Try: Raleigh (4), Alonso, Hébert, Puso Goal: Albérola (4) |
Attendance: 1,506 |
11 October 1998 |
| Featherstone Rovers | 4 – 42 | St-Estève |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hall | Try: Guisset (2), Doyle, Garcia, Lockwood, Torreilles, Van Brussel, Verges Goal: Couttet (4), Torreilles |
Attendance: 1,130 |
18 October 1998 |
| Limoux | 10 – 24 | Wakefield Trinity |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gonzales, Rossel Goal: Masson | Try: McDonald (2), Briggs, A. Hughes, Wray Goal: Gray (2) |
18 October 1998 |
| St-Estève | 48 – 24 | Featherstone Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gomez (2), Torreilles (2), Couttet, Durand, Thompson, Verges Goal: Couttet (8) | Try: Chapman, Handley, Peacock, Riley Goal: Chapman (2), Rooney (2) |
Attendance: 1,500 |
18 October 1998 |
| Villeneuve | 39 – 0 | Lancashire Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cornut (2), Frayssinous (2), Perrolari (2), Devecchi Goal: Banquet (5) Drop goal: Banquet |
Attendance: 2,000 |
25 October 1998 |
| Wakefield Trinity | 22 – 25 | Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bostock, Fisher, March, Mycoe Goal: A. Hughes (3) | Report | Try: Collado, Banquet, Carrasco, Devecchi Goal: Banquet (2) Drop goal: Frayssinous |
Attendance: 1,270 |
1 November 1998 |
| Villeneuve | 16 – 10 | Lancashire Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cornut, Doorey, Frayssinous Goal: Banquet (2) | Try: D. Jones, Taylor Goal: P. Jones |
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