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French Rugby League Federation
Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII
Founded	6 April 1934
Formerly named	Ligue Française de rugby à treize Federation française de jeu à treize
IRL affiliation	1948
RLEF affiliation	2003 (Full member)
Responsibility	France
Headquarters	30 rue de l'Echiquier, 75010 PARIS
Key people	Nicolas Larrat (Chair)
Website	ffr13.fr
As of 30 June 2009

The French Rugby League Federation (French: Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (FFR)) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in France. The Federation was formed during 1934 and since then has organised and governed the French rugby league championship, the Lord Derby Cup and all of the clubs that are contained within those organisations.

The FFR also controls the France national rugby league team organizing fixtures that they compete in, they also have a major voting position in the Rugby League International Federation where they help organise many aspects of rugby league worldwide.

Following development work by both Harry Sunderland (on behalf of the Australian Rugby League) and the Rugby Football League based in England, the Australian and Great British Test teams played an exhibition game at Stade Pershing in Paris in late December 1933. The French Rugby League was formed on 6 April 1934.

The Federation was arguably at its most progressive under the presidency of Paul Barrière. Barrière was a driving force in the formation of an International Board for the sport in 1948 and the institution of a World Cup in 1954.

See also

• France national rugby league team
• France women's national rugby league team
• Rugby league in France
• French rugby league championship

References

1. RLEF. "Overview". RLEF. Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
2. Lyle, Beaton (7 April 2009). "75 Years of French Rugby League". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.

External links

• Official website
• 75th Anniversary of French Rugby League article at sportingo.com

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