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New RL club in Lyon

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I hope they call themselves the Eyes, they become a huge success in Lyon, and that way, they can't hide (the) Lyon Eyes. :p

And on that note, I shall see myself out..!
 
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New rugby league club created in northern hemisphere as the beautiful city of Lyon gets investment​


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A new rugby league club has been created in the northern hemisphere in a bid to grow the game in a once historic 13-a-side territory.

The incredible city of Lyon in France is set to be reformed with president Ronel Zenon and marketing manager Cyprien Colot starting the project and calling for players to join the new adventure.

A former player of Saint-Martin-de-Crau, Colot arrived in Lyon for professional reasons but also with the firm intention of (re)launching a rugby league team in one of the largest cities in France.
The short-term ambition objective is to recruit as many players as possible and to build a team at the lowest level.

Colot said: “I’m passionate about rugby league, I wanted to take on a crazy but feasible bet: relaunching a historic club, and therefore FC Lyon XIII.

“We are trying to get this club going again because we see great potential. Partners would be ready to also join the adventure, but for this we must first restructure the club at all levels.

“This obviously involves creating a flagship team with a sufficient number of players to meet the demands of a season. Lyon is a big city passionate about sport and rugby league had its heyday.

“I am convinced that we can bring the club back from the ashes and regain the notoriety of the sport in this city.”

New rugby league club created in northern hemisphere as the beautiful city of Lyon gets investment – Total Rugby League

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yakstorm said:
Lyon Villeurbanne unfortunately went bust. They pulled out of Elite 2 in late 2021 with the intention of playing in the National League and haven't been seen since.

Vaulx-en-Velin are still around though and they are based in Lyon.
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Why did they not re-establish the original club then? I'm not expecting you to know, it's just a general statement.
 
yakstorm

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The Daddy3 said:
Why did they not re-establish the original club then? I'm not expecting you to know, it's just a general statement.
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The new club appears to be associated with the local Football club, as all the branding is from 1893 (which is the same year the football team was setup) and it uses the same colours of the soccer team.

That's possibly an influencing factor.
 
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yakstorm said:
Lyon Villeurbanne unfortunately went bust. They pulled out of Elite 2 in late 2021 with the intention of playing in the National League and haven't been seen since.

Vaulx-en-Velin are still around though and they are based in Lyon.
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Lyon Villeurbanne gone, that's no good
 
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