Pacifique X111

[miguel de cervantes]

regular updates on the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pacifiquexiii/?locale=fr_FR
Raphael Veronique plays for Souths in Brisbane.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Report on the local news from back in Feb on the project as a whole and two of the players going to play in Townsville on a working holiday.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Les Dragons Catalans mettent à l'essai Atonio Tokotuu

Les Dragons Catalans vont mettre à l'essai Atonio Tokotuu, joueur de Pacifique XIII.

treizemondial.fr

 

[yakstorm]

Source: https://pacifiquetreize.com/en/2024/01/17/pacifique-treize-set-for-historic-first-tour/

Pacifique Treize, the Noumea based rugby league team which aims to provide opportunities to players from the French speaking territories in the Pacific, namely New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna and French Polynesia, are set to undertake a historic first ever tour of Australia.

Twenty-five players have been selected for an Under 17s tour of North Queensland starting in late January, where the team will play games three games in total against Mackay Cutters, Townsville Blackhawks and Northern Pride. The games will signify the first time the Pacifique Treize colours will be worn in official games, following the establishment of the entity back at the start of 2020. Players from New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Futuna will link up with Australian based players of French ancestry, along with several players from mainland France.

Pacifique Treize Director Manuel Jalabert commented “We are very happy to be able to conduct our first tour to Australia. We were severely impacted in our development and ambitions by Covid and there were times that we considered whether something like this would be possible. However despite the challenges, we are now ready to hoist the colours for the very first time and represent the French speaking Pacific territories and bring a new audience to rugby league in Queensland and Australia”.

“Our long-term ambition is to replicate what the PNG Hunters have done by being a Pacific based entity playing in the Hostplus Cup in Queensland. We hope that by undertaking this tour at U17s level that we can showcase the athletic talent we have in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Wallis et Futuna, so that over the coming years we may be able to enter into the Queensland Statewide junior competitions (Mal Meninga and Cyril Connell Cups). We are also excited to be able to have some players from mainland France who will travel across to add valuable playing experience to the group”.

Game times and venues for the Pacifique Treize U17 tour of North Queensland:
Saturday 3rd February vs Mackay Cutters at Tiger Park, Mackay – 4:00pm AEST kick off.
Tuesday 6th February vs Townsville Blackhawks @ Jack Manski Oval, Townsville – 6:00pm kick off.
Friday 9th February vs Northern Pride @ Venue TBC, Cairns – 5:30pm kick off.

 

[Brian potter]

Source: https://pacifiquetreize.com/en/2024/01/17/pacifique-treize-set-for-historic-first-tour/

Fantastic news.

honestly thought this venture was dead due to the lack of news updates.

 

[yakstorm]

Fantastic news.

honestly thought this venture was dead due to the lack of news update

We'll aim to address that moving forward.

Has been a lot of moving pieces in the background & a lot more resistance from groups we thought would be supportive getting to this point.

 

[Foreign Legion]

The jersey on the website looks good... need to buy me one of them.

 

[Foreign Legion]

https://pacifiquetreize.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jersey_3.png

 

[yakstorm]

Inaugural jersey

Pacifique Treize unveil inaugural team jersey - Pacifique Treize

Pacifique Treize has this week unveiled the jersey that the inaugural team will wear in their upcoming tour of North Queensland. Created by technical partner and one of the world's largest sporting brands, New Balance, the 2024 Pacifique Treize jersey will be predominately red, representing both...

pacifiquetreize.com

 

[yakstorm]

Touring squad announced:

Pacifique Treize announce U17 touring squad - Pacifique Treize

Pacifique Treize are pleased to announce the final 27 member squad for the Under 17 touring team that will play 3 games in North Queensland, Australia in February. The squad is a true reflection of Pacifique Treize’s ideals to promote and develop rugby league across the French speaking Pacific...

pacifiquetreize.com

 

[Foreign Legion]

Biggest Question, will they sell the jersey need one for my collection!

 

[yakstorm]

16 year old, Remisio Lakina, will make history this February when he becomes the first ever Rugby League player from the small pacific territory of Wallis & Futuna.

Futuna to North Queensland for Lakina - Pacifique Treize

Remisio Lakina is set to embark on the adventure of a lifetime, having been included in the Pacifique Treize Under 17 rugby league team to play 3 games in North Queensland, Australia in February. 16-year-old Lakina has travelled from Futuna to New Caledonia for 4 weeks of training before...

pacifiquetreize.com

 

[yakstorm]

Some more updates:

Vanuatu players named in inaugural Pacifique Treize squad - Pacifique Treize

Vanuatu will be represented by 4 players in the upcoming Pacifique Treize Under 17 tour of North Queensland, Australia, in a positive sign for young Ni-Vanuatu rugby league players. Tyler Korikalo, Kelepi Motoutourua and Cyprian Aru are all based in Port Vila and were selected by Pacifique...

pacifiquetreize.com

Pacifique Treize to promote game in French Polynesia - Pacifique Treize

Pacifique Treize, the Noumea based rugby league entity that will be touring North Queensland, Australia with an Under 17 team in February have declared their ambition to help promote and develop the game in French Polynesia. The touring U17 team to Australia will feature players from New...

pacifiquetreize.com

Some mentions in the local press:

Une franchise de rugby à XIII s’intéresse au Fenua

Tahiti, le 23 janvier 2024 – Pacifique XIII, une équipe transnationale francophone de rugby à XIII en Océanie, va participer en février, avec une équipe U17, à une tournée en Australie. Le projet rugbystique envisage également d’intégrer prochainement des joueurs tahitiens. Pacifique XIII,...

www.tahiti-infos.com

Pendant l’été, le rugby à XIII troque le stade contre la plage

La section des moins de 17 ans de l’AS Pacifique XIII prépare sa première participation à un tournoi australien. Et une fois n’est pas coutume, été oblige, les entraînements se font sur la plage de l’Anse-Vata.

la1ere.francetvinfo.fr

The team has also been on TV & Radio in New Caledonia.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Does the side have a nickname?

 

[yakstorm]

Plans for a second Academy in New Caledonia

Pacifique Treize looking to grow the game in New Caledonia - Pacifique Treize

Pacifque Treize, the pioneering rugby league team based in Noumea, will look to use the upcoming Under 17 tour of North Queensland, Australia as a launch pad for growth of the game in New Caledonia and Vanuatu in 2024. The U17 touring team will comprise of players from New Caledonia, Vanuatu...

pacifiquetreize.com

Pioneers set for adventure

Pioneers set for adventure - Pacifique Treize

Over the past 3 years there Mathys Fabre and Ryann Weatheane could have questioned whether to keep turning up to training at Stade Pentecost in Noumea with their Pacifique Treize teammates, not because they were not enjoying themselves, but because each time the fledging entity looked to be...

pacifiquetreize.com

French cohort set to join squad in Townsville

French contingent set to join Pacifique Treize squad - Pacifique Treize

Just over a week before their inaugural match against the Mackay Cutters, the Pacifique Treize team has been strengthened by the arrival of players from mainland France. The team will see the addition of eight players from renowned French Rugby League clubs. These players will join their...

pacifiquetreize.com

Adrian Delarose avec la sélection du Pacifique XIII

Le jeune et prometteur Adrian Delarose, 16 ans et cadet au XIII Limouxin, vient d’être sélectionné pour aller défier les Australiens avec l’équipe Pacifique XIII qui est une équipe transnationale de rugby à XIII en...

www.lindependant.fr

Lézignan-Corbières : trois joueurs du FCL en tournée en Australie

Trois joueurs U17 du FCL se sont envolés vers les antipodes pour renforcer l’équipe de Pacifique XIII qui doit effectuer une tournée en Australie.

www.lindependant.fr

 

[astreizix]

Will any game be streamed ?

 

[Foreign Legion]

Some really good photos on their facebook

 

[yakstorm]

More media coverage:

Pacifique Treize set-up eyes place in Queensland Cup - ABC Pacific

Plans to win a place for a French Pacific team in rugby league's Queensland Cup are gathering momentum, with a Pacifique Treize under-17 squad on a three-match tour of North Queensland.

www.abc.net.au

Pacifique Treize to put French flair on show in historic tour

Athletes from New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna are making history as part of a tour that founders hope will help eventually see a team from the region play in Queensland's Hostplus Cup.

www.nrl.com

 

[Foreign Legion]

More media coverage:

Pacifique Treize set-up eyes place in Queensland Cup - ABC Pacific

Plans to win a place for a French Pacific team in rugby league's Queensland Cup are gathering momentum, with a Pacifique Treize under-17 squad on a three-match tour of North Queensland.

www.abc.net.au

Pacifique Treize to put French flair on show in historic tour

Athletes from New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna are making history as part of a tour that founders hope will help eventually see a team from the region play in Queensland's Hostplus Cup.

www.nrl.com

Now France can play in the Pacific Nations (play it in New Caledonia and Tahiti)

 

[yakstorm]

Now France can play in the Pacific Nations (play it in New Caledonia and Tahiti)

Would take anything that helps make France more competitive. The opportunity to be in the Bowl competition against the likes of PNG & Fiji Would definitely do that.