Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League

This article is about the rugby league team. For the men's football team, see Paris Saint-Germain F.C. For other uses, see Paris Saint-Germain (disambiguation).

Paris Saint-Germain
Club information
Full nameParis Saint-Germain Rugby League
Short namePSG Rugby League, PSG RL
Founded19 October 1995; 29 years ago (19 October 1995)[1]
Exited3 November 1997; 27 years ago (3 November 1997)[2]
Former details
Ground(s)
ChairmanJacques Larrose
ManagerAndy Goodway
CaptainDavid O'Donnell
CompetitionSuper League
199711th
Uniforms
Home colours
Active departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Youth Mixed)		Football
(Women's)
Handball
(Men's)		EsportsJudo
(Mixed)
Closed departments of
Paris Saint-Germain
Boxing
(Men's)		Rugby League
(Men's)

Paris Rugby League,[1] doing business as Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League or PSG Rugby League, was a French professional rugby league football team that operated between 1995 and 1997, playing in the Super League, the top division of the British rugby league system.[5][6][7]

PSG RL played its first official game against Sheffield Eagles on 29 March 1996, which also marked the first game in Super League history.[5][8] Built on an unconventional template, the team did not prove financially viable and disbanded after two seasons.

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  2. ^ Burke, David (3 November 1997). "Rugby League". Manchester Evening News. p. Sport 15. Huddersfield Giants have been given a passport into Super League for next season [...] they will replace Paris Saint-Germain.
  3. ^ "Paris St Germain – Venues". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ Cohen, Jean-Louis (14 May 2024). "Charléty: Stadium sport centre and offices". Paris architecture 1900–2000. Paris: Norma éditions. pp. 232–233. ISBN 978-2909283517.
  5. ^ a b "Omnisports : quand le PSG se rêvait à 13…". paris-canalhistorique.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ "PSG Rugby League : saison 1996". paris-canalhistorique.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ "PSG Rugby League : saison 1997". paris-canalhistorique.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Paris St Germain - Results". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 September 2017.