Palau XIII Broncos League Placings : 2000-23

Palau XIII Broncos hasn't been featuring in the Elite 1 top flight much in the 21st century but its recent efforts at playing at this level deserve recognition. It is based at Palau-del-Vidre in the Occitanie region and switched from the XV man code in 1952. While it is optional to be promoted in the French Rugby league, they took the plunge in the 2013-14 season. For a small club, a brave move indeed.

I would like to talk about all the historical victories at the top of the game in France, but the club's success has come in lower divisions when winning lower grade league titles. That makes their current status at the top all the more meritorious. I hope than sustain their place viably and without putting themselves at too much financial risk. It has the smallest budget of top flight teams.

It withdrew voluntarily from the top flight Elite One after the 2020-21 season so its brief stay at the top ended with solid results for a club on a tight budget.