Villefranche-de-Rouergue. The first at home for the Wolves against the Baroudeurs de Pia

This Sunday, the Henri Lagarde stadium will rediscover the atmosphere of major events with the first home match of the season in the Super XIII championship.

For the occasion Villefranche XIII Aveyron will welcome Pia, a club which has reached the top of national Rugby League. After a short eclipse at this level, the Pianencs returned to Elite 1 and now to Super XIII with broad ambitions.

A big customer

Last season, the Catalans finished fourth in the regular phase tied on points with Limoux XIII.

Qualified in the play-offs for the semi-final; they lost on the field of the future French champion AS Carcassonne: a course which can only strengthen the ambitions of Pia Baroudeur.

For this season, the ambitions are as high as those of last season in order to establish itself in the status of a reference club in Super XIII.

Moreover, 2024-2025 launches a new era after the departure (stopping of the competition) of several senior players: H Pérez, T Ambert, W Buche, J Guach, J Baiteri and M Da Costa. To remedy all these stops, the club drew on the Catalans Dragons reserve with the arrival of L Chachoua, L Laurent, M Jobe. On the foreign side, two Papuans arrived, S Wane and J Rop. French international Hakim Miloudi has also just signed up and joins his brother Amine. Last Sunday, the Pianencs hosted Albi. Trailing, they were able to come back to 6 to 10 just before the break. Due to downpours, the match was stopped before returning from the locker room.

On the side of Villefranche XIII Aveyron, the trip to Aude land ended in a logical defeat. This meeting allowed Rouergats to measure the difference between Elite 2 and Super XIII.

Having never failed, the Villefranchois fought to the end and took advantage of this week to correct certain fatal errors at this level. For this meeting, the group should be roughly the same with the probable return of Sorensen Dredin.