TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE invited more than 1,000 children to a schools tournament, breaking historic barriers for Rugby League.
The wartime Vichy ban on the sport in France was lifted in 1949 - but the game was not permitted in French schools until 50 years later.
Great strides have been made since then by the French Federation and its clubs to reiAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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