Paris-Charenton Mennecy XIII are a French rugby league club based in Paris in the Île-de-France region.
On both occasions the French rugby union authorities managed to get the games cancelled after threatening to boycott any stadium used.
In 1933 though the French public got the chance to see rugby league played when Australia met and beat England at the Stade Pershing.
During that debut season the club didn't play a home match until 9 December because they had no ground to use amid continued pressure from the French rugby union.
[4] After the war in 1946 it was decided to re-form the club this time at a lower level, thus Paris XIII started in the 2nd Division.