France
As of 2008, Australian rules football was played in France by four clubs in Strasbourg, Paris, Montpellier and Bordeaux, with the Paris Cockerels winning the inaugural national club championship tournament that year.
The national league commenced on 28 March 2009 with those four clubs, although new sides are also under formation in Perpignan, Toulouse and Aix en Provence. The newly-formed Perpignan Tigers will compete in the Catalan league in 2009.
The French national team has competed at the EU Cup, and made their Australian Football International Cup debut in 2011.
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