The club was founded in 1938 under their original name
Racing Club de Carpentras XIII du Comtat. The club competed in the amateur rugby league but at the end of just their second season war broke out and brought an end to French sport. Worse was to come when the
Vichy Government sanctioned sport to restart but banned rugby league. The club had to change their name to
Union Sportive Carpentrassienne and were forced to play rugby union. After the war the club reverted to their original name and gained almost immediate success winning back-to-back amateur titles in 1949 and 1950 in front of regular crowds of between 1,000 and 1,500. The club turned semi-professional in 1951 after their promotion but would have to wait until 1983 to win their next silverware. The
National League 1, now called the
Elite Two Championship was won when they beat
Toulouse Olympique in the final 14-6. In 1992, the club reached the final of the
Lord Derby Cup. In season 2000-01 they once again lifted the
National League 1 title this time beating
RC Albi in the final 20-15 and in 2004 they made it three 2nd tier titles when they beat
UTC 2 14-10. None of these victories brought promotion for one reason or another but the following season 2004-05 promotion was secured despite losing the final to
Marseille XIII 10-12. Top flight finishes followed of 10th, 10th, 5th, 6th and then 8th the last of which sent them back down to the
Elite Two Championship in 2011. == Crest ==