Joël Roosebrouck
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| Full name | Joël Roosebrouck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1953 La Cavalerie, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joël Roosebrouck, (born in La Cavalerie, 9 September 1953) is a French rugby league player who played as lock forward.
Biography
After a rookie period at Bias, he joined Villeneuve-sur-Lot,[1] where he played for a great part of his career before ending it playing for Trentels.
His spell at Villeneuve was marked by a French Championship title in 1980. His club performances made him eligible for the France national team which he captained.[2] He notably took part in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup and also took part in several French tours in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s.
Honours
Club
- Champion of the French Championship : 1980 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
- Champion of the Lord Derby Cup : 1979 and 1984 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
- Runner-up at the French Championship : 1983 and 1984 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
International
- Champion of the Rugby League European Championship: 1977 (France)
References
- ^ Girette, Hervé (2018-11-09). "EURO 2018 : Les anciens de 78 se retrouvent!". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "RUGBY LEAGUE French reshuffle the pack". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1981-07-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-05-17.