Clément Boyer

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Clément Boyer
Personal information
Born (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 29)
Tarn,
Occitania, France
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight16 st 4 lb (103 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 Toulouse Olympique 38 7 0 0 28
2015–15 Halifax 2 0 0 0 0
2015–15 Racing Club Albi XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2016–21 Toulouse Olympique 145 22 0 0 88
2016(DR)–21 Toulouse Olympique Broncos 18 2 0 0 8
2021– AS Carcassonne 17 4 0 0 16
Total 221 35 0 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–17 France 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 19 November 2021

Clément Boyer (born 27 July 1994) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or as a second-row forward for AS Carcassonne. He spent most of his career at Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship[4] and Elite 1. He also had brief spells with Halifax Panthers and Albi.

Background[edit]

Boyer was born in Tarn, France.

Club career[edit]

Toulouse Olympique[edit]

Boyer made his Toulouse debut on 14 October 2012 in a 42-16 win at Villeneuve in Elite 1. He went on to make 163 appearances for Toulouse for both the first team (in England and France) and for the Toulouse Olympique Broncos in Elite 1. He scored 24 tries. His last appearance came on 15 May 2021 in the 20-12 defeat at home to AS Carcassonne in Elite 1.

In 2016, he was nominated for the Kingstone Press League 1 Young Player of the Year.[5]

On 20 August 2020,Toulouse announced that Boyer's contract with the first team would not be renewed.[6] However, it was not the end of the TO connection for Boyer, as he joined the reserve side Toulouse Olympique Broncos in Elite 1 for 2020/21 and made one more appearance for the first team in 2021, coming off the bench in the 44-34 win at Halifax on 25 April.[7]

Halifax[edit]

Boyer joined Halifax from Toulouse in July 2015[8] and played two matches for them in the 2015 RFL Championship before returning to France.

Albi[edit]

He played three matches for Albi at the start of the 2015/16 season.

Carcassonne[edit]

Boyer joined Carcassonne for the 2021/22 season upon his release from Toulouse. In November 2021, he announced that he had engaged an Australian agent to try and secure him a club in the Australian lower leagues for 2022.[9]

International career[edit]

Boyer is a French international.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. ^ itsrugby
  4. ^ "League leaders Toulouse Olympique register win ahead of Challenge Cup clash". French Footy Press. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Raiders boss Crarey shortlisted for top award". NWE Mail. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ^ "End of the adventure for Boyer". www.to13.com. 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Match report Halifax 34 Toulouse 44". www.halifaxcourier.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Halifax sign Clement Boyer". www.loverugbyleague.com. 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Boyer looking to revive career in Australia". www.everythingrugbyleague.com. 18 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Match Report". RLEF. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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