Romain Navarrete
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| Born | 30 June 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romain Navarrete (born June 30, 1994) is a French rugby league footballer for Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He previously played for Limoux Grizzlies and Hemel Stags. His usual position is at Prop. On 5 October 2016, it was announced that Navarrette would join Wigan Warriors on a 2 year deal.[4]
Club career
Early career
Navarrete began his career at SM Pia XIII, moving to Limoux when Pia left the Elite One Championship. In 2014 he joined Hemel Stags in League 1, making 6 appearances for the club.[5]
Catalans Dragons
Navarrete joined Catalans Dragons in late 2014 and spent two seasons playing in the reserves team. He was called up to the first team squad in 2016 and made his Super League debut on May 14, 2016, in the victory over Huddersfield Giants.[6]
Wigan Warriors
On 5 October 2016, Wigan Warriors announced that they had signed Navarrette on a 2 year contract, for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
International career
On 22 October 2016, Navarrete made his international debut for France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon.
References
- ^ Catalan Dragons profile
- ^ Catalan Dragons profile
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ "Romain Navarrete: Wigan Warriors sign Catalans Dragons prop". BBC Sport. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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