Bernard Fabre

Bernard Fabre (born in Albi, on 7 september 1935) is a French former rugby league footballer and coach in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played as halfback, five-eighths or centre.

Bernard Fabre
Personal information
Born (1935-09-07) 7 September 1935
Albi, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Albi
19??–?? Bataillon de Joinville
19??–?? Albi
1966–?? Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–64 France 23 0 0 0 6
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
196769 Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Source: [1][2][3][4]
As of 14 February 2021

Career

Fabre was one of the main players of the France national team between 1957 and 1964. With Albi he made outstanding performances in the French Championship with two titles won in 1956 and 1962.

Thanks to his club-level performances, he was capped 23 times for France between 1957 and 1964, taking part at prestigious victories against Great Britain and Australia. He was as well the captain of the French team during their 1964 tour.

Biography

Outside the pitch, he worked as a municipal employee.[1]

Honours

Rugby league

  • Team honours
    • French Champion in 1956 and 1962 (Albi)
    • Runner-up at the French Championship in 1960 (Albi)

References

  1. "Who's Who for France". Rugby League News. Vol. 41, no. 12. June 11, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-11-02 via Trove.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Ailleres Still Star of France". Rugby League News. 12 May 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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