Jean Rouqueirol

Jean Rouqueirol (19 April 1933 – 19 February 2014[1]) was a French rugby league player. He played as fullback, loose forward.

Jean Rouqueirol
Personal information
Born(1933-04-19)19 April 1933
Aramon, France
Died19 February 2011(2011-02-19) (aged 77)
Avignon, France
Playing information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Positionfullback, loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–59 SO Avignon 13
RC Roanne XIII
Marseille XIII
Total 13 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–59 France 10 3 1 11
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
195860 SO Avignon
198184 SO Avignon
198788 SO Avignon

Biography

At club level, he first played for SO Avignon, along with his brothers Claude and Fernand.[2] He later played for RC Roanne and then for Marseille XIII.[3]

Rouqueirol also represented France between 1955 and 1959, including at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

After retiring as player, he became a coach, coaching SO Avignon, which won the Lord Derby Cup in 1982.[3]

Honours

  • Rugby league:

References

  1. "Espace de Recueillement de Jean ROUQUEIROL".
  2. Laborderie, Renaud de (1968-01-01). Le rugby dans le sang (in French). (Calmann-Lévy) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-0248-3.
  3. "Hommages à Jean ROUQUEIROL". amicale-coupo-santo.sportsregions.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. "Jean Rouqueirol - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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