Joël Roosebrouck

Joël Roosebrouck, (born in La Cavalerie, 9 September 1953) is a French rugby league player who played as lock forward.

Joël Roosebrouck
Personal information
Full nameJoël Roosebrouck
Born (1953-09-09) 9 September 1953
La Cavalerie, France
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–74 Bias XIII
1974–86 Villeneuve-Sur-Lot
1986–90 US Trentels XIII
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–83 France 22 7 0 0 21
As of 9 February 2021

Biography

In 1973, at the age of 19, Roosebrouck started his rugby career. He joined the small club Bias XIII in Lot-et-Garonne before being scouted by Villeneuve-sur-Lot, where he proved himself in a sport which was a passion for him since the beginning.[1] He, who was nicknamed La Rouille (the rust) due to his hair colour, became the emblematic lock forward of the Villeneuve club, giving him "the chance to play with Hermet, to play in tandem with Mazaré and take advantage from Gruppi's advice". Called up for the France junior team since 1976, a year later, he joined the senior team in 1977 for his first tour in Oceania.[2]

After a rookie period at Bias, he joined Villeneuve-sur-Lot,[3] 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.[4] 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.

Elected various times as "man of the match", "sportsman of the month", "of the year", "best sportsman from Lot-et-Garonne" at the Oscar du Sud-Ouest and also enthroned as "Paladin", of several marks of recognition gratified him.[5]

From 1984, Roosebrouck started gradually to retire from the French national team to end his rugby career in his club, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup that year. Later, in 1986, he joined the Second Division club Trentels-Ladignac and would retire himself after the club won a French second division title[6]..

Honours

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International

References
  1. Roosebrouck, Nathalie (2013). La Rouille, biographie rugbystique de Joël Roosebrouck.
  2. Roosebrouck, Nathalie (2013). La Rouille, biographie rugbystique de Joël Roosebrouck.
  3. 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.
  4. "RUGBY LEAGUE French reshuffle the pack". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1981-07-07. p. 18. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  5. Roosebrouck, Nathalie (2013). La Rouille, biographie rugbystique de Joël Roosebrouck.
  6. Roosebrouck, Nathalie (2013). La Rouille, biographie rugbystique de Joël Roosebrouck.
  7. "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1979 : Villeneuve XIII 15 - 5 Carcassonne". 8 April 2020.
  8. "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1984 : Villeneuve 18 - 7 Limoux". April 2020.
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