Gabriel Berthomieu
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Personal information | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Graulhet, Tarn, Occitania, France |
15 February 1924|||||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Albi, France |
|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||
Rugby union | ||||||
Position | Lock | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
19??–?? | Graulhet | |||||
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Second-row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
19??–?? | Albi | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1946–57 | France | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Gabriel Berthomieu, known also by his nickname Hugues,[1] (born in Graulhet, 15 February 1924 – Albi, 6 July 1997) was a French rugby league and union player who played as second row.
1,78 metres tall and weighing 97kg, he started as lock for Sporting Club Graulhétois and later, switched codes to league playing for Racing Club Albi.[2] He also represented France at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.
Contents
Rugby union career
Club
Honours
- Junior French Champion for SC Graulhet
Junior representative (Pyrénées-Béarn-Bigorre)
France national team
Rugby league career
Club
Honours
- French Champion with Albi in 1956 and 1958
France national team
Source:[3]
- International (39 caps) 1946-1949, 1951-1953, 1955-1957
- 2 Australia and New Zealand tours in 1955 and 1957[4]
- Champion of the European Cup of Nations : 1949 and 1952 (France).
He was also Captain for France during certain matches.
References
External links
- Gabriel Berthomieu profile at rugbyleagueproject.com
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Infobox rugby league biography templates needing updating
- 1924 births
- 1997 deaths
- France national rugby league team captains
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league players
- Racing Club Albi XIII players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby league players from Occitania (administrative region)
- Sporting Club Graulhetois players
- Sportspeople from Tarn (department)