Jean Rouqueirol

Jean Rouqueirol

Rouqueirol playing for SO Avignon in 1953
Personal information
Born	(1933-04-19)19 April 1933 Aramon, Gard, Occitania, France
Died	19 February 2011(2011-02-19) (aged 77) Avignon, France
Playing information
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Position	fullback, 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
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1958–60 SO Avignon 1981–84 SO Avignon 1987–88 SO Avignon Total 0 0 0 0
Source: http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jean-rouqueyrol/summary.html

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

Biography

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

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

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

Honours

• Rugby league:
  • French Championship :
    • Finalist in 1956 (SO Avignon)
  • Lord Derby Cup:
  • 2 times champion: 1954 and 1955 (SO Avignon)
  • 2 times finalist: 1957 and 1958 (SO Avignon)

References

External links

• Jean Rouqueirol at rugbyleagueproject.com