Alrix Da Costa

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Alrix Da Costa
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Personal information
Born (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27)
Foix, Ariège,
Occitania, France
Height5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [1]
Weight13 st 8 lb (86 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016– Catalans Dragons 12360024
2016(loan)Saint-Esteve 100000
Total13360024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016– France 92008
2019– France 9s 31004
Source: [2] [3]
As of 11 October 2024

Alrix Da Costa (born 2 October 1997) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level.

Contents

Da Costa has spent time on loan Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Da Costa was born in Foix, France.

Club career

Catalans Dragons

Da Costa came through the junior ranks at Catalans and represented France at junior level. [4] He made his Super League debut in the victory at St Helens on 14 April 2016. [5] Da Costa missed Catalans 2021 Super League Grand Final loss to St Helens RFC due to injury, however he was an integral member of the team which won the League Leaders Shield that season. [6] Da Costa was limited to only ten matches with Catalans in the 2023 Super League season and missed their 2023 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan. [7]

International career

On 22 October 2016, Da Costa made his international debut for France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon.

He was selected in France 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. [8] [9]

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  4. "Rugby à XIII / Super League : le jour J pour Alrix Da Costa avec les Dracs". lindependant.fr. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. "St Helens 12-30 Catalans". BBC Sport.
  6. "Dragons and Saints name unchanged squads for Grand Final". www.totalrl.com. 7 October 2021.
  7. Bower, Aaron (14 October 2023). "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". The Observer.
  8. "La liste des joueurs pour la Coupe du Monde dévoilée!" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  9. "XIII de France: Romain Puso remplace Lilian Albert, forfait!" (in French). FFR XIII. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.