Augustin Parent

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Augustin Parent
Personal information
Full nameAugustin Marcel Lucien Parent
Born(1935-07-30)30 July 1935
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque,
Pyrénées-Orientales,
Occitania, France
Died13 April 2002(2002-04-13) (aged 66)
Avignon, France
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–?? Avignon
19??–??Bataillon de Joinville
19??–??Avignon
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1956–57 France 926

Augustin Parent (Villelongue-de-la-Salanque, 30 July 1935-Avignon, 13 April 2002), was a French rugby league player. He played as a second-row.

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He played for Avignon, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1955 and 1956. In 1957, Avignon was in the French Championship final, however, Parent was called for the military service, joining the Joinville Battalion. Thanks to his club performances, he represented France 9 times between 1956 and 1957, [1] taking part at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup. [2]

Biography

He was called up for the France national team to play the 1957 Rugby League World Cup alongside his teammates René Jean, Jacques Merquey and Jean Rouqueirol.

Honours

Rugby league

References

  1. "Augustin Parent - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. "FRENCH'WIN AT WAGGA - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 4 Jul 1957". Trove. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. "L'Amicale - Amicale Coupo Santo SOA XIII". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. Raphaël (7 May 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1955 : Avignon 18 - 10 Marseille". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2021.