Bernard Fabre

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Bernard Fabre
Personal information
Born (1935-09-07) 7 September 1935 (age 88)
Albi, Tarn,
Occitania, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight11 st 7 lb (73 kg)
Playing information
Position Centre, Five-eighth, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–?? Albi
19??–??Bataillon de Joinville
19??–??Albi
1966–?? Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1957–64 France 232006
Coaching information
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1967–69Villefranche-de-Rouergue
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]
As of 14 February 2021

Bernard Fabre (born in Albi, on 7 september 1935) is a French former rugby league footballer and coach in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played as halfback, five-eighths or centre.

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Career

Fabre was one of the main players of the France national team between 1957 and 1964. With Albi he made outstanding performances in the French Championship with two titles won in 1956 and 1962.

Thanks to his club-level performances, he was capped 23 times for France between 1957 and 1964, taking part at prestigious victories against Great Britain and Australia. He was as well the captain of the French team during their 1964 tour.

Biography

Outside the pitch, he worked as a municipal employee. [1]

Honours

Rugby league

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References

  1. 1 2 "Who's Who for France". Rugby League News. Vol. 41, no. 12. June 11, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-11-02– via Trove.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ailleres Still Star of France". Rugby League News. 12 May 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2020– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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