Daniel Divet

Daniel Divet

Personal information
Born	(1966-12-11) 11 December 1966 (age 58) Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–88 Limoux 1988–92 AS Carcassonne 1992–94 Hull FC 37 3 0 0 12 1994–95 Featherstone Rovers 28 8 0 0 32 1995–98 Limoux Total 65 11 0 0 44 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–94 France 16 2 0 0 8
Source: [1] [2]

Daniel Divet, (born 11 December 1966), is a French former rugby league footballer who played as second-row or loose forward.

Biography

Born in Bordeaux, France, Divet moved to Australia at a young age, where he began playing rugby league. He returned to France in 1985, aged 18, and signed for Limoux. ^[3]

During his career, he is one of the few French players to start an overseas experience playing for English sides such as Hull FC, ^[4] and Featherstone Rovers. ^{[5] [6]} In France, he notably played for Carcassonne and Limoux.

His club performance allowed him to represent France with which he notably disputed the 1985-1988 and 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cups.

Honours

Club

• French Rugby League Championship:
  • Runner-up in 1990 (Carcassonne)
  • Champion in 1992 (Carcassonne)
• Lord Derby Cup:
  • Champion en 1990 (Carcassonne)
  • Champion in 1996 (Limoux)
  • Runner-up in 1997 (Limoux)

References

1. "Player Summary: Daniel Divet". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
2. Daniel Divet at rugbyleagueproject.com
3. "Rugby League Heroes: Daniel Divet". Total Rugby League. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. "Memory Lane: The French Connection". Hull FC News. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
5. "Featherstone fired up to gatecrash". The Independent. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
6. "Rugby League: Aston makes the difference to Rovers: Workington prove". The Independent. 5 October 1994. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

External links

• Profile at fevarchive.co.uk

• France portal