Daniel Divet

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Daniel Divet
Personal information
Born (1966-12-11) 11 December 1966 (age 57)
Bordeaux, Gironde,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1985–88 Limoux
1988–92 AS Carcassonne
1992–94 Hull FC 37312
1994–95 Featherstone Rovers 28832
1995–98 Limoux
Total65110044
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1987–94 France 128
Source: [1] [2]

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

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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

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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. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. "Featherstone fired up to gatecrash". The Independent. 1995-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. "Rugby League: Aston makes the difference to Rovers: Workington prove". The Independent. 1994-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-11.