David Despin

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David Despin
Personal information
Born (1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 53)
France
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1990–95 Villeneuve Leopards
1996 Paris Saint-Germain
1997–02 Villeneuve Leopards
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1991–00 France 181004
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
Villeneuve Leopards
Source: [1]

David Despin is a French coach and former rugby league footballer who represented France at the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.

Playing career

Despin played for the Villeneuve Leopards in French domestic tournaments. He first represented France in 1991. He remained part of the French squad for the rest of the decade, being selected in the 1995 and 2000 World Cup teams. [2] In 1997 Despin was part of Frances nines squad that competed in the Rugby League World Nines tournament. [3]

In 1996 he joined the new Paris Saint-Germain side in 1996's Super League I. After the season ended he returned to the Leopards and was part of their 2000 and 2001 Challenge Cup runs. [4]

Despin later coached Villeneuve.

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