François Rinaldi

Francois Rinaldi

Personal information
Born	(1924-08-03)3 August 1924 Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
Died	10 April 2002(2002-04-10) (aged 77) Ollioules, France
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Marseille XIII Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1951–56 France 19 1 0 0 3
Source: [1] As of 17 January 2021

Francois Rinaldi (1924-2002) was a French rugby league footballer who represented France national rugby league team.

Playing career

Rinaldi played for France, including touring Australia and New Zealand in 1951 and playing in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup. ^{[1] [2]}

Honours

Club

• World Cup
  • Runner-up in 1954 (France)
• Rugby League European Nations Cup
  • 1 time champion in 1951 and 1952 (France)
• French Championship
  • 1 time champion in 1949 (Marseille)
  • 3 times runner-up in 1950, 1952 and 1954 (Marseille)
• Lord Derby Cup
  • 1 time runner-up in 1957 (Marseille)
  • 1 time runner-up in 1955 (Marseille)

References

1. Francois Rinaldi rugbyleagueproject.org
2. "Charlie Pawsey: Rugby league player of legendary hardness". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2017.