Julien Rinaldi

Julien Rinaldi
Personal information
Born	27 April 1979 (age 45); Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard,; Occitania, France
Height	1.775 m (5 ft 9.9 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Scrum-half
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 15 February 2012

Last updated December 16, 2024

Julien Rinaldi (born 27 April 1979) is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Catalans Dragons, London Broncos and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He also played for and coaches the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship in France. Rinaldi was a France international. His preferred position is scrum-half, however, he has spent most of his career at hooker.

Background

Rinaldi was born in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France.

Playing career

He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[5] Rinaldi signed a one-month deal to play for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats after returning from France.^[6] He then signed a new contract to remain with Wakefield Trinity until the end of the 2011 season.

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References

↑ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
↑ "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
↑ Rugby League Project
↑ engage Super League Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine . Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
↑ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
↑ Rinaldi joins Wildcats|Sky Sports|Rugby League|News. Sky Sports (2010-06-17). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.

External links

"My life in rugby league: Julien Rinaldi" interview at TotalRL.com
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[1] "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[2] "loverugbyleague". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[3] Rugby League Project

[4] Super League Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine . Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.

[France_name_official_squad-5] "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

[6] Rinaldi joins Wildcats|Sky Sports|Rugby League|News. Sky Sports (2010-06-17). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.

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