Julien Rinaldi

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Julien Rinaldi
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Personal information
Born (1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 44)
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard,
Occitania, France
Height1.775 m (5 ft 9.9 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Hooker, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2002 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 31004
2006 Catalans Dragons 2431014
2007–09 Harlequins RL 5290036
2009 Bradford Bulls 71004
2010–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3450020
2012 London Broncos 191004
Total139201082
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–08 France 35
Source: [2] [3]
As of 15 February 2012

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.

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Rinaldi has also played for the Bradford Bulls, Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, the Catalans Dragons and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. [4]

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

  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
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ engage Super League Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine . Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
  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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