Laurent Frayssinous

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Laurent Frayssinous
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Personal information
Born (1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 47)
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
Playing information
Position Fullback, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Villeneuve
UTC
2006 Catalans Dragons 19437090
Total19437090
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–05 France 257440116
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2013–17 Catalans Dragons 1396666747
2020 Ottawa Aces 0000
Total1396666747
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2021– France 310233
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 10 October 2023

Laurent Frayssinous (born 7 May 1977) is a French professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of France and former professional rugby league footballer.

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He played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level. He coached Les Catalans in the Super League. He was due to take control of the Ottawa Aces before the club withdrew from the English pyramid. [4]

Playing career

He represented France in the halves in the 2000 World Cup.[ citation needed ] Whilst playing for Villeneuve Leopards Frayssinous was selected to play at stand-off for France on the 2001 France tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. He also played in a match against the touring Australian Kangaroos at the end of the 2005 season, scoring a try and kicking two goals. [5] Frayssinous played for Catalans Dragons when they reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 Challenge Cup.

Coaching career

Catalans Dragons

At the end of the 2012 season, Laurent Frayssinous was appointed head coach of the Catalans Dragons on a two-year contract, replacing Trent Robinson, who had left to coach the Sydney Roosters. At 35, he was the youngest coach in the Super League at the time, and the first French coach of the Perpignan-based club. [6] On 22 May 2017, after a 10-18 defeat by the Huddersfield Giants, he was dismissed by the board of directors at the club.

Ottawa Aces

On 2 July 2020, Frayssinous was appointed as the first head coach of the Ottawa Aces for their inaugural season in RFL League 1 in 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent financial issues the Ottawa Aces club folded before playing a match and were forced to withdraw from the competition.

France

In 2021, Laurent was appointed head-coach of the France national team.

St Helens

In Oct 2022, Laurent was appointed assistant-coach at St Helens R.F.C., concurrently with his role as the France head-coach position.

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project (player)
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project (coach)
  3. ↑ "Profile". rleague.com. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ottawa Aces name Laurent Frayssinous as their inaugural head coach – Total Rugby League – TotalRL.com | League Express | Rugby League World". Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ 2005 Annual Report Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Australian Rugby League (p. 38)
  6. ↑ "Laurent Frayssinous appointed coach of Catalan (sic) Dragons". BBC. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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