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Born | Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France | 7 May 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
He played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level. He coached Les Catalans in the Betfred Super League. He was due to take control of the Ottawa Aces before the club withdrew from the English pyramid. [4]
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.
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.
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.
In 2021, Laurent was appointed head-coach of the France national team.
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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