Maxime Stefani

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Maxime Stefani
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Personal information
Full nameMaxime Stefani
Born (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne,
Occitania, France
Height6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–21 Saint-Gaudens Bears 803100124
2022– Toulouse Olympique 132008
Total933300132
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– France B 10000
2022– France 20000
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 27 October 2024

Maxime Stefani (born 10 March 1998) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship and France at international level.

He previously played for the Saint-Gaudens Bears. [4]

In February 2022 Stefani made his Toulouse début in the Super League against the Warrington Wolves, scoring a try on debut. [5] [6] [7]

In October 2022 he was named in the France squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [8]

His younger brother, Mattéo, has also played rugby league for Toulouse. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ itsrugby profile
  3. ↑ "Player Summary: Maxime Stefani". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Maxime Stefani quitte Saint-Gaudens mais reste en Élite 1, treizemondial.fr, le 24 juillet 221.
  5. ↑ "Super League: Toulouse 18-32 Warrington - Wire's six tries beat improving French". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Maxime Stefani, la surprise du chef, treizemondial.fr, le 27 février 2022.
  7. ↑ Super League - Le meilleur est à venir pour le Toulouse olympique XIII, midi-olympique.fr, lundi 28 février 2022, Didier Navarre.
  8. ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  9. ↑ Brady, Steve (12 September 2023). "It's tough to make it to the top in rugby league, particularly in France where rugby union is so strong. So what makes a young French player choose the path towards a professional contract?". Total Rugby League. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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