Michel Molinier

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Michel Molinier
Personal information
Born (1947-05-28) 28 May 1947 (age 77) [1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight12 st 5 lb (78 kg)
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
196?–6? Albi
1968–75 Saint-Gaudens
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1968–75 France 2439
Source: [2] [3] [4]

Michel Molinier (born 28 May 1947) is a French former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for France, and at club level for Albi and Saint-Gaudens, as centre. [2]

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Playing career

Molinier played for Albi, [5] and then for Saint-Gaudens at club level and also represented France at international level, playing the 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1975 Rugby League World Cups, earning 24 international caps in his overall career>. [2] Outside the game, he was undertaking National service, [6] When playing for Saint-Gaudens and for France, he formed a devastating centre combination with Serge Marsolan, [7]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Vol. 49 No. 20 (May 25, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ailleres Still Star of France". nla.gov.au. 12 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vol. 49 No. 20 (May 25, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Vol. 49 No. 17 (May 12, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ↑ damien (19 December 2012). "Guy Vigouroux, souvenirs, souvenirs…". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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