Rhys Curran

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Rhys Curran
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Personal information
Full nameRhys Michael Curran [1]
Born (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 35)
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2012–15 Villeneuve 40150060
2015–19 Toulouse Olympique 1166700268
2020– London Broncos 39100040
Total1959200368
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018– France 31004
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]
As of 14 September 2022

Rhys Curran (born 7 July 1989) is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the London Broncos in the Championship. [6]

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He previously played for Villeneuve in the Elite One Championship, and Toulouse Olympique in League 1 and the Championship.

Background

Curran was born Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

He only started playing rugby league at the age of 16, but went through the youth systems at the Wests Tigers. [7] He played for his local club, winning the under 19s competition with the Erina Eagles in 2007.

Career

Wests Tigers

Curran played in the Toyota Cup for the Wests Tigers and was elevated to the Tigers NRL squad in 2009, but did not feature in first grade. He featured extensively for Wests in the NSW Cup competition.

Villeneuve

He left Australia in 2012 and began his playing career in France at Villeneuve. [8]

Toulouse Olympique

Curran joined Toulouse Olympique ahead of their entry into the English rugby league pyramid, joining the French club from the 2016 League 1 season.

Curran playing for Toulouse Olympique in 2017 Rhys Curran Toulouse.jpg
Curran playing for Toulouse Olympique in 2017

He spent four seasons with Toulouse, earning international honours while at the club in 2018.

London Broncos

He joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship season on a two-year contract.

International

Curran gained international honours for France in 2018. He qualified under residency grounds, having lived in France for over three years. He earned three caps against Wales, Ireland and Scotland, scoring a try on debut against the Welsh.

Club statistics

YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2012-13 Villeneuve Elite One Championship 101004
2013-14 Villeneuve Elite One Championship 1140016
2014-15 Villeneuve Elite One Championship 1640016
2016 Toulouse Olympique League 1 19100040
2017 Toulouse Olympique Championship 29190076
2018 Toulouse Olympique Championship 23140056
2019 Toulouse Olympique Championship 1840016
2020 London Broncos Championship 630012
2021 London Broncos Championship 940016
Club career total [9] [10] [11] 1416300252

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References

  1. ↑ Companies House
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Rhys Curran". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ loverugbyleague
  5. ↑ itsrugby
  6. ↑ "Rhys Curran craves title". La Depeche. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sheens turns to Tigers' youth". loverugbyleague. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Rhys Curran and the second chance". La Depeche. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Rugby League Project
  10. ↑ loverugbyleague
  11. ↑ itsrugby


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