Robert Médus

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Robert Médus
Birth nameRobert Jules Médus
Date of birth(1929-04-12)12 April 1929
Place of birth Carcassonne, Aude, France
Date of death16 July 1994(1994-07-16) (aged 65)
Place of death Peyrestortes, France
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
SC Mazamet ()
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1955- XIII Catalan
AS Carcassonne
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1956–57 France 53

Robert Médus, (Carcassonne, 12 April 1929 - Peyrestortes, 16 July 1994) was a French former rugby union and rugby league footballer.

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He played his first part of career in rugby union for Mazamet [1] alongside Lucien Mias. In 1955, he switched codes and opted for rugby league successfully. He played for XIII Catalan and won the French Championship in 1957. He later signed for Carcassonne [2] and won a Lord Derby Cup in 1961. For his club performances, he is called up five times for the France national team between 1956 and 1957, taking part at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.

Biography

He represented France in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup with his teammates Henri Delhoste and Francis Lévy.

Honours

Rugby league

References

  1. ↑ "Les Amis du Vieux Saint-Claude" [Friends of Old Saint-Claude](PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Carcassonne. En 70 ans, les grands noms du rugby à XIII ont défilé à l'ASC". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Raphaël (5 May 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1957 : Marseille 11 - 0 XIII Catalan". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Raphaël (5 February 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1961 : Carcassonne 5 - 2 Lézignan". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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