Romain Navarrete

Romain Navarrete

Personal information
Born	(1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 30) Occitania, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [1]
Weight	16 st 3 lb (103 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–13 SM Pia XIII 3 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Limoux Grizzlies 6 2 0 0 8 2014 Hemel Stags 6 1 0 0 4 2015–16 Catalans Dragons 11 0 0 0 0 2017–20 Wigan Warriors 60 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Swinton Lions 2 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Catalans Dragons 4 0 0 0 0 2018(loan) → Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0 2020(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 11 0 0 0 0 2021 London Broncos 11 2 0 0 8 2021–22 Toulouse Olympique 49 5 0 0 20 2023– Catalans Dragons 59 3 0 0 0 Total 223 13 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016– France 7 1 0 0 4
Source: [3] [4] [5] As of 31 December 2022

Romain Navarrete (born 30 June 1994) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level.

He previously played for SM Pia XIII and the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship, and the Hemel Stags in Championship 1. Navaratte played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He has also played for the Wigan Warriors in the top flight and has spent time on loan from Wigan at the Swinton Lions in the Championship, and Catalans and Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. Navarette has also played for the London Broncos in the Championship

Background

Navarrete was born in France.

Club career

Early career

Navarrete began his career at SM Pia XIII, moving to Limoux when Pia left the Elite One Championship. In 2014 he joined Hemel Stags in League 1, making 6 appearances for the club. ^[6]

Catalans Dragons

Navarrete joined Catalans Dragons in late 2014 and spent two seasons playing in the reserves team. He was called up to the first team squad in 2016 and made his Super League début on May 14, 2016, in the victory over Huddersfield Giants. ^[7]

Wigan Warriors

On 5 October 2016, Wigan Warriors announced that they had signed Navarrette on a two-year contract, for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. ^[8]

In July 2017, Navarrette was loaned back to Catalans until the end of the season. ^[9]

Navarrete playing for the Wigan Warriors in 2018

He played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford. ^[10]

Navarrete playing for the Wigan Warriors in 2019

Swinton loan

Navarette played on loan with the Swinton Lions in 2017 and 2018.^{[ citation needed ]}

Catalans loan

Navarette spent the latter part of the 2017 season with the Catalans Dragons on loan from Wigan.

Wakefield loan

Navarette spent the 2020 season with Wakefield Trinity on loan from Wigan.^{[ citation needed ]}

London Broncos

On 9 January 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos. ^[11]

Toulouse Olympique

On 14 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL Championship. ^[12]

Catalans Dragons

In November 2022, Navarrete signed a two-year deal with Catalans starting in 2023. ^[13] On 14 October 2023, Navarrete played in Catalans 2023 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan. ^[14]

International career

On 22 October 2016, Navarrete made his international début for France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon.^{[ citation needed ]}

Club statistics

Year	Club	Competition	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Points
2012-13	SM Pia XIII	Elite One Championship	3	0	0	0	0
2013-14	Limoux Grizzlies	Elite One Championship	6	2	0	0	8
2014	Hemel Stags	Championship 1	6	1	0	0	4
2014-15	Saint-Estève XIII Catalan	Elite One Championship	16	4	0	0	16
2015-16	Saint-Estève XIII Catalan	Elite One Championship	22	4	0	0	16
2016	Catalan Dragons	Super League	11	0	0	0	0
2017	Wigan Warriors	Super League	10	0	0	0	0
2017	Swinton Lions	Championship	2	0	0	0	0
2017	Catalans Dragons	Super League	4	0	0	0	0
2018	Wigan Warriors	Super League	26	0	0	0	0
2018	Swinton Lions	Championship	1	0	0	0	0
2019	Wigan Warriors	Super League	24	0	0	0	0
2020	Wigan Warriors	Super League	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Wakefield Trinity	Super League	11	0	0	0	0
2021	London Broncos	Championship	11	2	0	0	8
2021	Toulouse Olympique	Championship	0	0	0	0	0
Club career total [15] [16] [17]			153	13	0	0	52

References

1. Catalans Dragons profile
2. Catalans Dragons profile
3. Love Rugby League
4. Rugby League Project
5. itsrugby
6. Hemel Stags snap up French recruit Romain Navarette
7. McGillvary prepares for Broughton threat
8. "Romain Navarrete: Wigan Warriors sign Catalans Dragons prop". BBC Sport. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
9. "Romain Navarrete and Lewis Tierney: Wigan Warriors loan duo to Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
10. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
11. "Romain Navarrete: Wigan Warriors prop forward leaves to join London Broncos". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
12. "Toulouse snap up Navarrette". Love Rugby League. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
13. "France international Romain Navarrete returns to Catalans". www.loverugbyleague.com.
14. "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
15. Love Rugby League
16. Rugby League Project
17. itsrugby

External links

• Wigan Warriors profile
• France profile
• SL profile
• 2017 RLWC profile