Théo Fages

Théo Fages

Personal information
Full name	Théodore Pascal Fages
Born	(1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 29) France
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	12 st 4 lb (78 kg)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–15 Salford Red Devils 66 20 4 0 88 2016–21 St Helens 139 39 0 4 160 2022–23 Huddersfield Giants 17 2 0 1 9 2024– Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 Total 222 61 4 5 257 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–18 France 15 4 0 0 16
Source: [1] [2] As of 11 August 2023

Théodore Pascal Fages (born 23 August 1994) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half and stand-off for the Huddersfield Giants in the Betfred Super League and France at international level.

He previously played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. ^[3] He played as a hooker earlier in his career.^{[ citation needed ]}

Background

He is the son of former French international Pascal Fages who appeared for France in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.^{[ citation needed ]} Théo replicated his father's achievements in playing for France at a World Cup when he captained his nation at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.^{[ citation needed ]}

Club career

Salford Red Devils

Fages joined Salford as a 16-year-old, progressing through the club's academy system. He made his Super League début for Salford in the first match of the 2013's Super League XVIII in a defeat by Wigan Warriors; the following week he played against Catalans Dragons and was knocked unconscious in the opening minutes of the match by Julian Bousquet, which resulted in a red card for the Catalan player. ^[4]

In 2015, Fages submitted a transfer request to leave Salford, with Salford owner Marwan Koukash demanding a world record transfer fee for the player. ^[5]

St Helens

On Tuesday 22 September, it was announced that Fages would be released from the Salford club, following receipt of an undisclosed transfer fee. Two days later it was announced that he would join St. Helens from 2016.

On 3 June 2019 Fages signed a contract extension keeping him at St Helens until 2021. ^[6]

Fages played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium. ^[7]

Fages played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Fages scored his first drop goal for St Helens in the Golden point win against Hull Kingston Rovers on 11 September 2020. ^[11]

Fages played in St Helens 8-4 2020 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ^[12]

Fages played for St. Helens in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final victory over Castleford. ^[13]

Huddersfield Giants

On the 13 October 2021, it was confirmed that Fages would be joining Huddersfield Giants from 2022. ^[14] Fages made his club debut for Huddersfield in round 1 of the 2022 Super League season where they defeated Toulouse Olympique 42-14. ^[15] On 11 August 2023, Fages signed a two-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons ahead of the 2024 Super League season. ^[16]

International career

Fages made his début for France in the victory over Papua New Guinea at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, and went on to make one further appearance in the tournament.

He played in the 2014 European Cup, scoring his first try for France in a victory over Wales.

He was named captain of the French team prior to the 2015 European Cup. ^[17] In the tournament he scored against Ireland (1 try).

References

1. "Players". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. Theo Fages rugbyleagueproject.org
3. "Player". Betfred Super League. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
4. Rugby league: Dragons have edge over Crusaders "From kick-off it was 100-0 after Théo Fages forced his way over and Thibaut Cordoba converted."
5. Association, Press (8 June 2015). "Theo Fages wants move but Salford owner will demand world-record fee". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
6. "Salford's Fages joins St Helens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
7. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
8. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
9. Unwin, Will (12 October 2019). "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
10. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
11. "Super League: St Helens 21-20 Hull Kingston Rovers - Theo Fages' drop-goal sent St Helens back to the top of Super League with a golden-point extra-time win against Hull Kingston Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
12. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
13. "How St Helens players have celebrated their first Challenge Cup win in 13 years". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
14. "St Helens' Theo Fages signs for Huddersfield Giants". www.sthelensstar.co.uk. 13 October 2021.
15. "Toulouse Olympique won't be easy pickings for any one in Super League, says Huddersfield Giants' Jake Wardle". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 15 February 2022.
16. "Theo Fages: Catalans Dragons move confirmed as Huddersfield Giants star targets trophies in France". www.loverugbyleague.com.
17. "Saints recruit Theo Fages to skipper France in European Championship opener against Ireland". St Helens Star. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

External links

• St Helens profile
• France profile
• 2017 RLWC profile
• SL profile
• Saints Heritage Society profile