Yvon Gourbal

Yvon Gourbal

Personal information
Full name	Yvon Jean Roland Gourbal
Born	(1939-08-14)14 August 1939 Torreilles, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France
Died	31 October 2004(2004-10-31) (aged 65) Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, France
Playing information
Weight	14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1958–?? XIII Catalan Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1960–64 France 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1981–86 XIII Catalan 1987–89 Le Pontet
Source: [1] As of 17 January 2021

Yvon Gourbal (Torreilles, 14 August 1939 - Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, 31 October 2004 ^[2] ) was a French rugby league player and coach.

Biography

He played several seasons for XIII Catalan, a rugby league club based in Perpignan, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1959. Thanks to his club performances, he received 4 caps for France between 1960 ^[3] and 1964 taking part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup, however, he did not take part at any match due to his military duties as well as not managing to obtain a long-term permit for said tournament. ^[4]

After his playing career, he embraced a successful coaching career. Under his guidance, XIII Catalan won four French Championships in a row in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, as well as a Lord Derby Cup in 1985. He ended his tenure at XIII Catalan in 1986, but he later coached Le Pontet from March 1987.

Honours

As player

• Team honours:
  • Winner of the Lord Derby Cup in 1959 ^[5] (XIII Catalan).

Cap details

International matches played by Yvon Gourbal
	Date	Opponent	Result	Competition	Position	Points	Tries	Pen.	Drops
1.	26 March 1960	Great Britain	17-17		Lock forward	0	0	-	-
2.	2 December 1962	Great Britain	17-12		Lock forward	0	0	-	-
3.	17 February 1963	Wales	23-3		Lock forward	0	0	-	-
4.	6 December 1964	Great Britain	18-8		Lock forward	0	0	-	-

As coach

• Team honours
  • French Champion in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 (XIII Catalan).
  • Winner of the Lord Derby Cup: 1985 (XIII Catalan).
  • Runner-up at the French Championship: 1986 ^[6] (XIII Catalan) and 1987 (Le Pontet).
  • Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup: 1983 (XIII Catalan).

Notes and references

References

1. "Yvon Gourbal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Espace de Recueillement de Monsieur Yvon GOURBAL". www.libramemoria.com (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
3. "Results for '"henry marr"' | Between 1st Jan 1960 and 31st Dec 1969 | Warwickshire, England | Location | British Newspaper Archive" . Retrieved 15 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "C'est un jeune XIII de France qui partira le 8 mai pour les antipodes". Sud-Ouest.
5. Raphaël (5 May 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1959: XIII Catalan 7 - 0 Avignon". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
6. "Coupe de France Lord Derby - FInale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1985: XIII Catalan 24 - 7 Limoux - Rugby à XIII - Treize Mondial". Treize Mondial. 14 April 2020.

External links

• Yvon Gourbal statistics at rugbyleagueproject.com