Yvon Gourbal

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Yvon Gourbal
Personal information
Full nameYvon Jean Roland Gourbal
Born(1939-08-14)14 August 1939
Torreilles, Pyrénées-Orientales,
Occitania, France
Died31 October 2004(2004-10-31) (aged 65)
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, France
Playing information
Weight14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Position Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1958–?? XIII Catalan
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1960–64 France 40000
Coaching information
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
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.

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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 took 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

Cap details

International matches played by Yvon Gourbal
DateOpponentResultCompetitionPositionPointsTriesPen.Drops
1.26 March 1960 Great Britain 17-17Lock forward00--
2.2 December 1962 Great Britain 17-12Lock forward00--
3.17 February 1963 Wales 23-3Lock forward00--
4.6 December 1964 Great Britain 18-8Lock forward00--

As coach

Notes and references

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Yvon Gourbal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Espace de Recueillement de Monsieur Yvon GOURBAL". www.libramemoria.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Results for '"henry marr"' | Between 1st Jan 1960 and 31st Dec 1969 | Warwickshire, England | Location | British Newspaper Archive" . Retrieved 2021-11-15– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "C'est un jeune XIII de France qui partira le 8 mai pour les antipodes". Sud-Ouest.
  5. ↑ Raphaël (2020-05-05). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1959: XIII Catalan 7 - 0 Avignon". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  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.

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